I want to give encouragement to anyone who’s struggling with achieving their fitness goals. I just recently had a baby and desperately needed to get back into shape and just plain good health. I starting going to one of the commercial gym’s in our area and found it to be very crowded and very intimidating and basically lost the desire to exercise. One morning I was looking at a local magazine and saw an ad for Fitness Concepts and immediately gave them a call. I came in and met with Armando and he showed me around, I was very impressed. They offered one free training session. I came in the next day and decided this is exactly what I need. Not only do they provide a facility without a membership and over crowding, they provide experienced professional trainers to motivate you to really push yourself, they offer the mental motivation that is also much needed. I have recently lost 7 inches, mainly in my hip, thigh and stomach area, in just over a month!! That would’ve not been possible without the help of trainer’s Aaron and Lilia, also the nutritional support that Sam and Armando provide.

Thank you Fitness Concept’s for your commitment to fitness and success!!

Teresa Cupelli

I started training when I was sixteen and I always thought I knew how to diet and workout. Thought the years I maintained a pretty good physique, but once I hit thirty I began to stray away from the gym. I began to gain weight fast. When I turned thirty-five I was sick of the way I looked and started working out again. Instantly I lost 20 lbs, but then I began to plateau. I became very frustrated. I knew about Sam and what he had done for other people and thought maybe it might work for me. I had no clue what was going to be ahead.

From the very beginning Sam knew exactly how much weight I had to lose and what I needed to accomplish my goal. In the first month I had lost 25 lbs and six inches. I can’t believe how good I feel. It has affected my family also. My daughter, Brookelynn, has lost 10 lbs by following the diet Sam has given me. My husband, Michael, has also started training more and eating healthier. Friends at the gym have noticed huge results. They asked what I am doing differently. I told them that Sam has been training me, and his knowledge and training has really pushed me and has made a world of difference in my health. I am so thankful for what Sam has done for me. All it took was a great trainer, Sam Bakhtiar, and a little discipline from me and I got amazing results. I feel younger and look great. Thanks to Fitness Concepts. I would recommend Sam for anyone who is ready to see some fast and healthy results. From a size 13 to a size 4 and 155 lbs to 129 lbs. You can’t lose anything but weight. Thanks Sam for everything.

Tiffaney Gay

I’ve lived in Chino Hills for 14 years so I am familiar with many of you in this area. We run into each other at Albertson’s and Blockbuster or at one of my many trips to the Spectrum. I always know when my workouts are effective because you are quick to comment on how great I look or the flipside that you didn’t recognize me because I had put on so much weight. Well, you don’t actually say that part but I’m not in denial. I know that extra pounds make all of us look different.

The reason that I am looking much leaner these days is because of Fitness Concepts. I approached the owner Saman Bakhtiar in 2001 and hired my first trainer.

I reached my goal and started working out again on my own. Okay so fast-forward to 2006 where I found myself in the same position after I packed on 30 lbs. I started with Weight Watcher’s but due to all of the Aspartame that I was using because of my desire to keep my points low, I lost the sight in my right eye. I began a cleanse to get it out of my body and decided that I better do it the natural way. My eyesight returned so, I ran back to Fitness Concepts and I am happy to say that I have already lost 25 lbs and I’m still going.

My neighbors and close friends know that I am a registered nurse and that my graduate degree is in science, so I am constantly challenging theories. Fitness Concepts places emphasis on the “concepts.” The nurses at the hospital are coming to me for advice on weight training because they see my results. Every time I need to lose weight I am not going to waste anytime. I’m heading back to the people that I know will help me get to my goal. Don’t get me wrong, I still have issues with my eating habits, so I really appreciate being weighed every week and receiving great advice to get me back on track.

I am an advocate of hiring a personal trainer because the science behind getting the body that you desire is in working each of the muscles in three sets. Most of us going to the gym cheat ourselves by working out on only the mach8ines we find the easiest to operate and we work on the body parts that we prefer. A trainer is not going to allow you to cheat yourself.

And to my lady friends, weight training has so many benefits for your bones and for increasing your metabolism. Don’t worry that you will look to masculine. Weight training adds curves to our bodies instead of just being skinny flab.

I have to thank my wonderful trainer Aaron for pushing me beyond what I could imagine and for Armando for having patience with me during my agonizing nutrition counseling sessions.

Fitness Concepts is a training facility that hands down has the most recognized men and women in fitness in the Inland Empire. Just come in and check it out for yourselves. Maybe we will run into each other when you come in to meet Sam and sign-up for your plan to sexiness.

Thanks Sam for your commitment to fitness.

A loyal and satisfied client,
Toye Cook, MSN, RN
Self-Improvement Coach

In April of 2005, I experienced a very traumatic incident in my life. Ten months after the incident I decided I needed to de-stress my body. I have used personal trainers in the past and I knew I needed to find the right gym and staff to help get me start on a work out plan to suit my needs. I called Fitness Concepts and spoke to Sam. He scheduled an appointment for a free work out and told me there would be a bottle of water and a towel waiting for me when I arrived. I knew after the first work out this was the gym for me. Almost 6 months later I have lost 25 pounds and down 3 pant sizes. Not only do I feel better but also I have not been this fit or this healthy in years. Everyone at Fitness Concepts is very friendly and understanding. I can’t thank Sam and his staff enough for helping me to achieve my goals and get better results then I ever expected.

Sincerely,
Arlene Inlow