by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
This past spring, when pondering what direction her life should take next, Julia Krengel of Sauk Rapids looked into the possibility of opening her own business and was amazed when “every door opened” and then everything fell into place as if it was meant to be.
Just a couple months later, she opened The Perfect Fit,” her personal-training studio in Sartell.
Krengel has been a personal trainer in one form or another for 18 years. Born in Ohio, she earned a degree in physical education and became a girls’ athletic director for a private school in Florida. At Pensacola Christian University, she met a fellow student who would become her husband, a man originally from Minnesota named Matt Krengel. The couple has two children, a 14-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl.
They have lived in Sauk Rapids for 13 years. Krengel has been a personal trainer for hundreds of people throughout the greater St. Cloud area, including clients at SNAP, Anytime Fitness, Primal Fitness and Regent’s Medical. Among her clients were many who were recovering from various injuries.
“It’s so rewarding to be able to help people do things they thought they would never do again,” Krengel said.
The Perfect Fit is located at 331 Fourth Ave. S., just south of the Sartell Police Department. The building is a former warehouse renovated precisely to Krengel’s exact requirements, with a small gym area, showers, a training section and a relaxing lobby area.
The Perfect Fit is open by appointment only. Krengel works with people of all physical abilities with the goal of improving their health, their strength and their confidence.
“I love people, working with people and helping them change their lives for the better,” she said.
She prides herself on her personalized approach to fitness. In free consultations, she meets individually with clients and together they determine a personalized plan.
“I love the place because it has such a personal touch so when clients come here they feel comfortable, like part of a family,” Krengel said. “This business is fun, vibrant and filled with energy.”
The Perfect Fit offers various training options. There are semi-private small groups, and there are also “Boot Camps,” which are groups of people up to 15 who all work out together. All of the sessions are supervised on a personal-training level with Krengel, who takes a holistic approach to fitness that includes information about good nutrition.
For more about The Perfect Fit, call Krengel at 320-828-7788 or visit its website at www.theperfectfitmn.com.
Who says work-outs can’t be fun? These four, after their work-outs at The Perfect Fit in Sartell are smiling, happy, relaxed and un-sweaty. Clockwise are Steven Shiller of St. Cloud, Miranda Pierce of St. Cloud, Lula Schiller of St. Cloud and Amy Sevre of Sauk Rapids.
A view of some of the work-out equipment inside The Perfect Fit.
