I am writing this review purely to caution middle age women like myself with similar goals to not be hasty and to take time and do their due diligence in hiring a personal trainer. I believed in the customized training story, paid upfront for a 36-session (which is pricing for a senior trainer) and a separate $70 assessment fee. I was then assigned to a young trainer in early twenties based on my availability/scheduling. I began training very enthusiastically, hoping to build strength and achieve sustainable fat loss and enjoy the health journey. Sessions were 3 times a week (M,W,F) 60 minutes with additional 15 minute warmup & 10 minute cool down. This particular trainer usually followed supersets (4 exercises × ~15 reps) and minimal rest--sitting down between exercises was not allowed, and water breaks were at the trainer's discretion. I was chastised for drinking water when he said not to in one session. It was boot camp/military style approach is what I realized which is not at all what I was looking for. After 5 weeks, I started dreading going to the sessions as I was in constant pain of one sort or another - tried to voice my concerns he heard me but did not listen or believe. Mainly I developed persistent knee joint pain which is not normal soreness--making squats, lunges, sitting, standing and regular walking very difficult. FYI - I am 60 year old female with no medical history or any kind of health issues or joint pains. The trainer pushed exercises anyway, stating discomfort was "how muscles learn," and encouraged extremely low calorie diet. For lack of a better term, a punishment-based approach was used on occasion . For ex: for minor lateness to a warmup (5 mts vs 15mts), extra mountain climbers were added to an already intense sessions to teach accountability (in his words), which was very demeaning and rude. Previously I attributed his off-handed comments at times to young age & inexperience. This particualr day when I had to do extra sets is when I started having serious second thoughts about continuing at this facility. I was in this long haul. Respect, listening to your clients & adapting to their needs are basics in any profession. Finally - the following week after an intense leg session (supersets of walking lunges, progressive overload leg press from 45 to 70lbs jump and few other intense exercises) caused a severe knee injury, leaving me unable to stand , sit or walk and in pain for nearly four weeks. That is the decision point for me that this trainer/approach is not a good fit for me. I have foregone five paid sessions, prioritized my health over money and ended the association. There was phone tag with the owner couple of times - I wanted to provide constructive feedback for improvement. We never connected. I did not expect any refund from them nor did I pursue - left it to the owner's discretion. As of today - I still cannot fully use my legs or knees to get into squats as I used to . Hoping to slowly ease back to my former self. Overall -this program felt very unsafe. Did not meet expectations for what I was sold on/signed up for (for my individual goals at my age and fitness level), was overly aggressive with a one size fits all bootcamp approach. read more

I am really against hurting businesses with negative reviews, but I honestly do not want anyone else to experience what me and my friends experienced with this business. Our experience started out great, we were sold on monthly sessions with Josh. However, at our 3rd session, he was over 30 minutes late and said he was only 10 minutes away and getting coffee, that ended up being over 30 minutes late and he took that away from our session time. The 5th session, he didn't show up or call at all. Mind you there were 3 of us training together and our times have never changed. I texted him and he acted like he completely forgot about us. We immediately told him that we would no longer be continuing with him as he has wasted our time at least twice. For a new customer, that is completely unacceptable. He said he would refund us the remaining 3 sessions we had and apologized blaming an assistant for the error- even though the entire time, we have never dealt with anyone but him. After several weeks, we did not receive any refund. We barely got return messages from him when we inquired about it. Finally, one late night, he texted us saying that he does not actually owe us any refund and that he will ask some 3p company to give us a refund for 1 session only, which we still have not received. Do not be fooled by his salesman-like charm on the first assessment. His workouts are lacking as well- he was mostly on his phone while trying to personally train 3 people. read more

