While possibly helpful to some, Ashley adheres to one, and one only, method of her nutrition…read moretraining. For $50 a week of this, I was given a shopping list of foods I could eat. Then, I was given a one day meal plan to follow and told to enter everything I ate into My Fitness Pal. Not sure how this one day meal plan was customized to me; that was not clear. Curious. At the end of the week, she sent me comments on what I ate. Once I was reprimanded for eating the 2oz of almonds that were in my one day meal plan. Well, why were they in my "customized" one day meal plan to begin with? Curious. I received no substantive comments unless you count cliche cheerleader prompts. And the majority of the food-related comments were exactly what My Fitness Pal, a free app, already told me. Perhaps this approach works for some. But it doesn't for me which is what I wrote to her about. Instead of coming up with something customized to me, she refused to adapt the plan and just sent me more cliched lines like, "How much do you want this?", "I'm your friend." , and "trust me." Lastly, I paid $390 is advance, and was not informed there is no refund policy. After receiving 1.5 weeks of her nutrition and 1 group class, all calculated at her non-package rate of $50 a week for nutrition and $30 for one group session. That comes to $130 in services I received. Now, she refuses to refund the rest of my money, citing this post-hoc refund policy. Curious.

The best in Austin! Ashley truly cares and provides a perfect place to achieve my goals. I have…read moreasked so many questions, and has always had clear, and complete answers to all of them. She has helped me with meal planning, given me encouragement when I needed it, and has made it a fun life change, into health and loving my body. You have added so much value to how I live, through being such a great motivator, trainer, teacher, and coach.

I needed help. I couldn't afford a trainer for an ongoing routine, but I needed to know how to use…read moregym equipment. I've worked with Chika twice. She's matter-of-fact. She gets straight to the point. She is kind and compassionate. Truly, she wasn't anything like I expected. There was no yelling or overly perky encouragement. She listened to me. She watched me move. She showed me how to do exercises that were in keeping with my poor physical condition. At no point did she make me feel ungainly or out of place. And I am ungainly. Ha! I also loathe loathe loathe exercising. I've been driven to it by a health condition that responds best to weight loss. I will be going back to Chika occasionally because of her calm yet energizing personality. I felt completely comfortable and wish I could see her on a weekly basis. She will help you. Don't be scared like I was. Call Chika. :D

Let me say right away that trainers like Chika are incredibly rare. You probably already know how…read moremany trainers are out there who just immerse you immediately into physically demanding cardio without understanding the state of your body, what your tolerances are, and without regard for proper position during exercise. I have been taking private sessions with Chika at South Congress Athletic Club for eight months. Her knowledge of the human body is amazing and she is committed to your improvement, injury-free. She understands every twinge, every little strange sensation in your knee or back, and teaches you that you should pay attention to these messages from your body. She will help you if you already have injuries and teaches you how to prevent them. I'm a dancer--a ridiculously old dancer. But as much as I love it, the injuries, the pain, and Cortisone injections in my knee were getting me down. I had a membership at a gym and had been trying various machines trying to strengthen my legs to support my knees, but everything felt like I was damaging my knees further. I also had a shoulder injury that needed help. I went to Chika to find out what movements were destroying my knees; to get help with flexibility and strength in one shoulder; and to develop a general strength-building series of personalized exercises for what I wanted to do that I could learn to do on my own. She spent the first session observing how I move. I was so anxious to dive into strength-building, I didn't even realize how important this was. She identified the crazy imbalance between my left and right side that I didn't even realize was going on (and mind you I dance looking at a mirror constantly). She told me we had to correct this first in order to keep me from injuring myself. That did not take long and soon I was constantly employing the little tricks she showed me to balance myself out and I began functioning equally on both sides. That's when the real fun started. Her workouts are truly fun. Have you ever had fun doing abs? No crunches! I am so much stronger and I'm able to lift quite a bit of weight with my legs with NO KNEE PAIN. She also worked with my chiropractor to further develop a shoulder exercise and we worked that into my routine. Because of Chika I avoided a costly knee operation and I've strengthen my legs to prevent future injury; I understand the value of listening to my body when it is telling me something is a little off; and I have way more fun doing my strength-building workouts on my own. And when I go to my sessions with Chika, I look forward to it and we have fun, we laugh, but I'm still working my butt off!

I've done a number of different boot camps in Austin, TX and SWAT Fit Camp is by far the best in…read moreAustin. SWAT Fit Camp is the toughest camp, taught by the best trainers, who successfully challenge every single person in the camp, regardless of their fitness level. As a lifelong soccer player, I recommend this boot camp for experienced athletes as well as those people new to training. Carol was able to challenge me at camp while also training both of my parents - who lost a lot of weight and changed their diet as a result of the boot camp. I am such a fan of SWAT, I've been a camper for 3 years! It is the best workout in town and Carol, Bobby and June have helped me with everything from recovering from ACL surgery to helping me get in shape for my wedding. I wouldn't go anywhere else for my fitness - these trainers are the absolute, #1 best in the Austin area.

