Podaima Performance 40+ Private Gym

01/31/2026

CLIENT SUCCESS STORY 105 POUNDS LOST!!!

Congratulations to our client, Dino, on his life-changing transformation and on losing 105 pounds in a year!!   No drugs.  (Starting weight 287-Current weight 182lbs.)

His hard work and dedication paid off big time as you can see he is healthy, fit, and strong…he looks fabulous!! (Right before we took the picture, I half-jokingly said, “damn you look better than the trainer…actually I like that!”)

He never misses workouts, always works hard and is always a pleasure to work with.  He was perfect with his diet, and as time went on, he started doing cardio most days of the week. It’s great to see a client go from not doing anything to living a healthy, active lifestyle.

It all started last year when his brother Mario (whom I’ve known for over 20 years) bought him a free 4-week package because he knew his brother needed help. (I posted about this before Christmas.)  Yes, Mario deserves a lot of credit as well for looking out for his brother and giving him the “little push” he needed to get started.

As I was congratulating him yesterday and telling him what an amazing accomplishment he had achieved, he said with a smile, “Your trainers and your gym made it easy and enjoyable to do; I had fun doing it.” (Music to my ears.)

Yes, Dino deserves all the credit and more; he put in all the hard work and dedication in and out of the gym, and we just guided him and supported him along the way. Even though the picture is with me, all of our amazing trainers worked with him throughout the process, providing high-quality training programs and a great gym to train out of.

Amazing job, Dino. We are all super happy for you, and I’m confident your story will inspire many others to take action and transform their lives just like you have!

01/16/2026

Gym Buildout Progress Update! After a few early setbacks things are moving along very quickly now! We are hoping that painting is done by the end of this weekend!

Projected opening date for Podaima Performance 40+ Private Gym, second location(Unit 18-3000 McCreary Rd.) is now Feb 9/26!!

Our spots are filling up quickly so if you are interested then now would be a good time to reach out and get that setup. For all of you that are confirmed and on the list we will be reaching out week prior to opening. It’s going to be SWEET!

01/01/2026

Wishing everyone an amazing 2026!

As clients were heading out of the gym during the last week, I kept congratulating them on what a great year they had.

Some started their health and fitness program this year. Others simply kept showing up, as they’ve done for years. Either way, good on them for taking care of their health and fitness.

I told many of them this: even if they accomplished nothing else this year, it was still a huge success. They made their health and fitness a priority. They’re fitter, healthier, they look better, feel better, and took care of the most important thing in life-their health, both body and mind.

For those who started sometime last year, I said: look at where you were a year ago. You weren’t doing anything. Starting is the hardest part, and you did it, and you stayed with it, consistently. That alone is a big win. A lot of people think about it forever and never take action.

For those who’ve stayed consistent year after year I told them amazing work as usual and to keep it up! For many of them this is just who they are now. It’s what they do. Business as usual. We have clients who’ve trained with us for 5, 10, even 15 years! It’s amazing to see these long term clients make health and fitness a priority and way of life which will help them live longer and live better.

We also had many clients return this year—some after a short break, and some after more than 10 years ago! Great to see and work with you all again and we look forward to helping you reach your health and fitness goals as well!

Yes, many people will start a health and fitness program in the next 1–3 months. That’s typical this time of year. Just remember—time moves fast. By this time next year, your life can look AND feel completely different.

All you have to do… is start.

12/23/2025

Last week, one of our clients accomplished something very few can: he lost 100 pounds!! Not only did he do it without any weight loss drugs(as that needs to be stated nowadays), he pretty much hit his goal weight of 187 pounds!!

This is a great story all around. It all started when his brother paid for his first month of training with us to get him going. I have known his brother for over 20 years, and he himself trained with us and lost 40 pounds and got into great shape. While we were training, he always mentioned that he had to get his brother in here to train with us as he needed help and was worried about him. Eventually, one day, we got the call that his brother was ready to start training!

He has totally crushed the program day in and day out since he started on Jan 30/25, which means he lost 100 pounds in about 10.5 months!! Not only is he healthier, fitter, and stronger, but he says he feels great!! He definitely looks great, that’s for sure, and is unrecognizable from when he started.

