WICHITA — Caleb Schroeder was a popular personal trainer with the YMCA, but when he refused to sign a noncompete agreement last month, he says he lost his job.
Since then, he’s been planning his own training business. Now, it’s happening.
Inside Out Fitness is taking the final piece of former Blockbuster property in the Brushcreek shopping center near the southeast corner of 37th and Woodlawn.
“I’m planning to change people’s lives one at a time,” Schroeder says.
He says a lot of people have desires such as looking better or losing weight.
“Basically, a lot of people show up,” he says. “They just think it’s what they’re supposed to do.”
He says it takes more than that.
“Wellness and fitness comes from the inside out,” he says. “You must be tenacious.”
For now, he’ll offer a variety of group and personal training and some sport-specific training.
“We’re in the process of possibly doing a cardio (program),” he says.
Inside Out Fitness is in 1,400 square feet. Leisa Lowry with J.P. Weigand & Sons handled the deal.
Since he left the Y, Schroeder has been holding small boot camps to keep in touch with customers. Now, they can work out with him and two other trainers at Brushcreek.
In addition to trying to help people from the inside out, Schroeder says he particularly wants to help people who don’t enjoy working out.
“I’m trying to show people we can make it fun.”