Best gym ever! These guys and gals really know their stuff. They will work with you and help ensure you do the workouts correctly to help keep you from injury and to reach your potential. Every workout is different too so you wont get bored.

Listen, I am not a crossfit-er or exercise enthusiast by any means, but Workhorse Fitness and Heather have literally changed my life. Heres a little background - in 2008 I weighed in at 308lbs. I was eating poorly (DUH!) and my work really prevented me from finding a schedule where I could be more active. Over the course of the next 2 years, I dropped weight...a lot of it. About 120lbs. Even through the Atkins Diet, transition to Weight Watchers, and typical classes at my local gym in Orangeburg, something was still missing. I used to be depressed about my weight and wearing size 48 pants. Then, I became depressed about the excess skin that I had developed. It was one thing after another. Then it went back to poor habits, where I would still binge eat a whole pizza if I felt like it, and I didnt care to step foot into a gym again. I also developed other unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking too much. Even after all of the weight loss and somewhat healthier lifestyle, I developed familial hypertension and high cholesterol. I didnt have either when I was the Large and in Charge; Chunky yet Funky Phil.Fast forward to about a year ago, I met Heather and began working with her professionally on another project. I had still maintained the majority of my weight loss - give or take 10lbs. She invited me to come to the gym and workout with her, but, again, I still liked pizza and didnt want to stop eating it.So, after about 10 months of light suggestions from her (seriously...not pushy at all or I would have dipped out), I joined her one Wednesday evening with my new workout outfit. Looking good is just a part of feeling good, ya know?! Anyway, she PUT ME THROUGH IT! But something clicked. There was no yelling like my undergrad days at The Citadel. There was no disappointment if I couldnt complete something. She and Workhorse Fitness were just motivating. They motivated me to do better than I had been doing. They motivated me to push my body further than I thought it could go. They motivated me so I knew that I could do more than what I thought I could do. On the next Saturday, Heather took me to Publix on Rosewood and shopped with me. She pointed me in the right direction and fully explained why certain types of berries were better than others. Things that I never knew that I needed (or wanted) to know. They also explained: if you want pizza - have pizza. Dont deprive yourself.I feel like shes really changed my life: in fitness, as a friend, but, most importantly, in self-belief. I thought I had it, but she brought me to a whole new level. Last night was a milestone for me. I ran my first timed 5k on my own. It wasnt the best time, but I never thought that Id wake up and want to run another one the next morning. Its officially happened. ;) Ive recruited my mom as a client of Heathers and tell everyone I know about her and Workhorse Fitness.I couldnt thank Workhorse Fitness and Heather enough for believing in me and putting a deeper belief of ability within myself. Id recommend this place to anyone - no matter their ability. They can get the right program for you. What are you waiting for?! Become a Workhorse!

That kid T. Martin is giving it to em like it is!!! Straight HALL OF FAME TRAINING!!! He is a DOG!!! Talk the talk & Walk the walk!!!💪💪💪❤❤❤

Workhorse Fitness, You want results because youre investing in yourself to live a better quality of life! If so, you need to be at this gym, no matter your level, you can find your place and work in groups or teams. The owners and coaches are dialed in with you to reach your maximum goal(s) for achievement. Invest in yourself, be accountable to yourself! -its worth it at Workhorse Fitness - There are several classes to suit your schedule, workshops, group events, as well as individual hands-on training. Every class is a benefit to you! If you live in the Columbia SC area; this is your gym (community).

Workhorse Fitness is the place to be if you want to grow and be challenged in all aspects of your fitness journey. The knowledge, teaching and motivation of the coaches, IB, Gene, and David in unbelievable and they all truly care about you and want the best for you every day. The members of the gym encourage each other and it is truly a family atmosphere. Workhorse has plenty of opportunities throughout the day for you to fit a workout into any busy schedule. The gym also has showers for your use after workouts. The gym puts on many events throughout the month to build gym community as well as the Columbia community as a whole. They want a better Columbia not just for their members but for the entire area.

I started going here over two years ago. Could not ask for a better gym family! The trainers are amazing and they care about every individual that walks through the door! I’ve grown so much with them! They challenge me to push myself daily and help me when I need it! This place is amazing, if you’re ready to be challenged and to make a change for the better in your life this is where you should be!

