New Body Architects

New Body Architects operates out of a boutique training space on Cleary Boulevard in western Plantation, an area with a mix of small strip-mall businesses that locals drive past a hundred times before noticing what’s actually inside. What’s inside here is a personal training studio built around one-on-one and semi-private coaching rather than the open-floor, self-guided model of a big commercial gym.

Founder and head coach Dennis Sheppard started the business in 2010, and the studio has built its identity around working with clients, particularly women over 40, who want individualized programming instead of a generic class format. The coaching staff includes several certified trainers who work alongside Sheppard, which lets the studio offer both true one-on-one sessions and smaller semi-private groups depending on a client’s budget and preference. That structure matters for people who’ve tried large gyms before and found the environment intimidating or simply ineffective without direct coaching attention.

The training approach itself blends strength work, cardio conditioning, and nutrition coaching rather than treating exercise and diet as separate problems. Clients get customized exercise programming paired with nutrition guidance and ongoing accountability check-ins, an approach that leans more toward sustainable lifestyle change than short-term transformation gimmicks. For anyone who has started and stopped a fitness routine multiple times, that accountability piece, someone actually checking in on progress, tends to be the difference between a program that sticks and one that fades after a few weeks.

Being independently owned gives the studio some flexibility that franchised fitness chains don’t have. Programming can be adjusted client by client rather than following a corporate template, and the hours reflect the rhythms of a real neighborhood business: early mornings a few days a week for people training before work, later starts on other days, and a scaled-back Friday and Saturday schedule that wraps up by midday. Sunday is reserved as a full day off.

The studio’s location on Cleary Boulevard puts it within easy reach of the Jacaranda and Central Plantation neighborhoods, making it a realistic option for residents who want a fitness studio they can get to without crossing the whole city. For newcomers, the studio’s model generally starts with a consultation to map out goals before any training sessions are booked, which is standard practice for boutique personal training but worth knowing going in since it’s a different experience than walking into a gym and grabbing a machine.

Nearly a decade and a half into operation, New Body Architects represents the kind of small, owner-run fitness business that quietly keeps a loyal client base without much need for flashy marketing. It’s a fit for people who know they want structure and coaching, not just access to equipment, and who’d rather work with a small, consistent team than rotate through instructors at a larger facility.