SlowBurn Personal Training Studios — Local services in New York

I have been training at Serious Strength for 15 years, because it works better and is easier to stick with than anything else. The gym is always scrupulously clean and cool, and the trainers always make the most of my time. It sounds too good to be true: 30 minutes, no need to shower afterward, and you get noticeably stronger and leaner. But it is ALL true. It's a tough 30 minutes, make no mistake. But if you are serious about the gym, Serious Strength is it.

Update 9/6/22: Now it’s renamed SlowBurn, and I am still at it, almost 24 years. Do I look like a body builder? Nope, I don’t have those genes (and certainly won't take steroids). Can I do active (biking, hiking) trips without training for months? Oh yeah, and hoist my own luggage overhead or up the broken escalator without breaking a sweat. I buy new clothes because I wear them out, or because I just want them, not because I change sizes. It’s very much worth it!

Update 9/5/24: Now I am eligible for senior discounts, but still doing Slow Burn twice a week. Habits are powerful forces in our lives, and I am grateful this is one was so easy to get into, and easy to keep. I am still playing singles tennis, going on (not e-)bike trips, hiking, kayaking, skiing. Compared to 16 years ago (my first InBody test) I've gained almost 4 pounds of skeletal muscle mass, and my body fat percentage is 3.5 percentage points lower. Harder to quantify is the sharper mental focus and steadier emotional keel I think come from pumping iron (safely!) - or maybe that's just a side effect of sleeping better, which also comes with...

Returning to Fred Hahn and Slow Burn after 20 years to re-introduce my body to it's formal self. It's never to late to start and it's never too late to re-start. I began weight training over 60 years ago, with Vic Tanny, one of the first to create gym clubs using focused machines to build strength in targeted zones.

Rumor had it that 60 years ago Vic Tanny learned the key to lasting strength from Charles Atlas, a World Champion body builder for many years. Vic Tanny and then Jack Lalane became two successful chains that ignited the Fitness Industry.

For me, Slow-Burn has it's roots in what Charles Atlas would refer to "Dynamic Tension", referred to today as resistance training, working your body 30-60 second through muscle failure.

So for me, coming back to Slow-Burn is like re-introducing myself to myself just 60 years later. The good news is my body weight has been consistent and so my muscle tone is already responding after just 4 30-minute weekly sessions of Slow-Burn.

While 2 of my stomach's 6-packs were lost in my 60 year hiatus from working out, I do see one more pack trying to emerge since re-starting with Fred's Slow-Burn technique. That's a good thing.

Slow-Burn is great for those of us who honor the value of indendepent workouts with a one-on-one model. My trainer is also amazing.

A happily satisfied continuing customer.

I'm not a big photo poster so please don't ask, but at 6ft. 2in., 180 lbs with 4-packs still visible and 5 pounds lighter than when I was 16 and playing football, I'm feeling good thanks...

I've been doing super-slow HIT (High Intensity Training) for the past 20 years and at 60 I am injury-free, stronger and leaner than when I was 30. I had read Fred Hahn's book, and on a recent trip to NYC booked in for a workout. I thought I was an expert but Fred and his team take training to a higher level, with equipment even upgraded to better match the human strength curve and loads of nuances in the way they program clients. I really felt the difference and especially confident that I was in good hands. Finally, it's obvious that they go the extra mile in integrating effective nutritional advice with great training advice = better results with less time in the gym. It's also small which I like, as you get the attention you need and feel at home. This is not the gym for those wanting to go do their own thing. Fred would not allow that. It's for people who want a great training outcome from cutting edge training delivered by trainers who understand...