Workhorse Fitness is an incredible gym. They have coaches who truly care and are knowledgeable, provide you with all the information you could ever need for a full lifestyle change, and they give you fun workouts that are never the same!!If youre looking for a gym that truly cares about its members...look no further!!

Great atmosphere, great people! Everyone makes you feel comfortable no matter what fitness level you are. Coaches are caring, motivating, and genuinely interested in helping our community reach their goals.

Best gym ever!! If youre looking for a gym where the trainers actually care and want to help you reach your goals then this is the gym for you! They help every fitness level and can modify movements for anyone. They talk nutrition with exercise to address all your health needs. Everyone is super positive and it feels more like family!

Workhouse Fitness is absolutely amazing!!! I cannot thank this place enough for what they have done for me. I am back in pants that I wore in college and my co-workers keep telling me I look amazing! I would definitely recommend checking this place out if you are looking for long term results. The sessions are great, the meal plan they provide is customized to you, and their accountability is top notch!

I started my journey at Workhorse Fitness two months ago when I joined the 6 weeks challenge. I decided to join the challenge because I wanted to loose weight and wanted to get healthy. Prior to joining Workhorse Fitness, I was in and out of gyms and on and off diets. I was never focused and did not have a strong support group. I have a strong support group now and awesome trainers!!! The workouts are challenging and rewarding. I have lost a total of 20 lbs and I am more flexible!!!! I look forward to more challenging workouts and more weight loss! 👊💪😊

In February I bumped into a friend who had a major weight loss and looked amazing. When I asked her what she did, she said she joined Workhorse Fitness and did a 6 week challenge. I made all of the normal excuses and put it off until late May when I called her for the name of the gym. Imagine my surprise when I called the gym and they told me the next challenge started the following Monday. So, June 5, I arrived at Workhorse Fitness to begin my journey. In 4 weeks, I lost 7 pounds and 8 inches, felt better and had a better understanding of proper eating. I have never looked back! Now, I’m an addict! The staff (Ib, Heather, and Gene) are absolutely amazing and they really do care about all of us – our body and our mind. They work together seamlessly to make us well rounded, healthy individuals. They tailor the workouts to you and encourage you to try your hardest. When I think I can’t, they show me I can and I find that I am stronger than I give myself credit for. I have made a lot of new friends – people who encourage me as much as I encourage them! I’m really going to miss this gym, the trainers and my fellow beast members when I move.

Started out with a diagnosis of back surgery with no other option. I reached out to Heather and Im now walking and running pain free. I went from spending my days in the couch with a heat pack on my back and now I havent seen my heat pack in weeks. Def the best Gym experience Ive ever had. The team work and dedication of everybody makes you want to push yourself to your limits.

I dropped by to get information and was told I could stay for an info session about a special they were doing. I felt like the lady was condescending and almost bullying about signing up. She wanted everyone to sign up for a year contract. She didnt show the gym or really explain what they did.. Just asked a lot of questions with obvious answers like, who wants diabetes? Who would like to end up with heart disease? Who would like to lose weightt? ....if anything, I felt more anxious being around her than I felt inspired. I also didnt see anyone there in shape. Most of the clients coming in were overweight. I ended up going to another gym and paying $1700 up front to another for a membership and 100 sessions with a personal trainer because the manager sat down with me and asked me what I wanted, what my goals were, and then told me how he could help me reach them. Id recommend listening to potential clients and highlighting positives about your services instead of bullying people into joining.

I cant say enough good things about Workhorse Fitness. Every day is different, which keeps things interesting! It combines group exercise with an element of personal training, all in an incredibly supportive atmosphere. Its a great workout community, and you can truly start it at any fitness level.

Great people and workouts. They push you to your limits in a good way. Owners are awesome people and are very knowledgeable in what they do. You will get the results you want if you do what they say!

This is a great gym! The coach is very hands-on and is willing to help you achieve any goal you have set out for yourself. There is a great group of people that train there and they are super friendly. This might be one of the best gyms I have attended over the years. You cant beat the atmosphere that is brought to a training session.

This place is legit. Knowledgeable, personable, exquisite leadership, and the effort that Ib, Heather, and David put it to ensuring that your compositional goals are achieved is commendable and impressive.If you want to get a professional level of guidance to improve every day health, composition, movement quality, and work towards becoming near pain-Free, this place is a strong one to consider.

