Round Rock Edition | January 2022

From left, trainers Donovan Owens and Fred Sassani are Pugerville natives.

BUSINESS FEATURE

The workout room at Bodies By Design oers space for clients. (Photos by Carson Ganong/Community Impact Newspaper)

Bodies ByDesignWorkout Room Pugerville 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 BY CARSON GANONG

The Bodies By Design facility features an array of workout equipment.

“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. The small-group setting allows trainers to give clients plenty of personal attention, but Sassani said it also does wonders for community building and motivation. “Everybody wants to be around each other. They laugh. They get to become friends,” Sassani said. “It’s another reason to show up to the gym instead of just showing up for the coach.” In the past year, Bodies By Design expanded to add spaces for an orthopedic massage therapist and

GIVING BACK Trainers and clients at Bodies By Design make a point to give back to the local community through several dierent charity programs.

common goal. That is the philosophy behind everything that happens at Bodies By Design Workout Room, a tness facility in Pugerville with a focus on small- group personal training. Master Trainer Ninette Winston rst opened Bod- ies By Design 21 years ago, moving among several locations in Pugerville before settling at a spot on Vision Drive 13 years ago. Winston still runs Bodies By Design today, along with trainers Fred Sassani and Donovan Owens. Sassani and Owens grew up in Pugerville and played football together at Pugerville High School. Sassani said that experience

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.

a physical therapist adjacent to the workout room. Owens said the addition moves Bodies By Design toward being more of a complete wellness center. “When people are in the game, they’re doing things, they can have little nagging things that come up,” Owens said. “Maybe their neck gets

helped shape the team-oriented mindset 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

“EVERYONE THAT COMES HERE IS SUPER SERIOUS ABOUTWHAT THEY’RE DOING.” FRED SASSANI, BODIES BY DESIGN WORKOUT ROOM TRAINER

The business collected gifts in 2021 for the Adopt-A- Family program.

By Design must rst interviewwith a trainer to determine whether they are a good t for the gym’s group-oriented philosophy. “We’re very protective of that environment,” Sassani said. “We put everybody that’s new through that rigorous process to make sure that we’re going to be a good match for each other so they don’t waste our time, and we don’t waste their time, either.” 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. Trainers then work with the client based on the results of the tests as well as the client’s personal goals and history to create a detailed tness and nutrition plan.

tight or their elbow’s hurting. Well, now they can just come up to the front room and get that taken care of with other people who are experts in that eld.” Ultimately, Sassani said, Bodies By Design is an environment best suited for those who are serious about their goals. Beyond motivation and personal attention, he said the small-group setting allows trainers to keep clients accountable. “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, Pugerville 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.

ROUND ROCK EDITION • JANUARY 2022