Josh Boulware may be skilled in training, but he's completely unethical and unprofessional. I've waited an entire year for a refund, and he has ignored every single message lately. I was even ready to invest in a lifetime of sessions if he could help me reach my fitness goals but thankfully I avoided this big mistake. He has opened his own business lately and advertised it via his social media, but pathetically, he can't even pay back my $1,621 refund. Be warned: don't trust him with your money. Free advice from me--never, ever pay him a penny without a physical contract, and never agree to pay him for the assessment session over the phone. Please see the attached screenshot emails below for proof. And Josh, if you are reading this, your clients deserve to know the kind of person you truly are. read more

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I LOST WEIGHT with this program. Olga is an amazing trainer, even though she can be blunt it is all in good health. I really want to go back when I have the chance and I hope everyone there is doing well! read more

Josh is not what he seems to be.. Don't be fooled in the beginning he'll seem like perfect trainer but that's only because he wants your business ($) of course but after a while I experienced how he's always late, sometimes forgets to show up or reschedules at the last min. Even his own trainers have commented on his tardiness & how his communication sucks. I've had to deal with him canceling a lot of my sessions with no heads up. He wouldn't even offer me a makeup session, until I started asking. A lot of times he's still working with another client during your session time. I've had to wait up to 20 mins for him sometimes to finish up. He's not always focused, will periodically walk away & is constantly on his phone Him convincing me to "invest" into his training business is a complete SCAM! I gave him a $2,500 investment that he said would be a 60 day return on it. 5 months later when I brought it up he gave me an excuse & never showed proof of anything. As a business owner You shouldn't be asking your clients to invest into your business. They're already paying for training yet you want them to help fund whatever scheme you got going on. Even had an issue with him charging my card that was on file for s protien order without my permission. I did't trust him with money at that point so I got a new debit card so I wouldn't have to worry about him doing it again. He's a liar and a manipulator. His girlfriend/former client reached out to me on social media to tell all their personal matters and question the nature of our relationship. She said that she's seen inappropriate stuff between him and a few of his other clients as well in his phone on multiple occasions. Clearly he's a womanizer and I'm not the first person to say that. What's very disturbing is that this man really got caught & tried to make me feel bad for him. He told me face to face that he was suicidal BUT shortly after I found out that even that was a lie. He used that lie as a way to cancel me as a client because he got caught! You have to be a really sick person to lie about being suicidal. I Lost all respect for him at that point. So essentially he made me stop training with him I'm assuming because his girlfriend told him to do so. He told me that I did nothing wrong & this was all his fault. I was making great progress for a solid 3 months but prior to that my results for the past year & a half have been very stagnant. Not to mention that I've had 2 back injuries from training with him. I'm not the only person that has had a bad experience with him. He tries to sweep everything under the rug read more

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Josh and Raphael are great trainers. He has a good team on deck, I haven't met everyone so I can't name them all. I love this place. If you as an individual are finally in a place in your mind to want to better yourself, this is the place to seek! HEALTH IS WEALTH. LOVE YOURSELF. GIVE THIS PLACE A TRY AND YOU WONT REGRET IT!! read more

I took the session from Josh in 2022. He is definitely knowledgeable but lacked professionalism. My sessions timing was changed over and over. Many times, he couldn't finish his preceding sessions on time. After trying different timing, it did not work out for me. I didn't want to continue my rest of the sessions. Therefore, I requested for partial refund but never got anything back. read more

Money well spent! I have Olga as my trainer and she is awesome! The thirty minutes we spend 3-4 times a week are always intense and she is a stickler for proper form and range of motion. She also really loves what she does and is a constant student learning more each day, which she then shares with her clients. One thing I appreciate is she focuses on the exercises that really give you the best bang for your buck. I already knew quite a bit about lifting prior to starting training with Olga and mostly joined to get back into a routine, but I am amazed with how much I learn, as well as the routine that I have built. I am extremely happy with the results after just two months and truly am excited for my training sessions. I would highly recommend! read more

