Aileen Velasquez has trained at No Limit Personal Training for four years. What started with group fitness classes turned into a combination that changed her strength, her conditioning, and eventually gave her the courage to sign up for her first Spartan Race. Aileen started at No Limit with group fitness classes. She built a foundation there, but her results were still centered mostly around cardio and lighter weights.
Aileen wanted to try personal training alongside her group fitness classes, and combining the two became what she calls the real turning point in her fitness. She began noticing her body changing in a way group classes alone hadn’t produced, building more muscle instead of relying mostly on cardio.
Adding personal training to her routine gave Aileen a different kind of progress. The shift from mostly cardio and light weights to a combined approach is what she credits with the biggest changes in her strength and conditioning.
Encouragement from her trainers made a real difference for Aileen, especially as she started believing she could do things she never thought possible. As she puts it, “there’s so many things that I didn’t think I can do, and it’s because of working out here, and doing personal training and all the group fitness classes and all the encouragement from all the trainers, that it’s even possible for me to even be doing a Spartan Race.”
The Results Aileen Experienced
Aileen is currently training for her first Spartan Race, something she had always wanted to do but never had the courage or confidence to sign up for. She says she finally found that courage because of the work she’s put in at No Limit. Her family and friends know how dedicated she is, and her three kids see firsthand how important working out and living a healthy lifestyle is to her, something she hopes they’ll carry forward themselves.
Aileen’s advice is simple and direct: stay open-minded, even if you’re already a member somewhere else. She encourages people to give No Limit an honest try, saying she doesn’t think they’ll be disappointed and that they’ll likely come back the way she did.
Why Combining Group Training and Personal Training Can Maximize Results
Group fitness classes and personal training each offer real value, but combining them often produces results that neither delivers fully on its own. Group classes build consistency and community, while personal training adds individualized programming that targets specific strength and conditioning goals more directly.
Aileen’s experience shows this clearly. She had already built a habit through group fitness classes. Still, it was adding personal training alongside that habit that she identifies as her true turning point, the moment she started building real muscle and seeing meaningful changes in her conditioning. That combination didn’t just change her body; it gave her the confidence to pursue something as demanding as a Spartan Race.
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Does combining group fitness classes with personal training actually improve results? Many members find that it does. Aileen identifies adding personal training alongside her group fitness classes as the true turning point in her strength and conditioning.
Can fitness training help build confidence for a specific goal, like a race? Yes, for many people it can. Aileen credits her training and her trainers’ encouragement with giving her the courage to sign up for her first Spartan Race after years of wanting to but never following through.
Is it worth trying a new gym if I’m already a member somewhere else? It can be, depending on what you’re looking for. Aileen specifically encourages people already training elsewhere to stay open-minded and give a new environment an honest try.