Best gym in Columbia and Lexington. I started with the 6 week challenge, and just couldnt quit coming back for more. Ive been to 2 other similar gyms in town, but workhorse by far had the best atmosphere, coaches, members, and workouts. Ive lost 36 pounds and still going.

Ib and the trainers here are some of the best I have ever worked with. They really care about the well being of their gym members. They know there anatomy and teach mobility to ensure injuries dont occur. They really care about results and feel like family. Theres something unique about their system and I love it. I would recommend this gym to anyone!

The trainers are super knowledgeable and genuinely care about your goals and you reaching them. If you’re on the fence about giving them a try hop on a “new you” challenge. Nothing is more motivating than betting on yourself!

This place is very misleading and dishonest. I made an appointment through a Facebook advertisement I had seen. The post would lead you to believe that you are trying to be a part of a 6 week program for free in return for using you as advertisement. Being that I have a super limited budget due to recent open heart surgery then blood clot surgery, and being out of work all summer recovering, I figured this was the answer I was looking for in getting back on track. So I set up the appointment.So I arrived to my appointment about 40 minutes early because I didnt know how bad traffic would be, and was greeted by Heather. She seemed nice, but didnt try to make conversation at all. She just pulled out a clipboard and had me put my name and phone number on a chart and got me to get on the scale. Then told me to have a seat. I sat waiting and no one tried to talk to me at all or get to know me or find out what I was even looking for.Finally a little after 6p (the appointment was scheduled for 6p) we started the meeting. It was another couple and me there to hear about the program. So once she went over everything that the program comes with and all she tells us that this free 6 week program actually cost money. We have to sign up for a year contract and the first dues are due on the first day of the free program. The membership cost was $99 twice a month, so basically $200 a month. Im still confused on what is free. Everything that is part of the 6 week free program is exactly what you get with your membership. So its not anything extra, plus your paying for it, and your year starts the first day of your free program. Personally with all the medical debt Im in from my open heart surgeries and follow up care (so much so my wages are being garnished 25% for an EMS bill) I couldnt afford the membership. When I told her all of this she seemed annoyed and proceeded to tell me that if it was truly important to me I would find a way. Every time I would try to give her insight on my situation she would just come back with the same line. If I was motivated enough and cared about my health enough I would find a way to make it work. Super unsympathetic.I left feeling horrible, I was so angry and upset about everything I just cried. I was genuinely excited to finally get the guidance to reach my goals. Ive put on 30 pounds since my surgery in May and Im so lost on my diet due to my restrictions of Vitamin K because of the blood thinner I have to take for my mechanical valve. Im motivated and have the drive, but that doesnt mean that I can just make the money appear and to shame someone and make them feel bad is super shameful.I just wish theyd be truthful in their advertisements and not continue to try to con people and waste their time.

I absolutely loved this gym! Workouts were challenging, trainers were supportive, and other members were so wonderful to meet! Absolutely cant ask for a better gym experience.

The promos are not truthful in advertising. Wasnt satisfied with the results when visited nor with the instructor who was presenting the info to join up. Not worth the money when I can and am getting the same attention and results cheaper with someone else. Plus if you go in the dark its isolated and creepy!! We didnt feel safe at all!

I have to say that this is the best gym I have ever been to, not because they have a high dollar facility or fancy new equipment, but because you get results from a professional staff that really cares about you reaching your goals. If youre serious about getting fit and healthy and want trainers that truly want to see you succeed this is the place.

What makes this gym unique is the community of people that care through the last rep and equal emphasis on strength and mobility. I’m so proud of Ib and Heather for making the entrepreneurial leap!

Always been a big fan of cardio....and solely cardio. If someone told me I would find a gym that would not only get me into lifting weights but enjoy it, I would have laughed in your face before I did the six week challenge. I was skeptical and even put off doing the challenge at first...in fact Heather probably called me somewhere around 10 times to schedule a spot before I finally decided to do it. And even up to the very last moment of me being able to drop out I contemplated..but boy am I glad I didnt! I dropped 7% of my entire body fat in 6 weeks. Thats wild. I actually FEEL good. I would never think that I would be the type of person who looks forward to setting a 5:30am alarm to go to a 6am workout, but here I am. I LOVE Workhorse. I love the trainers. I love the workouts. I love that I feel like I am part of a family here. 100000% recommend over any other gym or workout routine out there. Hands down the best gym experience of my life.

