Tonned

I had a very similar experience to Nikkee P. I purchased a Living Social voucher for two personal training sessions. I called the 877 listed on the voucher and left a message about wanting to setup my first appointment. Someone did call me back and said that I didn’t need to make an appointment, I just needed to stop by the gym, he’d get me signed up, and I would have my first session. HA! I went to his gym, and the staff informed me that Breelaun was in California for the week.
A few weeks later I opted for email over phone and shot a message to the address listed on the website. I mentioned the Living Social voucher and listed my available dates and times for the near future. Breelaun called me and left a message asking to call him back. When I do return his call (roughly 20 mins later) he explained that he was out of the office and would call me in in half an hour. He never called back. I called him the next day and finally scheduled a time.
I showed up early to the session. He showed up late. I will give credit where credit is due. I had a great work out, and learned new stuff to add to my regular gym routine. Because scheduling the first session was such a pain, I setup the second one before I left for the following week. Breelaun texted me the night before my session asking if I could do a different time. I responded that I couldn’t, but offered other times later in the week. No answer. That was the last I heard from him. I emailed him two more times about setting up the second session. Nothing. No email. No text. No phone call. That was a little over a week ago. I have since given up on ever getting the second session.
Long story short, Breelaun is a good trainer but a horrible businessman. There are too many reliable trainers in the area to waste time trying to set something up with him.

It’s impossible to review their classes because they keep cancelling them. What a scam! I purchased the deal on Living Social in order to take the Zumba classes. The last 2 times I went the class was cancelled. Tonight there were 6 of us dressed and waiting to take a class for which there was no instructor. Save your gas, your time and your money… you can’t count on these folks to stand behind their schedule,

I really wish I could have reviewed the service at Tonned… but that’s impossible when NO one will call you back after numerous attempts to schedule an appointment!
I purchased the Living Social voucher for $ 19 for two personal training sessions, which I thought was a great deal. I should have followed my journalistic instincts, which are of course offended by bad grammar and spelling, and the extra ‘n’ in «Toned» should have been my first clue that ‘n’ clearly stands for ‘negligent.‘
The voucher provided a 1 – 877 number to call to schedule your appointment. Ok, fine. I called that number once a week for three weeks (so all you mathematicians out there, that’s three times). Each time, no one answered and I was put to a machine, where I was instructed to leave a message and someone would call me back.
Hah!
I’m a reasonable person. While I believe businesses should of course call back after one message, mistakes happen, messages get lost. But after three times and no call back? It seems to be a theme with some of these business lately that they excitedly book these deal sites… and then expect a magic unicorn to run the actual day-​to-​day obligations said vouchers leave them with. It’s like they do not account for either the volume of vouchers purchased, or basic customer service.
I then emailed Living Social, explaining the situation, saying I did not want my money back but wondered if there was another way to contact them or if other customers were having the same problem. (Though at this point, I felt that if this company wanted my business– kinda the whole point of a deal site– I shouldn’t be having to chase them down.) Living Social responded with a local phone number and my first thought was, well, why the hell wasn’t this number on the voucher in the first place? Why was some random 877 number on there?
Resolved to give them one more chance, I called the new number and explained I wanted to schedule my personal training sessions. I was transferred to someone else (again a sign people just do not know what they are doing) and explained again what I wanted. This person asked a few questions and then said, «A trainer will call you back by the end of today.» Ok, great.
That was noon on Thursday, May 31. It is now June 7. No. Call. Back. Absolutely unbelievable. I work 70 hours a week– I don’t have time to chase down an absolutely incompetent company who clearly doesn’t want my business, which is a shame for them, because I have the disposable income to spend on a personal trainer and I place a premium on fitness.
There are a ton of personal trainers in the area, including a private one I use who is cheap and reliable… your time and money are better spent elsewhere than a rude company who cannot call someone back after FOUR attempts.

SO apparently my previous review was deleted… maybe because I actually spoke the truth on here. This session was ok, but the trainer’s sector is really more for models and pageant girls… NOT ideal for if you wanna lose weight. This is really more for people who are already in shape and want to get more ‘tonned’, hence the name of the company. If that suits you, then this is great! Otherwise, do yourself a favor and keep looking.

