Meet Derek Scott of Fit Body Boot Camp Huntington Beach South

Today we’d like to introduce you to Derek Scott.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Derek. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
I was raised in Watts California and started playing baseball as a young child. Baseball is what I believed saved me from gangs and helped me stay focused in sports and school. After high school, I went to play baseball in college and the minor leagues. After baseball was over for me I struggled on what I wanted to do but I knew I wanted to stay around fitness. That is my true passion and I knew I wanted to stay around fitness but wasn’t sure in what fashion. I went back and forth debating between a physical therapist, baseball coach, or trainer. I began training at a gym and found that I truly enjoyed coaching people helping them get in shape, improve their health and accomplish their fitness goals. I took a huge leap of faith in 2019 and invested my savings and bought a gym, Fit Body Boot Camp Huntington Beach South. At the gym, I train amazing clients in group HIIT classes. I also have clients that I train privately giving them one on one training.

Has it been a smooth road?
I have definitely had my struggles. I struggled with investing my savings in opening a gym. A million thoughts went through my mind, can I do this, will I fail. Will I waste my money. Ultimately I had to believe in myself and take the risk. Many other struggles came about trying to get my gym operating in the black. Another struggle was also when COVID hit which has hurt so many businesses, small and large. Oh man how I struggled! Like many gym owners, I was mandated to shut down. How would I ever make it? We immediately went to offering online coaching to our gym members with the help of the franchise as well. My members are so great that many of them stayed with us the four months we were closed and it is because of them I have been able to sustain and reopen.

We’d love to hear more about your business.
We are part of a franchise that focuses on 30-minute group fitness classes. Our gym is like a family and our goal is to get our members in the gym working them out for the whole 30 minutes so they can get on with their day going to work, taking care of kids, cooking, etc. We want our clients to be the best version of themselves which consists of being healthy. What sets us apart is how personable we are with our clients. We are like a family. We address all our clients by name and want them to feel comfortable when working out. Rather they are in tip-top shape or working out for the first time in their life.

Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Huntington Beach is a great city and I love the clients we have that mostly live in the city. The city of Huntington Beach has also been amazing during COVID. Huntington Beach is a very competitive place with many gyms close by which makes it challenging with rapid growth.

Contact Info:

• Address: 19030 Brookhurst St Huntington Beach, CA
• Website: www.hbsouthfbbc.com
• Phone: 949-423-6242
• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/hbsouthfitbody
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/fitbodybootcamphbs

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