Where do I start. When we originally signed up for Josh we signed up for 2 50 minute workouts a week. When we went in for our Initial assessment he stated he would send us a personalized meal plan and also a workout plan for days we were not working out with him. We NEVER received the workout plan or the workout videos him and Olga said they would send over. The "meal" plan wasn't sent to us until the middle of our 2nd week when we had to remind Olga once again that we hadn't received what was promised. When we did receive the meal plan it was a single sheet stating what Macros we should consume along with a single meal suggestion for B,L, & D and a snack. It wasn't a personalized Macro diet plan it was a very generic one. We set up our first training session and when we arrived at the gym Josh informed us there was not a trainer for us and just had us do cardio (he didn't charge us a session) but he should have communicated with us prior to us arriving at the gym as he knew we were coming far for his services. That initial "training" session is when he told us we would be training with Olga and just did a small intro as she was leaving. We were fine with Olga however she didn't do our assessment so she didn't know where we were at fitness level. We quickly realized our 50 minute workouts were really just 20ish minutes as they wanted us to do 20 minutes of cardio prior to our sessions.. this was not explained during the assessment process. Olga was consistently late to our sessions and never quite prepared. When she would finally come to get us from doing cardio she would ask what body part we are working today. I had even mentioned to Josh I wish the workouts were a full hour as I didn't feel like I was getting a full workout. We decided to forgo our final 2 workouts because we were just so disappointed with the way things went. We texted Olga and let her know she replied fairly quickly. We texted Josh 2 times and no reply. I was forced to contact my bank to make sure no payments were taken from my account due to his lack of response. Josh is very unprofessional and doesn't respond in a timely manner. I see him posting on his Social media so I know he's available and just choosing to ignore our cancellation request. read more

Body by Boulware - Trainers Near Me - Sacramento, California

This is your typical "No service after the sale", don't get taken in by their pitch. Your passed off to the next available person and the"Personal " portion of training is more, one size fits all. read more

Best choice I made so far this year. Josh and Olga are passionate about their clients and making sure that their clients gets the best results read more

I was searching for a personal trainer in the sacramento area. i came across body by boulware and after my consultation i knew i had to commit. i've been training with josh for 40 days and i started seeing results almost instantly. he corrects my form, guides me through each exercise, demonstrates when i ask him too & he is flexible with my schedule. in 30 days i lost 4% body fat. read more

I'm training with Olga and she has been working me!! But at the same time she listens to my limitations. One month down and I am seeing results way faster than doing it on my own. Definitely going to continue with Olga. read more

Coach Josh stands by his mission to help his clients achieve their health, fitness, and weight loss goals. In less than 30days I have already lost 2% body fat. If you are looking for REAL results this is the place. Body by Boulware is one of the best investments I have made for myself. #snatchgoals read more

Today was my one month check in with Josh! I'm typically a very self conscious person - but Josh made this entire process so comfortable for me. From the first phone call to the first meet and greet in person - I never once felt uncomfortable. He is easy going, friendly, and EXTREMELY educated. You can really tell how proud he is of his work and how passionate he is about his job. He truly has changed my life for the better and it's only been a month. His colleagues (Ayaan) are so nice and motivating as-well. I can't wait to see where I'm at in the next upcoming months. I was doing 3 days a week but now adding an extra day because I love working out so much (never thought I would be saying that lol). Like i said it's only been a month but I've already lost inches, body fat % & gained a new sense of confidence. The workouts are hard but if you show up - stick to good nutrition, listen to Josh, you'll get great results. but seriously, if you're thinking of taking the step for turning your life / health around I 1000% recommend Body By Boulware!! read more

Josh is amazing! His training is extremely fitting for each individual goal. He is tough but makes you feel great about yourself afterwards. I came in with no idea how it was going to go and he walked me through every step of the way. My purpose was to go for a month, get help with the machines at the gym, and then be on my own, but I can't stop going to him! He made me love going to the gym and being healthy. Also made a couple friends going to the partner training and I couldn't be happier! I would definitely recommend him to anyone who isn't sure where to start. For reference I lost 1% body fat in just one month, and I have never felt more confident. I'm excited to keep pushing myself! read more