"It has been a LIFE-CHANGING experience for me. Not only am I losing weight and inches, I have gained self-esteem and confidence that I didn't know I had in me. I have tons of energy, and I feel great. A lot of my personal success is because of the staff at ShapeXpress. They encourage you to do things you didn't know you could do. It is this personal touch that you just don't get other places that really makes all the difference. When I first joined I had doubts that I would stick with it and reach my personal goals. Now I know I will reach those goals and beyond."

"ShapeXpress has been such a positive experience for me. The staff and the atmosphere make it very easy to work out. Never mind how much better I feel since I’ve joined there."

"ShapeXpress has truly shaped my life. Through diet and exercise I’ve lost a total of 18.25 inches and 23 lbs. in three months! The staff is professional, knowledgeable, motivating and very caring."

“A warm, welcoming, enthusiastic atmosphere where encouragement is the top priority and success is inevitable. This is how I would start to describe the place I go every weekday morning at 6:00 am. Most people think I’m crazy and should go back to sleep for an extra hour, but I have set my mind to a workout before heading to go to work everyday. It is very reassuring, that on a daily basis I am greeted in the morning with smiles and encouragement from the extremely supportive staff at ShapeXpress. After years of unsuccessful dieting, total failure at weight loss programs, and unrealistic exercise plans, I have finally found a place that recognizes my goals and assists me to achieve them.

The Staff at ShapeXpress is warm and inviting, helpful and supportive, and most of all, willing to go the extra mile (literally) with me on the treadmill if they have to, in order to help me reach my goals. This staff, led by owners Audrey and Mike, have already exceeded my expectations. Judi, the one fitness instructor willing to get up with me every morning, including snow-days, has assisted me with a personal loss of 20 lbs., 17 inches and 3 dress sizes. I would have to say, that beyond the staff, the most important part of this incredible place, is the stress-free atmosphere that has been created that gets me up and out of bed in the morning to start my day off in the right direction. The sauna, massages, facials and tanning do not hurt either."

In the past, when asked, “Are you going to the gym tonight?” I would always let out a long sigh, a grunt, and then reluctantly nod twice. Since I have been at ShapeXpress, people are stunned since my reply has turned to a gleeful “Yep...definitely”.

Let me preface this with saying that I am not one to put my name on display to promote something that I didn’t believe in. But, ShapeXpress is not like some gyms where muscle guys are staring at you as work on the inner thigh machine or where skinny aerobics girls laugh as you desperately try to reach your 6 minute goal on the elliptical machine.

I would have to describe ShapeXpress most of all as ‘comfortable’. The Girls know everyone by name and are so warmhearted that I actually look forward to seeing them at the end of my work day. The employees and members have a great camaraderie which really makes the workout go by in a flash.

What really sets ShapeXpress apart from the rest of the women’s workout places is that there is much more than just a circuit workout. There’s also classes, elliptical machines, treadmills, bikes, free-weights, and (my favorite) infrared saunas. And the circuit machines actually work at different levels without having to change any settings, just based on the energy that you put into it. The workout never gets boring or unchallenging.

The infrared sauna is truly the greatest. For one, I credit it with getting rid of a terribly stubborn wart (that was on my finger for so long that I named it…Maury) within a month. It also makes me feel relaxed, rejuvenated and like my pores are unclogged and breathing (as strange as that sounds). I assure you that I was fearful at first, but after doing a bit of research and then trying it… I am a huge fan. …And of course burning tons of extra calories while sitting still makes it pretty worthwhile too.

Another convenience is that ShapeXpress has massage and now facials and waxing which I’ve always been uncomfortable about trying, but now I have appointments scheduled.

There is a real attention to detail and in setting a comfortable and friendly atmosphere that truly sets this ShapeXpress above anyplace that I have been (or even heard about at the water cooler). I would encourage anyone to try it out.

Believe me, if I can enjoy going to the gym…anyone can.