Today we’d like to introduce you to Jared Burgess.
Jared, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
As a high school athlete, I developed a love for health and fitness. Most days, my favorite time of the day was when I was able to escape to the gym, put on some headphones, and spend time focused completely on bettering my self.
I began working at a small training studio part-time while I completed my Bachelors Degree from the University of Tampa. During these two years, I realized that the passion I had for helping other individuals with their fitness routines and ways to try to improve overall health was exactly what I wanted to continue doing with my career.
September 15, 2006, I branched out on my own to open Underground South Tampa Personal Training. Since then I have continued to try to develop the most comprehensive, new and exciting, and effective workout routines that I can for every client that walks through the studio doors!
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
I have actually been extremely lucky and very fortunate. My path with opening the studio and growing the business has been much easier than most.
As with most independent businesses, you struggle in the beginning developing a reputation and finding clientele. But I have always had a great client base, most of which have been with me for the entire eleven years. Every year being open has been more successful than the previous and it continues still.
Underground South Tampa Personal Training – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
As a business, this is a privatized, one-on-one personal training studio. And that is something I wanted to create and continue moving forward. I know a lot of individuals are looking for somewhere they can exercise without others around and only with their trainer. This way there are no distractions, there is no sharing of equipment, and there are no worries of how you may look when you are pushing for your maximum output of physical exercise.
As an individual what I pride myself on is two-part. First, it is the care, attention and focuses that I give to every client. My clients truly are my best friends and basically my family. I pay attention to details, I listen to their goals, and I do everything I can to help them progress towards those goals. Second is my creativity with the training routines.
Most clients here can tell you that they never know what they are going to be doing when they walk through the doors. Even clients that have been here for eleven years are still sore, challenged, and excited to be doing different exercise routines each session. Any trainer can find exercises to give clients. The fun part that I enjoy is pairing exercises together, changing weight selections and repetitions, and creating paths or drills to be completed with a goal in mind.
What is “success” or “successful” for you?
Success is something that can be viewed in so many different areas. An individual with a loving family, who is a great friend, spouse, mother or father is successful. A business person who continues to grow profits and expanding a company is successful. A person who consistently works towards improving their health with diligent exercise and a diet consisting of ingredients designed to help the body excel is successful.
I define my success as a person in these three areas. I am in no way perfect, but I do continually try to improve in my health and fitness, as a husband, and making the business more profitable while keeping the business reputation as great as it is!
Pricing:
- 1-7 Sessions Per Month $45 per
- 8-11 Sessions Per Month $42.50 per
- 12 or more Session Per Month $40 per
Contact Info:
- Phone: 813-922-8144
- Email: bucs1fan99@yahoo.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/undergroundsouthtampa813
Image Credit:
Luis Rafael, John Joseph Revisky
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