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PROFILE: Meet Tim Albone, the man behind Ritual Gym
A former correspondent in Afghanistan who made a film about the Afghan cricket team and almost went into banana farming opens a gym with difference in Illovo
Tim Albone has been to places where angels fear to tread. But when I suggested we meet at a bar close to where we both live, he didn’t want to go. "I poached one of their staff to work with me at the gym," he smiles. "Not sure if they would be too happy with me sitting there talking about my new venture." The new venture is Ritual Gym in the Thrupps Centre in Illovo, Johannesburg. It compresses the workout experience into just 30 minutes, including changing clothes, exercising, showering and having a recovery smoothie. The exercise bit is a 20-minute class, limited to 10 people, with a personal trainer. It is based on high-intensity interval training techniques. Members can walk in wearing their work clothes and need not pack a gym bag, as clothes, towels and toiletries are provided. Classes are done barefoot on the cushioned floor. Three worlds collided to get Albone into the gym industry. He was on a game drive in Zimbabwe with two American friends. With the splendour and beauty o...
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