SUCCESSES AND REVIEWS

I started working with Vanessa in September 2019. Our first goal was to find a place where I was pain-free and then to begin the work of bringing my body to a place of health with strength, limberness, and a healthy determination to integrate this into my everyday world. I realized soon that she was on my side and was determined to work with me on my level, without accepting my own self-imposed limitations. My work at this gym eliminated the arthritic pain in my knees within 3 months, gotten my rotator cuff injury to 90% healed, and we are working on my hip arthritis pain as we speak. We did this – in part- because Vanessa encouraged me to move through my unchallenged concepts I had about my own body. My stamina, my balance, and my comfort with my body has steadily and markedly improved over the last 9 months. It’s measurable and it’s real. I started at 213 pounds and am down to 194 today but my advances are so much more than weight. It’s changed the way I see myself and has helped me to become better at who I am.
I was a runner for decades and after a good try at running as part of my health regimen, Vanessa recommended that I give my hip a break and move to bike. I did and this has dramatically improved my ability to get great cardio in that complements the work I do in the gym twice weekly. Vanessa does not let barriers stop progress and she works with me to find my best path.

Another great aspect of my work with Vanessa is her ability to push, but also to encourage through humor and motivation. She reminds me that I’m working against years of neglecting my body and to be patient as we mark our progress together. She works hard to know her clients on a personal level and this creates a strong bond for me and gives me clarity that her top priority is my health, my body, and the enjoyment of my life. My sessions with her are fun, difficult, and highly effective. My arthritic hip never feels better than after a workout with Vanessa. She’s also got a great sense of humor that resonates with mine and that brings a flow and motivation to my workouts with her.

If you are thinking about a trainer who embodies the best of what a trainer can be, Vanessa at Train with V is the place. Vanessa works with all kinds of clients, from young athletes to old (formerly) sedentary folks like me, from clients struggling with their weight and general health, to people working on refining their high-level athletics. She accepts you at the place you are and starts from there. She doesn’t insist that you must be something else while making sure that you know you’re there to achieve something beyond what you imagine you can achieve.

If you seek change in how you relate to your body, your overall health and to yourself, Vanessa, and “Train with V” gym can help you. Be prepared to work and take responsibility for your own goals. She does not suffer fools. But if you are ready to make the changes you know you won’t, and are prepared to discover new changes you never knew you could achieve, and do it in an environment that, motivates you, challenges you, understands you, leaves you optimistic about your body and life, makes you laugh at life (and occasionally at yourself), then Train with V is the place for you. I am deeply grateful for Vanessa’s work with me.

Vanessa is amazing! I’ve never had a personal trainer so I wasn’t sure what to expect but I needed someone to hold me accountable and push me. When I found her through a google search and researched her business model, I felt it would be the perfect fit for me. She comes to my house, she doesn’t make me work out in a gym, and she knows her stuff. I explained to her over the phone that I wanted to build endurance and get in shape for an adventure trip I booked. She showed up and immediately started telling me the areas she could tell (just by watching me standing) that I was feeling pain and needed to correct/strengthen. It was frightening how correct she was. I’ve had 3 sessions with her so far and she works me relentlessly, but in a good way. I look forward to a very long, life-changing workout journey with her.

As a 68 year old unfit man I thought I was beyond redemption but I decided to see if i could make one last effort to turn the corner. Amazingly Vanessa provided the answer. She has designed specific routines to work on my weaknesses and has pushed me to do things that I did not think possible – I am even jogging a little! She has a wicked sense of humour which often helps me to ignore the protests my body is making. She has made a real difference to the way I look at exercise and I will be eternally grateful. I cannot recommend too highly.*