I was working for a private personal training gym, and I was feed up with the owners. They were stuck in their old way’s, not open to any new ideas, equipment, or method’s. They had no educational background on rehabilitation. I was getting ready to graduate from Cal State Northridge in 2002, with 2 degrees. One was in Kinesiology and the other was in Athletic Training. I always had the dream to open my own gym. However, at that time I had no idea or clue of how to even get started. I proceeded to tell my clients that I was getting ready to move on, when they said wherever you go we go. And that is what started it all. I left with 10 of my best clients, rented gym space from a private gym and a year later, grew from 10 clients to 30 clients. It was and this point that my dream started becoming reality. I started working hard, saving my money, and my clientele grew to 65 clients. At this point not only did I have my clientele set, but I had saved enough money to take the risk and open up my own gym. I opened in march of 2003, and I am still in business to this day.

Carlos Madrid