SuperSlow Zone

Stay in Shape for Life!

By Janette Calabro

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Julie Galloway, certified instructor and owner of SuperSlow Zone in West Omaha, helps clients build strength, flexibility, and balance with Nautilus medical-grade strength training equipment. She gets maximum results in minimum time. After the initial one-hour consultation, you should expect each visit to SuperSlow Zone to take only 20 minutes. Just 20 minutes!

SuperSlow Zone is not a gym—it’s a semi-private strength training studio. “Many of our clients have realized that they’ve lost strength and flexibility and that balance is becoming an issue,” says Julie. “We lose muscle starting at age 45 to 50 years. If we don’t continue to work the muscle, then we’ll lose it.” Most clients begin with one of the standard routines as they start the program. “These routines cover different areas of major muscles in the body, and you get about six or seven exercises in every workout.”

Julie also incorporates custom workouts for clients who have had knee, hip, or shoulder replacements, working in post-rehab activities so clients can get their strength back after physical therapy. The goal is to get fast, safe, and effective results with precise tracking. Results include improved cardio fitness, fat loss, and muscle gain, along with greater endurance and energy. It’s also a great way to build stronger bones, reduce back and arthritis pain, and improve blood pressure and blood sugar. 

You’ll work with one of eight SuperSlow Zone trainers at your scheduled appointment, and each training session is one-on-one. The trainer sets up the machines and the weights and then guides you through each exercise to make sure you’re safe. “It’s like having a personal trainer at a regular gym but at half the cost!” Julie asserts. Safety is the first priority, and efficiency is the second.

During the high-intensity but low-impact workouts, you’ll work all the major muscles in the body. Increasing the weight to challenge muscles is the secret sauce to make muscles stronger. “The key is to get the most out of the workout, and the protocol has to be right,” Julie explains. “If we don’t challenge the muscle, it doesn’t get stronger.” Workouts aren’t easy, but that’s what makes them effective. In other words, a little quivering and shaking are good signs that the proper weight resistance is stimulating muscle growth! 

Somewhere around middle age, many of us realize that we need to start rebuilding the strength and flexibility that came more easily in our youth. But it’s not just middle-aged clients at SuperSlow Zone. Clients range in age from 30 to 90 years! A toned and healthy body in 20 minutes, twice a week, is possible for people of all ages. “As you get through the working years and retire, you want to be healthy to enjoy the rest of your life,” Julie says. “Strength, balance, and flexibility affect everything you do, from walking upstairs to playing with the grandkids.”

That translates personally for Julie. In her previous career, she was a competitive marketing executive. She eventually sold the business and started to realize she was aging, just like everyone else. She wanted to maintain an active lifestyle and be the best she could be, but her journey didn’t end with her own fitness. “I decided that I wanted to do something that was more enjoyable and made a difference in people’s lives. Without your health, what do you have?”

Some people think that reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is all they have to do, but strengthening and nutrition are also vital to overall health. Julie recommends eating high-protein foods that encourage muscle growth and cutting out sugar and processed foods. Drinking lots of water daily is always part of the protocol, since part of aging is dehydration. In fact, the initial consultation focuses on adding healthy habits to the daily routine. 

“The referral business at SuperSlow Zone is quite strong,” Julie says. “That’s how we built our business. We have a lot of referrals from physicians, which is a good success story. They know what it does for their patients.” One of her favorite success stories is that SuperSlow Zone workouts are so life-changing that one of her clients brought his whole family on board. 

In fact, Julie says, the whole place feels like a family. “People love coming here. They’re now joking about traveling together. They all have the same goal—to feel good as long as they can. They hate missing their workouts!” 

SuperSlow Zone West Omaha is located at 17785 Mason Street, Suite 102, in Pacific Springs Square (178th and Pacific). You can reach them by phone at 402-708-5679 and online at superslowzone.com/westomaha. Send Julie a message at jgalloway_usa@superslowzone.com. 

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