Sweating for Over 20 Years: Business Feature

Sweat Equity, which started in 1990, offers personal training in Homewood.

• Business: Sweat Equity Ltd.
• Address: 2413 W 183 St, Homewood
• Phone Number: 708-957-4770
• President: Jeff Sachs

Learn more about Sweat Equity on its Facebook page. You also can visit its business profile on Patch to leave a review.

When and how did your business get started?

Sweat Equity was founded in 1990 as a natural extension of the owners, Jeff and Rita Sach's interest in sport and exercise. Sweat Equity was one of the first personal training studios in the country.

What is your business best known for?

We are master personal trainers. We never choose a pat program but always start with the personal needs and goals of the client before designing an individual program. We always design programs keeping the risk low and the benefit high. Our master trainers orchestrate the perfect balance of assessment, programming and progression to give a training experience like none other.

What's something interesting about your business your customers might not know?

Owners Jeff and Rita Sachs were both on the staff of the National Academy of Sports Medicine, widely considered the number one certifying body for personal trainers in the world.

Why did you choose the town you did to open your business?

Jeff and Rita Sachs already knew Homewood was a great place to do business. They never considered any other community. They have lived in the Southern Suburbs their entire lives and have owned businesses in Homewood since 1979.