Houston Health and Fitness

A former member of the USA Shotokan Karate national team, Olympic Karate & Sports Center’s sensei Alex Ndem won multiple martial-arts titles before putting his skills to use to train others. Ndem and his team of karate kingpins help clients bolster fitness, mental discipline, and self-defense skills with a wide range of group karate classes. A certified personal trainer with a degree in physical education, Ndem also conducts 45-minute indoor boot-camp classes that use high-octane exercises to ignite weight loss and hone cardiovascular strength.

Founder Sadie Catania cultivated a dedication to fitness while serving in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, now sharing her enthusiasm by leading clients on a path to wellness through exercise and nutrition. Total Body training programs blend workouts led by nationally certified trainers with custom healthy meal plans, launching a two-pronged attack on stubborn fat. The trainers draft personalized plans for clients, ensuring they get the proper combination of cardio training, strength training, and flexibility training to meet their fitness goals, such as becoming the first person to run to the moon.

Medically Shaped, LLC brings weight loss into the doctor's office—NW Cypress Pediatrics and Family Medicine's office, to be exact. There, physicians supervise and construct custom diet plans that slim down entire bodies with the help of lab work, natural supplements, and diet medications. For spot treatments, the medically trained staff uses noninvasive Vaser Shape body contouring to reduce fat and cellulite on the abs, thighs, or arms without invasive surgery or shrink rays.

At Katy Fit Body Bootcamp, experienced instructors keep body muscles and brain muscles engaged with constant challenges. Over the course of a single session, participants may run, jump, lift weights, slam out pushups and chin-ups, or tackle addictions to standing still. Because Fit Body allows each participant to work at his or her own pace, all attendees can break a sweat without feeling the heat of competition. Consult the class schedule to find a 45-minute window that doesn’t conflict with trips to the offworld colonies.

Texas Boot Camp Fitness's certified trainers fortify physiques with an ever-shifting compendium of exercises performed in an outdoor setting. Attendees of all fitness levels sprint and jump toward fitness goals, lifting their own body weight when performing pushups, chin-ups, and acts of levitation. Arms hoist weights, resistance bands stretch between partners, and friendly competitions reveal hidden stores of stamina and strength. Pushing beyond pure leadership of boot-camp classes, instructors supplement workouts with nutritional guidance and lifestyle advice. In the interest of safe and easy mirroring, coaches emphasize clean technique rather than speed or the benefits of cloning.