2025 Wrap-up

What a great year!
By
Wendy Shafranski
December 10, 2025
2025 Wrap-up

Wendy Shafranski

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December 10, 2025

I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday and time with loved ones. As we wrap up 2025, I’ve been reflecting on what an incredible year it’s been at Vero Strength.

Here are some of the highlights…

We welcomed lots of new faces - people who made goals, asked questions, showed up early, and quickly became part of the Vero Strength community.

This year also brought new energy and new faces to the coaching team. We welcomed Beth, who jumped in with passion, curiosity, and a true desire to help people get stronger, healthier, and more capable. And Charlie just got started with us and is also making a positive impact.

2025 was definitely a year of growing families — so many babies, new grandkids, engagements, and marriages. We loved seeing all of it.

Inside and outside the gym, you committed and it paid off. We watched some of you tackle events like DEKA and HYROX, hit holes-in-one, set new PRs, and get outside of your comfort zones.

We also poured into education this year—weekly emails, the launch of our podcast, Strong Principles and seminars from physical therapy to mindset to nutrition to goal-setting and more.

One of our proudest moments was hosting a community talk at the Heritage Center, where more than 100 people came out to learn about the importance of muscle as we age.

Our community also showed up in a big way for others. Together, we raised $6,400 for the Homeless Children’s Foundation at our charity workout.

And of course… we had fun.
• Galentines Brunch
• Coffee Saturdays
• Bowling night

• Our End-of-Year party

Every one of these moments added up to a year filled with connection, growth, and laughs.

Thank you for trusting us. For cheering each other on. For helping Vero Strength become the kind of place people don’t just work out—they grow, transform, and belong.

2026 will mark 17 years for us, and this community continues to inspire us and remind us why we do what we do. And get this—70 of you have been with us for over a decade!

And none of the impact we have would be possible without our awesome team, many of whom have been with us for 10 years or more - Zach, Jose, Beth,  Charlie, Rob, Moselle, Mikaela, Emily, Diane, Bonnie and Greg.

Here’s to closing out the year strong… and stepping into 2026 even stronger.

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