“I began training with Dave last fall, mainly to train for the Capital Challenge Walk MS, a 2-day, 50k walk in Washington DC for Multiple Sclerosis. I was diagnosed with MS almost 5 years ago and while I was one of the lucky ones who responded well to the disease-modifying medications, I certainly wasn’t taking care of my body – very little exercise, poor diet, and inconsistent sleep patterns. I continued training with Dave after the walk and have lost 50 pounds thus far, gaining a great deal of strength and endurance along the way.
People often ask me how much more weight I’d like to lose, and it’s hard to give that answer because it’s not as much about the number on the scale for me right now as it is how I feel and what I can do. The simple things, like being able to shop in “normal sized” stores for clothes, sitting comfortably in an airplane, and even flirting with the idea of running a 5k are more than enough motivation to keep me going most days. On days when I’m feeling a little less motivated, I’m surrounded by others in the training studio in South Boston or the fitness Bootcamp (Virginia Bootcamp) in Danville and their energy gives me the boost I need to keep going. Dave has been very supportive and he challenges me without laying on the guilt when I make mistakes. From his personal story, Dave knows how challenging it is to completely change a lifestyle, and this perspective has been very helpful over the last several months.
I recently performed in HCLT’s production of “SUDS” and the role I played called for quite a bit of endurance. I can absolutely say that I wouldn’t have felt as comfortable in the role had it not been for the work I’ve been doing with Dave. Even with a background in music, dance, and theatre, I had gone so far away from self-care that it would have been much more difficult to perform and feel comfortable on stage without the recent gains I’ve made in my overall health and fitness level. With summer here, our team for the MS walk is ramping up our training and fundraising efforts. Each team member must raise $1500.00 in order to participate in the walk. For more information about this event, you can visit our team’s website at http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/provita .
Our Band! We’re called 6th N Main and we usually book private events like weddings and fundraisers. We do mostly Motown, Disco, and Beach Music.”
Thanks for everything, Dave!
-Alison
“My job keeps me in a chair in front a computer for too many hours a day and it really takes its toll. Since training with Dave, I feel energized after my workouts, I’m more focused at work, eating better, burning more calories, and I know I’m going to reach my goals to be a fitter, healthier me. I have worked with my share of personal trainers and hands down, Dave is the BEST. His inspiring story gives me the confidence to push through my resistance and be my best self.”
Ben Capozzi 34, (SVHEC) (South Boston Fitness Client)
I have been working out at South Boston Fitness since the first of November. This was my first time back in the gym in two years. While I felt I was in general good health, walking daily, low blood pressure, etc. I was suffering from low back pain due to an injury from the mid 1980s. I would awake in the mornings with a stiff back and neck. Since going to South Boston Fitness, I no longer have back pain or stiffness in my neck and shoulders. I have been to gyms from time to time for the past 25 years with personal trainers available to me. An exception of South Boston Fitness is the personalized exercise regiment and variety of strengthening exercises each of us is asked to perform all the while working out in small group training sessions. For me, my regiment is structured to strengthen my core – abs, arms, legs – without placing the stress on my lower back or shoulders and neck. Since going to South Boston Fitness for two months, I do not suffer from low back pain and do not awake with stiffness in my neck or shoulders. I feel much stronger and have also realized either a loss in weight or inches, as I am fitting more comfortably in my clothes. We have three times per day, three days per week that are available for us to work out, and we are free to choose which time works best for us on each of those days. Dave and his team are knowledgeable, very professional in their approach, and dedicated to making me have a stronger and healthier body.
– Linda, Age 59 (South Boston Fitness Client)
I was thrilled to see a personal training place open in South Boston. I had shattered my ankle in Sept. of 08 and was grossly out of shape. I had gained about fifty pounds over my normal weight and was morose about ever getting back in shape. So much of what I tried to do hurt my ankle and I was fearful to try much on my own so Dave and the small group were a Godsend. I could barely do my fifteen minutes on the treadmill to warm up. Dave was encouraging and the small group was fun. No great need to look my best when I came (love that part). After a month I left for St. Louis to help my mother recuperate from knee surgery. Dave kept up my email workout routines and I immediately joined a gym here. Without the start I got in S.B. I know I would never have pursued a healthy routine here. I work out every day. I can do 60min. on the treadmill at an incline of 9.5 and speed of 3.7. I work out with weights every other day. I call Dave and check-in. I have lost 15lbs. 5in.off my hips and 3in. off my waist. I am in a size med. comfortably and even can wear some smalls I left at my mom’s two years ago. I encourage my friends here to eat healthier and am only rarely sorry I can’t eat all the junk food they do. I feel so much better and cannot begin to say how grateful I am to Dave for my start. Unfortunately my mother fell and broke her arm requiring surgery and I will be staying another month but I know I can stay on track here with Dave’s support. I joined Gold’s gym for another month today and plan on going back to working out tomorrow.
