From left, trainers Donovan Owens and Fred Sassani are P ugerville natives.
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The workout room at Bodies By Design o ers ample space for clients. (Photos by Carson Ganong/Community Impact Newspaper)
The Bodies By Design facility o ers clients an array of workout equipment.
Bodies ByDesignWorkout Room P ugerville gym holds clients accountable to tness goals F red Sassani, a trainer at Bodies By Design Workout Room, said he believes people are at their best when working together toward a philosophy. Following the initial interview, clients undergo a series of tests from a device called an InBody machine to determine metrics such as body fat percentage, muscle mass and water density. BY CARSON GANONG
GIVING BACK Trainers and clients at Bodies By Design make a point to give back to the local community through several di erent charity programs. Adopt-A-Family
• Bodies By Design helps families in need during the holidays through an organization called Communities in School. Calories for St. Jude • One week each year, Bodies By Design asks its clients to donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
common goal. That is the philosophy behind everything that hap- pens at Bodies By DesignWorkout Room, a tness facility in P ugerville with a focus on small-group personal training. Master Trainer Ninette Winston rst opened Bod- ies By Design 21 years ago, moving between several locations in P ugerville before settling at a spot on Vision Drive 13 years ago. Winston still runs Bodies By Design, along with Sassani and Donovan Owens. Sassani and Owens grew up in P ugerville and played football together at P ugerville High School. Sassani said that experience helped shape the team-orientedmindset he brings to Bodies By Design. “When we stopped playing football, we realized that we didn’t have that team around us, so we wanted to create a team atmosphere here,” Sassani said. Prospective clients at Bodies By Design must rst interviewwith a trainer to determine whether they are a good t for the gym’s group-oriented
“It’s a very precise test that gives us a good under- standing of what that person’s need is instead of just saying, ‘Hey, everybody’s doing this, and you should be doing it, too,’” Sassani said. With a plan in place, clients can get to work in small-group training sessions, utilizing the workout room’s diverse array of equipment. In the past year, Bodies By Design expanded to add spaces for an orthopedic massage therapist and a physical therapist adjacent to the workout room. Owens said the addition moves Bodies By Design toward being more of a complete wellness center. Ultimately, Sassani said, Bodies By Design is an environment best suited for those who are serious about their goals. “Everyone that comes here is super serious about what they’re doing,” Sassani said. “If people don’t show up here, if we don’t see themwithin 48 hours, they’re getting a call … because accountability is a big thing they ask for when they come here, so we do keep them accountable.”
Bodies ByDesignWorkout Room 15635 Vision Drive, Ste. 103, P ugerville 512-514-0042 www.bbdforlife.com Hours: Mon. 6 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tue., Thu. 6 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Wed., Fri. 6 a.m.-8 p.m.; closed Sat.-Sun.
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