Today we’d like to introduce you to Victor Ortiz.
Hi Victor, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
Always had a passion for fitness, and training other’s. I enjoy the process of designing challenging workouts, setting up exercise gear, and executing the training session, which I learned while on active in the United States Marine Corps. I have always wanted to run my own business. Had this idea of putting civilian’s through a rigorous workout to give them a little taste of military training, and making them stronger physically and mentally. When COVID-19 closed all the gym’s in Central Florida, we opened up. We started training in open parking lots and parks with minimum amount of gear, and yes we had the cops called on us many times. Here we are five year’s later despite all the challenges that come with running a business we are still going strong, continuing to improve, constantly getting better in every aspect of training with the combination of classes, equipment, and with the ability to be mobile, we can change training locations to ensure members will never get bored or plateau. WE don’t settle for the status quo here.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
ALWAYS A CHALLENGE!!!!! Just one of the reasons why I enjoy what I do. There’s always something going on, weather it’s inclement weather, my speaker decides it doesn’t want to work, IPAD not cooperating, display timer dies midway through a training session, ensuring insurance coverage is up to date, ensuring gear is set up on time. I enjoy the challenge in resolving issues especially when it turns out better than expected.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
Running a business on your own isn’t easy and defiantly not for the lazy. There’s always something to do, paperwork, planning, advertising, following up with members, constantly learning new skills and techniques. Top Fitness is vastly different from your typical brick and mortar gym. We have the ability to change our workouts and not micromanaged by corporate. I don’t come with a bunch of bells and whistles, I’m not running a game show in which you spin the wheel and win a water bottle. When you train with Top Fitness, you will be pushed past your comfort zone, you develop mental, and physical toughness. You will learn how to defend yourself and your family. You not only train with us, YOU BECOME A PART OF US!!! You become a part of The Top Fitness Crew!!! Doesn’t matter your age, background, or fitness level. show up with a good attitude, keep the complaints to a minimum, be prepared to put in that four letter bad word, “WORK”. That’s what sets us apart from everyone else. On Thursday’s we all wear our black personalized shirt’s which reminds everyone they are a part of a group, they are a part of something, and the members to the left and right help push you to get through the hour long challenge. When my members thank me for helping them get stronger and lose weight. When they achieve a personal goal, when they get through a challenging training session where they didn’t think they could. That’s what I’m most proud of. I am able to continue to serve the community just in a different capacity.
What do you like and dislike about the city?
Overall good people, great place to raise a family. But it’s growing too fast and the wrong way, too many townhomes being built and it’s really effecting traffic.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://topfitness407.com
- Instagram: topfitness407
- Facebook: topfitness407
- TikTok: topfitness407
