For me health and fitness is a journey. I have not arrived at my destination yet but I am on the road. I have had multiple health challenges including knee limitations and shoulder surgery but every step of the way my trainer Christian has been with me. He gives advice teaches me techniques and works around my limitations. He is my friend, my partner, and champion in my journey to physical fitness. I look forward to each training session with Christian because I know he will challenge me when I need it and limit me when I am trying to take on too much too soon.

I have belonged to other gyms in the past but I have never felt as welcome as I do at Body renew. Here I am a person and the entire staff makes me feel like it matters that I am here and coming back. I don’t feel like the odd person out because I am heavy or old or just not able to keep up with someone else. I feel encouraged and included.

I’ve had a membership to Body Renew for several years now. I have driven by the gym at least twice a day thinking I should really start up sometime. Well it got to a point where I was getting upset with the way I was looking. I went into the gym and got set up with John Gause in Jan 2013. Since then I have gone to the gym 30 of 31 days with many of those days actually going twice to really work on my cardio and loose this fat. I feel like the team at the Body Renew in Mid Town are my second family now. Every time I go in they always say good afternoon/morning and are always helpful when I have questions. In just a month working with John I have seen tremendous change in my body which makes me want to continue to come and see what I can do. I feel so much better and have way more energy and I’m just loving life.

Two years ago, at 224 LBS, my physician told me that I had a choice of either taking blood pressure medications for the rest of my life or losing weight. I chose losing weight. Knowing that “diets” had never worked for me, I had to develop a life change—a different way of eating. I have found this new way of eating through the Body Renew nutritional program. My doctor told me that eating right alone could not give me weight loss; I needed to combine healthy eating with physical exercise. I suspected that I needed all of the help that I could get! Thanks to BR, I was able to hire my trainer, Melissa. She helped me find the perfect combination of the right food and exercise. December 20th gave me a 56 LB weight loss! Already, I have experienced the following benefits of my weight loss: my blood pressure level is much lower; my daily heart burn has disappeared; and my energy has been revived. With God’s grace and Melissa, I will continue working towards my ultimate goal of losing 67 LBS. Not bad for being 68 years old!

I have been training with Chris for the past four months and I have to say I absolutely love it! His total body workout sessions are quick but intense and I leave with a feeling of achievement and accomplishment every time. He is a great motivator as well, which helps me get through each workout when I sometimes want to give up. Not only is he extremely knowledgeable in the field of exercise science but in nutrition as well. This has helped me make healthier food choices in my diet. The results have been fantastic in such a short period of time. Working out has now become enjoyable. Thank you Chris!

I had been thinking about joining a gym for a long time. I was overweight and out of shape and tired of not being able to keep up with my son. I wanted to be strong and healthy again. I didn’t want a quick fix. I had friends that were doing the fad diets and the weight always came back. I wanted to eat real food and did not want to be on a diet. I was looking for a lifestyle change. I wanted someone to show me how to get strong, build my endurance and most important how to eat. I made the decision to join Body Renew and started with their personal training program. It was tough at first, I was so out of shape and just walking on the treadmill took a lot out of me. I started training three times a week plus getting into the gym another two times a week along with the commitment to change the way I fueled my body and slowly I achieved the goal I had set. I look forward to my training sessions because we never do the same thing, it is always different which is great because it certainly challenges me and keeps me motivated. I love the felling I have when I complete a tough session or class – strong! I now can keep up with my son. Sometimes he has trouble keeping up with me!