
ATLAS
PERSONAL TRAINERS
The Full Story
While in Ocean City, MD on a family vacation, Mike Turkin walked into a gym to get in his workout for the day. One of the experienced members of the gym took Mike under his wing and taught him the secrets of the fitness world and the world of bodybuilding. With an eagerness to share this love of health and fitness with others, Mike opened the first Atlas Personal Trainers studio in a basement in Parkville in 2005. From there, Atlas blossomed. The clientele was building, group classes were expanding, and bodybuilding competitors started training for competitions.
Where we began...



It's amazing how much gym equipment you can fit into the basement of a small building. Our studio in Parkville, MD was fully equipped with free weights, barbells, cages, squat machines, boxing equipment, resistance bands, and almost everything else you can think of when it comes to personal fitness. Even in such a small space, the clients and trainers worked together to make every session a meaningful experience. Though there may have been some flooding from the basement windows during the summer rainstorms, we always managed to keep things running smoothly. Eventually though, it was time for us to get out of the basement and begin "movin' on up" - literally!

Moving to Kingsville...
Where we are now!



