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Wide of  mother of three Sania Danish arriving at the gym for her early morning workout2. Various of Danish on the treadmill3. Various of Danish using weights to do leg and shoulder exercises4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sania Danish, fitness enthusiast \"Exercise is not just about being lean and being fit. There are other factors to it, also. If you start your day off with exercise, let's say in the morning, or evening, it keeps you mentally relaxed and you know your body that you know, you're fit the whole day, you're energetic the whole day and besides that it keeps you away from a lot of diseases in today's world.\"5. Tracking shot of Sania Danish leaving after her workout6. Wide of gym with Ahmed Faraz in the foreground on the exercise bicycle7. Mid right pan of fitness club members on the treadmill8. Various low angle of Ahmed Faraz on the exercise bicycle9. SOUNDBITE: (Urdu) Ahmed Faraz, fitness enthusiast \"If you watch movies or dramas, not just the lead actors but everyone in it is extremely fit. So now everybody appreciates fitness and everyone wants to look good. So the increased awareness along with the abundance of availability has brought about this surge in fitness-related activities. Previously, there were no trainers in gyms. Now there are trainers. There weren't any exercise programmes, now there are exercise and aerobics programmes; there are ladies' trainers and it wasn't the case before.\"10. Various of people exercising on the cross trainers11. Wide of members exercising on machines12. Various of a group activity class 13. Fitness Instructor Syed Kamran Ahmed leading high intensity exercise17. Mid of instructor Syed Kamran Ahmed doing fast paced exercises in front of his class 18. SOUNDBITE: (Urdu) Syed Kamran Ahmed, fitness coach, Shapes Exercise Club\"What the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) guidelines tell us, is that a person should lose a maximum of 1.5 to  two kilograms in a month. For instance if a person wants to, or tries to lose ten kilograms in a month, that can result in injuries. People often do intensive workout and training without having the right form or posture, which increases chances of injury, primarily in the lower back, knees and the neck or cervical area.\"AP Television Karachi, Pakistan - 20 December 201619. Mid of people at a  crowded local market in Karachi20. Mid of busy road 21. Wide top shot of traffic on a duel carriage way at sunsetAP Television Karachi, Pakistan - 21 December 201622. Various of large group of people doing exercises on a cricket ground for a fitness collective called the '42-Day Challenge'23. Various of men and women doing vigorous exercises24. Mid of instructor Nusrat Hidayatullah addressing class then walking to help someone25. Wide of instructor Nusrat Hidayatullah showing woman how to bend her knees with weights 26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nusrat Hidayatullah, co-founder and lead instructor, 42-Day Challenge\"Our society does kind of separate people, but they don't want to be separated, like we didn't. So when we started the work out, we thought we don't want to do women's only class, we don't want to do men's only class, but we also want women and men to be comfortable. So let's separate them in a way, but have them together. So, the incredible thing is that people have found their own groove at the workouts.\"27. Wide of women doing floor exercises 28. Various of men doing weightlifting 29. Various of instructor Torsam Tajik helping a man do an exercise 30. SOUNDBITE: (English) Torsam Tajik, Co-Founder, instructor – 42-Day Challenge \"Our programme is built in such a way that one week is muscle building week, then the other week is fat loss week and the diet is seventy per cent of our game. So if you follow our diet, all your levels from inside will stabilise and like they say, you're what you eat. You know, of course if you're on a healthy diet, you know all the toxins and everything that you have been doing (decreases), like when your fat reduces, your stamina increases.\"31. Wide pan of exercise group 32. Wide top shot of the city at nightLEADIN: A growing number of Pakistanis are turning to fitness workouts and exercises to combat the strains and stresses of city living in Karachi.STORYLINE:Fit and focused Sania Danish arrives at her fitness centre early in morning, seven days a week.The thirty year old is a mother with three children and she's been serious about sticking to her fitness regime for a year.Danish believes a morning class like this helps her to create the energy she need to kick start her day.She says: \"Exercise is not just about being lean and being fit. There are other factors to it, also. If you start your day off with exercise, let's say in the morning, or evening, it keeps you mentally relaxed and you know your body that you know, you're fit the whole day, you're energetic the whole day and besides that it keeps you away from a lot of diseases in today's world.\"Danish is one of hundreds of fitness enthusiasts who are now regular members of this fitness centre located one of Karachi's uptown neighbourhoods.The club says its membership shows an increased awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Members say a regular work out also helps cope with the multiple stresses of living in a busy and crowded city like Karachi which has a population close to two million.IT consultant Ahmed Faraz now aged in his fifties, is an enthusiast.Faraz believes fitness is permeating Pakistani culture on a broader scale.He says: \"If you watch movies or dramas, not just the lead actors but everyone in it is extremely fit. So now everybody appreciates fitness and everyone wants to look good. So the increased awareness along with the abundance of availability has brought about this surge in fitness-related activities. Previously, there were no trainers in gyms. Now there are trainers. There weren't any exercise programmes, now there are exercise and aerobics programmes; there are ladies' trainers and it wasn't the case before.\"Along with other members, Faraz is enrolled in a fitness programme similar to CrossFit. There are scheduled classes with over a dozen members benefiting from the individual attention they're given by certified trainers.The exercise group has female and male instructors, with participants of both sexes exercising side by side.Syed Kamran Ahmed who trained with the American College of Sports Medicine leads the session. He ensures his students use the correct form and posture to maximise fitness without injury.Ahmed says: \"What the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) guidelines tell us, is that a person should lose a maximum of 1.5 to  two kilograms in a month. For instance if a person wants to, or tries to lose ten kilograms in a month, that can result in injuries. People often do intensive workout and training without having the right form or posture, which increases chances of injury, primarily in the lower back, knees and the neck or cervical area.\"In fast-paced Karachi, however, everyone is in a hurry. The life style is hectic and time is sparse.This environment has encouraged fitness collectives to develop like this one called the 42 Day Challenge.It's large outdoor classes are held when the cooler night draws in.The class focuses on high-intensity interval training.The '42-Day Challenge' fitness collective is the idea of a couple of university students.It proved so popular, it's become a national enterprise.Co-founder Nusrat Hidayatullah helped establish the collective for university students with little time and resources for a healthy lifestyle. Hidayatullah, who  is also a working lawyer, explains taking activity mainstream was tricky because it relied on big male and female classes in a society which is culturally conservative.She explains: \"Our society does kind of separate people, but they don't want to be separated, like we didn't. So when we started the work out, we thought we don't want to do women's only class, we don't want to do men's only class, but we also want women and men to be comfortable. So let's separate them in a way, but have them together. So, the incredible thing is that people have found their own groove at the workouts.\"Her co-founder Torsam Tajik is a doctor by profession so in addition to the classes he devises their nutrition and healthy diet plans.Tajik says: \"Our programme is built in such a way that one week is muscle building week, then the other week is fat loss week and the diet is seventy per cent of our game. So if you follow our diet, all your levels from inside will stabilise and like they say, you're what you eat. You know, of course if you're on a healthy diet, you know all the toxins and everything that you have been doing (decreases), like when your fat reduces, your stamina increases.\"The group's philosophy is that as well as a motivating environment people also need to ensure the right balance between diet and exercise.It seems to be an idea whose time has come, with more and more people in big urban areas looking for easy and inexpensive ways to improve their looks, health and fitness.====Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com. 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