Xl Fitness

the reason i wanted to start an overweight-only gym is because i used to be class ii obese. i had to lose about 30 pounds to be “just” obese. at that time, i would have never walked into a gym. i found them too intimidating, i was afraid of feeling judged and stared at. despite all that, i managed to lose 75 pounds and i got all crazy about health and fitness. i wanted to help people, just like me, who were overweight/obese lose weight and feel better. so i quit my job, went back to school, got a degree in exercise science, and studied nutrition. i got hired as a personal trainer before i even graduated, and i was thrilled to finally start helping people. what i discovered was that i was not alone in feeling “gym-timidation” (it’s a real thing). i found that far too many overweight and obese people also don’t like going to gyms. even though i truly loved working with every person i met in every gym i worked for, i still wanted to work with more overweight people who were struggling to