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Mike P.

The facilities are in a rather small location in a strip mall. It seems rather safe, clean, well lit and hygenically sound. Body Design is ideal for those who are out of shape and need to build up a basic level of work out consistency and stabilization. The equipment is not very great nor is the selection. This consists of 1 treamill, 1 eliptical and 1 stationary bike in addition to kettle bells, medicine balls, jump ropes, resistance bands and those rinky dink customizable dumbells that stop at 95lbs. They have other little things such as punching bags but in my 3 months there, they were never worked into my workout. So it goes. They also offer free cardio blast sessions to members at Piedmont Park at 6am and 6pm M-F and then Saturday mornings at 10am. As I just mentioned, I've been there for 3 months and in that time have had 5 trainers. Not due to cycling or the need to share innovative workouts or ideas, but the fact that the personal trainers in this location run like a turnstyle. The reason for this is up for debate. Having heard straight from the horses mouths of why these personal trainers left, they will tell you the owner of the business is one of the most megalomaniacal people they've worked for. I've met this gentleman on three occasions. On the first, I introduced myself to him, spoke highly of my enthusiasm for joining his gym and he could care less for me. The second, after one month there, I commented to him that after my first 30 days I am seeing gains and general improvement in addition to asking him specific questions pertaining to the meal plans they provide and other related questions, could care less by responding with just follow what's on the meal plan and dismissed my compliments towards his facility. The final time, he was there and approached my friend who goes to work out with me and told him verbatim, "hey bro i busted up your girlfriend this morning, busted her up real good", then laughed about it. He then went on to say how he isolated her out during morning Cardio Blasts and pushed her to physical extremes which caused her to be sick. This concluded my friend and his girlfriend's membership. Back to the trainers; the trainers that prospected me in were gone by the time I joined mainly because they were tasked with the chore of telemarketing their services as well, overworked and treated poorly. The trainers, who you really have to sympathisize for work 6 days a week, nearly if not 12 hours a day and really don't get paid as you'd think. From a very limited perspective, it's similar to a Ponzi scheme. I would have left after month one had I not felt sympathy towards the trainers. The owner however has his own version of the story of why previous trainers have left and again, it's subject to debate as to how much of each version is true. The workouts are completely different from what I am accustomed to coming from an actual gym. I would best describe it as "weighted resistance cardio training". After a while the workouts become stale and repetitive. I've on numerous occasions spoke to both trainers currently there and expressed my 3 desired goals and 4 target areas I'd like to see the most improvment in on me; nothing changed. There is a feeling that there is no "personal" in your personal training as the current class I'm in consists of 3 other people of very different ages, body types and levels of strength and we are all given the same weights, workouts and reps. I was put in this class by one of the trainers as she felt I was being matched up with other members that have the same focuses in mind, this couldn't be farther from the truth. I no longer break sweats, become winded, no longer feel challenged and have become bored with the routine. Again, not great for me but absolutely great for someone who is several months removed from working out or first timers. Body Design also provides meal plans for their clients. At first I was excited by the notion of having something personalized that I could follow and commit to in terms of dieting...until I found out they generally give the male clients identical meal plans...that weren't customized to me and weren't administered by the trainers I saw. So who put these together and how do they know what's best for me? What if I have a peanut allergy? Having a friend who's currently studying to become a certified personal trainer, I showed her the meal plan that was "customized" for me and she told me to stop following it. It's built like a choose your own adventure with no sound structure and an overabundance of protein. I won't drill deeper in detail but to put it simply, it's not that good of a meal plan. There is no annual contract, it's monthly billing. Overall, Body Design is an adequate starter gym until you find something better.

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Ring R.

I have been working out here for a month now. When I first started my program. My endurance was low and I hate to admit it but I couldn't even do a real push up!! So just a month after starting this journey, aside from loosing inches and my body fat percentage going down ... I can now do like 10 push ups! My upper body has always been my weakest part and the hardest area for me to improve in. I absolutely LOVE working out here . The trainers are knowledgable .. They motivate and push you to do your best , AND they are very nice ! It really feels like a family here and I love that! I can't wait to see more improvements over time and look forward to continuing my training here! This is by far one of the best places I've worked out at !!!

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