Renov8 Fitness Coaching (Nutrition, Fitness, Lifestyle, Endurance & OCR Coaching))

Sep 2023

We had only met Heather and Steven the morning of our very FIRST Spartan race and from the moment they said Hi they took us under their wing and helped us make it to the end! Knowledgeable, encouraging, tough, and full of determination. I couldn’t have asked for a better first Spartan! I can’t wait to be apart of your team again ♥️ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED♥️

Sep 2023

I had the pleasure to run a spartan race with Heather Binns. The level of knowledge and experience she has in this field is impeccable. From learning techniques of rope climbing. To swinging from monkeybars. Her husband also was very knowledgable. Helped me with the spear throw. Made the experience 10x better. Great vibes. And would I do it again?Hell Yes!!!!!!Thank you for the wonderful experience guys.

May 2023

I found Heather and Renov8 Fitness when I googled OCR training gyms in my area after I ran my first Spartan Sprint and realized I was woefully lacking in upper body strength and in areas I didn't even have a name for. I had already signed up for multiple races this year, and knew I needed help. After my initial consultation, I decided to sign up for a custom plan. The first step was a body blueprint, where you go in and she takes a bunch of measurements and has you do a bunch of movements. Honestly? I was kind of skeptical about the usefulness of the blueprint. I thought it was mostly a marketing scheme or something. Boy, was I wrong! Heather takes what she observes during the blueprint about the unique way your body moves and the problem areas and uses that information to create your workouts. Some concrete examples: during my first workout in person with Heather, she told me to try to keep my knees tracking the same direction as my toes while doing a lunge. I found it damn near impossible. My knees were wobbling all over the place and I had never even noticed until I tried to fix it! However, it's now been about a month, and my knees are much more stable. And it's not because I've been doing a bazillion lunges. There are some exercises in my workouts that I've never seen before that she said are for stability and mobility. (It's not immediately obvious what the hell they're for. For the first couple weeks, there were definitely times when I thought, 'what the hell am I doing right now?') But they fix what is wrong! Also, there are ankle mobility exercises that I didn't initially see the point in, but I've noticed that when I trail run, my ankles no longer feel like they're going to give out at any moment. It's kind of fascinating to watch (and feel) the differences. The blueprint WORKS because Heather is an expert and knows how to analyze the data and how to work with it. Speaking of running: I freaking hated it. I didn't see the appeal and couldn't understand why people did it. I thought there were plenty of more fun ways to get a workout. However, because I'm trying to do these races, I knew I needed to practice running at some point. I tried to self-motivate for around 6 months (!) and didn't run once. Not a single time. Now, I'm running 3 times a week. And it's not because I'm super motivated or anything like that. It's because of the spreadsheet. There's this shared spreadsheet where Heather puts in what the plan is, day by day, for the week, and then in the next column, you put what you actually did. It's actually a powerful motivator! There will be mornings when all I want to do is go back to sleep, and then I'll think of that damn blank slot on the spreadsheet, and it gets me out of bed. I know there are people who are very good at self-motivating. Good for you. Must be nice lol. I am NOT one of those people. However, the system that Heather and Renov8 have with the spreadsheet is surprisingly effective! I still hate running about 80 percent of the time, but that other 20 percent? Makes up for all of it! I have a pretty unpredictable schedule, and honestly? If Heather can work with my schedule, she can work with anybody's. That's what I love about it. It's completely tailored to me and MY goals. And she's only ever a text message away! (I've literally texted asking for recommendations for a good sunscreen that won't sweat off.) I've had a personal trainer in the past, and it was NOTHING like this. This is personalized training the way it SHOULD be. The training that we all long for but never seem to find. Renov8 is exceeding my expectations. Hell, it's exceeding my hopes.