Personal training in San Diego
Stronger for the life you love.
Personal coaching for adults over 50. Build strength, move with confidence, and make time for you.
- Personal coaching
- Real-life experience
- At your pace
Meet your coach
A coach who understands real life.
Work, family, and your own health. Finding the balance is personal. Your training should be, too.
Meet John TurkWho John trains
You built a career. Now build the strength to enjoy it.
“I struggle with my health and fitness just like everyone else. I just have more life experience than most personal trainers.”
What we work on together
- Everyday strengthStairs, luggage, the grandkids, the garden: strength you notice outside the gym.
- Mobility after years at a deskHips, shoulders and posture that move the way they used to.
- Joints that stop complainingCorrective exercise from a NASM-certified corrective exercise specialist.
- Bones, grip and balanceStrength training for the markers that matter as you age. Why grip strength matters.
- Staying in the gameGolf, tennis, pickleball, a hike along the coast with friends.
- Food that fits real lifeNutrition coaching without the fads. John on fad diets.
His story
Thirty years of coaching. A lifetime of living it.
I've been a personal trainer for more than 30 years and opened Fearless Fitness in 2003. It started when I was young and wanted to be a better wrestler and football player. It became a life's work: helping people feel strong and at home in their bodies, at any age.
Before that I spent 10 years as a police officer in the Chicago metro area, where I was also the department's fitness instructor, training officers for their quarterly fitness exams and new recruits for testing.
- Bodybuilding
- Collegiate Mr. Illinois
- Magazine covers
- Muscle & Fitness, Physical, Planet Muscle
- Certified
- NSCA-CSCS, NASM CES, ACSM
- On screen
- Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat 3
What I live by
GodFamilyHealth
Client results
What clients say after training with John.
“After years of working out on my own and keeping fit, I'd basically hit the wall and stopped making the type of progress I wanted to make.”
“John is constantly adjusting based on progress and he has a holistic approach to a healthy body.”
“John really put in the effort to learn about the techniques I use in my sport, and was able to incorporate exercises that helped me both achieve my weight loss goals and truly improve my competitive performance.”
From first call to first workout.
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Book your free evaluation
Fill in a short questionnaire online or call the studio. Tell John about your goals, your history and anything that hurts.
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Get a plan written for you
Your program is built around your body, your schedule and what you want to be able to do.
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Train, check in, adjust
John tracks how you're doing and changes the plan as you get stronger.
A studio in Sorrento Valley. In-home across North County.
Along the coast, north to south
- Carlsbad
- Cardiff
- Solana Beach
- Del Mar
- La Jolla
Inland
- Rancho Santa Fe
- 4S Ranch
- Carmel Valley
- Scripps Ranch
In-home personal training is available in each of these North County communities. Live nearby but don't see your neighborhood? Call John and ask. Travelling or based outside San Diego? John also writes online coaching programs.
Straight talk on strength, food and aging well.
All articlesTraining on your own?
John's workouts and meal plans, ready when you are.
Written programs for men and women, plus meal plans, live on John's Fearless Fitness site. Not sure where to begin? Answer one question first: are you a man or a woman?
Questions people ask before they start
I'm over 60 and haven't trained in years. Can I still start?
Yes. John trains men and women of every age and fitness level, from complete beginners and seniors to competitive athletes. Your program starts where you are today, and the free evaluation is how John finds that starting point.
Do you offer in-home personal training?
Yes. John offers in-home personal training across North County San Diego, including Rancho Santa Fe, Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff, Carlsbad, La Jolla, Scripps Ranch and 4S Ranch. He also trains clients at his studio at 10447 Roselle St, Suite 1, San Diego, CA 92121, and online.
What happens at the free evaluation?
You fill in a short new-client questionnaire about your goals, health history and schedule. John then talks it through with you and recommends the right kind of training for you. The evaluation is complimentary.
What are John Turk's qualifications?
John has more than 30 years of experience as a personal trainer and holds NSCA-CSCS, NASM CES and ACSM certifications. He is a former Collegiate Mr. Illinois and spent 10 years as a police officer and department fitness instructor in the Chicago metro area.
How much does personal training cost?
Rates depend on the setting and how often you train. Current prices are on the personal training rates page, and John will go over them with you at your evaluation.
Your first step is a conversation.
Tell John what you want your body to be able to do for the next twenty years. He'll show you how to get there, one session at a time.
Prefer email? Info@thefearlessfitness.com
