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Studio offers personalized programs

Kaycie Meza, owner and manager of Kinetik Performance in Upland, demonstrates how to lift 15-pound weights, one of the pieces of workout equipment. Meza opened her studio at the beginning of February. The small fitness space has one treadmill, bars, kettlebells, ropes, yoga mats and weights for people to use during their scheduled workout sessions. Kinetik Performance specializes in creating personalized workout plans for its clients./ photo by Jolene Nacapuy
Kaycie Meza, owner and manager of Kinetik Performance in Upland, demonstrates how to lift 15-pound weights, one of the pieces of workout equipment. Meza opened her studio at the beginning of February. The small fitness space has one treadmill, bars, kettlebells, ropes, yoga mats and weights for people to use during their scheduled workout sessions. Kinetik Performance specializes in creating personalized workout plans for its clients. / photo by Jolene Nacapuy

Deonah Cendejas
Staff Writer

Kinetik Performance is a new fitness studio in Upland that not only focuses on physical exercise but also specializes in personal nutritional guidance.

Kaycie Meza, a personal trainer, owns and facilitates the studio, which opened in the beginning of February and held a grand opening event April 18.

After working at Bally Total Fitness as a personal trainer, Meza decided to open and manage her own studio.

“I want to help as many people as I can to reach their own health and fitness goals,” Meza said. “It’s a small, private space, and it makes you comfortable to use it since its one-on-one personal training.”

Kinetik Performance held a grand opening event to promote the business and inform residents about its fitness services. During the event, there was a raffle and promotional games such as a spin-the-wheel game. Raffle prizes consisted of free group and personal training sessions.

Initially, Meza conducts an individual assessment to recognize her clients’ goals and reach a compromise on how to attain them.

She works with her clients by first completing a fitness assessment, which measures their body mass index and weight.

She mainly focuses on BMI, since weight can increase due to muscle gain and is not always an accurate portrayal of your health.

Meza also helps her clients through nutritional guidance. She uses MyFitnessPal, a smartphone app that scans food items in the market and online to see how many calories they contain and helps users create an appropriate diet plan.

Additionally, she makes her clients maintain a daily food log. After looking over her clients’ food consumption, she then helps them find healthier alternatives.

“She’s very understanding, and she tries to help you in a way where she spends the time with you,” said Alexandra Johnston, a senior communications major and Kinetik Performance employee. “It’s nice to have someone as a personal trainer but also as a friend. She’s going to kick my butt, but it’s going to be fun and worth it after the hour.”

Meza provides multiple personal training sessions as well as boot camps on Mondays and Wednesdays, where her motivation and enthusiasm radiates through her sessions, Johnston said.

“You’re never doing the same workout ever,” Johnston said. “There’s always something different and it’s never boring, which I love because I hate working out just by walking on a treadmill.”

Meza creates a personal fitness program for her clients, which is comprised of sessions they should take, how many, and how to monitor their nutrition in order to reach their fitness goals.

“People’s biggest complaint to get fit is that they don’t have the time,” said junior kinesiology major Jasmine Bush. “Since she’s so individualized, she can work around people’s time schedule.”

Because the sessions are personal, they go at her clients’ own pace.

There is no feeling of competition against the people at the gym because Meza consistently pushes and motivates her clients to continue forward.

However, Meza said her clients’ comfort comes first.

“Do what you’re capable of doing, and don’t try to go with the latest fad,” Meza said. “Everyone is different and unique and you need to do what helps you reach and attain your goals.”

Deonah Cendejas can be reached at deonah.sharifi-cendeja@laverne.edu.

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