Susan Reardon Wellness

Jun 2019

I first met Susan in the winter of 2013, when she was teaching a kickboxing class at my gym. Her class was equal parts technical and fun, and I was instantly drawn to her upbeat style and personality. I think I asked her at the end of that class if she could train me! I started training with Susan at her fitness studio shortly thereafter. I had an 18-month-old at the time, and I was looking for help getting back to my pre-baby level of fitness and also keeping my workouts fresh and interesting. We’ve been training together over 6 years, and she still has me learning new tricks every session!! Susan trained me through my pregnancy with my second child (she can do pre and postnatal!), and she helped me ease back into fitness when my daughter was 6 weeks old. She was nearly 13 pounds, so helping me recover my abs after my 2nd c-section was no small feat! When I plateaued with baby weight loss, it was Susan to the rescue again. I could only train so hard at this point, so she set me up with her reboot nutrition program. I lost 7 pounds that week, and I continued to lose after. At some point, my husband got jealous of my fitness level, and we added weekly partner sessions to my weekly individual sessions. We continued training at her studio until Susan moved to Florida, and though there are hundreds (thousands, maybe??) of trainers in Boston, we continued to train with Susan virtually. We couldn’t picture ‘breaking up’ just because of a little distance! This proved invaluable to us when we moved to Germany for a year and could still continue to train with Susan twice a week. We still train together in person when she comes back to visit, but for the most part, we continue our virtual workouts here in Boston. Susan has trained us through babies, injuries, a move abroad (and back), and the general craziness that is life with two small children. She helps keep us accountable with our fitness and always keeps us motivated. At this point, we see her more as a friend who happens to be awesome at keeping us in shape!