Carmel Gyms and Fitness

Ron Hanners never thought it would work. How could a laser reach into the body’s stores of fat and drain the individual cells without so much as warming the surrounding skin? But with equal parts trepidation and doubt, he underwent his first lipo-laser treatment. “My results aren’t common to everyone,” says Ron, “but I lost more than five inches from my midsection on that first treatment.”

Those initial results made Ron a believer. After his wife underwent the treatment, he devoted the next several months of his life to establishing the lipo-laser system as a go-to treatment in the Midwest. In his Carmel treatment center, he and his team surround the noninvasive procedure with an atmosphere that's anything but institutional, as gentle mauves and purples surround padded treatment tables tucked into a suite in a quiet building.

What began as Anita Gibson's struggling, two-person family business has evolved into LetsLose, an organization with 17 corporately owned clinics and 3 franchise locations spread throughout the southeastern United States. Each center's team of doctors and weight-loss specialists encourages clients to win a similarly daunting battle by creating personalized plans for success. The program incorporates vitamins, supplements, and appetite suppressants with a low-calorie, low-fat meal plan that discourages using soft-serve ice cream as toothpaste.

Anytime Fitness, which boasts 1689 clubs in North America, makes it easier for average folks to etch out time for exercise by doing one simple thing: staying open 24 hours a day for 365 days a year. As fit seekers challenge themselves on cardio and strength machines and hoist free weights in clean, well-stocked facilities, security monitoring ensures they’re safe and producing enough sweat to meet official government standards. Members can also ramp up their exercise regimens with the help of Anytime Fitness’s staff of personal trainers, who demonstrate moves and sling motivating tips. After workouts, guests can shower in the private restrooms or bop into one of the tanning booths available 24 hours a day.

The Tee It Up Card invites golfers to tour eight Indianapolis-area courses with discounted access. Participating courses include Yorktown’s The Players Club at Woodland Trails, where players roam across a 6,934-yard circuit of bentgrass fairways and greens, and Golf Club of Indiana, a famed course where Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player have all sought out birdies and searched for the secret place where Walter Hagen buried his gold. Specific discounts vary from course to course, but typically consist of heavily discounted greens fees or free greens fees with payment of the cart fee. In addition, each course offers cardholders additional deals, such as free or discounted range balls, club-fitting services, or marked-down pro-shop merchandise.

The Golf Solutions 360 grounds house a comprehensive cadre of tools designed for the improvement of golf games. Three-screen HD golf simulators allow players to drive into the virtual abyss without having to bribe course trolls to navigate like in real life. TrackMan video-analysis technology charts every aspect of a player’s swing and the ball flight that results, including data on launch and spin rate. To stock up for fieldwork, customers can go to the pro shop, where shelves and racks display name-brand drivers, putters, and apparel from brands such as Titleist, Callaway Golf, and TaylorMade. Exercise equipment tailored to golfers’ needs stands ready to strengthen muscles inside an onsite fitness facility. Throughout Golf Solutions 360’s expanse, friendly staff members man the counters and halls, ready to assist visitors in their quest to perfect their game.

To help women achieve their fitness goals, the certified personal trainers at Get in Shape for Women focus on four areas: weight training, cardio training, nutrition, and accountability. Each of their small-group sessions are tailored to each exerciser. The trainers modify exercises to suit up to four ladies' fitness levels, beginning by calibrating 30 minutes of strength-training drills—such as free weights, lunges, and squats—to each student's abilities. Then, they do 25 minutes of cardio—the trainers might start beginners with a walk on the treadmill or light elliptical training, and challenge more advanced exercisers to high-intensity interval-training sessions for increased results.

The trainers supplement group workouts with nutritional planning centered around the concept of eating six small, balanced meals six days a week. They set aside the seventh day for a bit of indulgence, be it eating a favorite sweet or lusting openly after bacon. To track ladies' progress toward reaching their goals, the trainers measure their weight and body-fat percentage every two weeks.