Merry Christmas to all.
- - Gail F. (South Boston Fitness Client)
South Boston Fitness has been a life changing experience for me! For many years I have wanted to get in shape. I have tried different diets and just a walking plan. I never really felt a lot better. I am approaching the big “50″ and I really had the desire to find the perfect trainer and get in shape. I saw the ad in the Gazette Virginian and decided to just give it a try. Well, I can’t say enough great things about Dave, South Boston Fitness and the new friends I have met through my three (3) month journey. I have much more energy (I am not falling asleep at 7:30 p.m.), my clothes fit much better, my self esteem has improved and most of all I have a much better attitude. I would like to encourage anyone to try South Boston Fitness. The small group atmosphere is wonderful. Dave works with each one of us at our own levels of fitness.
I can truly say that I look forward to going two or three times a week. I have a 30 minute drive one way at 5:30 a.m. Because of the difference it has made in my life, I have made this commitment.
- - S.F. (South Boston Fitness Client)
I can’t say enough about Dave and his team of trainers at South Boston Fitness. The “feel good” results from the strength training sessions are immediate. For years I have dealt with chronic back pain. I was so tired of the doctors and shots they would give me, pills and Bengay patches and chiropractic visits. WOW..who knew that strengthening my back muscles would literally cure my back pain. It’s wonderful to get up in the mornings without pain and no more trying to find a comfortable position for my back when I go to bed at night or just sit down. Working out for me has been a cure all not just physically but emotionally as well. The endorphines released after a workout are far better than any little pill a doctor can give you for depression. I know so many women in their 40′s who are on medication for depression. THROW THEM AWAY and get to the gym. What I love the most about South Boston Fitness is that I feel 100% comfortable with the small group sessions. It’s not like an aerobics class where you are thrown in with a bunch of people who have been working out for ages and you are expected to keep up. Dave and his team will structure a workout that is suitable for you where you are right now, whether you have worked out on the past or never stepped foot in a gym. Everybody there is there for the same reason I am, to stay healthy and feel better about themselves. When I work out I want to eat healthy, it all works hand in hand with each other. I understand so much the fear of getting started, I used to be there. The fear of failure, the attitude I had that there was no hope for me. Anybody, I mean anybody regardless of age or size can get in shape. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired and refused to live another day like that. Life is just too short. Thank you Dave for all that you have done for me to help me stay on track with my weight and my overall health!
Debbie Palmer
Owner/Broker/Palmer Properties of VA
Debbie Palmer, Owner and licensed Broker in the State of Virginia
PALMER PROPERTIES OF VA LLC
The Cordura Security Building
554 N Main St
South Boston, VA 24592
434-575-2417
fax 434-575-2416
www.palmerpropertiesofva.com
Hey Dave,
I never thought I would be getting out of bed at 5:45 in the mornings to get ready and go workout before work, I’m not really a morning person, or I wasn’t until I started working out with you and your other trainers. I love coming in to workout it gives me energy to start my day and I feel a lot better for doing it. If I have to miss I hate it. It also helps when people see you and they notice. I saw results in my first week. So glad I did this for myself. Oh and forgot one thing, everyone thinks I’m younger than I am. Thanks!
- Cheryl Thompson Licensed Salesperson in the Commonwealth Of VA
Palmer Properties Of Virginia LLC 316 Main St. South Boston, VA 24592 Office 434-575-2417 Fax 434-575-2416 Cell 434-222-5209 sellyourhousewithcheryl@yahoo.com
I have been doing a Small Group Training with Dave in his South Boston Fitness business for eight weeks. I am enjoying the way I feel and what I am able to do since I started. I would recommend Dave’s training to anyone. I am a 65 year old woman who is overweight and I have had knee replacement in both knees. This is the best thing I have done for myself.
- - Effie – 65 and Retired (South Boston Fitness Client)
