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A woman in her early 50s approached me in the middle of a session and asked if I had a couple of minutes to talk.  Her husband is a member and had been trying to convince her to switch from her group exercise classes to come train with us. She

Someone came in recently saying they were referred by one of our members. I was inspired to write this Share the Health referral story because this was at least the 30th member that has come in thanks to this person. Five years ago, one of our athlete’s parents decided to

For years, she’s been trying to convince her neighbor to come in, but the 15-minute drive to our old Martinsville location was always a dealbreaker for him. Now that we’ve moved 15 minutes in the direction of Warren, we’re practically in his backyard and that was enough to get him

What feels like a lifetime ago, a young guy came into the gym wanting to get started. His dad came with him. (One of those dad appearances that felt like he’d been dragged to a family gathering—clearly counting the minutes until he could leave.) At that first workout, the son

One of our longtime members told me a story that I’ve always remembered. She had been training with us for a few years and had achieved some of the best results we’ve ever seen. One night at a neighborhood gathering, one of her neighbors pulled her aside and said: “You

A few years ago, a woman came in who was terrified to start. On a scale of 1 to 100, where 100 is scared to death, she was about a 97. I remember her first one-on-one. I handed her a 22-pound kettlebell before we started deadlifts, and she was absolutely

He came to us after his physical therapist recommended Pratt Personal Training. The therapist knew that if he didn’t get stronger, he’d end up right back in pain. They also knew that our customized programs would allow him to keep doing the exercises his PT wanted him doing—while avoiding the

We’ve had a woman training with us for about six years now. Before she found us, she had tried everything—other gyms, group classes, even personal trainers. But none of them stuck. Each time, it lasted two to four months. Then life would get busy, she’d miss a week or two,

We all want to help the people we care about. But when it comes to inviting someone to the gym, it can feel uncomfortable. You don’t want to come off as pushy. You don’t want to sound like you’re lecturing. And you definitely don’t want to feel like you’re telling

Your spouse just walked in with a pizza. We’ve all been there. You plan on having a turkey burger and vegetables for dinner, maybe with some Greek yogurt and fruit afterward… and then your spouse ruins the night.   Suddenly, the meal you were perfectly fine with starts to feel like