Women's Lift Lab — Local services in Gainesville

For anyone who needs a good starting point on their fitness journey, Women's Lift Lab is the place for you! I have been a member of the lab for over a year now, and the atmosphere is not like any other gym that I have been to. Prior to the pandemic, I was a frequent attendee at a local CrossFit gym, which I liked a lot; however, it was never really a "true fit". It felt forced, and honestly, I really didn't see any overall gains. Post-pandemic, I attempted to go back to this gym, but w/ all the changes and the precautions, I just couldn't do it. After some time passed, and I packed on more pounds, I knew I had to do something. I came across Women's Lift Lab on a google search. What pulled me in was the health education aspect and coaching. This is what was missing from my previous gym experiences. Mike and Michelle (the owners) focus on your overall well being - any underlying health conditions that can impede on current/future progress, your current lifestyle - and how that will impact your health goals, and there is a nutrition consultation - if you want to become just overall healthier/leaner/more defined or cut. Additionally, if you have experienced any previous injuries (which can cause you to be reluctant to work out), they can come up with a plan to help understand your baseline issue, and help rehabilitate you to regain your confidence about working out. During workouts, they closely watch your form and correct as needed. Mike and Michelle truly care about all of their members and want to see you win! Again, if you are on the fence, just give them a call, shoot them an email and tell them your story - they are nonjudgmental and will get you back on track! They did it for me, and can...

Women's Lift Lab is the kind of place where you walk through the door and all the people working there know your name--and the name of all your muscles, tendons, and ligaments. They know that my muscles were pre-maturely atrophied by my emo stage, mostly ignored by my starving artist stage, and then became weird and uneven during my circus stage. And yet, WLL still loves my guts and everything holding them in. Or at least they tell me so and prove it by making me strong and promising that I will, one day, have all the abs and not just the three lopsided ones I have now EVEN though--let's be honest and we all know it--I have never gotten over any of my stages. Especially that emo one--it's never going away. They know it--and still help and support this weirdo out. But all joking aside, as someone with a number of syndromes--including EDS--they are an incredibly knowledgeable team that I haven't found anywhere else. Before finding them, I regularly got injured due to most exercise places not fully understanding those of us whose bodies are just not normal. After six months at WLL I have found that I'm stronger, more knowledgeable, and not as prone to injuries while at work, jamming hard core to the Black Parade, or doing needle splits off a trapeze. Thanks WLL--you're...

I have been going to the lift lab since I moved to Gainesville in July 2022. It has been the best thing I have done for my mental and physical health in a long time. As someone who lives with PCOS and insulin resistance, and has struggled with weight her whole life, it’s been hard to find a way to exercise that doesn’t feel like punishment. And boy, this was exactly what I needed. There’s no negative body talk or diet talk, just people empowering each other to do better than yesterday. There are people here of all shapes, sizes and abilities, and the staff works with you to make sure you’re challenging yourself appropriately but not hurting yourself. I’ve worked mostly with Chelsea, who’s super knowledgeable about strength training and lets me know “the why” about what we’re doing. She modifies exercises if I need them, and pushes me to believe in myself and do more than I did before. Mike, one of the owners of the gym (along with his partner Michelle, who is also lovely) is super nice and very skilled in helping people achieve their potential and increase mobility. This place isn’t just about getting “a good pump” (although you can get one here LOL), it’s about an inclusive, friendly community where you feel empowered to move your body in a fun way. Appreciate...