FITting In

When you first walk through its doors, you may think you’ve walked into a nightclub instead of a gym. But make no mistake, FIT 407 means business. Those neon lights are illuminating rows upon rows of spring-loaded machines, each custom-built for an innovative total-body workout you can only get at FIT 407. Its name? Modern Pilates.

Developed by owners Mark and Michele Nelson, Modern Pilates blends the strength, flexibility, and balance work of pilates with the methodical intensity of Slow Resistance Training (SRT). The combination ignites your entire body all at once, bringing the slow-twitch fibers in your muscles to failure more quickly and raising your heart rate to optimal fat-burning levels. In other words, Modern Pilates burns more calories, builds more muscle, and puts you on the fast track to peak fitness.

“Our members continually tell us that after they started coming to FIT 407, their energy and motivation to work out changed for the better,” says Mark. “The results they see in a three-to-four day per week regimen is something they don’t want to be without.”

Not sure if this workout is for you? Mark invites you to give it a try. “For anyone new to FIT 407, we always recommend taking an intro class to see what the workout is all about.”

Modern Pilates classes are 45-minute sessions led by a FIT 407 instructor with 100+ hours of training in the SRT method. Once you’ve taken the Introductory class, you have the option to try Level One, or to move right on to Full Body Sculpt classes.

Or, you can keep coming back to the intro class, if that’s the best fit for you. “All of our classes provide challenging workouts and can be modified to an individual’s level of fitness,” Mark says. “Once you try the FIT Method, it will become your new obsession—and the results will speak for themselves.”