Resilient Fitness — Local services in Tucson

As I approach my one-year anniversary at Resilient Fitness and reflect on what I have gained (muscle and strength) and lost (60+ lbs.) over the past twelve months, I am most thankful for the confidence I have to get back to being able to do the things I love. Hiking with my husband and our dogs is one of my favorite activities and because of the strength and balance I have gained through my workouts with Jesus and Karina, I am much more confident to take on difficult trails and can thoroughly enjoy hikes again.

After 10 years of limping around on two bad knees, I finally reached the point where my knees were my limiting factor in continuing my strength building and they were hindering my enjoyment of day to day activities. Prior to my first knee replacement I researched the procedure and recovery. Everything I read told me that it would be three to six weeks to resume normal activity after surgery. Additionally, most patients use a walker post-surgery for two to three weeks and then graduate to a cane before being able to walk unassisted. I was advised that I would need to take four weeks off of work. I know that because of training at Resilient Fitness, I was walking unassisted five days after surgery, back at work 13 days after the surgery and released from physical therapy after five visits having met all the benchmarks that usually take twice as many appointments.

To top it all off, the atmosphere at Resilient Fitness is comfortable and welcoming. The trainers meet you where you are and work with you to attain your goals. This past year the investment I made in myself is unmeasurable in terms of quality of life. Thank you Jesus for your friendship...

As a working professional and a busy mom, I am blessed to have Jesus as my personal Fitness Trainer and his beautiful wife, Annette, managing many business aspects. He has a gift for listening and assessing his clients’ needs and customizing a fitness plan. As a distance online client, I have fun working out because Jesus keeps my workouts: new, tailored to my current physical fitness goals and very easily accessible via an app. He checks in with me on a weekly basis and makes me feel very comfortable with failures yet also encourages to reach new successes. I love how much stronger I’ve become and how much more energy I have every day. I am beyond impressed with his knowledge every time we speak and how passionate he is about what he does as a profession. He continues to have a thirst to strive for excellence and learn more about his field to provide the best services to his clients. I highly recommend Jesus and his wonderful staff to anyone who wants to transform their bodies and become the most energetic, the strongest and most awesome...

I have a strong aversion to gyms, dating back to high school, I guess. At 81, I had developed extremely poor posture, shortness of breath and lack of stamina. Having learned from the docs that these were not due to any particular pathology (heart and lungs ok, nothing seriously wrong with my muscular/skeletal body), I had to admit that only I could do anything about this. On the urgent recommendation of a friend, I went to Resilient Fitness and signed on for a series of personal training sessions with Jesús Acuña, the proprietor of Resilient. Found him to be extremely knowledgeable, easy to talk with and work with, and I am making what I feel is great progress. Jesús is very helpful, encouraging and "meets me where I am" on a given day, with individualized work that advances me toward my goals of fitness, strength, and confidence. Very happy I broke out of my resistance pattern and that I found...