Success Stories

Personally Fit is not just like the other fitness facilities in Columbia. We personalize your workouts and nutrition plans to help you reach your fitness goals. We have the results to prove it! Here are just a few of the amazing before- and –after photos of some or our clients. See how the encouragement and motivation of the trainers at Personally Fit has changed their lives. It can change your too. Call and set up your FREE consultation today!


  Sue Stroud (Lost 33 pounds and 27 inches)
Personally Fit is amazing. I never expected to achieve such results in such a short period of time. I’ve lost inches and increased muscle tone. To see the muscle definition is the best part of all! The staff is very professional and truly cares about my results. They continuously monitor my weight and body fat. If the results are not positive, they make effective adjustments to my workouts and nutritional plan. The combination of weight training, cardiovascular exercise, and nutritional education has given me the results I have always desired to achieve. It’s very satisfying and rewarding to see results when you put time, hard work, and dedication into exercise. Personally Fit is one of the best gifts I have ever given to myself.


Karen Russell (Lost 63 pounds and 6 dress sizes)
I have been overweight the majority of my life. Physical activity to me was walking the dog. One morning while laying in bed watching television, I saw a spot featuring Personally Fit. I don't know what about it hit me, but I decided to check it out!

I have never been a big eater, so I felt that my metabolism was low. I knew that my food selections were poor. They encouraged me to eat frequent, small meals, increase the protein in my diet, and assisted me in making better selections through the review of my food log.

My experience with Personally Fit has been extremely positive. The one-on-one exercise program designed based on my needs, combined with the staff's encouragement have made this enjoyable. I still have a way to go, but know that with the support of Personally Fit that I will attain my goals.




Fred Quatalbaum (Lost 80 pounds of fat while gaining lean muscle mass)
My mid-life crisis began on my 41 st birthday. I tilted the scales at 285 pounds with very little if any of that being lean muscle mass. I was recovering from a failed business venture that had taken its toll over about 3 years and when I'm stressed DON'T GET BETWEEN ME AND FOOD…YOU MAY GET RUN OVER!!!

A procrastinator by nature I was always going to get fit and over my life I have tried every fad diet and had worked out intermittently, but never together as a total game plan. I met several of the trainers at p-fit at a fund raiser and decided that they seemed like nice folk so I started considering “joining the gym” but first I needed to lose some of this weight. So I fired up one those fad diets lost about 25 pounds and was coerced by a friend to make the call. Well as usual I didn't get around to it the day I promised and at 5:00 I got a call from her giving me @#%$ then she handed the phone to Matt. Well I was busted so I made an appointment.

That was 5 years, 80 pounds of fat and 4 jean sizes (44-36's) ago. I began working out with Carla who concentrated on changing my life style. It took her a while to convince me that you had to eat to lose, but when I started eating 5-6 meals a day my body started to transform right before my eyes. Once Carla got me out of “intensive care” and my weights reached a point that was not safe for her to spot me I graduated to one of the big boys.

I still back slide on occasion and let a few pounds creep back on now and then but I now have a lot of lean muscle mass to work with and the tools and knowledge to “shape up”!!

I will NEVER EVER “let out” another waistband. If it starts to get tight and uncomfortable I know it's time to clean up my act and if I don't… I suffer till I just can't take the pain any more. But ya know, once you have been to the mountain it doesn't take much of a reminder of the pain and embarrassment to wake you up!



Russell Bauknight (Lost 8% body fat. Total cholesterol dropped 84 points, triglycerides dropped 78 points.)
My reason for joining Personally Fit was not for motivation or weight loss. I had always been active and was in what I believed to be in good physical condition. My major concerns were my high cholesterol level and blood pressure. My cholesterol was slowly creeping upwards and my blood pressure was not responding well to medication. My doctor said that he wanted to start me on cholesterol lowering medication.

When I joined Personally Fit, my trainer restructured my eating habits and modified my workout routines. They incorporated plyometrics into my weight workouts. Plyometrics not only makes the workout versatile, but challenging and fun. Since beginning my workouts at Personally Fit, I have lost body fat and my total cholesterol has dropped (my doctor was satisfied that I do not need the cholesterol medication). At the end of the hour, we always stretch. It‘s amazing how much more flexibility I have gained by relaxing and allowing someone else to do the stretching. Personally Fit is a great environment and they really care about their clients; so much that I have encouraged my family to work out there. My wife and teenage daughter both train two times each week and both have experienced great results from their hard work.




Ken Gill (In 7 weeks, lost 13lbs, 8%body fat, and 4 inches off his waist)
I have always participated in some form of exercise and nutrition plan, but it wasn’t until I joined Personally Fit that I achieved my greatest results. My trainer designed a very specialized program which includes intense weight training 2 times a week, suggestive exercises on my own, and dietary planning and coaching.
In the past 7 weeks, I have met my goals well in advance of my projections. The trainers of Personally Fit have been extremely supportive in helping me meet my goals and providing me with invaluable information. It was their daily encouragement that helped me push on when I was too tired or didn’t feel like working out Thanks, Personally Fit!


Michelle Davis (lost 25 lbs and counting!)
“I’m more toned now then when I was in my twenties. I feel great!”
Being tall and with a high metabolism, I never had to worry about what I ate. That all changed when I turned thirty-five. I joined health clubs and would loose a few pounds, but my motivation would soon wear off and the pounds would return. As a recommendation from a friend, I joined Personally Fit. Unlike other health facilities, Personally Fit provides a very personal atmosphere with professional trainers who really know their stuff. I receive a complete hour of one on one attention by a trainer who would follows my diet and make suggestions, logs my progress, and provides me with challenging workouts to meet my needs. Now after 11 months, I’ve lost pounds, inches and body fat while gaining muscle tone. I’m more firm now then I was at age twenty-five and it’s wonderful!