If you are tired of crowded fitness clubs and working with personal trainers who aren’t helping you reach your specific goals, be sure to check out the great personal training services available at the Athleticus.
The Athleticus was founded in 2023 by Olya Schaefer, who moved to the area in 2014 when her husband retired from the military. Schaefer came to fitness as a client. As a busy professional working in tech startups, she tried different gyms and types of exercise over the years but never found a perfect fit. She decided to create one.
“This is not the kind of place where you drop in whenever you have the chance and hope the equipment you want to use is available,” she says. “We only have four members working out at any given time and limit the number of memberships to 42. To get started, you will meet with not one but two of our expert trainers to clearly define what you want to accomplish. We use the InBody570 Body Composition Analyzer to get an accurate picture of your muscle mass and body fat, followed by a movement assessment using weights. We call this our 360-degree assessment.”
A detailed plan will be created with specific goals, milestones, and monthly remeasurements to make sure you are on track. The plan will be tailored to your needs, whether it’s building strength, injury rehabilitation, achieving weight loss, or just embracing lifestyle changes for your overall health. Nutrition counseling is available at no extra charge, and there are no long-term commitments. The two coaches with whom each client works frequently review and revise the training plan, milestones, and metrics.
“As long as you are consistently training to meet your goals and keeping your appointments, we feel confident in your goals being achieved,” Schaefer says. “We even offer a guarantee!”
Experienced, Educated Trainers
Schaefer has recruited a team of highly educated and experienced personal trainers. The coaches have a variety of sports science and exercise-related degrees, extensive experience in chiropractic, injury rehab, and physical therapy as well as sport-specific experience and certifications in multiple disciplines. Since they work as a team, the coaches offer each client a total experience, knowledge, and availability. “We provide a very tailored and personal experience by creating an environment that’s supportive, motivational, and ruthlessly focused on our members’ progress,” Schaefer says.
Couples’ Training for Fun and Motivation
Want even more motivation and accountability? The Athleticus couples’ training program could be perfect for you. Whether you are romantic partners, siblings, coworkers or friends, you can push each other to achieve your fitness goals while also fostering a deeper connection and sense of teamwork. Training together with an expert coach will provide you with safety, guidance and a personalized workout plan to get both of you to your respective goals.
“We’re here to craft a personalized training plan tailored to your needs, ensuring a safe, enjoyable path to fitness,” Schaefer promises. “Plus, we’re committed to empowering you with the skills to maintain lifelong results.”
Many Medicare Advantage plans will reimburse you for fitness training, and The Athleticus now accepts HSA/FSA for their personal training services.
According to one of many happy clients, “What makes the Athleticus such an impressive personal training gym is the quality of the trainers. There are plenty of larger, more equipment-focused gyms out there, but you go to a personal training gym for training, and The Athleticus has fantastic trainers: heavy on the research, on goal setting, and on personality. Great crew, great outcomes, and a completely unique approach to health.”
The Athleticus is at 917 49th St S on the Gulfport/St. Pete line with the entrance in back. To schedule a No Sweat Intro, please call (727) 265-2496, email [email protected] or visit https://theathleticus.com/join-us/
