What a week.  With the unusually warm week in November, I was able to get out and about.  You could say I went gym touring over the last several days.   While I am leaving the Exploration of NYC’s personal training gyms to Chris Granville, I had to pencil in the time to visit some old friends and meet some new ones.  I am still not done, but I was just reflecting on where I had been.  I traversed the Upper East and Upper West Sides, as well as the Midtown East area to visit a baker’s dozen of gyms.

 

 

 

On the Upper East Side, I stopped in to Exceed Fitness, Bio-Fitness, Independent Trainer’s Place, and Core Fitness.  I also managed to meet Evan, of EVF Performance and Josef, of Eastside Training to see their places for the first time.

On the Upper West Side, it is always nice to see Tony at Elysium, and Brian at Visions Wellness.  And after several months, I was able to meet Penny over at Dakota Personal Training, which used to be The Training Ground.  It seems that personal training gyms are harder to come by in this area and they are sorely needed.

Another day I made it down to the Midtown East area and popped in at Smart Workout, TS Fitness, and Lift Gym. I managed to catch, Jonas, of Phyt/nyc for a first time visit and some great conversation.

While I know I have only scratched the surface with this smattering of locations, two things are amazingly evident.  First, each of the trainers who own these facilities are extremely passionate about what they do.  They love to train and they love helping other people.  Secondly, each of them has a different approach and philosophy to channeling their passion for fitness to help those who seek their services.  It is truly amazing to see the many different forms a personal training gym can take.

There are opportunities for all personal trainers to find a facility to match their approach and philosophy towards training.   Some trainers will look to one facility to establish their business, while others will use multiple facilities.  Both approaches make great sense.  I am lookingforward to my next round of visits.