Testimonials

I’m a 60+ year old woman who started training with Mike in January of 2006.  I started this program because I was worried about my mobility and flexibility and wanted to feel more confident doing the every day things in life.  I can assure you that I would have never continued this program (2X per week, weights and cardio) on my own without Mike’s encouragement and help. I now find myself looking forward to my time in the gym; I can not even believe this!  In addition to feeling a great deal better physically I have also lost a lot of weight.  I wasn’t even expecting this added benefit.

 Mike knows how to push you without being pushy; he has high expectations but is also sensitive to your personal concerns.

Juanita Burke

 

Simply put:  Mike helped me get back to the person I knew was still there.

9 years ago I was a workout "queen"....6 days a week at a gym was not uncommon for me at all. 

Then I got married, the workouts slowed down to fewer and fewer until home-life gave me other things to do like cooking, drinking wine and NOT exercising regularly. Don’t get me wrong….life was great!  I just was never completely happy with myself, though…every year brought more pounds, bigger sizes and less energy.  At 37 years old, for the first time in my life I had high blood pressure and started getting regular migraines that would ruin my days and weeks. 

I put up with it for over a year.    

Then one day I read that at 5’5” and 176 lbs, and a size 14…I was the “size of the average MN woman”.  NO WAY!  What happened??? That’s it, no more.  I was tired of being tired and self conscious and unhealthy. 

In March, 2006 I called the gym, spoke to Mike Mitchell about starting training…told him my goals and started working out 3 days later.  Through a program of strength training, cardio and eating right….NOT dieting….I lost 48 pounds in 10 months and dropped 5 sizes.  And he made it fun for me…that’s the best part!  Now, at 126 lbs, I’m having fun seeing how strong and defined I can get without getting carried away.  I spend an average of 4 days/week working out, still have a life, still enjoy the “bad” things once in a while, but don’t have the negative side effects because of my fitness level.

I’m going to be 40 and I’m looking forward to it! 

Cindy Hanson