Kimberly Eide
March 8, 2018 18:30
I'm writing a review because I do NOT come from a fitness background and I feel like people should know how instructive, patient and motivating the folks at The Lab have been.
Something I have a hard time with at regular gyms is that I want to be able to push myself to build strength, but I dont have the background in weight training to feel confident that I will be executing exercises appropriately. Not only is it embarassing to dumbly flail about on different gym machinery, it's potentially dangerous. I've tried other trendy fitness programs, such at Orange Theory, but I love the strength building aspects of CrossFit and those Orange Theory classes, while they are fantastically motivating when it comes to cardio execises, they are usually so over burdened and crowded that I hardly get any insight about whether I'm even perfoming the exercises correctly-- I'm way uncoordinated y'all. I've actually encountered this over crowding problem at other crossfit gyms, as well, but it's defiitely less common.
What I love about The Lab, and the trainers there particularly, is that while I can see that they are busy, and they can't always parent me, they not only give me instruction, but they celebrate me when I execute things correctly, and most importantly, they make me feel ok when I don't know how to do something right. It's so helpful to feel accepted, supported and celebrated. You guys are just the motivation an uncoordinated girl like me needs.
Keep it up guys! I wish all gyms could make me feel as empowered as you folks do. :)