Complete Physique

Kathleen is such an inspirational personal trainer and has become a dear friend. She has helped me transform my body and my relationship with food in a natural, healthy way. More importantly she had developed a community at Complete Physique that I would call «family» and it makes me keep coming back every week. We support each other, cheer each other on and genuinely care about helping each other feel strong and healthy. If you are looking for an intimate experience at a gym where you get highly personalized attention, meet people that will become life long friends, and will help you easily and happily commit to exercise for the rest of your life — this is place for you!

I love working with Kathleen. She is upbeat, approachable and best of all she gets results. In my first month of working with Kathleen I was already ordering a size down on my new clothes and fitting into some things that had been gathering dust in my closet for years. The community that she has created at the gym is wonderful, non-​intimidating, fun and most of all supportive. Kathleen and the other trainers at the gym have been a great support in getting me ready for my upcoming wedding. I look forward to reaping the results of their program.

I just tried yoga with Cecily. I am not a huge fan of yoga but I try it sometimes because it’s good for me. Cecily is exactly the type of teacher I like. She makes very good adjustments, she has a good sense of humor and is not too «out there». I took her class after boxing and it was exactly what I needed.

Many, many, many years ago I was in shape. Really good shape. In the intervening years I’ve made multiple runs recapturing that youthful look and feeling. Middling results at best. Ok, truth be told, I showed up at the gym around once a month and managed to produce soreness and random injuries that took a week or more to recover from. I was not in a good place.
My wife was gentle, but insistent: «You’re looking kinda pudgy» and «Did you move from your desk to do more than eat today?» She had a point.
Finally, to avoid further spousal abuse, I agreed to meet Kathleen. Next thing I knew I was working out a couple of times a week in these structured, scheduled sessions. Kathleen’s like that — she gets you moving. I felt better. A lot better.
Then boxing. Not the «get the tar beat out of you by some incredibly quick, in shape guy» kind of boxing, rather, intense classes that focus on skills, mobility, flexibiltiy, quickness, and strength. The coach, mentor, instructor, Robert, is talented and very, very professional. I’m hooked. And wiped at the end of each class. It’s a good feeling.
Now, Kathleen and my wife have conned me into yoga. Seriously. Never saw that coming. For the uninitiated, yoga was designed by really good looking, really, really flexible women to humble middle aged inflexible men. It works. I’m humbled. I also feel a lot better after these sessions that work on flexibility, coordination, and balance. I actually kinda like this stuff. (Don’t tell my wife).
Bottom line: Kathleen and her crew are motivating and supportive in a way that works. The workouts are professional and structured, but varied and interesting. If you are like me and need that extra structure to keep going, this is a great program.

First, some self-​indulgent disclosure. Despite living in Boulder I am not a workout guy. At various points I have tried the Y, Colorado Athletic Club, Flatirons Athletic Club, and CrossFit Roots, each time failing to get engaged in getting fit. So when a friend recommended Complete Physique and its energetic owner/​trainer Kathleen Tormey, I was skeptical. Six weeks into personal training with Kathleen and I am far from fit. But I am a believer that this process and this trainer will get me to a much better place, both physically and mentally. The former stems from workouts that are hard enough to leave me sore but not incapacitated. The latter comes from Kathleen, who has been a trainer for more than 20 years, sweetly preaching that her goal is to guide me to a healthier lifestyle.
The set-​up matches the focus on the client. Located in north Boulder in a warehouse space beside Upslope Brewing, the gym has training gear plus a bunch of boxing equipment. Hard to mention that latter without mentioning Robert Garrison, a former boxer and LA-​based «trainer to the stars», whose boxing class has proven to be a fun if exhausting addition to the personal training. Other classes abound, among them boot camps, yoga, and workouts and hip-​hop for teens. But I can only vouch for what I have tried. Which has been great.