My fit20 story

I was a customer first before becoming studio owner here at Fox Valley in 2019.

I have always been an avid gym goer from an early age - I joined my first gym at 16! Throughout my teens and early 20’s I didn’t really know what I was doing and definitely over trained. Towards my late 20’s I’d gotten smarter and was doing functional sport specific training. At that time I had also discovered Yoga and Pilates which had begun to change my approach to training.

fit20 is a great compliment to a regular yoga practice and the most mindful way I have come across to train for strength.

Into my mid thirties I became a father for the first time and consciously quit the big box gym I was a member of. I’d also embarked on a Yoga teacher training course and thought that I could get away with no longer ‘going to the gym’. It was a realistic time based decision - I used to easily spend a couple of hours in getting to the gym, changing, doing my workout, showering, changing again, driving home - two or three times a week. That’s quite a luxury for a new Dad!

Still wearing rose tinted glasses (yoga was all I needed, right?!) a couple of years passed and I thought nothing of it until one day when I went to fit a baby car seat. I was about to become a Dad for a second time - but I couldn’t pick up the seat without struggling. It dawned on me that despite being very active and ‘fit’, I had definitely lost strength in that relatively short space of time. And I didn’t know what to do about it. I certainly didn’t have the time or inclination to take up a regular gym membership again.

I joined fit20 in 2018 as a customer and quickly got great results within just a few months. Whilst being a little sceptical at first, it ticked all the right boxes for me. It’s innovative, time efficient, strength training with expert guidance, very safe and alignment focused. My strength improved hugely along my with energy levels and posture. I was soon able to pick up both my kids at the same time - which felt great!

I am so grateful that I found out about fit20 at just the right time. Now, approaching 40 I have never felt stronger!

fit20 is a great compliment to a regular yoga practice and the most mindful way I have come across to train for strength. This led me to enquire about the business opportunity as I saw how well it could work alongside teaching Yoga. I became studio owner here at Fox Valley in 2019 and haven’t looked back since.

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Matt Appleby, fit20 Stocksbridge