![]() Every Tuesday and Thursday night from 7pm-9pm, when every other gym is in “prime time,” Joe allows local Special Olympians to come into the gym to train for free. An inspiring display of this is his commitment to the Special Olympics. With all the success, both business, and personal…it’s easy to see why Joe Imperato is a happy man. Joe’s own son now plays football at Chantilly HS where Joe is now coaching. IMP Fitness offers a large variety of sports training classes for athletes of all ages.Ī testament to Joe’s commitment is the growing number of young athletes he has trained and coached over the years who are now seeing success in high school, college and even professional sports. Joe has clients as old as 79 years old and as young as 3-5 year old tots. His energy and commitment is nothing short of amazing. He trains 10-12 clients each day and leads an additional 2 group training sessions. Most personal trainers carry only HALF the clients that Joe does. ![]() Joe gets into the gym every morning at 4am and trains clients throughout the entire day. He opened his gym in 2007 and has been training people there ever since. Today, Joe owns IMP Fitness in Chantilly, Virginia. He opened studios throughout Virginia and Maryland. In 2006, Joe left Gold’s Gym to begin opening his own smaller personal training studios. Then he became a top national contender in the highly competitive Super Heavyweight class.Īfter moving to Arlington, VA, Joe began working at Gold’s Gym and within a few months, became a part owner in that and other locations. But as Joe tends to do, he found motivation to succeed inside himself. At Youngstown State in Ohio, Joe suffered a shoulder injury that ended his playing career. But it was his performance on the football field that got him a scholarship to play college football. Joe played baseball, football, and was a thrower for the track team. He was a star athlete and an equally talented coach. Joe’s PE teacher and the School Board agreed that with the teacher’s supervision, it would be a great benefit to the younger students to be taught and coached by an older student. When Joe was a High School senior, he became the first student the South Jersey to teach gym class to younger students. He used his leadership skills to teach and coach others. This focus and motivation made Joe a leader. To this day, Joe is preaching FOCUS! One look at his gym and his students and you’ll see it. Joe had focus and motivation, but it wasn’t given to him by others…he was driven all on his own. When he reached the 8th grade, he began hitting the weight room and forming what, later in life, would become an award-winning physique. But even though he was overweight, Joe was always athletic. When Imperato was younger, he was an overweight, red-headed child who didn’t look like someone destined for success in the health and fitness world. He had a part time job, he went to school, and he played every sport he could. To this day, he is not sure how all his application fees were paid. His Guidance Counselor helped him get his college applications in on time. ![]() He was visited regularly by the spouses/families of his athletic coaches – who would bring him meals and make sure he had what he needed to live. Imperato lived in a New Jersey apartment the last 3 years of high school. Joe Imperato (right) and his students after a local weighlifting competition.
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