FASTER
FITNESS
Health ... faster.
W
HETHER YOU
consider exercise
programs to be the
wave of the future or
a waste of time, you can’t help but be
impressed
BY STACY E. DOMINGO
by Faster cessful at long-term weight manage- winning FitPoint program, visit
Fitness and its innovative way of ment,” says McNeil, “and we use them www.FasterFitness.com. Faster
providing the tools of maintaining a that information to help create Fitness has three locations: down-
healthy lifestyle. profiles for other clients.” town Charleston, Mount Pleasant
Faster Fitness earned the 2007 McNeil points out that people and Summerville.

NOVA 7 award from Fitness
Management magazine for its Web-
“All programs are 30
based fitness software, “FitPoint.”
“FitPoint lets us know if people
minutes long and ... ‘the
are making progress,” explains Chris
results are guaranteed.’”
McNeil, president of Faster Fitness.
He explains that workout informa- who fail to attain success in their
tion is entered into a computer by fitness programs are those who have
trainers; the client follows the pre- “joined regular workout centers
programmed plan; and the trainers and are lost in the mix and have
monitor the client’s achievement. All not achieved their weight goals or
programs are 30 minutes long and, diet issues or are under time con-
he says, “The results are guaranteed.” straints.” Clients of Faster Fitness,
If this sounds too good to be on the other hand, can expect a very
true, consider that Faster Fitness effective, brief workout.
has produced positive results since Each client is assigned to a trainer,
its inception in 2000. The secret and sessions are semiprivate, with
to the company’s success lies in the only a few other patrons present
FitPoint program, which allows at the same time. All sessions are
clients to go online at any time scheduled in advance, which holds
to gauge their performance, view the client accountable to the appoint-
information on nutrition manage- ment and acts as motivation, McNeil
ment and compete in a “points” says. The studios are small, private
game against other clients. environments “that enable you to flow
Faster Fitness provides free through the program without fighting
personal fitness profiles that outline crowds for equipment and without
goals and clear expectations of the sometimes strange social dynamics
what the individual can accomplish of commercial health clubs,” he adds.
In today’s hurry-up world, even fitness has
become faster. Faster Fitness customizes
through the program. If you would like to learn more
30-minute workouts for their clients and
guarantees results.
“We study people who are suc- about Faster Fitness and its award-
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