Tracy Before
Tracy
- Lost 20 pounds
- Lost 6% body fat
Tracy After
At 40 years of age, I am in the best shape of my life, thanks in no small part to Wendy from Fit 4 Success.
Wendy took the time to listen to my needs and desires in order to create an individualized workout plan that suits my lifestyle perfectly. Her advice and guidance have helped me achieve a healthy body AND mind and has brought balance to my life.
I would enthusiastically recommend Wendy to anyone looking to improve their well-being.
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Brandie
Brandie Before
In 8 weeks:
- Lost 3% bodyfat and 9.75 inches!
“While hitting a plateau on my weight loss and a wedding only 2 months away, I called Wendy in desperation. When she recommended the Johnny Bowden Diet Boot Camp with a workbook and CD, my brain said, ‘This is too much, I don’t do diets’ while I politely accepted the challenge.
When I first started reading the book I was very impressed with how he explains in detail what certain foods actually do to your body to keep weight on, and not off. I finally understood why I was not losing weight after cutting hundreds of calories out of my diet.
Journaling was helpful too. I discovered that I had a somewhat abusive relationship with food. I love how the book lets you customize your own plan by picking from different food lists and avoiding others. It doesn’t feel like a diet. I have to admit that cutting out sugar was the hardest for me (and for others I hear). I didn’t realize how much sugar most foods have.
Brandie After
After the second week of the diet, I started to feel very healthy and found myself thinking that I don’t even want to eat certain foods because of the way they made me feel. The diet accompanied with a customized workout from Wendy made inches fall off of my body (9.75!!). I even had a friend tell me I looked like I did in high school.
It has been about 3 months and I still eat the way the workbook suggests with a few modifications here and there. The best thing is that when you do slip up on this diet, you don’t gain any weight back because you haven’t really restricted any one type of food from your diet. I didn’t even gain a pound on my 2 week Honeymoon because I avoided the ‘bad choices food’ list.
If you are one of those who ‘don’t do diets’ like I am, you have to give this one a try. You will feel better than you imagined without having to starve yourself. Thank you Wendy!!”
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Danielle
Danielle Before
- Reduced her body fat by 8%
- Lost a total of 17 inches
- Went from a size 14/16 to a size 8
“I started going to see Wendy for personal training for weight loss when I was probably a Sophomore in high school. Wendy was amazing, with just exercising an intense 50 minutes with her 3 times per week, I was able to lose 20+ inches in 3 months and looked amazing! I was extremely pleased and happy with my results, and the training I had been given.
However, sometimes we fail and “fall off the wagon”. A series of depressing events happened in my life and I slowly gained 70+ pounds over the course of 3 or so years. I hated looking in the mirror, I most of all hated myself for letting my weight get so out of control. I think I hit rock bottom and decided I was unhealthy, and I just wanted to feel and look like a 20-something year old should! I made mini-goals, to lose just 10 pounds at a time, even though in the big picture I knew I had to lose over 80 pounds to really reach my long term goal.
At this point, I lived 3 hours away from Wendy, but I had remembered all the tools and things she had taught me to do to drop fat, and build lean sculpted muscles. I began to cut out simple things in my diet, and exercise like I had been taught with Wendy a few days a week and lo and behold weight started dropping off. This weight loss journey has taken me at least a year, but it’s weight that has steadily came off. No crash dieting, it’s been a lifestyle change. I have learned that exercising HAS to be a lifestyle. I know in the beginning it’s hard, but I actually look forward to working out every day. Wendy told me that would happen, and it finally did.
Danielle After
When I have gone to gyms and taken classes, I’ve always had people say what excellent form I have and I always say it’s thanks to Wendy. If it weren’t for my training with Wendy, I wouldn’t have known the best way FOR ME and MY body to lose the weight, and to get in shape. She taught me proper form so I wouldn’t hurt myself on gym equipment, how much weight I should use, and she also gave me other options for cardio besides running because I expressed how I much I disliked running.
Wendy was more than accommodating to make a program tailored to what I enjoyed doing, and really was an excellent motivator. She gave me the tools I needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle for a lifetime, and I think everyone deserves to have this! I still continue to see Wendy for revised work out programs, and to track my progress, and I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone trying to lose some weight, or build a nice lean, sculpted, feminine looking body! ”
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Dena
- Lost 3% body fat so far
Dena
“Whew! I just got back from another ‘workout with Wendy’. Sound like a good name for a TV show? I hope not, because – if our workouts were on TV, fitness-instructor-nutrition-expert-stylist would have to quit her day job and I’d lose my very up-close-and-personal trainer.
Those of us who have been around a while (I mean the ones who started out with sweater leggings and own a library of Jane Fonda exercise videos) have seen it all. We’ve groaned, perspired, ached and whispered four-letter words through literally years of fitness routines that came into and out of style. We’ve joined gyms and had ‘free’ sessions with the trainers there, only to find them repetitive, too general and sometimes even dangerous because, more often than not, they (1) don’t understand women’s and men’s physiology are not created equal (2) have us doing things that cause too much stress on certain parts of our bodies, forgetting that the core is where it all happens (3) don’t change up the routine each time they see us because they can’t take the time to personalize workouts for 50 different people. And we’ve wandered around with exercise ‘routine cards’ in our hands, feeling like idiots as seasoned fitness veterans wait for us to vacate the equipment.
