Personal Training for Adults 40+ in Iowa City Since 2010
Feel better than you did 10 years ago, all in 10 weeks, or it’s free.
Get stronger without getting injured by having an expert coach with you 100% of every workout
Discover what it means to train with a team that really cares about you improving your fitness and quality of life.
See what it’s like to make progress when your program is 100% designed for your individual body and goals.
If you don’t laugh at least once a workout, we messed up. We’re experts that take training very seriously, we just don’t take ourselves too seriously.
Personal Training for OPTIMAL-AGING
There are many nuances we use to tailor each program to each person in order to not only keep their joints safe but also help prevent injury while getting stronger.
If you only knew the behind the scenes consideration of how your workouts are designed to promote the natural production of certain substances and processes in your body. These slow the aging process and almost reverse it by growing new connective tissue, improving the elasticity of skin and increasing the improvement of toned, lean muscle tissue while also decreasing unwanted fat for the youthful glow we all want.
This is why so many of the people who work out at Grit Gym say they feel better at 50 than at 40 years of age.
By the way, did you know that most of the community here are approaching or over 50 years and are discovering what it means to move, stay in shape and get strong without getting hurt or feeling out of place? And they look and feel good. Really good. Your body isn’t failing you. It just needs some guidance.
Also, If you’re wondering, this isn’t really a place for 20- and 30-year-olds flexing in the mirror. Actually, there aren’t any mirrors, and that’s on purpose.
Workouts Built Around Your Body
Many of our clients come to us because they have sustained injuries at other gyms or just didn’t get the results they were promised. That’s not the Grit way. Our world-class training programs are not designed to beat you up, put you through hell or redline your body. That’s a sure way to put you in the ER and out of action for months. What we’re about is finding the most effective and safe training regime for your level of fitness, personal goals and your age. We want you to enjoy the journey, not dread it.
Workouts Built Around Your Body
Many of our clients come to us because they have sustained injuries at other gyms or just didn’t get the results they were promised. That’s not the Grit way. Our world-class training programs are not designed to beat you up, put you through hell or redline your body. That’s a sure way to put you in the ER and out of action for months. What we’re about is finding the most effective and safe training regime for your level of fitness, personal goals and your age. We want you to enjoy the journey, not dread it.
You Get Coaches and Teammates. Nobody Does This Alone.
We might be exclusive to clients of a certain vintage but we are by no means conventional or conformist. You’ll notice the difference the moment you step into Grit Gym. No side eye, no attitude, just friendly and supportive people all wanting to get the best results together. We don’t even have mirrors on the walls. We take the workouts very seriously, we just don’t take ourselves too seriously. And we laugh, we laugh a lot. If you don’t have a sense of humor, you’ll never survive. Meet us for happy hour on a Friday at 6:30pm and see for yourself. Like we said, never conventional!
You Get Coaches and Teammates. Nobody Does This Alone.
We might be exclusive to clients of a certain vintage but we are by no means conventional or conformist. You’ll notice the difference the moment you step into Grit Gym. No side eye, no attitude, just friendly and supportive people all wanting to get the best results together. We don’t even have mirrors on the walls. We take the workouts very seriously, we just don’t take ourselves too seriously. And we laugh, we laugh a lot. If you don’t have a sense of humor, you’ll never survive. Meet us for happy hour on a Friday at 6:30pm and see for yourself. Like we said, never conventional!
Personal Training With a Prescriptive Approach
Wouldn’t it be great if you could feel better now than you did 10 years ago? We make that happen with programs that turn back the clock and reward you with strength, flexibility and energy you haven’t experienced in years.
At Grit Gym, our personal training goes beyond what you might have experienced before. With us, you have an entire team of experts at your disposal to keep you moving, motivated and accountable.
How It Works
Step 1
Book Your Free Assessment
Fill out a quick form and a coach will reach out to find a time that works for you. It takes less than a minute, and it’s the most important step.
Step 2
Meet With a Coach
Meet with one of our expert coaches to talk through your goals, find out how each of your joints moves, and design the program that works for your life and body.
Step 3
Feel Stronger Without Getting Hurt
Train with a program built for your body and a coach with you every workout. Get back to the golf, travel and time with the grandkids you love.
What Our Clients Say…
Janet: “This is why I weight train”
“I started this when I was 50 … it has been the greatest thing that I’ve ever done.”
I train because as you get older you just lose muscle tone. I know people that don’t do anything, and you see that they just lose so much muscle and their posture gets worse. I think it’s important that as we get older, we just stay strong.
I started this when I was 50 because I was scared of just not being fit, and I have been there for almost 12 years. It has been the greatest thing that I’ve ever done.
What I love is that I can go work out with my grandchildren and keep up.
Nancy: “I leave here and I feel like I really accomplished something”
“You want to wake up and feel good. I’d like to not rely on other people.”
You always think you’re fit until you start exercising and realize those muscles aren’t as strong as they need to be for good posture and just feeling good every day.
I’m a runner, but I realized I was missing the component of strength. Lifting is empowering for me. I feel good about it. I leave here and I feel like I really accomplished something. I’m stronger. I can see the difference.
The trainers here really know what they’re doing. It’s a very supportive, friendly, clean place.
“I’m 57. I’m in the best shape I’ve been in my life.”
— Patty
“My shoulders, my hips and my lower back haven’t felt this good for 10 years.”
— Chris
“Raking leaves used to take two days. I can do it in a day now.”
— Pat
“I want to go work out. I never wanted to work out before.”
— Michelle
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Get Your free diet disruption journal
To lose fat and keep it off without mind numbing calorie counting or the use of ridiculous fads.
Diet Disruption is about building a lifestyle with food. Instead of constantly disciplining yourself to fad diets. You want to build structure, but you don’t want to build a prison. This is a way of eating that is healthy, keeps body fat low but also allows you to live a little at appropriate times without guilt. However, everyone is different, the conceptual basics are where to start. Here they are in Diet Disruption.