Our Story:

“Where well-being, strength, and looks come together.”

Health and Vanity Personal Training was formed out of the desire to help as many people as possible look and feel their best.  In this industry their are many trainers that can get you to “look” like your in great shape, and many who can help your body move without pain.  There are also many trainers who can make you “strong” in the eyes of  the general public.

There are however few trainers that can combine real functional strength, improved posture, prevention of injuries, and of course a beach body.

Who’s behind Health and Vanity Personal Training and Boot Camps?

Jason LaChance

Owner/Boot Camp Instructor/ Personal Trainer
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
NASM Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist.

For the first 8 years of my fitness career I worked my ass off to help as many people reach their goals as possible while at the same time studying, and studying, and studying(way more then I ever did in college) to try and become one of the best trainers in the industry.

I would be up at 5am and train clients until noon… I would then crack open the books and study until 5 before training more clients until 8. Then it was either planning out programs or trying to get my own workout in. Weeekends consisted of either more clients or travelling to fitness workshops. Personal time? Yeah right.

This system worked extremely during my early twenties and I was able to help a ton of people and become really educated on the best way to do it. Once I got past the quarter century mark though this schedule began to wear on me. I lived a 1/2 mile from the beach in san diego and hadn’t touched the sand in months. Stress and fatigue had started to take its toll and I couldn’t keep up the workload. Not only was I suffering but my clients programs were suffering. Nobody likes a trainer who yawns their way through a session or who doesn’t have a plan for their clients progress. Something had to be done…

My brilliant solution at the time was to cut back on clients and focus on giving them my best. I figured the less clients I had the more attention I could give. This was true to an extent except I really didn’t cut back more then 5~10 hours a week and had cut a good portion of my business in the process. At that rate the $1500 workshops and cont ed courses would have to be cut also. now instead of time I was sacrificing the commitment and investment I had made to myself and being the best I could for clients. If I couldn’t learn from the best then I couldn’t deliver the best to my clients.

With that plan going nowhere quickly I was at a crossroads of where to go next in my career. Luckily the real solution was about to present itself.

A client of mine at the time did a ton of work with local charities and asked if I would help by teaching a group class on the beach with all the proceeds going to the areas kids. I was a little hesistant at first because whenever I thought of group classes it reminded me of step class, 80′s aerobics, and body pump. Spandex and headbands were definitely not my thing, but I agreed based on the idea of helping the kids out.

That decision literally changed my life. I realized during the class that I could still deliver personal attn and an incredible workout. Not only that but the thrill I got oujt of helping 25 people in less then an hour was unbelievable. I had helped more people in that short time then I had the whole week. With that a new direction for my career and business had formed. Ambitions of a personal life even began to develop!

Fast forward a little over a year and I’ve now helped hundreds of people reach their goals through boot camps in san diego, los angeles, and now in my home state of ct. Boot camps have given me a chance to expand my education further then I ever thought possible, and given me the means to give my clients the cutting edge techniques they deserve.