Anytime Fitness New Hamburg’s recent enhancements helping locals reach their fitness goals

The team from Anytime Fitness New Hamburg rides on their float in this year’s New Hamburg Santa Claus Parade Dec. 1. Photo courtesy of Anytime Fitness New Hamburg

Galen Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Thanks to the recent and ongoing additions of new trainers with specific and individualized expertise, more clients of Anytime Fitness New Hamburg are reaching their fitness and health goals than ever before.

Earlier this year, Anytime Fitness New Hamburg manager Christian Beckner shared with the Gazette that the gym had brought on several new trainers, each of whom prides themselves in providing that personalized touch for their clients, learning about their lives and the barriers they may have in their way of achieving their fitness goals. By having those trainers ready to offer guidance, support and motivation at every step in their clients’ fitness journeys, Beckner said many of their clients have already begun to see extraordinary results.

“We’ve had some pretty amazing results from some of our clients,” Beckner said, noting those clients gave permission to Beckner to share their results. “We’ve had a gentleman who started with us and since he joined in February, he’s lost over 100 pounds, which is pretty remarkable. He’s been working with our trainer, Brayden (Allan) … and it’s been just an awesome union between those two.

“ … We also had another gentleman as well. He lost about … 90 pounds and that’s in that same timeframe, so in this year we’ve had two gentlemen who’ve had 100 and nearly 100-pound weight loss. Some of the feedback we’ve had (from them) is, ‘Everyday life just feels better.’ Hearing that from those guys, knowing that’s the kind of impact it has had, is really the reason why we do what we do.”

And New Hamburg Anytime Fitness continues to grow its roster of trainers who are available as early as 6 a.m. and as late as 9 p.m. and can work with you to achieve those fitness goals in whatever way works best.

“It’s like an athlete working with a coach. Even at the top level, these athletes still have coaches and trainers helping them to improve on a day-to-day basis,” Beckner said. “When working out and when going on your fitness journey, there’s going to be ups and downs and progress isn’t going to be completely linear. Having somebody there who understands what the ups and downs mean, how to navigate them, how to keep you motivated and moving forward is something that makes a world of difference.

“ … Our training team here; we pride ourselves in going above and beyond. … If you have questions about how to grocery shop successfully, how to meal plan successfully, do all that kind of stuff, we have trainers who will literally meet you at the grocery store and walk you through where to shop, what to do, what to buy, how to save money and still eat healthy, and that is something they’ve done for multiple clients.”   

As Beckner says Anytime Fitness New Hamburg’s clients are more like a tightknit community than members of a gym, it’s important for the gym community to give back to the wider New Hamburg community. This year, as it has done in the past, Anytime Fitness New Hamburg has partnered with the Wilmot Family Resource Centre for its Holiday Toy and Food Drive. Gym members have until Dec. 20 to bring in non-perishable food items and new toys for those in need this holiday season.

To get locals started on their fitness journeys, Anytime Fitness New Hamburg will also run its Join For A Dollar promotion in the new year along with specials on all of the gym’s six-week challenges. Those who sign up for the six-week challenge will work with a trainer to set attainable, individualized goals they can meet by the end of the challenge at a cost of roughly $300 for all 12 personal-training sessions.

Also in the new year, Anytime Fitness New Hamburg will be celebrating its 10th anniversary.

“We are super excited to be celebrating our 10-year anniversary and we’re incredibly grateful to be part of the community,” Beckner said. “We can’t wait to see what the next 10 years look like.”

For more information on Anytime Fitness New Hamburg, visit www.anytimefitness.ca/gyms/3904/new-hamburg-on-n3a-1t6/.