Lake Wales Family YMCA

Fantastic experience: There is a new Advanced Class for strength and conditioning taught by TONY GUZMAN, the great trainer. The class started with only 3 people 4 months ago, now it has grown to more than 60 followers. With the snowbirds coming back in November it will be more than 90 peoples. There won't be enough places for everybody. Tony is such an excellent trainer! Dynamic, strong and friendly. He made all of us feel like we are a big family and we all love him and respect him. He cares for each of us individually regarding our different health problems. He found the exact exercises that we need like Randy Pope who fell from the roof, broke his back and hips. Randy was on s wheelchair for years Tony helped train him for 8 months and now he is able to walk slowly for the first time. For myself at 82 and other ladies Tony helped us lose weight, get fit and in good shape again. We do feel 10 to 20 years younger. To the group of men he has helped them build their strong muscles and camaraderie again. We hope that someday he could share his wonderful experiences and charisma to other people all around the country.

Fantastic experience: I agree wholeheartedly with Charles McColgan’s review. All the staff and trainers have always been very nice and knowledgeable -Janet and Stella helped me early on. Tony Guzman has a unique skill set and a genuine concern for all the participants well-being. He treats us like a family and makes it fun to get fit and stay fit. I have a torn rotator cuff, tennis elbow, scoliosis, stenosis and arthritis. I had a laminectomy - to help with the stenosis - on my L4, L5 and S1 vertebrae three years ago. I now have much less pain while doing routine chores around the house such as: vacuuming, sweeping mopping etc. Those twisting motions used to be excruciating for me in the past. I would highly recommend checking out Tony and the Lake Wales YMCA for your fitness needs.

Fantastic experience: In gym 3 days a weeks. Everyone is helpful and friendly. There folks in the gym to help navigate the machines and get started on getting fit. Big family atmosphere ❤

Fantastic experience: Thank you to David Thurlo, Branch Director, who hired Tony Guzman as the fitness instructor for seniors and purchasing additional weights for use in Tony’s class. Tony has developed a fantastic Strength and Conditioning fitness program that is applicable to all ages – not just seniors – as witnessed by the number of participants (30 to 50) who attend on a regular basis three times a week. Tony has the ability to energize the participants with his enthusiasm and his ability to personalize the workout for each participant by remembering their names and motivating them to want to improve their strength and conditioning. It is amazing to see individuals who started in wheelchairs or walkers now standing and walking on their own because they strengthened their muscles and endurance. And, those who had joint problems, now eliminating the pain from those joints because they too strengthened the muscles around those joints so their muscles, not the painful joints, are now supporting them. And I can’t forget those like myself who were already fit becoming even stronger and increasing endurance as a result of Tony’s workout routine. Many participants who started the class with resistance bands are now using weights. Again, thanks to the Y, David and Tony, for making the Strength and Conditioning workout such a fun class that people want to attend. It is definitely a “family affair / club” not just another workout.