Personal Training Success Stories

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Lisa Hundley-Reeves

Race Director - Pacers Events

Kathleen

Air Force Officer

18 January 2012

I’ve worked with several trainers since I starting going to FT last year, and all of them have been positive, courteous, and awesome at helping me reach my goals.  Patrick Newhall, in particular, really pushed me to the next level and helped me make noticeable progress even after a 2 month hiatus when my job sent me around the world.  I was in the military and always did well on the fitness test, but I wanted to be in real shape and not just in shape enough to do sit ups, push ups, and a 1.5 mile run.  I also started with a nagging hip injury and a shoulder that often tensed and shrugged up despite my efforts to keep it down.  Patrick developed a balanced workout to help me add muscle to my lanky frame and had a way about him to keep me both motivated and entertained.  I can be very stubborn, and will only accept being pushed to a point.  Past that and I tend to resist and refuse.  Patrick got that and would give me a hard time while getting me to add weights and do one more round.  I tried most everything (even his experimental workouts) because I trust his judgment and that he has my best interests in mind.  We started increasing weights and I was shocked and impressed with my own ability to lift the heavier “guy” weights.  I definitely have muscle definition, my hip is not giving me fits anymore, and my shoulder is behaving thanks to balanced strength-training (the earlier focus on push-ups meant my back was comparatively weak when I started training).  I had to move away, but I have taking Patrick’s advice and technique to heart.  I used to avoid the free weights in favor of cardio machines and some weight machines, but now I have the confidence to walk into the free weight section in university’s gym and continue to train like I did with Patrick.  Weights used to be intimidating and now I’m a regular.  I also noticed how much I had improved when I did push ups and realized I no longer sag my back and now have perfect form while knocking out reps.  I really wish I could continue working with him because I have no doubt I would keep improving and have fun while doing it!  Because of the work we did together in 2010, I was able to take and pass a very difficult fitness test for a law enforcement position for which I’m applying.  Patrick is a great trainer, awesome workout buddy, and good friend.  

Thank you, FT!  I’m in better shape now at 30 than I was at 20 and I feel amazing!

Philip

Business Owner- Alexandria

Nancy Smith

Business Owner - Alexandria

Thanks to Fitness Together Alexandria, for the first time in my life, I really enjoy working out! They have inspired me and helped me to see the benefits of working out. It is more than losing weight, it’s about being healthy. The improvements in my strength, endurance and energy are a benefit to my daily routine. The staff at FT, and my trainer Allie, is also very good at adjusting the workouts as needed- no matter what I throw their way. FT has truly helped to make fitness a part of my life.

Pamela S. Roberts

President - CommerceBasix, LLC

It took only one session to know that I had finally found a trainer who exceeded my expectations; whose services were focused on the client and the client’s goals and provided training in a professional atmosphere. Fitness Together provides a stark contrast to clubs that appear to be more focused on improving a client’s social life rather than their physical well-being. A year later I still work out at Fitness Together where they continue to exceed my expectations. Not only do I see the results but others as well.  Kathy, at Hysteria, from whom I buy my clothes, has seen my metamorphosis over the past year as well as my chronological move from age 50 to 51. She says: “I’ve watched Pam move from having a good figure to having the toned figure of a 30 year old.”  The R.O.I. (Return on Investment) that I’ve received from Fitness Together would turn the most Bearish Wall Street Investor to a Bull.

Debra King

Corporate Executive - Alexandria

In August 2006, I relocated from Miami, FL to Alexandria, VA.  I had a goal to hike from 500 feet above sea level in Lima, Peru to a height of 11,500 feet above sea level in Cusco, Peru and only 8 weeks to train, I knew I was not prepared. My FT trainer designed a program that focused on my cardiovascular fitness and improving my physical strength.  Although the workouts were extremely hard during that time, while I was in Peru, every step I took at such a high altitude I was thankful she pushed me.  I exceeded my own expectations when I climbed to “The Gate of the Sun’ 1500 feet above Machu Picchu.  Since my success with this hiking trip I have continued my training at FT and hiked Patagonia the mountainous landscape shared by Argentina and Chile, just 200 meters north of Antarctica.  This trip included 12 mile hikes and the Perito Glacier.  My deepest thanks and gratitude to the very supportive staff at FT Alexandria.