Fitness Together is the World's Largest Personal Training Organization

A Message from your Area Director:

Forrest Walden has been an avid pursuer
of health, fitness and nutrition his entire
life. Graduating from Auburn University
with a degree in Exercise Science, he was
also the head cheerleader for the
University. Forrest is a certified personal
trainer through the National Strength and
Conditioning Association. He has
competed in and won several natural
bodybuilding competitions.

He opened his first Fitness Together
studio in 2001. Since that time, he has
personally opened five other studios in
the Birmingham area and has overseen
the development of over 45 other studios
in his territory. He was honored with the
coveted "Personal Trainer of the Year"
title in 2003, which is a national award.
Forrest has also received the Fitness
Together "Franchisee of the Year" award
in both 2003 and 2004. Through his
studios, he has overseen over 2,000
personal training clients and his
organization continues to conduct over
1,000 personal training sessions a week
in the Birmingham area. His biggest
passion is helping people to uncover the
truth about fitness and showing them how
to apply it to their busy lives.

He lives in Birmingham, AL with his
beautiful wife, Mendy and their two
daughters Brooke and Caroline.

Fitness Together Alabama News:

Fitness Together, the world's largest
personal training organization, opened 10
studios in January 2007. As a result, the
Company now has 311 studios open and
operating in five countries. The Company
also has an additional 166 studios that are
sold and planned to open in the next twelve
months. The announcement was made by
Fitness Together CEO Rick Sikorski.
At each studio, certified personal trainers
conduct one-on-one private personal
training sessions with clients by
appointment only. Costs for training
packages vary depending on client needs.

Fitness Together's trainers develop
individually customized, results-oriented
programs to help clients achieve their goals
through weight and resistance training,
muscular endurance, muscular training and
nutrition counseling. Trainers also guide
clients in weight loss management.

"We are leveraging our international
presence to meet our goals of both national
and international growth. We recently added
an overseas studio in Costa Rica and look
forward to opening other overseas locations
in the near future," said Fitness Together
CEO Rick Sikorski.