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FPF has been such a turning point in my life and it’s almost unbelievable to me that I’ve completely changed my way of eating and exercise habits. It seemed nearly impossible to me before. I’ve lost pounds, inches, and excuses! I’ve finally gained motivation, determination, and a huge sense of accomplishment! I’m very thankful that John and Vinh never stopped pushing me and most importantly, they showed me how to continue to push myself!

Rosa for John Rodriguez
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Vinh has proved to be an excellent Certified, Professional Trainer. Vin knows how to motivate people to exert themselves to extend their limits of strength. He also knows when those limits are reached to avoid injury. He showed me I had more in my tank then I thought I had. He did that numerous times. In doing so, I gained self-confidence in my weight training, which is helping me reach my goals...

Jason De La Cerda for Vinh Le
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Seriously, thank you John and Vinh for giving me the venue, tools, and support to get myself back on track. And I look forward to more workouts (ugh – but true); group hikes, and yet to be explored activities and new friends!

Kathleen for John Rodriguez
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I'm so happy I did because I fell in love with the high intensity interval training group class right off the bat and have been doing the classes regularly ever since... I’m very grateful for Vinh's encouragement, educating me with his training knowledge, pushing me when I wanted to quit and his guidance throughout this whole process.

Brittani Velasco of Vinh Le
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I want to give a big thanks to John and Vinh for their patience, dedication and motivation that they gave us, because you don’t just help us change physically but also become better people.

Jesus Franco for John Rodriguez
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Kathleen

"The challenge did exactly what I expected – kept me focused, motivated, and most importantly – interested in new activities. I found a love for hiking and now do a minimum of 5 miles nearly every week. I have signed up for several REI classes in backpacking and short hikes. My friends called my interest “over the top” for my age. But now they are hiking with me as well! (Well, some are actually walking – but they will get there.)"

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Angelina

"John continuously checking in helped me stay motivated to keep going. It's almost a dream that I'm down over 50lbs and hard to believe I was carrying that extra weight around. I still have about 20lbs more to go until I reach my goal but I couldn't have made it this far without the help & support of FPF. I'm finally feeling better, more energized, I actually want to take my kids out to go do stuff. I'm finally being the mom I wanted to be for my kids. I'm so thankful I have found trainers who want to see me succeed and get just as excited as me when I get closer & closer to my goal."

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Jilian Nelson

"For the first time (maybe even ever) I can say that I am happy and comfortable with my body. Finally, able to feel ‘the me’ under the ‘fat’. I’ve come to realize that extra weight is not a bad part of me, its just something in the way of seeing the real me and I see it now as a challenge to overcome and not something holding me back."

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Mike

"The passion that the Functional Performance Fitness (FPF) team has for health and fitness and the individual attention I received kept me focused and excited about this journey. Even Vinh stepped in to help me out with a session! I now have new goals in sight. I want to get in the best shape I've been in my entire life and gain more muscle mass than I ever have. Let's do this!!!”

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Rosa

"Never in a million years did I think I’d see such rapid results like I have at FPF. I feel like a completely different person, not only because of the physical changes, but the changes to my mindset as well. I’m finally that girl who’s active and loves to work out"

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Jesus Franco

"During the 6 weeks challenge my life has taking a total 180, physically I feel better with my body and I no longer feel ashamed to take my shirt off when I go to the beach, I do not have to wear bigger size clothes to hide the 20 pounds that I lost, my cholesterol problems and worries are now gone"

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Kathleen

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I signed up for the summer 6-week weight challenge for several reasons. I struggled with maintaining my focus on my diet. And as a result, I found myself at a plateau after only a 5 lb. loss. Why? Because I allowed myself to be lured by other people’s invitations to BBQs, wine tasting, ice cream parlors, etc.

The fact is, I am a completely different person when I am at my “fighting weight” of 125 pounds. I am out-going, cheerful, and engaging. But when I am more than 7 pounds off that anchor weight, I become increasingly withdrawn and unhappy. The more weight I gain, the more insular I become.

Watching my young son-in-law succumb to serious health issues was a wake-up call for me. None of us know how long we will be dancing on this earth. But since I had been given a “second chance” after a searing divorce, I swore I would not waste it. I simply was disappointed in myself for not keeping that “gift” in mind.

The time had come to return to that goal and the strong, independent woman I know. I want to get out and do new things, meet new people, and most of all – just be happy with myself. Feeling fat and unhappy was (and is) a waste of time. Returning to my “fighting weight” of 125 pounds that I had achieved under John’s guidance several years ago meant a total of 14 pounds to lose. How could I do that without taking months, and risk losing my focus again? The 6-week Summer Challenge was great timing – so I signed up! Nothing like a good competition (ask any Garvey you know…) to refocus and rebalance.

The challenge did exactly what I expected – kept me focused, motivated, and most importantly – interested in new activities. I found a love for hiking and now do a minimum of 5 miles nearly every week. I have signed up for several REI classes in backpacking and short hikes. My friends called my interest “over the top” for my age. But now they are hiking with me as well! (Well, some are actually walking – but they will get there.)

