DEB FRY

• Miss Teenage America (natural bodybuilding) 1983
• Teenage World Record Bench Press 1984 (200 lbs) 148 pound class
• Womens State Record Bench Press 1984 (200 lbs) 148 pound class

Deb has over 25 years experience in all areas of weight training and athletic conditioning. She started working out at age 15 and decided to share her knowledge as fitness professional in 1982 when she started personal training full time. Deb was a pioneer in the personal training field with the first “private exercise studio” in Columbus and the first to offer a Spinning program in the city. At the time she started, personal training was only for the “rich and famous”. At this time personal training is one of the fastest growing professions in the United States with trainers certified by hundreds of different organizations. No amount of certifications can ever compare with the experience of 25 years of hands on training resulting in thousands of changed lives.

Although Deb’s experience is rooted in bodybuilding and power lifting she is qualified to train all types of individuals with a variety of goals. Deb has a unique understanding of people and how to motivate each person in ways that they respond to. She has a rare ability of becoming a “chameleon” with each individual’s needs and personalities. To some she is the “Dr. Phil” of fitness. While always being honest about the fact that there are no shortcuts she can motivate with a “soft touch” that some need. Each individual is motivated differently depending on their goals and personality and this understanding and building of personal relationships is what makes Deb’s clients want to keep coming back for more. Deb does NOT believe in contracts.

In 2001 Deb had a near fatal accident that resulted in a head injury along with torn ligaments in both knees. After recovering from subsequent reparative surgeries on both knees she battled to get back to the kind of shape she was in before the accident after gaining weight from literally not being able to walk for almost 2 years and being told she may never walk without a limp again. 2005 marks Deb’s 40th birthday and she is at the weight and in the shape at which she won the title of “Miss Natural Teenage America”. She does not believe in excuses! Not age. Not injury. Not time or any other excuse you could come up with. Instead she chooses to count her blessings and turn excuses into reasons to just “get it done whatever it takes”! This is how she lives and how she teaches her clients to live. First, put in the work it takes to get where you feel good about your state of fitness and well being then learn to live life in moderation. Learn to “make peace” with the fact that exercise needs to be a part of your life for as long as you are capable of moving your body in some way. Be glad that you can. Where are some that wish they could. Put in more work in the beginning of your fitness program to get to your goal then find a level of moderation with healthy eating and exercise that keeps you there for the rest of your life. There are simply no shortcuts, magic pills or 5-minute machines. Moderation is the magic. You can enjoy life, food and fun as long as you keep yourself within reasonable limits. You can occasionally take time off working out, occasionally eat things that taste good and that you enjoy, as long as you don’t overindulge in anything that gets in the way of your fitness and well being.