Fast forward to Fit 4 Success Lifestyle Studio workouts and I can honestly say that I look forward to each and every session I have with Wendy.
There is nothing ‘girly-girl’ about our sessions whatsoever. We use exercise bands, steps, free weights, machines, a Bosu, an elliptical, a stair-climber, exercise balls and medicine balls, kettle bells – and sometimes all in ONE workout. Honestly, I walk in there never knowing what to expect next. Wendy trains for balance , strength, fat loss and cardio health all at once and can explain the science behind every little movement I make as we go along – and believe me I ask a LOT of questions.
While we work out we speak of nutrition, sleep issues, clothing that is suited to my body type (she deals in gorgeous private label clothing too) and just about everything else we can think of as deer graze on the idyllic hillsides outside her studio windows — a dedicated floor of her elegant El Dorado Hills home designed specifically for fitness and fashion-related enterprises. Wendy’s ex figure skater body, pixie haircut and sparkling blue eyes package a mind that is constantly clicking. She repeatedly corrects form, counts backward to tell me how many more reps I have to do, and even does some exercises along with me. And like a laborer who just sat down in a hot tub to soothe his aching bones and muscles, she lets out a musical “Aaahhhhhhh,” as if she can feel my relief when I complete a brutal movement or routine.
After having been ‘Wendying” for nearly eight months, I get compliments nearly every day from people I run into or from people I’ve known forever. “What’s different?” they ask. And although my clothes fit better, my skin is flush with the good things that come from regular exercise and I feel great about the commitment I continue to keep with myself, golden moments happen when people say, ‘You look great.” And instead of modestly minimizing their compliment, the way a lot of women do, I merely say, “Thank you. I do work out.”
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Lindsay
Lindsay
“My name is Lindsay, I was a client of Wendy’s when I was in high school with my mom. Wendy helped me so much, and I recovered from an eating disorder and many other issues I was dealing with through finding some strength in myself.
I am now 26, married, have 2 children and am active and healthy. I am trying to lose that last 20lbs from having kids and am going to run in the San Francisco half marathon in July, and the Tahoe full marathon in September. Thanks, Wendy.
My mom and I always talk about how much fun it was when we were working out with you! ”
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Sara
In 6 months:
- Lost 3% bodyfat
- Gained/earned 3.6 pounds of lean muscle tissue!
“Before I started working with Wendy, I did not know much about fitness. I felt overwhelmed, and did not know where to begin. Not only did Wendy train me to exercise correctly, she made it fun and challenging. It is no longer something I dread – but now I actually look forward to doing it! I have done both personal training sessions and the Wednesday and Friday morning Strong and Lean workout classes, and have thoroughly enjoyed both! I have seen major changes in my body over the last year, and I would recommend Wendy to anyone wanting to change their bodies for the better! ”
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Myrlys
Myrlys
- Lost 7% bodyfat and a total of 9 inches so far!
“When I first saw Wendy, I was working to strengthen my knee (miniscus) in order to avoid having knee surgery which was imminent. After about two or three months of working with her, I removed my knee brace and now, slightly more than a year later, my knee issues are minimal – if nonexistent. I work with Wendy once or twice a week to build strength overall, enhance my cardio capability and focus on core strength and stability. She is probably the most knowledgeable trainer I have ever worked with and I guarantee her clients never get bored with the routines which she is constantly changing! But, most importantly, she doesn’t take excuses, and she makes you want to challenge yourself. I credit her with teaching me fitness skills today to give me a healthy tomorrow. I recommend her unequivocably. ”
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Lynn
Within 6 months:
- Lost 4.8% bodyfat
- Lost over 2 inches from around her waist.
“Training with Wendy was the most important thing I have ever done for myself! I couldn’t understand why I could “run to China” and not lose weight. Wendy taught me the correct way to exercise, so that I was losing weight and toning my body to the best shape I have ever been. I learned the importance of weight training in the overall picture of exercise. It’s my only body, and it was worth every penny!”
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Dorothy
“I first came to Wendy Harris several years ago. I wanted get healthy. Just over 50 I had gained weight, was lethargic and unable to muster enough energy to do the things I really wanted to do. I would sign up for a year program with a gym club and then show up for a few weeks and spend the rest of the year making excuses not to go to the club to work out.
It was a concern to me that I would sign up with Wendy and then not show up – my usual pattern when faced with physical exercise! So it took me a while to finally contact her. Wendy’s program was just the right combination of discipline and fun. And really, when faced with her fresh energy how could anyone resist? I have missed very few sessions over all these years and still look forward to going to the Fit 4 Success studio.
I have lost a few pounds, gotten my energy back, strengthened my body and maintained good physical health. At age 62 I feel good and know that if I had not made the move to Fit 4 Success, I would not be able to say that about myself.
So, thank you Wendy for all you have done and continue to do for me.”
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Jacqueline
“I love the Fat Blast Lunch Crunch classes. If I could get away with doing them everyday, I would. I actually have a waistline again. I feel better overall since I’ve started the classes.”
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Stephanie
“I have a pair of jeans that I have been unable to wear for almost a year as I could barely get them up over my hips, so there was no hope of buttoning and zipping them. That is until this morning–6 weeks into the Fat Blast Lunch Crunch classes–voila! They fit again! Somewhat snug at this point, but in a few weeks, I am confident they will once again fit like they did when new.”