He was extremely dedicated to the program with both the diet and exercise program from day 1. First, his diet was absolutely perfect day in and day out. Consistent. Next, he never missed his 2-day-per-week weight-training workouts with us, and he also incorporated cardio/walking on his off days. He totally changed his way of life and WHO he is in under a year.

On the day he hit his goal, I sent him a congratulations and commended him for his hard work and dedication. I also told him he owes his brother a huge thank you for getting him started. (Sometimes people are ready but need that little push.)

I also texted his brother to tell him his brother finally hit 100 pounds down and what an outstanding job he did. I also told him he should get a lot of credit for getting his brother started with us, and how life-changing it is for him.

I believe he booked a warm trip for himself as a reward for reaching his goal, and he deserves every bit of it, I hope he has a blast.

Outstanding job.

10/24/2025

Gym buildout progress update! Concrete floor is down and framers will be in next! Still on track to be completed by Jan 1!

10/21/2025

We have started to look for trainers for our second location! Even though we are not projected to be open until Jan. 1 we are starting to do interviews and training now! We want to be prepared so that when we do open the transition goes as smooth as possible!

If you know of any great trainers who would be interested please send them my way! Starting $27.50/hr.

Thanks!

10/15/2025

Gym construction has begun! Plumbing pipes are in the ground!

I met with the builders yesterday, and everything is on track to be open for the new year! Now that they have started, things should progress quickly!

I am going to update the buildout progress as I did with the last gym!

09/18/2025

IT’S OFFICIAL!!!  I am incredibly excited to announce that Podaima Performance 40+ Private Gym is opening a second location at 3000 McCreary Road!! (Intersection of McCreary Rd and McGillivray Blvd.)

The gym will be a near replica of our current location at Unit 2-920 Lorimer Blvd!  You can expect the same high-quality training programs, led by our expert trainers, in a quiet, clean, and comfortable gym that caters to professionals and business owners over 40!

The building is beautiful and the location is perfect! It is close in proximity to our current gym, which will allow for more flexible options for existing and potential clients in the area, while also simplifying management for us!

Projected opening date Jan. 1, 2026!

07/18/2025

Clients are going to love this! We are in the process of developing a custom scheduling/membership app for the gym!! Yes, there are many scheduling apps/gym software apps available, but none that offer the level of customization we needed for our gym’s operations! Testing will start next week and is expected to be completed and fully integrated within the next month!

This software will be proprietary and exclusive to our gym only! As always, we will continue to innovate and strive to provide our clients with the ultimate health, fitness, and gym experience!

07/16/2025

Check out this AMAZING message we got from a client!! She has totally rocked the program, and it’s always a pleasure for all of us to work with her! When she first came to us, she was in chronic pain, wasn’t feeling well, and wasn’t happy with her bodyfat, strength and fitness levels.

She had recently gone through major surgeries and had gone through some very serious and life-threatening medical situations, resulting in lengthy hospital stays. But she is tough and a fighter, and as soon as she recovered, she wanted to get on track with a weight loss, health and fitness program.

It hasn’t been very long, but she has lost almost all of her excess body fat, has much less pain, and her strength and conditioning and fitness levels are up big time!! When she showed me her “before” pictures of when she started with us I even had to do a double take!

She understands that even though she may be in pain or low on energy on some days, she still makes it to her workouts. (She knows that in most cases, her pain levels are reduced and her energy is increased after her workouts.) We often discuss this, and we both agree that the alternative is doing nothing, which isn’t an option. Even if we have to modify her workouts that day, doing something is far better than doing nothing.

We always have a bit of fun mixed in with the workouts and it’s very special to see her health, fitness and function improve and being happier and living a better life!

07/09/2025

05/25/2025

Sunday morning workout done! Now to do a bit of work around the gym then go home and go over all of our clients diets and progress tracking for the week!

Its always exciting to see clients crushing their fitness and weight loss goals and totally tranforming their lives. There are also some clients that I have to give a little pep talk to and get them motivated and back on track.

Through most peoples fitness and weight loss journeys there will be ups, downs and stalls but the important part is to keep at it and not give up. Eventually most people will get back on track.

Later on this afternoon Im going to watch the hockey game! I have jumped fully on the Oilers bandwagon lol.