Personal Fitness Training

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Are you ready to find the strength within your body and claim your power in the world?

Jungle Gym offers 3 options to work with our qualified body-positive personal trainers in Asheville:

  • One-on-One Training

  • Doubles Training – You and a Buddy!

  • Combo of One-on-One and Self-Led Home Program

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REACH OUT

Truly personal, truly unique

Three smiling people standing in a colorful gym, one in leopard print pants and tattoos, a man with a mustache in workout attire, and another person in a teal shirt with tattoos, surrounded by fitness equipment and vibrant wall colors.

Every personal trainer out there will tell you that their program is personalized to your needs. But in reality, most of them are just giving you the kinds of workouts that they like to do—some of them even repeating the same workouts for decades.

As certified Asheville Weirdos™, we do things differently.

Instead of a “no pain no gain” vibe in a loud public gym, we’ll help you develop a loving and appreciative relationship with your body through dynamic movement in a fun, safe, and private environment.

If this is you, you’ve come to the right place. Because we think you are fucking magical, and our passion is helping people like you find the strength that is already in your body, so you can claim your power in the world.

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Training Options

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One-on-One

Personal Training

Sessions in our bright, airy, plant-filled West Asheville studio run just under an hour. You’ll get the full personal training experience: we’re with you every step of the way, from warm-up through workout to cool-down stretches.

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Combo

Once Per Week +

Home Program

Work out with one of us or an apprentice once per week, plus get a personalized program for one or two more workouts you can do at home or in the gym. We’ll keep tabs on your progress and suggest exercise substitutions or progressions as needed.

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Doubles

Personal Training

Work out alongside a buddy in a program tailored to meet both of your needs, with plenty of shared motivation. A fun, supportive, and more affordable way to train, you’ll both get personalized attention every step of the way.

What to Expect

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Here are some details you might want to read more about:

  • Depending on the size of the package you select, session rates to work with Taija range from $110-130/hour. Rates for apprentices range from $75-90/hour. Schedule a 20-minute Zoom consultation to figure out what approach is right for you and your budget.

    Pricing for doubles training is between $140-150/hour ($70-75 per person).

  • Our training relationship will start with a special intake session which includes a fitness assessment as well as a full workout. It can be conducted virtually over Zoom or in-person in our beautiful West Asheville studio, depending on how you want to train. This time is about us getting to know each other, and us getting to know your body.

    We’ll learn all about your background and history, your relationship with your body (as much as you’re comfortable telling us), and your hopes and dreams for your future – both in terms of fitness and how that fits into the bigger picture of your life.

    We’ll do some assessments to see how you move and where your body is at, then devise a plan to get you moving and feeling good! We’ll finish out the session by doing our first workout together, and we can answer any other questions you may have.

  • Depending on what we find after our initial session, our workouts might take a couple of different paths.

    A slow start might feel good to some new clients, whether that’s due to chronic pain or any other physical or emotional limitation. We’ll take baby steps and make sure we don’t push you past your threshold – because no matter where you are in your fitness journey, exercise should feel good! We may need to focus on mobility (flexibility through movement), posture, and stability for a time while we adapt your body to handle increasing challenges.

    Other people will be ready to jump into high intensity workouts and heavy lifting right away. In that case, we’ll set some goals that make you excited to work out! Maybe you’re ready to start planning your first 5k or backpacking trip. Maybe you want to nail your first pull up or deadlift your bodyweight. Great! We’ll work on that, and still keep focus on mobility, stability, and posture.

  • You’ll typically see us two or three times per week, depending on your lifestyle and goals. Every workout is completed in under an hour, and starts with a brief check-in about how you’re feeling.

    Next, we’ll warm up with mobility work and maybe even some foam rolling (an awesome form of self-massage that we’ll teach you). Then, in your workout, we’ll make use of our collection of fun fitness toys.

    We’ll make adjustments to your workout plan as we go. Our job isn’t to give you the workout that’s in our notes—our goal is to give your body what it needs to feel good and healthy each day that we meet.

    Finally, each session will end with some deep stretching and deep breathing, to bring your central nervous system back down to baseline.

    Every session is just you and your trainer, so you don’t have to worry about anybody judging or watching you work out. We’ll work at your pace, and you can set the lights, temperature, and music to your preferences, making your workouts a truly personalized experience.

LET'S DO THIS!