I am excited to feature this month's "Meet Our Neighbor" series. Each
month, I spotlight one of our fabulous North Shore business neighbors. This
month, we have a workout with Power Fitness
To
ring in a new century of fitness, lifetime Glen Head resident, Justin Miller,
did one of his favorite things. He took action and opened Power Fitness in his
hometown in January, 2000.
“When
I was 19 years old, an amazing man named Tony Robbins indirectly saved my life,”
says Miller. “Someone who worked for Robbins literally pulled me from a car
wreck, brought me to the hospital and saved my life. He handed my mom his
business card in the ER. We lost that
card and I never got a chance to thank him but, as a result, I took interest in,
and began to study, Tony Robbins.”
Miller
actually started out in the fitness business as a personal trainer when he was
just 16 years old, after answering a help wanted ad for front desk help at a
small gym in Syosset. “The owner was impressed with my knowledge and made me a
personal trainer. I have expanded on that knowledge over the last 24 years of my
life with many athletic achievements, certifications and working with thousands
of people to help them improve their lives through fitness.”
What’s
behind the name, “Power Fitness?” Miller explains: “Tony Robbins defines ‘power’
as the ability to take action. It’s one thing to know what to do but it’s
another thing to do what you know. The power in our lives comes from taking
action.”
Robbins
wasn’t Miller’s only inspiration for lunging into the fitness business. “Jack
LaLanne is my idol,” says Miller, “and before he died, I promised him I would
carry on his life’s work.”
What
Miller loves most about the fitness business is “the ability to make a positive
contribution to people’s lives, often in very dramatic ways. Power Fitness is a
warm place that cares about your results and wants you to come use the facility
and make positive improvements in your life. This increases our energy here as
well.”
Miller
does not necessarily subscribe to all the latest and greatest fitness fads. “No
need to reinvent the wheel,” he says. “Results always come down to the basics
and fundamentals and following through.”
In
fact, Miller says, “The most important piece of equipment at Power Fitness is
called ‘inspiration,’ and it’s a powerful one. It can change your life and the
lives of those around you.”
It’s
hard not to be inspired at Power Fitness with more than 400 inspirational quotes
lining the walls and equipment. “We have quotes everywhere,” he says. “In fact,
we have more quotes than any other gym anywhere in the world,” says Miller.
“Sometimes people come in just to read the positive quotes on the walls, floors,
ceiling and equipment. It’s funny, but I love it, it makes me feel like all the
positive energy is getting out there in the community and our world.”
