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I originally chose JKC to help me rehab following back surgery. JKC was the first gym where a trainer took the time to help me identify my goals and tailor my workouts to achieve them in a safe and doable manner. šŸ‹šŸ¼Ā Jon & Thomas are both highly professional and knowledgeable.Ā šŸ‘ØšŸ¼ā€šŸŽ“ With their guidance and informative explanationsĀ šŸ—£ they have enabled me to reach my ever evolving goals. At JKC Iā€™m guaranteed funĀ šŸ˜†, interestingĀ šŸ™ƒ and diverseĀ workouts, with Jon & Thomas forever supportive and encouraging. šŸ‘šŸ™ŒšŸ‘šŸ‘Š

Iā€™m 34 and started at JKC in 2015. My wife joined while I was working away in 2015 and started making amazing progress while also completing exercises I’d never perform on my own. I felt I was missing out so I signed up. JKC helps in establishing goals while also having clear direction of what to do, and how, in each session. They also measure your progress which is another means of motivation! At other gyms I wouldn’t have a clear plan and would just use whatever equipment was free, it was hard to see any results. Between setting some personal bests and making good friends its hard to identify a favorite memory.Ā  One that does come to mind was when I hit my target goal/PB in both bench and squats in the same session, big day.

I had signed up for other gyms in the past and never went or rarely went. Something always got in the way or I was just too tired and lacked motivation to go. This way Iā€™ve made a commitment to Jon or Thomas and I try very hard to keep my sessions once Iā€™ve booked in. JKC is different from other gyms that I’ve tried in the past because no one is there to be ā€œseenā€. We are all there to get a good workout in and go on with our lives. And itā€™s a small gym so you get to know everyone and itā€™s like a big family. When I joined JKC, I couldnā€™t do a chin up with an elastic band, but I’ve slowly worked up to 10 free hanging chin ups. That was big because I hate chin ups.

I came to JKC through recommendations from my peers from lululemon. As a current ambassador, Iā€™ve been introduced to legacy ambassadors, like Jon, and I knew a bunch of other people from the store were working out here so I wanted to give it a go. I often dread lower body workouts so I started coming here to do legs. Iā€™ve had such great progress that I now come twice a weekā€” and, I no longer hate leg day!

Iā€™ve never experienced this sort of hybrid between group workouts and personalized service. Many group strength training services offer a sort of one-size-fits-all workout for the general population, which has never been of interest to me, because I want my workout tailored to my needs! I LOVE that you can be in a group setting while doing your own personal program;Ā I love the camaraderie and community at JKC, and,Ā Iā€™ve seen incredible results thus far! Jon is always so attuned to what I need.

I started training at JKC in 2016 because Iā€™ve always had upper back issues that became aggravated through work. I sought out other training and physio, but experienced little to no results. A client of mine happened to be coming to JKC for a similar issue and highly recommended it. I have had great success and havenā€™t looked back! I always feel like Iā€™m getting programs tailored to my needs and Iā€™m never bored. Iā€™m 30 weeks pregnant now with my second child and have been able to workout through both pregnancies here at JKC. Even on my least mobile days, I felt safe to workout because my programs were specifically modified for my needs.

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