So, you’re looking for a personal trainer. But you come across this 5-​star page and:
1) You noticed that «toned» is spelled wrong; wtf is «tonned?»
2) You notice that the other 5-​star reviews have this as their only review.
I don’t blame you for being skeptical (I gave my best «r u srs» face when I saw this). So I’m here with this long-​ass review to bring some credibility to Breelaun and help you learn about him.
Full disclosure: Breelaun is a friend. But I place being Elite before friends. Am I an awful friend? Maybe. But doesn’t that just make me just a reviewer you can trust? =)
No, but seriously. He offhandedly mentioned to me once that he’s trains (among other jobs), so when I hadn’t worked out for a year (literally, there is no exaggeration here), and I was thinking about doing a pageant (that ended up being two pageants), I asked him if he could be my first trainer ever to whip me into shape.
He excitedly agreed, but I told him that I hate (membership) gyms. I don’t want to pay $ 50 a month for one, I don’t want to be hit on while I’m sweating, I don’t like to be self-​conscious about how I don’t really know how to use the machines, and I DO NOT like being surrounded by people who are too into their bodies (ironic, I know, needing to be in shape for a pageant. But I digress…) So since I have a gym in my office building, he said he could work with me there (he comes to his clients).
On our first session, he looked at what was in the office gym and told him what I want to focus on (abs, thighs), and what I do not want to work on (arms, calves). We agreed on 3 times a week, 1 hour each session. For the next 5 months or so, I can tell you I have never worked out harder in my life — but I have also never been in better shape than when I was working out with him.
More things to know:
He’s on time 90% of the time.
I was a few min. late most of the time, thank goodness he’s patient.
He’s not a drill sergeant.
Breelaun is incredibly nice, upbeat, and genuinely cares about you and your health. Sometimes embarrassingly so because he wants people in the gym to know when you’ve accomplished a goal he’s set. He has never become upset with me. And trust me folks, I gave it my all. I flopped around on the floor like a dying fish, whined, and took unplanned breaks (people in my office gym can attest to all of this). If it’s clear that you really can’t do what he’s asking you, he’ll make a compromise, but otherwise he’ll keep pushing.
He likes to talk, but will focus on getting you in shape first. I have never been more sarcastic with anyone in my life than while working out with him, but mostly because I was pissed, tired, and I wanted it to end. You really need someone to be that energetic and nice to you for you to work out and not want to kill someone.
He works with you.
He focused on what I wanted to work on, but he doesn’t believe in focusing solely on certain areas, and insists on working out your entire body too. If you’re really against certain things, like I am, don’t be afraid to work out those areas because chances are, they could use a bit of work. But if you honestly (seriously, be true to yourself) think that one area is getting too much/​little attention, say something. He may push back a bit, but since it’s what you want, he usually gives in. Personally: I toned my arms more than I wanted to (they were toned though, and not muscular), but I absolutely pushed back on calves when I felt we were starting to focus too much on them.
He’ll help you on your exercises.
He’s not there to just tell you what to do, but if you have problems on something, he’ll help you with the workout until you’re strong enough to do it yourself. Example: before Breelaun, I literally could NOT do a SINGLE pushup. I demonstrated this to my roommate and boyfriend, many laughs were had. This was unacceptable to Breelaun, and he insisted I be able to do at least 10.
He made me do them: I showed him I can go down in the pushup, but I couldn’t go up. So he made me go down, and he would help me just enough to pull me back up and 5 months later, viola! I can do 12 on my own! He’ll do the same for adding weights and whatnot.
You will need to modify your diet.
A little. I eat anything I crave, though it was never too out of hand. But because I had a goal and a short amount of time, he suggested things I should eat more (chicken instead of red meat), and what to stay away from (complex carbs in the morning, sweets, soda, etc.).
They are SUGGESTIONS. Meaning, he’ll ask you once in a while what you’re eating, but he won’t hound you on it. Food is something he can’t enforce, so it’s really on you and how fast you want to see results and what they’ll look like.
At the end of training, Breelaun gave me exercises I can work on without him to continue staying in shape (and I have been trying!)
I got a special price because I’m a friend. He’s nice, so don’t be afraid to call him and ask for pricing vs. what you want.

If you’re looking for an invested personal trainer that looks out for your best interest, knows his stuff and is passionate about his trade, check out Tonned.
Breelaun has experience in working with all types of people ranging from pageant contestants to professional fighters.