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The trainers are excellent and the setup is great.

I met with AFS staff back in April with a pretty aggressive goal of getting stronger before a major surgery in mid-July. They accepted the challenge and set me up for great success. I am blown away by the progress and muscle mass growth in just under 3 months. I am 10 days out from my surgery now and have been feeling great. I know the AFS program/team have played a huge role in my recovery so far and I am excited to continue the progress with them!

I've been going to AFS 2-3 times per week for the last 9 months. I needed something to get me moving. I didn't set any meaningful goals beyond that - just showing up to classes and doing the exercises. After 6 months, my strength had improved immensely. After another 3 months, it improved again, and my aerobic fitness improved too. The process truly works, and the coaches are there every step of the way with whatever kind of support you need. If you want to get in shape, get stronger, or (like me) just get moving, I highly, highly recommend AFS.

From 36% body fat to 19.5%.

Love the strength classes, just wish I started right when PT ended (to finish getting my strength back) instead of waiting a few months pretending I would get it done on my own. So much research on the importance of lifting weights and AFS has the best program I’ve ever seen!

Great gym which helps you meet your goals with physio people monitoring your exercises

I love this place and wish I had found it sooner! The trainers are all great, the vibes are spot on, and it's truly an experience you can tailor to your goals. Special shout out to Kemper and Chris!

AFS is a fantastic experience. Super helpful and experienced trainers.

This place is amazing. If you’re not a “workout person”, they make you feel very welcome. The trainers are very knowledgeable and supportive. It is a reasonably priced, well maintained facility. I highly recommend giving a call to Kemper and he will motivate you to reach your full potential.

Applied Fitness Solutions is a hidden gem of a training facility. Every member is an assigned a personal trainer who meets with you to design a workout routine that is tailored to your abilities and goals. These plans get updated regularly to keep things fresh and to take into account the improvements your body is making. The workout areas are kept immaculately clean and the equipment is in great shape. Several trainers are always available during workouts to help with form and safety, and to act as friendly cheerleaders. They make an effort to get to know every one of the members. It’s such a pleasure to be a part of such a welcoming and supportive community.

AFS is one of those rare finds. A great facility with phenomenal trainers. The atmosphere is welcoming and fun. I see people of all ages and stages of fitness there. I always feel like I’m among friends there!

Absolutely the best of the best. I started going here about 10 years ago, was in the best shape of my life and having a blast doing it. Then I was diagnosed with RA and scleroderma, the pandemic hit, things were chaotic all around. Fast forward to last year, I was able to find good treatments and started feeling like myself again, so I wanted to get active again and back into shape. I knew exactly where to go - AFS. Not only are they amazing at helping people in general, but I knew with their extremely knowledgable staff and science-based approach, they would know how to help me reach my goals while staying as healthy as possible with my chronic illnesses. I started seeing and feeling a difference in weeks. You 100% cannot go wrong here - every experience level, every fitness level, every starting point - all are welcoming and kind, and the staff are top notch. Try it. You won't regret it.

AFS is a great place to exercise, it's not just a gym. It's a joy to work out there. The trainers are more than happy to assist with your workout with assistance ranging from close observation to only helping when a person asks, with the level that you require.

Nice, welcoming and knowledgeable staff...would recommend!

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I highly recommend Applied Fitness Solutions to anyone looking for compassionate, specialized, and effective fitness training and care. I moved cross-country to Ann Arbor just before the start of 2024, after what had been an eventful year. I was 5 months post-op bilateral mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction (breasts are reconstructed from abdominal tissue) for extensive but thankfully very early breast cancer. My family had pushed off our move because of the surgery and recovery time. While I had a wonderful physical therapist for post-surgery rehabilitation, I knew that if I were to ever feel good/strong again across my core and entire upper body, I would need more than stretching and scar tissue massage. I made a pact with my physical therapist that I would find a trainer in my new city, but I had no idea how to go about it. I had not been to a weight room in more than 20 years, since college, and found the thought of lifting at a gym (in front of people) incredibly intimidating. I had visions of bros grunting and kissing their jacked arms. AFS could not be more different. While there are certainly some jacked arms, there are ALL the arms, and everyone is running their own race. It is an incredibly supportive, warm, and inclusive environment. And it’s truly an experience that you are allowed to shape based upon your goals. I was matched with coach Chris Early who carefully listened to what I hoped to do (continue to heal and gain strength) as well as what worried me (getting hurt and messing up my recovery). Chris expertly crafted a program that was both fun and challenging. He was knowledgeable, patient, and encouraging. Chris and all the coaches and trainers have a wonderful and humorous spirit about them that is contagious. I am almost 45 and wish I had committed to a weight training plan years ago. I would urge anyone reading this review to not wait for something as dramatic as surgery. But I’m doing it now and I am feeling stronger and better than I did even 10-15 years ago when I was probably at the height of my aerobic fitness and running half marathons. How that can happen in a mere four months’ time is a testament to the care and expertise that the AFS team puts into every detail. I can’t thank them and Chris enough!

The patience and determination of the staff to keep me on task and motivated is so appreciated! I’m so happy with the results of my strength program. Oh and huge kudos to Chris for his attention to detail in accommodating a few neck issues I have. I’ve never felt so strong and healthy! 🙏 thank you!

This place is a life saver. Kemper and all the trainers have been so encouraging and supportive during one of the most challenging times of my life. I can say for sure that this gym is focused on their clients as a whole and they are dedicated to improvement in several areas (health, fitness, nutrition, mental health). I can't recommend this place enough, love love love!!

Great atmosphere, equipment and especially the great and highly knowledgeable staff!

What’s not to love about Applied Fitness Solutions?! Best gym EVER. From the first day visited & met co-owner Kemper Sosa, -so warm, welcoming, knowledgable, and curious about my fitness goals- ...to the fabulous personal coaching I’ve received from the lovely, wise, highly attentive, and experienced Ann Brennan, I couldn’t be happier!! Ann is super professional, as well as very personable and fun. Not to mention her magnificent coaching expertise. I have osteoporosis, so I’ve especially valued her ability to listen careful to my fitness needs, offer customized workouts, and provide gently, helpful corrections on my form as needed. All the staff I’ve met at AFS, as well as gym members, have been warm, welcoming, and fun getting to know. AFS is a first-class gym focused on clients’ health transformation AND overall well-being. The way staff CARE at AFS is powerful. My kind of place for sure! Next up for me is participation a strength training program through my individualized workout plan, and also attending some of the fitness classes. Can’t wait!! I highly recommend coming for a visit. Bet you'll leave as I do every time I go…with a big smile on your face. Do check 'em out!