Kevin Baker of Fitness Together Talks About Why He Cares About Fitness
MILWAUKEE: Kevin Baker, the owner of three Fitness Together personal training franchise locations in the Milwaukee area shares his opinion on why he cares about fitness!
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I have owned my locations since March, 2018 after a career in corporate information technology.
This stage in my fitness journey started like many of my clients, as an out-of-shape, overweight, and at-risk "desk jockey" who needed to realign my lifestyle with a focus on health. I stumbled on Fitness Together while driving past our Wauwatosa location. After a bit more than three years of active membership, and an amazing health lifestyle transformation, I had the excellent opportunity to purchase my locations, which I did.
I love being in a wellness environment, surrounded by clients and my team of trainers who are focused on improving their lives. An unexpected blessing of my role as an owner of a fitness business is that I've found that most people have ongoing thoughts of their state of health, sometimes just below the surface and other times in a deeper place.
Often my blended conversations with professionals span from our business operations and networking acumen to how they are handling their health and wellness. Finding my way in both facets, the fitness side and the business side, has been an exciting path so far and one I am looking forward to sharing in my upcoming conversations.
I started this series of posts to talk about topics related to the fitness industry and my role as a small business owner in the community. You can expect to learn more about fitness basics, why some systems work better than others, and I'll even touch on some myths that need dispelling.
I'll also bring to light some of the challenges and successes I've found as a first-time small business owner. It is an odd mix between two worlds but, quite honestly, the most common conversations I have with my colleagues, both at my first meeting and as we have an ongoing relationship. I hope you'll enjoy my posts as much as I will enjoy writing them, and I appreciate you taking a few moments to walk with me on our fitness journey.
