Testimonials

I have been a member of Balance Health Club since its inception April 2000. In fact I am now their longest serving member. (Quite a feat for someone who had a fear of gyms and weight machines!) During the past eight years I have been pleasantly surprised to see the club’s facilities constantly improve and maintain its high standard in the face of stiff local competition.

Why have I stayed with Balance so long? (I have seen members come and go and then return again!) Well, from the moment you walk through the club’s entrance you are made to feel welcome and at ease. The reception staff are always there to greet you by name in a friendly but courteous way. They will always help you with any enquiries you may have in a thoughtful and polite manner (how do they do that at 6 o’clock in the morning? It never ceases to amaze me!) The club’s managers have constantly kept up to date with new trends in the fitness industry, offering its members a truly comprehensive range of gym equipment, cardio and resistance machines to free weights. You also have your own personal trainer who gives you an induction when you start and puts together a training programme to suit your needs. They have introduced exciting new exercise classes in the studio with truly dedicated professional instructors who always strive to achieve the maximum potential for each member. I personally enjoy these classes. There is a real cross section of people young to old (I fall into the latter category!) and various sizes too, nobody need feel uncomfortable taking part as all the instructors make everyone feel at ease and welcome.  The classes are always fun and lively, with the safety of the participant always a priority. Each month there is always a new class to try, a master class. ‘Body Jam’ was probably not for me, (bus pass in my back pocket!) but hey it was so much fun. I can’t wait for this month’s master class Belly Dancing! Is Kettering ready for this?

But what makes Balance so special is the people who go there! Over these past eight years I have met so many like minded people, ordinary people who, like me, strive to improve our fitness, lose those last few pounds and tone our flabby bits! At the end of the day we all strive for the same thing – to feel good about ourselves.

I have made so many friends at Balance, people who are now part of my life. I never in a million years thought I would be doing what I can do now, but I now know that age is only a number. We are as old as we feel and all my young friends at Balance make me feel GREAT!

My way of achieving a happy healthy lifestyle is to balance my way of life!

Oonagh Bryant

Since April 2007, I have been losing weight, and in the summer of 2007 I felt I needed to do more exercise and join a gym. I was very conscious about being seriously over weight and I was concerned about joining a gym where people would see me exercising.  My sister was already a member of Balance Health Club and she encouraged me to go along and see for myself what it was like. Before I went, my sister called Simon, the Club Manager to ask his opinion, and he was very confident I would feel comfortable at Balance. 

From the moment I walked into the health club, I was made to feel very welcome. The staff there are so friendly and professional, I was put at ease straight away. I was given a full tour of their extensive facilities and immediately joined. My personal trainer gave me a thorough induction, he chatted to me about what I wanted to achieve, and he then tailor made a training programme to suit my needs. The thing that struck me the most about Balance was that there was such a diverse ranch of people using the gym, old and young, slim and bigger, plus it's never too crowded.

I have been going to Balance two to three times a week since, and I love it. I have never been made to feel conscious about my weight, in fact, quite the opposite, I am always greeted and welcomed in the club, and I never feel anybody is looking at me while I am exercising. The facilities Balance offers me are first-class, the equipment is easy to use and well maintained, and the pool is lovely! 

Since I joined Balance, I have continued to successfully lose weight, in fact I have now lost ten stone in weight, and I have no doubt that Balance Health Club has been a huge help to me losing so much weight.

Many thanks Simon, and your fantastic team.

Glenn, Kettering
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