By Rachel Phillips
Metabolic Meltdown opened a new location at 30 Gick Road in Saratoga Springs, marking its fifth facility in the Capital Region. It boasts over 100 new members.
The space, which used to be Saratoga Health and Fitness, is a 5,000-square-foot facility consisting of the main workout area, locker rooms and a gym.
Metabolic Meltdown was founded by Matt Phelps in 2008 when he was working as a trainer for high school and college athletes. The mothers of his pupils were intrigued by his training regimens, and requested he prepare one for them as well, he said. His business grew quickly, jumping from 90 members 2013 to 2,000 in 2017. He had to expand to new locations across the area, including Clifton Park and Green Island.
The success of Phelps’ business is in large part due to the structure of his program. Unlike other workout facilities, Metabolic Meltdown is neither a gym, nor an exercise class, he said.
Each 45-minute session encompasses six different workout stations. The members exercise at each station for a given period of time before moving on to the next, giving them the opportunity to get a full-body workout that merges strength and cardio training. The exercises are considered metabolic training because they’re geared to alter a person’s metabolism, get the blood flowing and make participants healthier.
