ย A year ago, Judy McFarland was in her early sixties, working out five days a week for at least an hour a day. The problem was that she wasnโt seeing the results she wanted.
Two years ago, Kate Green (before & after photos on this page) โ also in her early sixties โ had never worked out. Earlier in her life, she had lost 50 pounds by dieting, then put the weight back on โ twice. She had put 50 pounds on again and wanted to find a way to get that unwanted weight off and keep it off, for good this time.
Now, both women say Samantha Taylor Fitness has changed their lives.
Judy lost 31 pounds and 36 inches in just four-and-a-half months.
Kate lost the 50 pounds she wanted to loseโฆ and then kept losing. Kate says she has dropped from 170 pounds to 110.
โSamantha completely turned my life around,โ says Kate. โI was on the verge of being an ill-tempered old woman, but now Iโm having a blast โ horseback riding, zip lining, and off-roading in my new Jeep.โ
The Wesley Chapel location of Samantha Taylor Fitness is across the street from Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) in the Shoppes of Wesley Chapel plaza on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd, above The Hungry Greek and OTB Cafรฉ.
Wesley Chapel is one of Samanthaโs five fitness studios, including her first location in nearby Land OโLakes, plus the location she opened about a year ago in Carrollwood, a new location in Westchase, and a location in Palm Harbor that will open in February.
In 2018, Samantha (right) says she plans to open a new Wesley Chapel location, behind Buffalo Wild Wings on S.R. 56, near I-75. The current Wesley Chapel studio will move to the new location.
As the company continues to grow, Samantha says that translates into more women like Kate and Judy whose lives are being transformed.
โWeโre saying that 65 is the new 40,โ Samantha says. โWeโre teaching women a way to eat that they love. Itโs not a diet, not a pill, not shots; just understanding how to eat, how to work out their muscles for tone, and develop a healthy lifestyle they can keep for life.โ
While many women in their 60s think they have to accept that their bodies will decline because theyโre getting older, Samantha says thatโs just not true.
At all locations, Samantha offers both personal training and Fit Body Boot Camp programs. Programs include fitness training and nutritional counseling for women only, helping them to โage backwards,โ as Samantha likes to say.
โI feel like Iโve found this fountain of youth,โ says Kate, โand Iโm having so much fun. I wake up in the morning with more energy than I know what to do with, I work out, then I come back energized for the rest of the day.โ
Judy agrees, โI feel like Iโve got the energy of a teenager and I just turned 62 a few days ago. Iโve had such a transformation โ people think Iโm 35 years old.โ
Personal Training Or Boot Camp?
Whether a client wants personal training โ the most customized and private option โ or boot camp classes, both programs start with a completely free, no-obligation consultation called a โBody Transformation Analysisโ to determine goals and plan a fitness program.
Personal training can be done in one-on-one, semi-private, or small group sessions. In addition to personal training sessions, each client also meets with an assigned results coach monthly, to be sure theyโre progressing.
Clients who choose the boot camp option attend regular or beginner Fit Body Boot Camp sessions, which vary in cardiovascular intensity levels. Several classes are offered every day, and women choose three or more times each week to attend.
โWe are getting women in amazing shape,โ says Samantha, who is a Certified Personal Trainer who began her career 25 years ago and launched her own business 18 years ago. During that time, she estimates that she has trained 6,000 local women. Samantha uses her experience as a personal trainer, seeing what works and what doesnโt with her many clients, and her years of intensely studying the human body to coach women in fitness and healthy eating.
โMost of the people who come to us have done all the diets,โ says Samantha. โThe shakes, pills, protein diets and calorie deprivation diets. Theyโre shocked they can eat the way I show them, they love the food, and they lose weight.โ
Kate agrees. โHer eating plan is the best Iโve ever been on. I can have bacon and eggs and cheese โ things I couldnโt have on other diets I was on,โ she explains. โIโve found her way of eating something I can maintain long term.โ
Judy also enjoys the food and doesnโt mind the adjustments sheโs made to her nutrition. โI donโt feel like Iโm on a diet,โ she says. โI feel like Iโm just eating better โ high protein, moderate fat and low carbs.โ
Samantha says many of her clients see more than just weight loss โ theyโre getting healthier as well.
โThey are preventing diseases such as heart disease and diabetes,โ she says. โSome women no longer have to take cholesterol or blood pressure medication, and no longer suffer from muscle pains and aches.โ
Judyโs Story
Judy (before & after photos on this page) says she went from working out eight or nine hours each week to just three 30-minute sessions at Samantha Taylor Studios.
So, how is it that she lost 31 pounds by working out less?
โThe nutrition adjustment made a big difference,โ she says, โplus the quality of training and the intensity of the workouts. After 30 minutes, my body is burning but feels so energized.โ
She credits the trainers at Samantha Taylor Fitness Studios, who she says are equipped and experienced to help people succeed.
โAny of us can do what we set our mind to do, and what seems to be impossible is very possible,โ says Judy, โespecially with the kind of support and resources that Samanthaโs organization provides.
The Six-Week Challenge
Beginning on Monday, January 29, Samantha will start her next six-week โBody Transformation Challenge,โ where she gives away thousands of dollars in prizes, including a Grand Prize of a cruise for two for the woman who loses the most weight (as a percentage of her total body weight).
Participants in Samanthaโs last 6-week challenge lost a combined total of 1,215 pounds and Samantha says she always hosts a big party to celebrate.
To register, or for more information, go to 6weekBTC.com.
Samantha also does a regular segment on โTampa Bayโs Morning Blend,โ which airs on WFTS-TV, the local ABC affiliate. She brings guests on the show, sometimes clients, and shares nutritious recipes, which she says are delicious.
For recipes and to view segments of the show, including Kateโs story in her own words from when she was Samanthaโs guest on โTampa Bayโs Morning Blend,โ visit SamanthaTaylorFitness.com.
The Wesley Chapel Samantha Taylor Fitness studio is located is at 2653 BBD Blvd., Suite 205 (second floor). For more information, visit SamanthaTaylorFitness.com or call (813) 377-3739.