Private personal training · Arden, NC
Arden's only private personal training studio built exclusively for adults over 40. One coach, one plan, one private station. No crowds, no guesswork.
A conversation, not a workout. No pressure, no obligation.
5.0 on Google, rated by adults 40+ across Arden & Asheville
The PEAKFIT. difference
PEAKFIT. Studio is a private strength and wellness studio in Arden, NC, built for adults who are done with crowded gyms, generic programs, and guessing whether anything is actually working. Here, every session happens in your own private station, with a coach who knows your history, your joints, and your goals. No intimidation. No one watching. Just careful, measurable work that adds up to a body you can rely on.
Your body is capable of more than you think, and it's never too late to prove it.
Google rating, from adults 40+ across Arden & Asheville
Private coaching: your own station, your own coach
Medical-grade InBody scan: muscle, fat, hydration
The only local studio built exclusively for this age group
Western North Carolina
Nobody wakes up wanting to lift weights. You want what strength buys you. And around here, it buys a lot.
It's never too late
After 50, adults lose muscle roughly twice as fast as in their 30s, unless they train against it. The research on training later in life is remarkably good news.
In a landmark JAMA study, nursing-home residents in their late 80s and 90s increased their strength by an average of 174% after just eight weeks of supervised resistance training.
Fiatarone et al., JAMA · 1990Just 30–60 minutes of strength training per week is associated with a 10–20% lower risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
Meta-analysis · Br. J. Sports Medicine · 2022Exercise programs reduce the rate of falls in older adults by about 23%, one of the best-documented findings in all of exercise science.
Cochrane review of 108 trials · 2019Choose your path
Training, nutrition, and recovery, designed to work together, so you never have to piece it together yourself.
The private path
Just you and your coach in your own private station, following a program built for your body. No shared equipment, no distractions.
The community path
Expert coaching and a structured 12-week strength program with a group capped at six, at roughly a third of the cost of 1-on-1.
The complete path
Our most comprehensive program: training plus deep-dive nutrition coaching and lifestyle optimization: how you train, fuel, and recover.
Not sure which fits? That's exactly what the free consultation is for. No pressure, no sales tactics.
Under the same roof
Without recovery, there is no growth. PEAKFIT. is the only fitness facility in Arden combining training with a full recovery and nutrition suite.
Why we built PEAKFIT.
In 2020, founder Katja Raab was diagnosed with breast cancer. She chose a double mastectomy, and then she chose something else: to put her faith in the power of fitness and nutrition to rebuild her body and her life.
PEAKFIT. is what she built from that experience. A quiet, private space where real people do the hard, meaningful work of getting stronger, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Nobody here will hand you a generic program, because Katja knows firsthand: when your body has been through something, the work has to fit you.
"Cancer taught me that movement is medicine, food is fuel, and recovery is everything."
She's joined by head trainer Alex Zierhut (B.S. Exercise Science, Florida Atlantic University), corrective exercise & mobility specialist Franklin Pierce (NASM-CPT), and trainer Ariel Reece (ACE-CPT), a team that treats strength as the organ of longevity.
Verified Google reviews
"I'm 61, haven't worked out in 5 years, a breast cancer survivor, and I have osteoarthritis in my neck. My 1:1 workout is so incredibly customized to my health issues that I haven't had a single issue… This is not your average gym. If you're over 40, this is the place for you to really invest in yourself!"
Janice Baker · Verified Google Review
"I am 64 and did not feel confident in my balance or strength. After only three months I feel like a new woman."
Stephanie Wright · Verified Google Review
"One of the best investments I have made in my health, especially being over 50… It truly feels like a community, not just a gym."
Jennifer Block · Verified Google Review
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She reached it. That was the goal: one moment in an airport, won in the gym. 82 is not a ceiling.
What do you want your body to do for you?
Start With a Free ConsultationHow it starts
Your free consultation is a conversation: your goals, your health history, a tour of the studio. No pressure, no obligation.
A gentle movement assessment finds your baseline; your coach designs a program around your joints, your history, and what you actually want to be able to do.
Private sessions, real recovery tools, and regular InBody check-ins, so you always know it's working.
"Sixty minutes. Could change the next thirty years."
Book My FREE ConsultationPrefer to talk first? Call (828) 620-7020
Honest answers
Yes, most of our members walked in the same way. One client hadn't worked out in five years; another started at 82. Your program begins exactly where your body is today, and progresses at your pace.
This is precisely what we're built for. Our team includes a corrective exercise and mobility specialist, and our philosophy is simple: move better first, get stronger second. Every program is designed around your health history, and we're happy to coordinate with your doctor or physical therapist.
No. That's the crowded-gym thinking we exist to replace. There's no one to keep up with here. You train in a private station with a coach whose only job is meeting your body where it is.
It depends on the format: private 1:1, small-group (roughly a third of the 1:1 price), nutrition, or a combination. At your free consultation we'll talk through your goals and find the option that fits. The consultation itself costs nothing.
100 Julian Ln, Suite 120, Arden, NC, minutes from Biltmore Park, and an easy drive from Asheville, Hendersonville, and Fletcher. We're open Monday–Friday 6 AM–8 PM, Saturday 8 AM–6 PM, and Sunday by appointment. Call (828) 620-7020 anytime.
Free consultation · Arden, NC
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