Toulouse. Sporting and family spirit for 24 years at Equinoxe
Installed for 24 years opposite the Emile de Rodat high school, the “Equinoxe” sports hall had to go through the covid crisis, with a closure for long months. Pascal Vezian, the manager, very attached to the family spirit of the club brings together regulars of all ages, from 16 to 84, as well as newcomers to the neighborhood. This fellow took over the management of Equinoxe in March 2019 and he brought his personal touch with numerous fittings and renovations, new machines and the development of group lessons. Thanks to this, the club was able to face the covid crisis in a more serene way. With a solid base of members too, because “here everyone knows each other!” Pascal Vezian adds that “it is the social link that has been created in this gym through the many coaches as well as its frequentation outside of fitness, with dance and swimming schools. enabled us to maintain high activity following the crisis”. The coaches and members also meet twice a year, like a Spanish inn, which helps to forge links in the neighborhood. The Equinoxe room also has a partnership with the Emilie de Rodat high school. High school students are received on a weekly basis for initiations to bodybuilding as part of PE lessons. Finally, very recently Equinoxe has set up a training center for future bodybuilding teachers.
Kad, 50, have been a member since 2014 underlines: “Equinoxe is more than a gym, it’s a family, it’s a pleasure to train. There is a warm atmosphere. We get along all well we train together we discuss between members, we have coffee with the teachers, the boss always welcomes you at the top! As for Sylvie, coach for 20 years at Equinoxe, she confides: “The atmosphere, the quality of the lessons, the supervised trainees is what differentiates our club from other sports halls. Here there are customers who are loyal for 20 years and who bring their children back to us. This loyalty, we found it through social networks during el covid, which allowed us not to lose contact with our members.