Margaret
October 30, 2019 22:00
I am so glad I found Big Blue Strength! I never would have thought that group strength training or Pilates would have been for me, but through various connections and good luck I stumbled upon this place and put my anxieties aside and started coming. It's been one of the best things I've ever done for myself.
Before coming to Big Blue Strength, I went to the Y for years and worked out plenty , but no matter how faithful I was to cardio machines or even the weight machines, I never seemed to get any better. What has been noticeable from the beginning with the carefully planned workouts here is the progress-- by multiple metrics. I'm so much stronger now that I was when I started a year+ ago, my body composition is significantly better, I'm a couple sizes smaller, and I can do things and exercises that I didn't think I'd ever be able to do. It's so much easier to keep at something when you can see the benefits so clearly.
I want to echo the other reviews in saying how welcoming and warm this place is. It's so much more fun to work out when everyone encourages each other . There is a diversity of people and abilities here and the coaches really can work with anybody from seasoned athlete to coach potato. I'm a larger person and the coaches take me seriously and treat me like everyone else. They can tell when I'm doing an exercise wrong and how to fix or adapt it despite my size. I mention that because I've been in other exercise situations (especially yoga classes) where that hasn't been the case so it's really a big deal.
I wholeheartedly recommend Big Blue Strength. I work out there nearly everyday, not because I feel that I should, but because I enjoy it so much.