To be well, be fit, trainer says

Brian Wisely has come back to Laguna Beach to focus on fitness and wellness. His new personal training facility, The Well, focuses on fitness as a key component to wellness. The Well opened in North Laguna on Sept 2.

Wisely, a certified personal trainer, said the facility’s motto is to “live well, feel well and be well.”

“Our mission is to support each client in his or her individual pursuit of fitness and wellness through the combination of mindful exercise and nutritional guidance,” he said.

Born in Los Angeles, Wisely grew up in Laguna Beach, where he logged 15 years of personal training experience with facilities like Jumpstart Fitness.

The Well offers 30- and 60-minute personalized lessons two to three times per week that include cardio-respiratory fitness, strength and flexibility training, and nutritional counseling.

“We create an individualized program for each client, which is mutually agreed upon between trainer and client,” Wisely said.

The 1,650-square-foot space exudes a contemporary but comfy feel, and holds six state-of-the-art cardio machines, cable crossovers, free weights and core training equipment, and stability balls.

“We are the only [local] studio that has the high-tech Life Fitness Elevation series treadmills and ellipticals,” Wisely said.

Each machine has an LCD touch screen with a TV, iPod hook-up, wireless Polar heart rate monitor, and USB port to plug in pre-programmed workouts.

The facility is designed to comfortably fit about five clients and trainers at a time.

The Well currently has four employees including Wisely, who have more than 40 years of personal training experience combined and who graduated from programs like the National Academy of Sports Medicine and International Sports Sciences Assn.

They currently have 25 clients, but anticipate about 100 arriving in the upcoming months. As their client base expands, so will the number of personal trainers.

Wisely is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and has a bachelor’s in human nutrition.

An avid cyclist and outdoor enthusiast, he extends these hobbies to his clients with outdoor sessions that include hiking, running and beach workouts.

He currently resides with his wife and 2-year-old son in Irvine.

The Well is at 610 N. Coast Hwy., Suite 200, Laguna Beach. For more information, visit www.thewellfit.com or call (949) 295-0715.