Trainer:Tony Nguyen
Goal(s): Get back into activity
Age: 26
Date: September 22nd, 2021

When I reach out to Tony Nguyen this year, my original goal was to regain strength and improve my overall health and wellbeing. With the Covid-19 pandemic and a busy work schedule, I had struggled over the last year and a half with low energy, and continually gave myself lots of excuses to not be active. Additionally, I had signed up for a Spartan race, but was nowhere near in good enough shape for an event like that; I had just over a month to get from the couch to the course.

I had actually first trained with Tony at F.R.E.E. Fitness a couple years ago in 2019, and had a really good experience in achieving my goals at the time and learning proper form for key exercises. Fast forward to this year, with my Spartan race coming up and my fitness motivation still low, I decided to reach out to him again to see if he could help. It was great to have someone help me get back on track, pushing me along and holding me accountable. The value of having a program to follow was so important too.

Tony set me up with a 4-week program to help get me where I wanted to be. After the 4 weeks, I already feel more comfortable in my skin, and have more energy throughout the day. I finished my Spartan race and I am already thinking about what challenge I want to take on next.

One of things I appreciate most about training with Tony was how comfortable he makes the process. When I first started with him, I was a beginner in the gym, but I never felt intimidated or that I had to pretend to be more advanced than I was. He has also been flexible with his programming, accommodating with my work schedule and understanding about my fitness goals, whether it be through in person workouts or virtual coaching. Even while he was recovering from his own injury, he still made the time to work with me and help me reach my goals.

After my experiences with F.R.E.E. Fitness, I feel that I’m much more likely to maintain an active lifestyle moving forward. I would encourage anyone who is feeling stuck with their fitness goals, or who is on the fence about contacting a personal trainer to just take that first step and reach out to Tony and the team!

Thank you, Tony!