June Morrow, owner of Lean Images, is an amazing personal trainer. She kicks A**!…read moreShe lives what she teaches. Just look at her picture on the website. That's really her! She puts her 20 years of personal training experience to work every time I enter her personal studio. Imagine having a fully stocked gym all to yourself, just you and the trainer. How do I know she kicks butt? I've gained 12 lbs of muscle and lost body fat. Growing up I never had upper body strength and just assumed it was my body type, but she helped me DOUBLE my bench press. She also runs Boot Camps, although I haven't gone to any of them I hear they are the best around for cardio and losing weight.

Kelly is my coach at Relentless Bootcamp. I started with relentless after buying a Groupon. I…read moreemailed Kelly the day before and confirmed location. The website states that bootcamp ( north location) takes places at Lamar middle school however it is a mix of Brentwood elementary and Lamar Middle school which has a track. Kelly is a compassionate, motivating, and hard working coach. She motivates you, so you push yourself and give it to your best, and she also respects and is kind towards any injuries you may be working with. Classes are at 530 AM MWF. You use kettle bell, do HIIT workout, strength and endurance work. I like this bootcamp option way better than going into a crossfit box and love that i can go here and get my work out on.

The Relentless Bootcamp trainers are amazing. Each one has specific expertise that s/he…read moreincorporates into your workout. The workouts are in about a three-month rotation (in typical crossfit fashion), so you're not easily bored. And the group dynamic helps you push harder and compete against other people in your level and even about. These guys are serious about getting you fit, but at the same time this is not an elitist group by any stretch of the imagination. They will meet you at your level and push you until you meet your goals. If you're ready to become the best, most fit YOU of your life, try Relentless Bootcamp. It will change your life.

My husband and I did Adrian's fitness program and both loved it. Having done a few different ones I…read morefound Adrian's to be very unique from the "normal" ones in that the groups are much smaller so you get much more individulized attention which included her paying attention to your form and showing you the best way to do the moves to get the most out of them. This was a refreshing change from a huge group setting just running around and doing the excersizes without any real "training & instruction" involved in it. Adrian's program is definitely a true persoanl trainer setting where you get a lot of individual help and attention. She really works with your fitness level so you are pushing yourself based on your fitness level. She's motivational and keeps you hanging in when you would rather not. We actually looked forward to going. We are planning to sign up for another session as we just weren't doing the same quality workouts on our own without her and can't wait to participate again! I lost 12 lbs and toned up all over when I completed it last time and hope to do the same again. :) Definitely put Cardio Fit at the top of your list if you have been thinking of it.

So I've just started with AJ, and I'm so excited! Ive trained with her now 4 times, but because of…read morethe holidays and lack of consistency on my part I can't post pics of my results... But don't worry, those pics will come and judging by the nature of her training, it won't be long!! AJ is professional, encouraging, and really knows what she's doing. She pushes me but not beyond my limits, which I appreciate! I've done several different boot camps and trained with numerous trainers and I really love the aspect of this kind of training which allows flexibility of the place that we work out... If the weather is nice we meet at a park, we could do it at my house , or she also has other indoor options that are great as well... The workout is great, regardless of location. Thumbs up CardioFIT!!

Coach Ashley is an amazing running coach along with being a wonderful person. Her programs range…read morefrom very beginner 1-2mile run walks to full marathon training. I'm a person who could do a 2mi but anything more than that would leave me sore for DAYS and ready to puke... I'm happy to say just two weeks ago with Ashley's help I ran The Cap 10K!!! Seriously! Not just jogged but I completed the whole race with 12min miles and her by my side the whole time helping with visualizations and breathing techniques. She was so wonderful during the training, but I did not expect her to coach me side by side through the whole race. It's really a testament to her beautiful spirit and commitment as a coach.

Coach Ashley has changed my life. Become A Runner program was a great way for me to start running-…read morefirst time runner. She is knowledgeable, not intimidating and knows how to motivate and support!

RightStart fitness is amazing, Laurie is very passionate about helping you achieve your goals. She…read morehas worked with all our family and makes getting and staying fit fun. Her approach is methodical, long-term, and focused on success. I highly recommend Laurie.

LOVE working with Jacqueline. I hired her at first to do the 3 month nutrition plan just to get…read morethat part started since I was good with working out. I learned how to count macros and my body became leaner without moving much on the scale. Then she started to do 8-week challenges every quarter of the year so I have been doing that for about 5 times now I think? Loved every single time I did it. I would have progress each time too! Loved the accountability and the support from other members in the challenge!

Jacqueline is so full of information and always willing to share. She is great at bringing out your…read morebest and helping to meet your goals!