At HIPE, we take physical fitness seriously. Our clients aren't customers, they're friends. And we want to help our friends not only to build healthy bodies, but also to build healthy lifestyles. Our business is not to sign you up for a long-term contract or to convince you to purchase equipment that you'll never use. Our business is to provide you with educational, inspirational and fun training sessions that push you to reach your potential. You bring the drive and the self-discipline, and you will see RESULTS.

In various forms, HIPE has been around for more than a decade. Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to our program of classes and individual instruction, our new, full-service, 4,000-square-foot fitness facility opened in July 2007. H.I.P.E. offers cardiovascular machines, a fully equipped individual instruction studio, a group exercise gym, a nutritional supplements shop and lots and lots of toys to challenge you to challenge yourself.

Springfield's Best Trainer

Readers of the Illinois Times have voted Wayne the best trainer in Springfield for the past four years.

Read the 2009 article about him by clicking here.

Meet Wayne Carrels

An amateur kick boxer, a former professional water skier, a lifelong baseball player and a recreational hockey player, Wayne earned a bachelor's degree in recreation management from the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse and went on to earn numerous fitness training certifications. He is a U.S. Navy veteran of the Gulf War.

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Wayne's passion is helping his clients reach their maximum potential. He vows that no two group exercise classes will ever be the same. He lives and teaches his personal motto of "Never Quit!" and is most fulfilled when his clients get RESULTS.