GYMGUYZ history

how Josh York built the #1 mobile personal training company from a dining room table

Our history

From a dining room table to #1 in the world.

GYMGUYZ didn’t start with investors or a corner office. It started with one person, one van, one laptop, and a simple belief: fitness should come to you — not the other way around.

High School: The spark on the ice.

Playing hockey on Long Island, Josh York discovered that being physically fit didn't just feel good — it made him perform better. That connection between fitness and performance became the foundation for everything that followed.

College: Passion meets profession.

While earning his bachelor's degree, Josh worked as a personal trainer at gyms across Long Island — turning his passion into real-world expertise and building deep relationships with clients along the way.

2007: The moment everything clicked.

After graduating, Josh joined a marketing firm by day while continuing to train clients in the evenings. One night at the gym, it hit him: people weren't failing at fitness — they were failing to show up. Work ran late. Life got in the way. The gym wasn't the problem. Getting there was.

2008: GYMGUYZ is born — from a dining room table.

Josh launched GYMGUYZ from his parents' house. The dining room became a mini office: a laptop, a cordless phone, one folder with a handful of client names — and one fully equipped van. He trained clients himself, then drove the GYMGUYZ van up and down the Long Island Expressway every day to market the brand. One folder became multiple files. The dining room filled with cabinets, a printer, a fax machine, and marketing materials. The movement had begun.

Bringing the idea to life

A new kind of fitness experience

Drawing on his marketing background and deep fitness expertise, Josh created something the industry had never seen: a fully mobile personal training company that comes to you — your home, your office, your backyard, wherever you want to train. Every van arrived stocked with weights, resistance bands, body bars, and everything needed for a complete workout. Every trainer arrived with a personalized plan designed around your goals.

The concept was simple. The execution was relentless. And it worked.

2008

Founded on Long Island, New York

1 Van

How it all started

#1

In-home personal training franchise in the world

"There are dozens of rational reasons why people aren't consistent gym-goers. I didn't want to fix the people — I wanted to remove every barrier standing between them and their goals."

Josh York, Founder & CEO, GYMGUYZ

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During your first visit, we help you establish your goals and provide a highly detailed body, fitness, and nutritional assessment using our proprietary process and technology.

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Customized Fitness Program

From strength training to cardio to yoga, we use the data uncovered in your initial assessment to create the most efficient and highly personalized fitness program available in the industry - just for you and your body.

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Location of Your Choice

Whether it’s at home, your home gym, your backyard, a local park, your place of business, an apartment or condo gym, and even virtually – we come to you and bring the fitness equipment.

Why Us

Maximum Accountability And Results

With a GYMGUYZ fitness program, along with the convenience, knowledge, and motivation of an expert personal trainer that comes to you, workouts happen more frequently and consistently than any other fitness option you’ve tried. It just works.

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