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Client Success Stories

Father and daughter working out together, having a great time.

53 year old man showing how to get it done on the tire.



51 year old male runs his first 1/2 marathon in 2:30 minutes after 5 months of training successfully without injury

42 year old women at the strongest she’s ever been.

42 year old women at the strongest she’s ever been.
Real work.
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Client Testimonials
What they’re saying
Bottom line – it takes commitment, hard work and some discomfort – but with a great coach/partner your chances of success are so much higher – V can get you to the finish line and beyond!”
WARREN L.
July 29, 2020
“Vanessa is by far the best personal trainer I have ever met. Being not too self-disciplined, I have had 6 personal trainers so far to make myself work out the past several years. Yet, no trainer has been as effective and supportive in changing me as Vanessa.
She is honest, sharp, insightful and knowledgeable in identifying what’s going on with me in health and able to promptly advise me accordingly–diet, nutrition, possible medical issues, lifestyle & habits and exercises. I have been able to get closer to balance in mind and body with her help that has changed my lifestyle in a healthy way.
Besides the healthy lifestyle changes, such visible results as no sagging skin on my arms and all have been a satisfying bonus from training with her. =)
Been training with her since March 2018.”
SOPHIA T.
July 23, 2020
GIGI L.
June 23, 2020
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.”
ANDREW C.
July 22, 2020
ROBERT M.
July 22, 2020
MAX A.
July 18, 2020
LISA R.
October 3, 2018
IRENE K.
January 30, 2018
CHRISTY S.
February 6, 2017
GRAHAM C.
January 20, 2017
MARINA L.
January 19, 2017