Pursuit Fitness — Local services in Marana

First off, this gym overall is amazing! They have a variety of group classes, boxing, and personal training options.

I am currently doing personal training with coach Elliot Bartley.

From the second I met Elliot I knew he was amazing. I was wary of working with a new personal trainer, because I had one previously who I absolutely loved and I did not think I could find anyone else as good. But Elliot exceeded all my expectations.

He is one of the kindest, gentlest, and empathetic souls I have ever met, much like my Nana which is saying A LOT, because I have met very few people who are truly as kind as her.

While is kind, he is also firm and pushes me to do my best every session. With a simple “I know you can do this,” or something of that sort. One thing that I absolutely did not want to do was running! I used to be in track but I after I quit a few years ago I have not been fond of it. But he gently pushed me to just go for a slow jog, and it was not bad at all, in fact I felt accomplished and happy after!

He truly has a gift for working with people, and I am not just talking about as a personal trainer. Of course, he is excellent at programming workouts and helping with nutrition to accomplish fitness goals, but beyond that, he connects at a human level and meets you wherever you are at in your journey, mind, body, and soul.

I highly recommend checking out Pursuit and hiring Elliot, you will...

Being a collegiate athlete, I have been around incredible trainers my entire life. I've also had the privilege of training in some fantastic gyms. This gym, Pursuit Fitness, is by far the best gym I have been a part of, from the trainers to the services they provide and how they provide it. I say "a part of" because that is how the Owner and the trainers treat you, like You are a part of the Pursuit family. It starts at the top. The Owner is always around and available. You can tell he genuinely cares about the clientele that comes thru the door, and that every single person has a great experience. He is always improving, adding and upgrading the equipment to continue providing a product and service at the high standards he sets. He surrounds himself with an incredible staff of trainers that share his philosophy. When you walk in, it's not just your trainer that greets you. They all know you, and they all make sure you are taken care of, and treat you as a person, not just $$ coming thru the door. That's rare. They have group HIIT classes, Boxing (both 1 on 1 and group), there are massage therapists that work on site, in addition to the Personal Training. I have found my home. I can't imagine training...

If you feel hesitant to go to the gym- whether or not its of lack of experience to intimidation of a new environment- I highly suggest stopping by Pursuit Fitness (even if its just to check out the cool equipment/ppl there). Its a true judgement free zone with all types of trainers that support whatever goals you might have for yourself. If your goal is to push yourself to sweat buckets- they will make a program to challenge you; if your goal is to stretch and slowly build up muscle- they gotchu also. Everyone works differently and the people here respect that.

I've been working out with Kevin for about a year now and he always makes sure that I leave the gym feeling good about the work I put in. He's also the owner and super knowledgeable about any questions I/others have. And don't worry there are lots of other trainers too (I also work out with Elliot on my free days too, vibes are immaculate.) Or course, they both have different ways of training but I've never felt dissatisfied.

All in all, if you want a new change of pace in life, or just want to make new friends while also making goals that might be too difficult to complete by yourself check out Pursuit. You...