4704 Cahaba River Road, Birmingham, AL 35243 | 205-298-1001
Testimonials
Diet and exercise is not all it takes....it takes Drake Fitness! I can tell you that Drake Fitness is the place that can get you where you want to go with your personal goals. Having been a professional athlete and been in shape 20 years ago - I knew what it would take - someone with the knowledge, expertise, patience and attitude to get me there. I had the drive, determination and goals, and Kevin Drake and his staff became part of my team. They outlined a plan that allowed me to attain my weight loss and fitness goals. I lost 30 lbs - doing it the right way - and now I am back into the shape I was in when I played on the tour. If you have goals and are ready to make a commitment, Drake Fitness will get you there!
Anna B.
8/10/2010
I love Drake Fitness. It's a place where I feel comfortable and feel like the trainers there are really wanting to help me succeed at my weight loss goal. Kevin is one of the best trainers in town and I am lucky to have him. He pushes me and encourages me to get my butt in the gym. And it is a great price too. Convenient location, not a huge meat head gym and a great family atmosphere.
Callie P. 8/6/2010
I just wanted to Thank you for how much you have helped me this summer. When I left school in May, I had a bad self-image and a lack of confidence. Working out with you has made me feel so much better about myself, and I can't wait to show off at the Rec this year! Thank you for your patience, advice and all the laughs. I hope to see yall on my breaks from school. Thanks again.
Anne Walker
I have been a member of Drake Fitness for several years. Kevin and his team are always finding new ways to challenge me and help me be the healthiest person that I can be. My husband and I have accomplished finishing two marathons and several half marathons with Kevin's help. Drake Fitness is more than a gym for me and my husband the team is part of our family.
Gina E.
I came to Drake Fitness in December of 2010. In a few months would come the milestone of turning age 50 and with that comes an inevitable reflection upon the road traveled thus far. What emerged from that discussion with myself was that the time was perhaps ripe for what one friend calls my "mid life awakening". Having overcome many prior obstacles, there was but one hurdle left to conquer where success simply seemed to elude me-overcoming life long obesity.
I was once asked by a physician, "Kathleen, why is it you choose to be fat?" Naturally, I scoffed as this was an absurd question. Years later though when I re-frame that question to say, "Kathleen, how might you actually be resistant, fearful, or clearly self-sabotaging those prior efforts to change?", I am able to glean much insight as to the "why" behind my motives or unconscious choices to fail. This is the catch-22 about insight. I can no longer plead ignorance nor innocence as to my role in things. The way I've coped in the past no longer works, if it ever truly did. Where do I go from here? Enter, Drake Fitness. My friends nickname me "Google" as a joke because I am an admitted internet junkie "googling" questions and answers to the point of obsession at times. But when investing in one's overall health and well being as I was about to do, we have to be our own best advocate. So the trait does have it's perks. LOL!
My criteria for a gym was as follows:
Manned gym with a highly educated/skilled/trained staff there on the premises at all times to emphasize safety first, injury prevention, instruction in proper form on all equipment and if needed, exercise modification based upon that client's level of current fitness and/or medical necessity.
Short term or even no contract options along with affordable payment options that do not require automatic bank account withdrawals.
Clean facility with a nice mix of personal training, self workout, and group class offerings.
Positive regard in the community through client feedback.
In my online research Drake Fitness was the ONLY facility/program that met all four criteria that I was looking for. There was only one potential drawback. I live in Saint Clair County 35 miles away and the facility is in Jefferson County.
Ultimately, I decided that to be fit and to experience wholeness within my physical being for truly the first time was worth making the sacrifices necessary to invest that time, effort, and distance in. But it was also the words of a client like myself that reeled me in too. She wrote, "I am 50, I am an overweight woman, and I feel welcomed, embraced, and encouraged here." After reading that, I really never considered any place else. Call it God or karma or intuition, but something about Drake Fitness just kept calling upon me to go there. I had no clue what to expect, but it has genuinely exceeded all of those expectations ten fold. It is a small, down to earth family owned gym that has a really diverse clientele of all ages, sizes, and fitness levels. Clients, trainers, and owners, visibly encourage and support one another at every turn. Personal training and group classes are tailored to each individual client's abilities, with the intention of expanding one's skill set over time to reach that client's stated goals-short and long term. Each trainer brings something unique and interesting to the field of exercise. I learn something new to do at home or at work in every single workout. This isn't an easy journey no matter who you are. You are challenged times over, but there is a sense of community, of place, and of belonging here that I think makes it special. Even the bathroom facilities have a sign as you depart that says, "You are beautiful". It actually makes me stop for a second and believe that I really am, as I have all that I need already and I am just here to continue to bring that to fruition with the kind, compassionate, comical, sincere, life affirming and expert staff at Drake. It's just a gentle reminder of the "I am a gift", but for me it's a message so powerful in it's simplicity in the most unexpected of places. Louisa May Alcott writes, "Stay, is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary". To my family, my brothers in arms at Drake Fitness, I think I'll do just that - stay. You guys told me to "find my reason". To have also found you, is better than I could have ever imagined. Kindest regards.
Kathleen Smith
Odenville, Alabama
Drake Fitness is an important part of my life. I believe in taking care of my body mentally and physically, and I accomplish both these things at Drake Fitness. The gym keeps up with the latest and greatest technology and Kevin is quite the motivator. No matter what your need or focus is for yourself, they will help you succeed and have fun doing it.
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