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For 14 years my two sons have been healthy, active athletes. Last April, Cole, then 14, had to have knee surgery for a growth issue and would have to spend at least 12 weeks in a brace. The brace was scheduled to come off in July, with ninth grade football starting in mid August. How would he ever be ready? Kym Burke, who was training my mother at the time, gave me a call and patiently explained that he did not have to wait to train…that One on One could work with him while in the brace. She assured me that he could be healthy, strong and fast by the time his fellow ninth graders were tackling him. Ahhh….music to a mother’s ear! It worked beautifully.

I just have to share my story because One on One Fitness has made such an impact on my life. Kym and Bruce have done an amazing job with this business. For starters, the trainers are professional yet very friendly. In the year and half that I’ve been with One on One, I have been pleasantly surprised every time a new trainer comes on board. I keep waiting for the one that isn’t quite up to par with the others but it just never happens! Every trainer, as I already said, is very friendly and professional! This tells me that Kym and Bruce have a keen eye and unwavering standards for the people they hire. If you are a trainer at One on One, you should consider it a compliment and acknowledgement of your excellent qualities as a professional.

What a difference you have made in my quality of life! Until I started working out at One on One, I had never exercised regularly for more than six months at a time. I was never an athlete and truly hated exercise, so staying with a program was a little like taking unpleasant medication that I would rather avoid in spite of that fact that I knew it was good for me. As I was approaching the “Big Five-Oh,” I became more concerned with my future quality of life. I finally began to realize that I needed to work at staying fit and healthy for the next half century of my life if I was going to enjoy it as much as the first. The first time you met with me, I was extremely nervous. I knew I needed help, and I didn’t want to look bad! Not only did you make me feel good about taking that first step toward fitness, you continue to encourage me every step of the way.

I joined One on One 10 years ago, right before turning 40. It was one of those milestone moments where you feel like you need to make a change before the next big birthday. Even though I had been exercising pretty regularly up until that point, I felt like it was time to do something different. Not long after joining One on One, it became obvious to me that this was much different than any other gym I had previously belonged to. I really felt that I became part of a team, and that we were working together to figure out what I wanted to achieve, and how we were going to do it. Over the past 10 years my goals have ranged from health to vanity and everywhere in between! And every time I felt like it was time to step it up or make a change, I not only had a wealth of knowledge to back me up, but an energetic, warm, and friendly support system to take the journey with me.

One on One Fitness is about making a positive, sustainable change to your lifestyle and habits. The sessions are designed specifically for you: No generic, one size fits all type workouts. The results are gradual, steady, and lasting, because you actually make a healthy change to your exercise habits. As the years go by, your goals change and One on One changes with you. For example, I no longer feel I need to have the biggest biceps in town, but I started a Personal Yoga Program at One on One. It’s great! One on One has worked for me for nearly 20 years!

Since joining One on One, I have lost weight, put on an incredible amount of muscle, reduced my stress and blood pressure, and feel stronger than I ever have.