•There are alot of "Koko Fitness" or "KoKo Fit Club" gyms starting to pop up. How does Ultimate Body compare to these?
Well, the big selling point for these franchise gyms is so-called "personal training" without a personal trainer (um, ok) meaning that you move from machine to machine, by yourself, your workout dictated by a computer program. The problem is that you have no sense of "team" and no comradere at all. There is no trainer in the room with you except for maybe on just your initial sessions. At Ron Lyons Body Transformation Studios, we use a proven team approach and each person in your class is there to support you, encourage you and help you succeed. Each of your sessions is carefully supervised by an experienced Fitness Specialist, not a computer that provides a "one size fits most" approach. The latest craze of Koko Fitness centers is appealing to people who want to buy novel concepts, however, for those truly seeking a life changing full body transformation, the choice is clearly Ron Lyons Body Transformation Studios. The results that we have heard of from former clients of these facilities simply never compares to the Body Transformations we regularly achieve.
An advantage to the KoKo Fitness Clubs is the fact that you can go in at 2:00 am to work out alone if you want to, however, that is also one of the problems, you will be ALONE. No staff, no trainers, no team to train with. Just you and hopefully no creepy people out in the parking lot. Another concern with KoKo Fit Club is that there is essentially ONE machine to work each muscle group. In other words, the same machine that you work your chest on day one is the same machine that you will be working your chest on day 365 and every single day that you work chest inbetween. It seems that most of your calories may be burned fighting bordeom and "routine" instead of being challenged with new and fantastic exercises.
At Ron Lyons Body Transformation Studios, the possibilities with all of our machine and free weights are absolutely endless. Over the years, many different "fad" programs, machines, diets and even whole facilities pop up. PLEASE do not be fooled into believing that a real, fit and amazing body can be built with an automated machine workout in only 30 minutes a day. People who choose to train at Ron Lyons Body Transformation Studios become a member of a group of others who are interested in one thing: SUCCESS.
•Don't I just need to hire a personal trainer?
It is sometimes possible to get good results with a trainer, provided that they are very experienced and capable. However, it is important to remember that most trainers have an average of less than 10 clients at any given time. At Ron Lyons Body Transformation Studios, our select trainers regularly train over 150 clients a day. Training that many clients means that the our trainers are well versed in the art of weight loss & fitness and very proficient in helping people just like you reach your goals as quickly as possible.
Another consideration is the cost involved. Personal training sessions can cost $65 or more per session. If you consider that with us you will meet and train 100 to 120 times during the program, it is clear that the cost of regular personal training would be nearly $8,000. -Way more expensive than the Ultimate Body Program.
•How does Ron Lyons Body Transformation Studios compare to personal training gyms?
Although there are personal training gyms out there, most of them are not focused enough to really be as effective at weight loss as Ultimate Body is. In fact, look at their websites and see what they offer, do they offer personal training AS WELL AS boot camp AS WELL AS bodybuilding AS WELL AS multi-level marketing products like Herbalife AS WELL AS sports performance training AS WELL AS pole dancing AS WELL AS (you get the point.) If they do have some sort of a similar copycat program, they certainly lack the experience and time tested results that Ron Lyons has. Beware of the copycat programs out there that have magically started popping up. They have neither the experience nor the years of refinement that has gone into this program. Any similar programs are recent inventions and are not likely to be nearly as effective at helping you reach your weight loss goals.
The gyms that DO offer just personal training have everything to gain if they can keep selling you on more and more expensive sessions. At Ron Lyons Body Transformation Studios, we want you to succeed and then begin a maintenance program that will keep you in shape. You can do our maintenance program or do this maintenance program on your own, drawing from the knowledge you gained while in the program.
Some of these gyms make their services seem affordable by cutting their sessions in half. In other words, training sessions may be only $25 but that is only for 30 minutes or less of a real workout (then you are left to do 30 minutes of cardio on your own.) If you want a real hour long session, you pay more. With us, you pay much, much less.
You also have the added problem of other people training in the gym at the same time as you who are on a completely different path than you are in trying to reach your goals. Some gyms let their clients come in at any time to do cardio which is distracting and can break the focus required to get incredible results. At Ultimate-Body, only a limited number of other people who are in your specific class will be in the gym. No one else may come in and do cardio etc. It is all about you and your goals while you are at Ron Lyons Body Transformation Studios.
Many of these personal training gyms include trainers of various skill levels. Some have too little experience to try and tackle your needs and others just do it as a part time job and are not dedicated to your fitness and weight loss success. Here, Ron Lyons oversees the entire program. He is Cooper Certified and has years of experience administering his own unique program. There are other trainers who work for Ron. These trainers are carefully selected and trained to lead you onto success.
•How does Ron Lyons Body Transformations compare to CrossFit (R) ?
We firmly believe that the workouts promoted by CrossFit (R) are not generally the best approach for our type of client, a person who is not a regular weight lifter and who is trying to lose weight. That system does not have nutrition as an integral part of it and on top of everything else, it is simply too extreme for the average fitness enthusiast. In fact, the commonly known mascot of CrossFit (R) is "Pukie the Clown"... a clown that is throwing up, making fun of how common it is for people to go to that extreme in this type of training. For a better idea of "Pukie the Clown", just Google it. As a side note, there is also a second mascot you may see called "Uncle Rhabdo the Clown" making fun of a very serious and often fatal condition (including kidney failure) called Rhabdomyolysis which is brought on by excessive and extreme exercise. The "Uncle Rhabdo the Clown" mascot has his kidneys falling out. Seriously, we doubt this is the kind of training that is appropriate for any of our intended clients like you!
•I am intimidated by the gym and don't want to be embarrassed when I work out. Are all of the people at Ron Lyons Body Transformation Studios fit and in shape?
You won't have to worry about that at our studios. We have one specialty and that is transforming bodies and halping people with weight loss. The people who go through this program are just like you, they need to change and have decided that this is the best program for reaching their goals. Some of our clients are in excess of 400 pounds. Many of them have never worked out before but that isn't an obstacle at our studios. In fact, we excel at helping the beginner or novice achieve a whole new body!
•How is it possible to find time to do this? I have so many things on my schedule and have a family to take care of, I just don't see how it's possible.
We have many class times available from 4:30 AM and we go til 9:00 PM. With a little effort and planning, you can make one of these times work. In the end, you will be glad you did. Also, if there is a time that you would like to do a class, but it is not listed, call us to request it. With just a few people, we will make it happen.
How does Ron Lyons Body Transformation Studios compare to the boot camps that meet at the parks around town?
Well, we have heat and air conditioning, but no spiders, scorpions or other bugs, we do have carpeted floors instead of concrete and dirt and we even have showers in some of our studios not to mention that they all have real indoor bathrooms to use.... the list goes on and on. Most inmportantly, we have tons of experience and are not riding the wave of trendy boot camp classes. Instead, each day we halp people with weight loss and we are very good at what we do.