Perfect Balance Fitness

I did the 6 week challenge at Perfect Balance in Kendall, which is to lose 25 pounds or to lose 6% of body fat. Since I had an average weight they set my goal to the 6% body fat loss. I took the challenge based on the fact that they promote it by saying if you meet the set goal they would reimburse you the $499 you have to put down as a 'deposit', essentially being a free experience. This challenge is better suited for weight loss because, the scale they use for measuring body fat is inaccurate (it uses a formula based on weight, age, and height). I would have had to lose 22 pounds to meet the goal, which would have been an unhealthy body weight for me. Their goal is to sign you up for a membership at their studio and roll over the 'deposit' into your membership which is way too expensive in my opinion ($160 per month for the membership). Therefore, my goal was a setup for failure but they painted a pretty picture by telling me it's attainable to get my money. I met all of their requirements to eat 5 small meals a day, post daily pictures of all the meals, go to their kickboxing classes at least 4 times a week, weekly weigh ins, etc. Everything they told me to do, to meet my goal was done. In the third week when I saw I wasn't going to meet the goal I started reducing calories even more to make their scale closer to my goal. I also asked for additional guidance in which Nicole told me that I need to sign up for a membership which was not my goal. I learned good techniques for weight loss but, it wasn't worth $499. I tried to get a full or partial reimbursement but they only want to offer the rollover of the $499 into a membership. Which is very disappointing on many levels. I looked at their reviews prior to signing up for the 6 week challenge and would not have done it if I saw this review. So, I'm leaving this to prevent someone like me from disappointment and being deceived.

The classes are amazing and they will definitely make you sweat! The instructor (Dominic) is very motivating and dedicated to his students. He makes exercising fun! Despite it being a group class, Dominic always manages to personalize it and make sure you are doing the exercises correctly. After attending these classes you will know why its called Ilovekickboxing...I really do love it!

Seriously great workout, great instructors, and great group of people! I always feel challenged and there's never a day when I say I don't feel like going and working out, especially since everyone is so motivating. This is the most fun I've had exercising, the best results I've ever seen with my body, and the longest I've been able to stick with a program. I recommend it to anyone who asks!