If you want a trainer to care and take care of you, Ib is the guy. Workouts are crazy tough, but at the end of the day you end up doing something you have never been able to do before. It is incredible how quickly you feel strong and powerful. It really becomes something you want to do every day!

This place is no cookie cutter gym! In this place, the support is one of a kind! No One Is Left Behind & We Are Family at Workhorse Fitness!#MyGymIsBetterThanYours#💯%WHFLove

What I can I say its a rip off they dont care abt you just the money you will give them.. I went in for the FREE 6 week challenge they where offering and I thought they will going to help me get in shape but before anything I had to sign a contract for a one year membership can you believe this thieves I called them I wasnt able to start the free challenge (health issues) and she said well you are going to need to pay 30% of the membership that I HAVENT USE OR STARTED!! No class nor nothing and now Im stuck with a contract to pay for.. So be careful with this gym they just want your money without doing anything...

I probably hadnt worked out in over twenty years. I joined the challenge and lost around 15lbs in 4 weeks. After that I joined the gym. I wont workout if its on me to go to the gym and plan my workout. I dont know how to workout. I used to go to other gyms and have no idea what I was doing. I would become frustrated and bored and wouldnt return. The people running this gym do a cross fit style program. I would never have thought I would be into that but I am. Its not a cult. Im not out there spreading the good news about cross fit and its wondrous power. I am out here telling people who ask me why I look so much healthier about this gym and the people who run it. They are professional and fun. They provide support and education. I feel bad if I dont make it for my three days a week. I show up and I do what Im told. Sometimes it sucks. Embrace it. You will see results.

Workhorse is the most welcoming gym! I can’t say enough good stuff about the trainers. Ib, Heather, and Gene treat you like family. I’m really grateful to have found such a great place to workout. All the trainers push you, but also understand not every one is on the same fitness level. I have learned a lot about strength training since coming up Workhorse. I’d highly recommend this gym. I’ve really enjoyed working out there for the past year. Can’t imagine going anywhere else!

Before Workhorse I would workout 3-5 days per week at your average gym. often times I would struggle staying motivated while I was working out or would tell myself that if didnt go today I would make up for missed time the following day. I did this for years and never trurly felt that I reached any of my fitness goals. I started going to workhorse looking for something different hoping to change this pattern. I will honestly say that in just a few weeks and now several months into classes, I am hitting all of my fitness goals ( strength, flexibility, endurance, and motivation) Anyone looking to mix it up with the hopes of overcome the daily struggles of going to the gym and never seeing progress needs to check this place out!

Incredible atmosphere and group of people, I feel motivated every day I work out with these people. The head trainer Ib is amazing and results are virtually guaranteed if you bring plenty of effort and eat decent. The workouts are very intense and can feel hard at first but literally anyone could do them and if getting/being healthy and fit was easy than everyone would be that way. Love it here!

I was told Id get a full refund after they denied me the opportunity to complete their challenge. I didnt give up. They quit on me. So disappointing. They took 500 dollars from me. Said Id get a full refund, but that has yet to happen.

Very disappointed in my brief experience with this gym. They advertise a FREE 6-week challenge, because in their words most people want to stay on afterwards to become members.Make no mistake: there is nothing free about this. Participation requires a gym membership upfront, a $200 per month, 12-month commitment. When I questioned one of the owners about this, I was told People wouldnt show up if we put the price in the advertisement. Additionally, after I asked about the false advertising, the entire demeanor of the owner changed, becoming dismissive to the point of rudeness. A financial commitment of this level requires trust and confidence in the service provider; an impossibility after being brought in under completely dishonest advertising.

Did the 6-week challenge and LOVED it so much, I am now going to start their normal classes. Amazing people, they REALLY care about your form and position yet challenge you to do your best.

Totally dishonest and misleading!! They advertised a free 6 week challenge and that was not the case at all. They charged $500 for the challenge saying that upon completion of the challenge, that deposit would go toward a gym membership. They said a normal gym membership was $199 but I would get a discounted rate of $157 which is another lie. The $157 rate is not a discounted rate but rather a down deposit rate which is only applied if you were to sign up for a year. Nowhere on the contract said I would be signing up for a year... A gym should be upfront and honest with their terms and conditions. Recommend spending your money else where. They don’t even have showers and no one cleans the floors.

Love these people! Awesome gym and trainers, especially the owners!

Great trainers and beast mode workouts

Great place to get in shape!

Great place.....

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