The perfect workout

Strongsville’s newest fitness studio—Alloy Personal Training—offers science-backed, highly personalized training in a small-group setting.

“We tap into equipment geared toward improving functional movement, engaging all the muscle groups, including TRX, medicine balls and battle ropes,” says owner Mike Williams. “Our staff oversees the sessions with a tablet in hand containing all the information on each member.”

An attorney by day who litigates cases in the healthcare industry, Mike is uniquely focused on winning outcomes.

“Alloy Personal Training studios regularly achieve a 96% retention rate, which is unheard of in this industry,” he says. “I credit much of that to the tight-knit little communities that form with members training at the same time. During a session last week, when one person was struggling, the others cheered her on after it ended. We are passionate about the system and plan to open five more studios in the Cleveland, Toledo and Columbus areas.”

Numbers Don’t Lie

During the initial functional movement assessment, a member gets an InBody 980 scan, which produces several pages of charted numbers including muscle vs. fat ratio and hydration levels.

According to Mike, who sports a tattoo on his forearm of the studios’ motto, “Stronger Together,” a key philosophy is, “The numbers don’t lie. If you don’t assess where you’re starting from, you can’t chart where you’re going.”

Led by Director of Training Jordan Diaz, every 30 days members sit down for an accountability session, when they review their progress and prepare for the sessions going forward.

“We fit the workout to the person, not the person to the workout,” says Mike.

Meet Kelley Lewis

Turning the calendar over to age 60 is daunting. If you don’t do your best to stay active, the big decline can sneak up on you.

For Kelley Lewis, a sedentary full-time desk job and keeping her eye off the prize with her eating habits over the years had caught up with her.

“I have a lot in my life to enjoy, including three grandbabies,” she says. “After noticing myself getting winded trying to keep up with them on the playground, I decided to research what’s available in personal training for someone who hasn’t been active yet wants to begin.”

She did an introductory consultation in April at Alloy Personal Training and was hooked.

“I have COPD,” says Kelley. “I don’t want to spend the rest of my life strapped to an oxygen tank. Friends of mine from high school are already using walkers. I didn’t want that to be in my future. It was time to take charge.”

She explains that most of the gyms she explored were geared toward younger people.

“During sessions here, the trainers are constantly making adjustments and correcting form,” she says. “It’s a safe environment where I’m pushed to do more than I’d do on my own. The motivation and accountability work.”

Her results are impressive: a 31-pound overall weight loss and 3% gain in muscle mass.

“I feel stronger after each workout and am making progress to reach my goals,” adds Kelley, who will blow out 60 candles next month. “If I could get any message across to people, it’d be that it’s never too late. You can always become the best version of yourself. If you have the motivation, Alloy has the power to make it possible.”

Designed by exercise physiologists, physical therapists, dieticians and behavioral specialists, Alloy Personal Training is located at 17636 Pearl Road in Strongsville. Call 440-641-4915 or visit AlloyPersonalTraining.com for more information.