[New Service] Sports shop gym

Xebio Corp., in conjunction with Renaissance Inc., is opening a circuit-training gym for women at the Super Sports Xebio Kasai sporting goods store in Higashi-kasai, Tokyo.

Body Q’t, operated by Renaissance sports club, opens Wednesday and provides 30-minute exercise programs. Circuit training effectively improves your physical condition by combining aerobic exercises and muscle trainings in 30-seconds intervals.

By opening a gym where visitors can casually try some exercise, Xebio seeks to increase the number of young customers and attract new visitors such as the middle-aged and seniors interested in fitness facilities. It will also strengthen its selection of health-related products.

Xebio and Renaissance plan to collaborate in product development and sales promotions in the future.

The gym will occupy about 100 sq. meters of the store and the monthly membership fee is 5,500 yen.

For more details, visit Xebio’s Japanese Web site at www1.xebio.co.jp or contact the Kasai store at (03)5675-6801.

by Minami Iijima staff writer
The article appeard in Feb.26 issue of The Japan Times.