Regular Exercise

They run a semimonthly* exercise challenge in conjunction with Lou’s Café down the block. The prize? A free sandwich of your choice. Between you and the prize is a sidewalk circuit of interval stations. Meet the prescribed number of reps at each station within the overall time limit, and the sandwich is yours. Don’t, and you still got a free personal workout session.
In the back of my mind, I wasn’t sure whether it was a good thing that I’d worked out and was rewarded with delectables or a bad thing that I proceeded to stuff my face and undo the exercise I’d just accomplished. …Whatever. I still promptly claimed and ate the sandwich.
Idea: Do the challenge with a friend; whoever does better gets both sandwiches.
*First & last Saturday of the month, from late morning till after lunch.

Aggie Lum is a great trainer! She is interested in knowing how your body works and wants to motivate you to improve (and not because she is being paid but because she actually cares). She does not believe in your body doing the same thing over again so mixes things up all of the time. She believes in teaching you to believe in yourself. There are moments when you want to give up because it is easier but she reminds you that there are no rewards in life for not pushing yourself. She reminds you that you do not get a nice butt from sitting around but doing something. Then you think about what she is saying to and you think: «ya you are right. There are no free rides. If you wanna look better you gotta put your best foot forward.» No matter what level you are at working out with Aggie makes you realize that there is always somewhere else to push yourself. Working out with Aggie truly does have no finish line (in a good way). I believe that Aggie may have been a trainer for the Army in a previous life. If you want to get your money’s worth this lady is for you. She will give you a three hour workout squeezed into an hour. She is not there to waste anyone’s time. I have run a number of marathons and completed in triathlons as well. I thought that I was in decent shape before I met Aggie. However, after this I realized that this was not the case at all. She challenges your balance, your core strength and builds parts of your body you never knew you had. Don’t get me wrong Aggie can train anyone. Do you eat too many donuts and consider walking down the street exercise? If so, Aggie can train you too. She can train anyone. I would highly recommend her. She will make you believe in yourself, she will make your pants fit loser and she will make you feel much more fearless than you felt before.

Aggie was my personal trainer and I recommend her highly and she is so much fun! miss you Aggie!

I was worried about seeing a trainer — I didn’t have an exercise routine, had some injuries, and was concerned that a personal trainer would be a drill sergeant. I made an appointment with Aggie Lum and am so glad I did. Aggie has experience with both athletes and newbies like me. She challenged me, but put a lot of thought into making sure that I was comfortable with different exercise techniques and equipment, and that the workouts didn’t exacerbate my injuries. She helped me develop a workout that works with my schedule and lifestyle. I feel a lot more energetic, and am comfortable going to gym and doing my own workout now. Go see Aggie!

This is a great place to train. Peter is great and is very thoughtful about personalizing training to your level and need. I have a lot of issues with my back/​neck and Peter was very careful in tailoring a work out that took this into account. Defiantly would recommend this place for anyone looking for private one on one personal training.

Peter is a great trainer. This is a very nice facility. They offer several on-​line tools to make scheduling and keeping up to date with your training program easy.

Regular Exercise is a great place to train. It’s clean, comfortable and never crowded. The trainers are knowledgeable, friendly and use the latest training techniques. They have lots of different tools available to help you reach your training goals.
I highly recommend you check this place out if you are interested in Personal Training!

Got a nice note from the owner letting me know he’s updating the business’ voicemail with the best times to reach him and an alternate phone number.
Nice to see business owners like this take note of Unilocal reviews and make changes to keep customers happy!

I feel privileged to work out at Regular Exercise. I’ve just completed my 12^th personal training session with Peter and I’m feeling great. My one regret is not finding this place sooner. I’ve tried boot camp before but felt I needed more one-​on-​one training to help build up my cycling strength, and it’s really helped. Super knowledgeable, friendly, clean-it’s kind of a zen space, easy parking and thankfully no rah rah’s or German techno.

If there were six stars, I would use them for Regular Exercise. This place is fantastic.
I’m gym-​phobic, or I used to be until I discovered RE. I’ve been training with Peter for over seven years. First out on Church Street and now here. He makes going to the gym fun and interesting. And in a very comfortable space. Andy is great too.
Then, just when I think things can’t get any better for this 71-​year-​old, Peter opens a Yoga studio right next door with an awesome Yogo teacher named Jennifer. Now I can have my Yoga and workout too.

As a total Yoga newbie I was very selective about my first class. I needed low stress, and low flash. I also needed a very patient instructor as I have no idea what I am doing.
From the moment I met Jennifer I knew this was going to the right place for me. Kind, patient, informative, grounded, delightful, encouraging, humorous and easy going-​she is all of these and more. From the one-​on-​one instruction I have had to group instruction, I feel totally spoiled with her attention.
I have introduced my 65 yr old mom to her classes and she loves it too (also a beginner).

This is a great gym, especially if you live in the Richmond; if not, no worries, it is an easy neighborhood to find parking. The owner, Peter, really knows what he is doing, and all of the trainers are knowledgeable, helpful and caring.
I look forward to going to Regular Exercise because the trainers and members are really nice. Also, I feel that they are all genuinely proud to see my fitness level progress.
I get to go there 4 times a week and I wish I could go more often, but I am busy working Mom. I attend yoga on Monday nights. Cassandra’s body conditioning class on Tuesday nights. I personal train with Andy on Friday morning’s and I go to boot camp on Saturday mornings.
It has changed my life!
P. S. Ask Andy about kettlebells. They are amazing!

Excellent place! Peter really knows what he’s doing. Incredibly informative, he’ll give you a play-​by-​play of what is actually going on in your body as you do the exercises. After you get through the one-​on-​one training, the group training sessions are practically individualized as well, with a fraction of the cost.

I think this is a great idea. You get personalization but not at a high price because you are sharing time. It’s a great spot, easy parking etc.

OK, I’m not a member here yet, but I met with the owner today to check it out and was really intrigued by the idea, so wanted to share:
Basically, you start with one-​on-​one personal training sessions, form a personalized workout, and then you workout on your own by appointment with other people. There’s a trainer on the floor to help all of you as you workout. It’s cheaper than hiring a personal trainer, and you still get guided instruction for your workouts.
The space is beautiful and the equipment is shiny and new!