About Us

As an obese teenager, Nicki Anderson knew that some day she would own a business that valued the customer and believed that anyone could make positive changes given the right environment. After losing close to 50 pounds with her own system, Anderson knew she wanted to provide a health and fitness service that focused on health and long-term changes vs. quick and temporary weight loss or exercise gimmicks. So, in 1993 Anderson founded Reality Fitness, Inc. What started as a one-woman operation training solely in-home clients turned into a full-service personal training studio.

Anderson's experience with traditional health clubs gave her just the insight necessary to offer something completely different to those seeking an alternative to unfriendly, intimidating health club environments. "Health clubs tend to turn away the people they really need to attract. Reality Fitness is a unique environment in that allows our clients to come to our studio and work out in a private room with their trainer, away from distractions thus enhancing the quality of every personal training session.”

Reality Fitness employs an impressive line-up of trainers keeping true to the philosophy of not only motivating clients but educating them as well. Reality Fitness believes that the first step to long term healthy changes come with proper, realistic educational guidance. The goal of the Reality Staff is provide each client with the insight necessary to make the changes needed to achieve his or her goals. “Often time’s people are given the same exercises over and over again. You have to know your client, understand their limitations as well as their strengths and create an effective training session. If you are training your client with various modalities they will see significantly better results and a decrease in injuries. That’s our goal with all of our clients.”

Reality Fitness is the recipient of the Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award in Service. 2004 Influential Woman in Business Award from the Chicago Business Ledger and the National Association of Women Business Owners (Regional Distinguished. 2003 Service Award for Fitness and Recreation from the Naperville, IL Jaycees, 2001 Small Business of the Year Award for Service by the Naperville, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, 2001 Women of Distinction Award from the DuPage County, IL Area Business Ledger, 2000 Success Under 40 Business Achievement Award for Entrepreneurs under the age of 40 by the YEA (Young Entrepreneurs Association)