I lost just over 12 of the 14 pounds. I likely would have met the full 14 pounds if I had not strayed off my diet during the holiday week. I wound up having to re-lose weight – but worked hard to catch up. Making excuses was “off the table.” Besides – I had told most of my friends (on purpose) about the program and did not want to lose my credibility.

What did I learn from this? Even if I screw up – I can refocus and move forward and get where I want to go. And even more importantly, I feel good about myself, and look forward to more adventures.

Seriously, thank you John and Vinh for giving me the venue, tools, and support to get myself back on track. And I look forward to more workouts (ugh – but true); group hikes, and yet to be explored activities and new friends!

Angelina

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I have been on a weight loss mission to be healthier for myself and my family for the past four months. After having my three boys I had zero motivation or strength to get my weight down. I didn't want to do anything, I fell into depression and my weight goal seemed to get farther away. It seemed meant to be when Functional Performance Fitness opened up right across from my work. I had no excuse not to start and finally get healthy again. I wanted to be able to go to the park with my kids and run around with them without being out of breath after 10min. I wanted energy to keep up with them, they needed a mom to have fun with them instead of being "lazy" all the time. I struggled in the very beginning because it's easier to just eat or snack on whatever my kids are eating. John kept me on track and made sure I was going to meet my goals. There were many days I just wanted to sleep in and eat all day but I knew I would be getting a text asking where I was at

John continuously checking in helped me stay motivated to keep going. It's almost a dream that I'm down over 50lbs and hard to believe I was carrying that extra weight around. I still have about 20lbs more to go until I reach my goal but I couldn't have made it this far without the help & support of FPF. I'm finally feeling better, more energized, I actually want to take my kids out to go do stuff. I'm finally being the mom I wanted to be for my kids. I'm so thankful I have found trainers who want to see me succeed and get just as excited as me when I get closer & closer to my goal.

Jilian Nelson

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My name is Jillian. I grew up in a small town in Alaska and moved to California several years ago. Though I have never had a serious weight problem, I have always struggled with self-esteem issues and weight shifts for many years, I’ve always felt ‘chubby’. Growing up I was homeschooled and didn’t have much opportunity to play many sports or go to a gym. So, this has been a very new experience for me to learn the different techniques to burn fat, tone and build muscle. The group training classes were awesome and very well planned out. I especially liked the classes vs traditional gym work outs because even if you didn’t know anyone in the class there was still a sense of ‘we’re all in this together’ and that really helped me to keep going!

One of the biggest changes for me through this fitness journey was the diet and nutrition aspect of the challenge. All through high school and even into college a bit, I had struggled with eating disorders. I would feel fat so I wouldn’t eat…great logic huh? Not. At the time I didn’t realize the negative impact that it would have on my body. Because of this I have had frequent stomach problems over the years, a poor immune system so I was always getting sick which caused me to miss work, and I became much more susceptible to food poisoning causing me to worry anytime I ate out. Now I understand the power of eating right instead of less and I’m so happy to say that I feel healthier and stronger than I have in a long time. :)

Around the 4 week mark I was really struggling. I had been having some relationship stress that had been contributing to my lack of motivation and focus. I just couldn’t seem to get myself to the gym more than 1-2 times a week. It also put me in a state of mind that made me want to eat my feelings. Healthy foods/foods on my diet just weren’t appetizing, all I wanted was junk food. Though my motivation was suffering, my determination was still there; I stuck to my diet and decided to take out cheat meals for the last 4 weeks or the challenge. I remember thinking to myself “why am I doing this to myself again?” and “is it really that important?” Its not like anyone was making me do this so why am I making myself do it. But that’s when I think it really hit me…I’m doing this not to me but for me. And not just for me and my future but also for my future partner and children (that I want to have someday). I looked up motivational quotes to try and give myself a just start and one in particular stuck out, “If you always do what you’ve always done, then you’ll always get what you’ve always got”. I had heard it before but it never hit me like this before.

For the first time (maybe even ever) I can say that I am happy and comfortable with my body. Finally, able to feel ‘the me’ under the ‘fat’. I’ve come to realize that extra weight is not a bad part of me, its just something in the way of seeing the real me and I see it now as a challenge to overcome and not something holding me back.

I lost just over 12 of the 14 pounds. I likely would have met the full 14 pounds if I had not strayed off my diet during the holiday week. I wound up having to re-lose weight – but worked hard to catch up. Making excuses was “off the table.” Besides – I had told most of my friends (on purpose) about the program and did not want to lose my credibility.

What did I learn from this? Even if I screw up – I can refocus and move forward and get where I want to go. And even more importantly, I feel good about myself, and look forward to more adventures.

Over the past 8 weeks I have felt myself grow and improve, not just physical self but emotional self as well. My original goal was to lose between 10-12lb to get myself back to more comfortable weight and to tone in the process. I’m so thankful to John and Vinh for helping me through this journey. I really feel that I’ve accomplished all that I aimed for plus much more!