Hwy 12 Gym — Attraction in Bentonville

Review for specifically Mandy Camara “thebaddest” personal trainer who works out of this gym:

Couldn’t possibly recommend enough!

Even though I know quite a bit about the subject and have gotten myself very fit several times, I found Mandy to be invaluable to my latest health kick. I wish I had used the services of a professional trainer before.

First, the big stat: I lost 21 pounds in a little less than four months and I wasn’t obese to begin with. I can see my abs now! (In the right light 😂). I’m far more flexible than I’ve been in a decade and a half. I can run for much longer times and have accomplished all this without injury. My blood pressure is way better. I feel amazing and a couple of weeks ago I bounded up the bleachers at a stadium show like an eighteen year old all night! 😂. Felt like my middle aged @ss was flying up them!

Here’s why I recommend Mandy’s services even if you already know quite a bit, like I did.

1. For me, the hardest part of fitness for me has always been feeling comfortable that I’m doing the right thing. Using her expert guidance I didn’t find myself second guessing every approach I attempted. “Maybe I should be focusing more on THIS” or “Maybe I’m not doing enough of THAT”. Having someone that you can trust and really knows what they’re talking about takes an enormous amount of anxiety off of the table. There’s a thousand ways to do it, but having a guide makes an unbelievable difference in navigating any of them.

2. Injury and overuse. THIS is where a good trainer REALLY comes in handy. I’m naturally kind of gungho about this stuff, when I get on it, and have often found myself sitting out injured, bored, and derailed while training with weights or running, because I didn’t give myself enough recovery time, went way too hard, ran too far or fast for where my body was at, didn’t do the proper warmups, or the proper stretching after and injured myself in one way or another. It was wonderful having Mandy tell me to run less than I had planned sometimes, because she knew I wasn’t really ready for it yet, even if I COULD do it. In my head I could reassure myself that It wasn’t because I was weak, or that I was lazy. My trainer TOLD me to only run this pace, or this amount of time. And she was right every time. I actually grumbled sometimes, but thanked her when I was finished and EXCITED about my next workout and not dreading it and trying to get through on sheer will.

3. Having a cheerleader. Man, as grown ups we start to think we’re not supposed to expect that. Just do your job. You’re a grown up. What do you want a cheer and a pat on the back? Guess what? Cheers and on the back are effing AMAZING and when Mandy tells me that she’s proud of me after I do something new and challenging, something that I couldn’t do before, RIGHT when I’m also proud of myself, it is such a great feeling. Mandy is an amazing cheerleader for your success. You can tell it genuinely brings her joy to see you excelling at life and she’s not shy about sharing that joy.

I did not honestly expect to get much out of this. I’ve gotten myself very fit before (though never as efficiently and without constant little injuries). What can she do for me? But I shut myself up and handed over the reigns and it truly is one of the best decisions I’ve made. Get your spot with her before they fill up. I can’t say that other trainers aren’t as good as her, because she’s the only one I’ve used, but honestly I would be shocked if you found one more fun, encouraging, and knowledgeable, and with a hunger to help others on their journey. This is the right decision. I promise you. I cannot recommend her...

They don’t have good ways of making payments I really need the gym for the sauna I had sent a email before about someone abusing the sauna and no response actually it seems they really just want money I have (had 3 checking accounts ) and other accounts with which is enough to manage I simply prefer paying with credit card I also really was wanting to change the date as it was just at a odd inconvenient time the money was coming out bc of this I have paid hundreds of dollars in overdrafts bc I’m just trying to manage other things I’m sure the overdrafts aren’t there fault but now I’ve paid double the money for a membership I’m not even using they don’t have good payment service or options if you don’t manage multiple bank accounts or are really good with keeping up with your transactions this might be a nice Trendy place for you to Work out so I had to End up Closing my other bank account bc of lack of options to make payment's also along with meaning on the phone with my bank they actual credit company interrupted my call trying to keep my credit straight got to call my bank back again as in my words I would think they deperestly try to collect there money but if they had better options to pay it wouldn’t be any problem so I’m double charged no membership and probably would affect my credit as well this is due to I manage five accounts total and just do not prefer to pay directly out of my bank account good for them to get the money they so desperately want but bad for me as harder to manage that way of...

I just wanna say I’ve known Mandy for several years now and if she’s gonna do anything - She’s gonna smile her way through any situation - regardless how challenging it may be. She’s just that way - she always has a positive, winning attitude… I’ve never seen her stressed over anything; regardless how big or small the task at hand may be… She’s always the person in our circle along with myself who’s always willing to help someone out - whether it’s mentally, physically, spiritually or emotionally… She’s a certified go getter and she’s programmed herself to let nothing stop her… so be clear - if you want to achieve your best in anything in life; Mandy is the person for the job…. Her discipline and consistency is what separates her from the competition.. In conclusion, Mandy’s an amazing human who has a desire to help make the world a better place and it starts with how we treat ourselves and trust me - Mandy takes her health and fitness extremely serious… You won’t be disappointed.. She’s gonna ensure you reach all your initial fitness and health goals then she’s gonna take you beyond your best ever and guess what - your age can’t stop what you’re destined to become...