How do you help your clients achieve their fitness goals?

At Vital Fitness Holistic Center, we do not have a one size fits all model. We are a non-traditional private gym community that is client-centered and provides a myriad of options for its members to their achieve goals including, but not limited to body/weight management, functional, performance and lifestyle. Our GOAL is to be the motivating factor to empower our members to strive for their goals, while having a healthy balance in life. The routines constantly change, the modalities with new equipment and exercises change and we offer it all in a nurturing and supportive environment. Regardless of the restriction, each member leaves feeling a sense of achievement and belonging. This is a main ingredient in the recipe for everyone to want to keep coming back for more and enjoy their journey toward completing their goal.

What’s the secret to getting the body of your dreams?

There is no one secret to getting the body of your dreams. At Vital Fitness Holistic Center, we work together with you to find out your goal, what motivates you, how much accountability you will need, your strengths and weaknesses and determine collaboratively how your body responds to the diet and training to determine the formula that will work for you. It's not about just tightening muscles, it's about making sure you are balanced and in alignment so you don't continue to damage your body. We believe that each person is unique and deserves a customized program.

What do you love most about your job?

Our trainers have a passion for helping our members have a higher quality of life. We love the actual face to face interactions and to see our clients react when they realize the impossible is possible. At Vital Fitness Holistic Center, each step ahead is recognized by the community and the feeling we get seeing someone working out in a weighted vest with the weight they previously lost and realizing how they were formerly living compared to now is priceless. -Scott Goldberg

Our therapeutic massage therapist, "I love empowering people by educating them to take on their health and start learning the warning signs of what they need for preventative care. My favorite thing is when someone says they have something going on and they ask several days or a week ahead before they are in pain. It's also amazing when someone gets off the table and they are surprised at how they feel and so appreciative." Michelle S Krause LMT

What inspired you to start Vital Fitness Holistic Center?

Xcelerated Fitness-My name is Scott Goldberg and I am an ACE Certified Personal Trainer. I have worked in the fitness industry over the past ten years and this passion has become a journey. It started for me in 1995 when my father had a heart attack and immediately needed a quadruple bypass surgery at the age of forty nine years old. He had many of the risk factors such as high blood pressure, Type II Diabetes, a smoker, overweight and a family history of heart disease. As I grew older, this incident impacted me greatly. In my twenties, I became a school administrator and gained a lot of weight due to the hours of my job, raising young children and stress. Eventually, the doctor approached me about a lifestyle change when I went for my physical. I thought of my father and made the decision to make a permanent lifestyle change. One year dedicated to diet and exercise changed my life and I made the decision that my purpose in life is to inspire and motivate others to have a love of fitness, while also enjoying life.

Vital Fitness Holistic Center-Michelle and Scott have very different backgrounds but the same goal-sharing their knowledge of health and wellness to others. Separately, they were working in different fields and different cities when they met they were determined to keep their businesses apart (October 2014,you never know how a relationships will go, mixing 5 kids and two very busy lifestyles). Their first date was one of their most horrible first dates, yet on the phone they had so many things in common. They went on a second date and the momemtum kept building. They still tried to keep their businesses separate (to not complicate all the moving parts of their lives) but it became inevitable. You cannot just train someone and tighten muscles without allowing their muscles to be balanced, some get overly tense or weak and force other muscles to shift, shifting the spine. Michelle was skeptical of workouting out with Scotts classes because she really liked him and didn't want to be upset if he was "just another trainer" (even though he started training in 2005 the same time she had certified). She was in between gyms and decided to take him up on his offer. While in his class she loved how he incorporated so many different exercises to keep her from getting bored and stagnet and was very attentive to each person in class. Scott at the time, was training for Ninja Warrior and was complaining of a few limitations and injuries. Michelle's background in martial arts and therapeutic massage was a good assist. Michelle would barter massages for training classes. As Scotts muscles started to fire properly again, he became stronger and more agile. They began referreal clients to each other and Scott was finally convinced to open his gym (his style was so different than where he had been training and it allowed him to grow). Michelle had been working in her own office already for 10 years and was ready to move due to her children going away to college. While the private studio continued to grow, within a year it was obvious the gym had outgrown the facility. They began the search for their new location and it just makes sense to have it under one roof. They have been blessed to have so many people supporting them and wonderful trainers to compliment the new facility! They are passionate about having a facility that is personal and family oriented! One of their favorite things is when the older kids come back from college they always want to attend classes and work out with them.

Why should our clients choose you?

We have over 12 years experience in the personal training industry and have experience successfully working with clients who range from competitive elite athletes to those who have been treated for cancer, stroke, heart attack as well as many other orthopedic restrictions. In short, our network of health and wellness professionals include, but are not limited to functional trainers - therapeutic massage therpaists who work together to ensure that you a reaching your fitness goals with confidence and support! We work with the whole body and not the symptoms. We want to get to the root to what is causing limitations and do the best we can to get you to your optimal health. We work with several professionals in the area because afterall, we cannot do it all alone. We love giving referrals to professionals that also care about you and your health and fitness goals to educate you to become an advocate for yourself.