"Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people don't shoot their husbands."

-El Woods,  Legally Blonde

Success Stories
We want you to succeed. We want you to feel better, have greater energy, feel good in your skin, and move more confidently because you feel stronger. We want all of those things for you. The case study stories you'll read and watch on this page showcase people who came to us wanting those things too. You'll see that these are people just like you perhaps. They are real people living real lives with the stress of managing demanding jobs, physical challenges and the daily stresses of life in our fast-paced society. But they found a way to carve out a slice of time each week to pay attention to their health. They had clarity about their goals and they also understood and accepted the responsibility to commit to the program.

If you're not sure where or how to start, let us help you put some structure around your plan. Read the stories, watch the featured video and know that at one time, these people were right where you are. They asked for help, got it, applied it and continue to apply it. They've made the change so many others only wish for.

Featured Client Video
Jackie has dropped 100 pounds and changed her life.

Dan I started working out with Shana in 2003. Even though I had been going to the gym for years, I did not think I was wired for a different body. I was not in bad shape, but at 50+ things were starting to shift. Shana's guidance on nutrition and her ability to vary my exercise programs ("I don't want you or your body to get bored...") has resulted in better fitting clothes, better sleep, and better health.

When Shana opened her studio in 2007, she somehow managed to find like-minded trainers to work with her. Their knowledge along with what Shana has shared with them about health and fitness keeps working for me. I look forward to my workouts with Shana and her staff. The time I've spent with her has been a tremendously rewarding investment. I see and feel the good results. I am committed to the belief that a coach who understands your goals and abilities will help you create and maintain a healthier and happier life.

Donna A strange mixture of emotions followed me to the gym for our final meeting. I was apprehensive, definitely, but also I was confident. Seventeen weeks earlier I had enrolled in a program offered by Shana Ross. She told me I would lose weight and change my body shape on her plan. I was confident because I could easily tell the difference in my body since yielding to Shana, but apprehensive because I didn't know if I had met my personal goal. I was carrying the size-12 LizGolf shorts that had cost me $40 and I was about to learn if I could cut the tags off my dream shorts.

I knew Shana would be pleased with the data she gathered on me and I too was pleased with the results of eating right and lifting weights. And I knew in my heart that if I didn't reach my personal goal of size-12 on that day I would another day, soon. I would reach the goal because Shana had given me information that changed my life. Make no mistake; I did not like the information. I did not like hearing that I needed to eat every 3½ to 4 hours and lifting weights would be a part of my daily routine. I didn't like hearing it and I wasn't eager to do it. But then I evaluated the results of doing it my way. I had been working out and eating better on my own for about a year and my over age 50, menopausal 30 pounds was still there. I finally decided I would do it Shana's way and the results are why I have written this open letter. I remember saying to our group about half way through, "It's working, damn it. That means I have to keep doing it." I got really lucky when I found Shana through a good friend.

1. She never lied to me. 2. She treated me like an adult yet tended to my needs. 3. She answered every question. 4. She truly understood my excuses but didn't let me limit myself because of them. 5. She's a happy person. I don't know you, but if you've read this far I'm being your really good friend and telling you that you're going to be really lucky if you choose to work with Shana and her staff. P.S. My shorts fit that day and still do thanks to AJ's group classes three mornings a week.


Marian A dear friend gave me a gift certificate for a fitness assessment and three training sessions with her personal trainer. She was very pleased with the results she had seen with Shana, and she knew that I wanted to lose weight and improve my level of fitness. She also knew that I had tried many diet programs like Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem. I did lose weight on those programs, but as soon as something happened to get me off track, I would put the weight back on.

After my initial sessions with Shana, I was sold. I liked that she was willing to work with me and my health issues specifically and not just provide me with a cookie-cutter workout. She customizes my workouts to enable me to strengthen my body without hurting my joints, and continually varies my program to keep me from getting bored. Shana is always looking for new ways to help improve my overall health and fitness and sharing them with me to keep me motivated and moving forward.

I have lost weight and kept it off. You see, Shana doesn't just hand you a meal plan and say, "Eat this and you'll lose weight." She educates you about nutrition; you learn how to create a better metabolism and fuel your body to do the work required to improve your overall health. In addition to the weight loss, I've lost inches and re-shaped my body, which has helped me have a much more positive and confident body image. While the weight loss is slow, I am confident that I will never be as heavy as I once was. Shana genuinely cares about each of her clients, and that's probably why she has so many devoted customers like me.

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