Lion Heart Health

Deric and his wife are great trainers. They are full of energy and know how to motivate everyone. If you want a great workout, I would suggest that you sign up with Lion Heart Health because they will kick your butt and get you back to your ideal weight.

Lion Heart Health is a fitness company that does personal training, boot camps, and the like. It is run by Deric Williams and his wife Vanessa. I was first introduced to them a couple weeks ago at Gold’s Gym. They are doing a boot camp at the Gold’s at Highland Mall on Saturday mornings at 9 am. This boot camp focuses on core training, so it is a lot of twisting, sitting up and laying down, and throwing this big, soft medicine ball to your partner. This workout is AWESOME — we did it in the group exercise room at Gold’s, and you basically pair up for the exercises, which Deric tells you how to do (and how many reps) over the course of the class. I must admit that the first time I did it I was in pain for about 5 days afterwards, but it gets better. I did it this past Saturday and I’m feeling ok and it is now Tuesday. Anyway, I really like the plan they’ve come up with, as I don’t focus on my core/​abs hardly at all, and they’re really fun people to work with. The price for the boot camp is also really reasonable — $ 105 for 12 sessions, as opposed to $ 300 for 20 sessions, which is closer to what I’ve seen around town.