Today we’d like to introduce you to Joyce Harris.
Joyce, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
My fitness journey started due to health reasons which my doctor suggested that I start working out more. so I did my research on exercises and nutrition started going to the gym consistently. One day after I’d been going to the gym for a few weeks, two older women approached me saying they have been watching me come in workout and stay consistent and that was motivating to them and they asked me to train them. I laughed and told them I wish I could but I’m not a trainer but I’m sure the gym trainers could definitely help. They said no they tried them and they couldn’t help or keep them motivated and they only want to work with me. So I asked them their fitness/ health goals and told them I can’t train them but I will workout with them to help them achieve their goals but I can’t make any promises! They were so happy and we all set up a time to meet up at the gym, I go home do my research to help them.
Next time I saw them we all worked out together and they were extremely happy at the end tired but happy lol. I did this with them for a month and one day they came into the gym so excited to tell me how much progress they have been and how close they are to their goals and their doctors could also see a positive change! When they told me that that’s when the fire was lit for me. It made my heart happy that I was able to help them and I wanted to do that all the time, so that moment pushed me to become a certified personal trainer! Right after became certified, I told the two women and their exact words were “Finally! We’ve been ready to start paying you for your services and we have more friends you would like your services!” That was six years ago! From that day, I never really had to do a lot of advertising because all my clients came from word of mouth recommendations, which I’m truly grateful for. Since then, I’ve been able to host bootcamps, run corporate exercises and change the lives of more people!
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
With starting anything new especially a business it’s not always going to be smooth sailing! For me at 1st, I struggled with time management. Starting a new business training clients while working a full-time job was extremely challenging and when you have all these clients and new ones that want to come on board it felt like there was not enough time in the day! But I made some sacrifices, did 4am sessions then went to work for 8 hours then had training sessions when I got off. There were times when I only had 3-4 hours of sleep and had to get up and do it all over again. Of course, that wasn’t good for my health, so I definitely had to make changes have a schedule (business hours) in place and create a waiting list for future clients since I was fully booked.
Please tell us about Serenity Life Fitness.
Serenity Life Fitness is a health and wellness company. I pride myself on creating an environment where any and all individuals can feel comfortable and confident in their training while helping them become the best versions of themselves inside and out! I specialize in personal training, group fitness, and transformation specialist. I’m most proud of is that my work and clients speak and promote its self! I like to make my training sessions fun for my clients and sometimes the sessions can be therapeutic. I strive for each of my clients to leave the sessions feeling better than they walked in.
Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
When I was in elementary my school introduced an annual field day. They made us shirts and I will never forget right before my 1st race my dad said, remember don’t run with your head down always keep your eyes on the finish line and I did just that and won.
Pricing:
- Personal training $25 per session
- Group training $10 per person min 5 people per group
- Transfomation training $40 per session
Contact Info:
- Website: www.Serenitylifefitness.net
- Email: Joyce@Serenitylifefitness.net
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/serenitylifefit?igshid=19mvjgyfp4r6l
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SerenityLifeFit/
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