HEW Fitness

About 4 months ago, I joined HEW on the recommendation of a friend. As an “outdoorsy” kind of guy, I was a little reluctant to commit to working out in a “box”. After a week, I was hooked. My fitness has improved immensely. The workouts offer a wide variety of challenges. The coaches are great- whether it is to give you a little extra motivation, to help refine your technique, or to find the right modification of an exercise that works for you. I’m a regular in the 6am class, and I couldn’t ask for a better bunch of folks to work out with. Motivation, support, and the occasional little friendly competition make it a routine I look forward to every morning.

Five months ago I decided to try Hard Exercise Works simply because some of my friends were going to try it. I'm glad I did. With them joining it was the final push to get me to get up and change my life. Since the first day of bootcamp to the present, I have seen many improvements in myself; not only physically, but also my outlook on life each day. HEW is not just a gym, it is a family. A family that motivates and cheers you on to challenge yourself and to push past what you personally feel you can accomplish. They also hold you accountable and remind you that the only person who can change how you look and feel is YOU!

Hard Exercise Works is AWESOME. Friendly, knowledgeable coaches are always on hand to answer questions, provide tips, advice and motivation. The workouts while challenging always end up being fun. HEW is a great place to achieve personal goals and set new ones while making friends and having a blast doing it.

My husband started going to HEW in March, and he kept coming home talking nonstop about the WODs. Being someone who has lifted weights and run their whole life, I was very intrigued yet very intimidated by the sound of the workouts. After my first WOD, I found that there was no need for the intimidation...all of the coaches work with you at your level and help you so that you can be successful. From day one, each of the coaches have known me by name and they create a relationship with each member. The workouts are super tough, but the people and the atmosphere make it fun!! My body is the strongest it's ever been, and I have worked muscles I never knew I had! Joining HEW has been the best thing I've ever done!!!

HEW is truly a great and wonderful place! I found out about this place through a flyer that I picked up. Decided to give it a try, and what a wonderful decision this was. Truly amazing. The coaches are my Heroes, they are Encouraging, and the experience is Wonderful(HEW). I would definitely, highly recommend this gym to anyone and everyone that is looking for a true workout. As the name implies, when you walk in the door, you ALREADY KNOW, what you are in for, and the workouts don't fail to deliver!! The newest, most inexperienced person will be welcomed and motivated beyond belief, just as the most fit individual, by the coaches, as well as by fellow members.

I started HEW in April as part of a 5 week boot camp! That was a life changing decision. I'm stronger and healthier than I've ever been. The coaches are amazing, knowledgeable and really encourage us all to do our best. No judgments. We are all at different levels, and all trying to improve daily and they understand that. They know everyone's name which is pretty amazing! I have joined gyms before and only went about twice a month which was a complete waste of money. HEW is a place you actually want to go every day! In the past four months, I've attended no less than four times a week! They have classes all day long from Monday - Friday starting as early as 5:50 am through 6:00 pm so it's really convenient for any work schedule, plus they offer two Saturday classes at 8:00 am and 9:00 am. The owners Nick and Caley genuinely care about their HEW family. I recommend HEW to everyone regardless of their fitness level. You will notice significant results after the first month.

I'm not sure how I can describe adequately what HEW means to me. I walked in there with little expectations as I was simply "using" a Groupon b/c it was expiring. Through the first week of my bootcamp I hated it. I was sore in places I didn't know existed and I was humbled and broken. However, if there's one thing I don't do, that's quit, and at HEW, they won't let you. I ended my 5 week bootcamp happier than I've ever been with myself physically. I lost exactly 1/2 pound. That's right, a 1/2 a pound! But I lost 3.5'' around my waist, 3.5'' around my chest, 1'' around my neck, and 1'' around my right thigh for a total loss of 9''! I've learned that the scale is not important, but a stronger, leaner, fitter, more confident me is!But Hard Exercise Works is not simply about personal triumphs, gains, milestones, it's about the community that you find yourself becoming a part of. The Coaches/Staff there are some of my friends now. I lean on them when I'm struggling and I'm glad to know that they're not afraid to lean on me when they need to. My 8:00 am class is full of folks I spend time with socially and outside of the gym. They're like brothers and sisters to me at this point. We all interact on Facebook and we all hang out together on weekends. It's literally like an extension of my family.HEW has a magical formula but you just have to trust it. Believe in yourself! Find the courage to walk through those doors and take control of your life. I promise you that if you do, you'll find yourself doing things you wouldn't believe, and you'll find that version of yourself you always knew you could be. It's changed my life! Come one morning at 8:00am and introduce yourself, I promise you I'll be there!

When I walked through the doors of HEW AVL 10 months ago, I was terrified! I thought the people were a little crazy, especially when they celebrated working out so hard it made you want to melt into the floor! Since then... I have become one of them! I never imagined that I would not only find a way of exercise that I couldn't wait to do, but also a supportive community that has become like family! We celebrate non-scale victories, no matter how small. And they are there to offer an encouraging word when you feel like those victories are out of reach (although you soon find out they never are!) I am thankful I get to be a part of HEW and call it MY BOX!

From the first minute I walked in the door...over 50 and overweight...I knew that this was the place for me. Instantly felt welcomed and supported. Every day that I go, I am greeted enthusiastically by name and at every workout I am watched for correct form,encouraged, and congratulated for my success. This is nothing like going to the Y or to another gym. So much better. Come try it!

I am on my 3rd week of the Bootcamp and I am absolutly addicted!I have tried all kids of workouts and excercises and I just dont feel like I am "getting anything" out of it. But, not at HEW! If you are not sweating like a pig by the end of the workout then you must have been watching from outside! The coaches are amazing and I would recommend HEW to anyone! (Even after "Hell Week")I am not sure why this has Ashley Johnson's name, this is really April Connelly :)