Last October, I found myself going through a really bad breakup and wanted to find a positive way to change my body, attitude and way of looking at life. As I was researching local gyms near me, I received an email from Living Social with an incredible offer for 2 months of bootcamp classes at a gym called Edge Fitness...I had never heard of the gym but had heard great things about bootcamp workouts and figured, what the hell? What do I have to lose? I was going to join a gym anyway. The first night I showed up to class, I was late (got times mixed up) but Amanda let me sit to the side and watch the class so I could get an idea as to what I was in store for. I left that night excited and couldn't wait to start the following evening. Fast forward 7 months to present day and I am still as excited about attending bootcamp every night as I was that first night. Amanda is incredibly inspirational and a fantastic motivator/teacher. Even after injuring myself at work and being limited at class, Amanda found modifications to any exercise so that I could still participate with everyone else. The amount of support, knowledge, motivation I have received from Amanda, my fellow bootcampers and the other trainers is unparalleled to anything I have ever experienced in my life. I have joined numerous gyms in the past and after a month or two, I would always become extremely bored and would inevitably end up quit going to the gym. I didn't have anyone there to hold me accountable or to support or motivate me....just myself and my own will power. Ever since I joined the Edge Fitness family, and it really is like a family, I feel as though I have found exactly what I have been looking for in regards to my exercise regimen. Amanda never teaches the same class twice, creates workout games, sometimes offers prizes as an incentive to work harder during a class.....she always finds a way to keep things interesting, fun and exciting while making you work harder than you ever thought you could. You will be hard pressed to find anyone else as knowledgeable about fitness and nutrition. She has taught me so much about how to properly fuel my body in order to achieve the results I am seeking. When I started back in October, I was in desperate need of figuring out how to put myself back together. Over the last 7 months, Amanda has helped me gain back and increase my self-confidence while increasing my stamina, endurance and strength. Never before would I have had the courage or confidence in myself to attempt completing an obstacle course race. Yet, I already completed one back in March and am registered or will be registering for 8 more to complete by the end of summer. While I still have a ways to go before I achieve the original goal I set for myself at the beginning of my journey with Amanda; I have no doubts that with her incredible training, never ending support and vast knowledge, I will achieve my goals and then some.
