Reviews

Aysha's Story

"I went to better bodies because I love the size of the gym, the diverse array of machines, and the team. I have always felt insecure in larger, commercial gyms because I can not keep up with other experienced members. The personal attention really helps me make the most of my time, energy, drive, and dollars that I have invested. I want to do the work - I just needed a team like Better Bodies to guide me. Most importantly I appreciated the honesty of the team. They didn’t try to sell me on something I couldn’t grasp. We identified the opportunities together and got down to the solution, taking in my feedback as we went. I also enjoy the community at Better Bodies. The members are so pleasant and encouraging, it makes a huge difference when you have to be up at 8 AM on the weekends. 

Specific changes I have noticed in my life that are a result of training with better bodies are more confidence, better sleep, better attention span, strength in my body I didn’t know I have but most importantly my mindset shift. I am capable of so much more than I knew and that alone has opened my mind to so many new possibilities. I have dealt with a traumatic loss of a loved one and my time at Better Bodies has helped me heal in ways I didn’t know I needed to. My experience with better bodies has been AMAZING. I have only been with the gym for about 3 months and it is the best decision, the best purchase I have ever made.  Before I trained with better bodies I felt discouraged about exercise. It wasn’t a consistent aspect of my life and was an afterthought. Now my life is tailored around prioritizing my health not because I have to but because I want to. Now that I am training with better bodies I feel excited about exercise. I feel confident about why I am exercising. I have made amazing progress and I can not wait to see where this progress will take me inside and outside of the gym!"

George's Story

"I am a seventy-four year old male who has been a diabetic cardiac patient since October 11, 1991. During the past thirty years, I have had numerous angioplasties with nine stents inserted in my heart. During this same period, I was repeatedly told, 'exercise and diet and you will get better.' But no one has ever taken the time to teach me how to exercise and diet.

In 2016, I topped the scale at 275 pounds, my lower back was weak, and I had trouble walking. New Year’s Day, 2017 I put myself on a portion control diet with no exercise. I was eating the same thing, just less of it. Between 2017 and 2020, I lost forty pounds. In 2021 I did not lose a pound. I had gone as far as I could.

Halloween, 2021, found me in the St. Vincent Heart Hospital again. They put in another stent and recommended cardiac rehab. After a minimum round of cardiac rehab, I contact Mitch Schroder. On December 9, 2021, I started a regimen of diet and exercise under Mitch's guidance. My life will never be the same.

The results of the last seven months are astounding. I am now doing 33 minutes of cardio exercise five days every week. Three days a week, I am doing either upper, lower, or core strength exercises under the guidance of a personal trainer. I have lost 28 pounds (a total of 68 pounds since 2016). My waist is eight inches smaller. My overall health and mental attitude have improved. I am stronger than I ever dreamt I would be. The best result is a 41% decrease in my dosage of basal insulin and a 58% decrease in my dosage of before meal insulin. There has been a decrease in two other medicines I take. My thyroid pill has decreased 8%. One of my water pills has decreased 50%.

In over thirty years of fighting my health problems, no one has ever given me a plan that includes diet and exercise that has worked. Better Bodies and Mitch Schroder gave me that plan. I was able to implement and successfully follow it. I believe this regimen will continue to improve the quality of my life. It will also allow me to live the type of life, I want to live."