We recently connected with Ramon Vega and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Ramon thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. So, let’s start with a hypothetical – what would you change about the educational system?

The education system does not prioritize health and fitness. The system is slowly progressing but physical education, for instance, still lacks in teaching kids how to exercise correctly and have proper biomechanics. The criteria that is being taught is a basic one size fits all, with tests such as a pull up or push up test that not every student can complete and yet they are not being taught how to work towards the goal of actually achieving those movements. A good program would teach them the basic anatomy of their own bodies as well as proper body mechanics. Offering programs such as physical education, nutrition, yoga/mindfulness courses where students learn the importance and benefits of your mental and physical health allows students to create healthier habits that they can continue to practice as they grow older.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

I started my career in the fitness industry in 2014. I started at my local corporate gym as a personal trainer. Throughout the years I perfected my craft and became a household name among other trainers. In 2018 I embarked on my entrepreneurship journey as a self employed trainer. Throughout this time I was able to expand my brand and offer more than just personal training. I got the opportunity to work with local soccer teams/players as their strength and conditioning coach. In 2020 my wife and I made the decision to open our own gym to better assist our community with their fitness journeys. Powerhouse Fitness is now the home of our members. We offer group fitness training, personal training and also online fitness training services. Our priority is to provide a safe and positive environment for our members to exercise. When you come into Powerhouse you don’t just come in to workout, we enjoy teaching our members all the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle. We teach them how to perform exercises correctly and how to supplement their workout with nutrition. We understand that there is no one way to do fitness and with social media it’s easy to get overwhelmed by a lot of unnecessary fitness trends/exercises.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

When my wife and I made the decision to open our own gym we were in the middle of the pandemic. We were hopeful that the pandemic would end in 2021 so we made it our goal to open our doors to the public in January of 2021. Unfortunately, we were wrong and despite it being one of the most challenging times to be a gym owner we believed in ourselves and stuck to our game plan. Being a newly opened gym in the midst of a pandemic was extremely challenging. Our top priority was to keep everyone safe while giving them the opportunity to workout. We kept class sizes small enough which allowed everybody to practice social distancing. Our coaches wore masks while coaching and we did our best to wipe down all our equipment after every class.

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

I think having a background in personal training has helped with the growth of our group fitness classes. I take the same personable approach to our group training that I do with my private personal training clientele. Our training program is designed by me so I get to see how are members are doing and what areas they need to improve on, where other gyms who offer group training may outsource their training program. Creating daily workout plans is challenging and time consuming but absolutely worth it.

Contact Info:

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