Mike Turkin, Founder 2005
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 there took Mike under his wing and taught him the secrets of the fitness and bodybuilding worlds. In 2005, with an eagerness to share this love of health and fitness with others, Mike opened Atlas Personal Trainers in a basement in Parkville. From there, Atlas blossomed. The clientele was building, group classes were expanding, and bodybuilding competitors started training for competitions.
A basement in Parkville...
The amount of equipment you can fit into a small basement is unbelieveable! The Parkville studio was fully equipped with free weights, barbells, cages, squat machines, boxing equipment - basically almost anything you can think of when it comes to personal fitness was in this basement.
Even in such a small space, clients and trainers worked together to make every session a meaningful experience. Other than an occasional flood from rainstorms in the summer, this studio was a great place for Atlas Personal Trainers to establish a welcoming and fun fitness environment for clients of all ages.
In 2020, Mike decided it was time for Atlas to get out of the basement and begin "movin' on up" - literally!
The journey to Kingsville begins.
After some searching, Mike found a new place for Atlas Personal Trainers to call home. An old country market with 2,000 sq. ft. of space was the perfect blank slate to create a fitness studio designed for all of our clients - old and new. It tooks months of hard work, long nights, and a vision of how to best utilize the new space.
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic hitting hard, Mike's determination persevered. While contractors did the "fancy" work, our team of trainers came together to hang mirrors, build walls, paint, lay floors...you get the idea. Regardless of the challenges this move brought, the new home of Atlas Personal Trainers opened its doors in January of 2021.
Where we are now.
Mike Turkin & Denise Hoerl
Co-Owners
Things have definitely changed since Atlas started in that small basement back in 2005. Today, Mike has partnered with his fiance, Denise, to help continue to build a studio that is welcoming to all. Together, they have made some changes that have helped Atlas grow over the last few years in Kingsville. As co-owners, Mike and Denise strive to make Atlas the best personal training studio in the area.
Although the future is never certain, Mike and Denise are excited to see where their journey with Atlas takes them. Their client focused approach is helping many people reach their health goals while enjoying an atmosphere of support and growth. Working out doesn't always have to be something you feel you have to do. At Atlas, you'll feel like it's something you love to do.
2005
2025