Weight loss
A calorie and training plan you can actually hold on a workday, paced so the weight stays off after it comes off.
Two Colorado Springs gyms · NFPT-certified since 2000
Your coach hasalready donethe climb.
Keith Banner won gold and silver at the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival as a member of the U.S. National Cycling Team, boxed amateur for four years, and has spent more than two decades coaching clients in Colorado Springs — downtown in the mornings, Briargate in the afternoons. One coach. One plan. Built around you.
- 25+ yrs
- 1990
- 1-on-1
- 2 gyms
The coach
Keith Banner
Certified Personal Trainer — NFPT, AAS. Owner of Fit Happenz LLC, training out of Fit at the Plaza since the early 2000s.
Before he coached anyone, Keith raced. He rode for the U.S. National Cycling Team and came out of the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival with a gold and a silver. From 1995 to 1998 he boxed amateur. Both sports teach the same thing, and it isn't talent — it's how to keep showing up when the work stops being fun.
He earned his NFPT certification in May 2000 and an A.A.S. in 2004, and he has spent the two decades since on one gym floor in downtown Colorado Springs. That matters more than it sounds. A trainer who stays in one place for 25 years is a trainer whose clients keep coming back.
“It's all about improving life through health and fitness. Whether your goals are weight loss, toning and body recompositioning, strength gain, functional fitness or sport-specific exercises — I have you covered.”
Off the floor he's still logging miles on the road and mountain bike. He is, as he puts it, never too busy to help.
- 1990U.S. Olympic Festival
Gold and silver, racing for the U.S. National Cycling Team.
- 1995Into the ring
Four seasons as an amateur boxer, through 1998.
- 2000NFPT certification
Certified personal trainer, National Federation of Professional Trainers.
- 2004A.A.S. degree
Associate of Applied Science, criminal justice.
- TodayFit at the Plaza
Two-plus decades coaching the same downtown gym floor.
The record
Not a claim. A receipt.
Plenty of trainers say they competed. Keith raced for the U.S. National Cycling Team, and here is what is left of it.
What we work on
Five goals. One coach who's trained all of them.
Keith's mission hasn't changed in 25 years: improving life through health and fitness. Whichever of these you walk in with, the plan gets built around it.
Toning & body recomposition
Build muscle and drop fat at the same time. Progressive lifting, measured, adjusted every few weeks.
Strength gain
Squat, hinge, press, pull. Loads that climb on a schedule instead of a whim, with form coached every rep.
Functional fitness
Carry the groceries, take the stairs, get off the floor. Training that shows up in the rest of your day.
Sport-specific
Cyclists, runners, fighters, weekend athletes. Programming from someone who raced at the national level.
Not sure which one you are?
Most people aren't. That's what the first conversation is for — and it's free.
Start there
How it starts
Three steps to your first session.
- 01
Talk it through
A free sit-down about what you want, what's hurt before, and what your week actually looks like.
- 02
Get a plan
A written program built for your goal and your schedule — not a printout, not an app template.
- 03
Train, and adjust
Every session is coached in person. We track the numbers and change the plan when the numbers say to.
Two real sessions off the monitor. What you burn depends on your body and the work — treat these as what is possible, not a promise.
Results
What the work actually does.
No transformation happens in a fortnight, and anyone promising otherwise is selling something. This one took months of showing up.
Bobby came in wanting to lose weight and keep it off. He got a written program, a standing slot on the schedule, and someone watching every rep — then he did the boring part for long enough that it worked.
That is the whole method. There is no supplement, no six-week miracle, and nothing on this page that a person did not earn in the gym.
Individual results vary. What you get out depends on your starting point, your health, and how consistently you show up.
Start with a free consultTraining packages
Buy time with a coach, not access to a room.
Every session is one-on-one and in person — Fit at the Plaza downtown in the mornings, The Corporate Center on Briargate in the afternoons. Pay by the session, or book a block and get a standing spot on the schedule.
Half hour
Thirty focused minutes. Good for tight lunch breaks and for coming back after time off.
$35
- Thirty minutes of coached training
- One-on-one the whole time
- No package required
Full hour
The standard session. Enough room to warm up, lift, and be coached on every rep.
$60
- A full hour of coached training
- Movement assessment on your first visit
- Written program built for your goal
- Progress tracked session to session
Training block
Book a run of sessions at once. This is where body composition actually moves.
Call for rates
- A standing weekly schedule
- Program rewritten as you progress
- Nutrition guidance for your goal
- Call and Keith will quote the block
Partner and small-group training are available on request. Call (719) 232-0665 and Keith will put together something that fits your schedule.
Where to find me
Two gyms. Pick the one that fits your day.
Keith trains downtown in the mornings and on the north side in the afternoons, Monday through Friday. Same coach, same programming, whichever side of town you're on.
Mornings
Fit at the Plaza
- The Plaza of the Rockies
Colorado Springs, CO 80903 - Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Downtown Colorado Springs
Afternoons
The Corporate Center
- 2060 Briargate Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80920 - Monday – Friday, 2:00 – 5:00 PM
Briargate, north Colorado Springs
How much does a session cost?
$60 for a full hour, $35 for a half hour, one-on-one either way. Booking a block of sessions is quoted over the phone — call (719) 232-0665.
Which location should I train at?
Whichever fits your day. Keith is at Fit at the Plaza downtown from 7 AM – 1 PM and at The Corporate Center on Briargate Parkway from 2 – 5 PM, Monday through Friday. Some clients switch between the two depending on the week.
Do I need to be a member at either gym?
Call (719) 232-0665 before your first session and Keith will walk you through access at whichever location you pick.
I haven't trained in years. Is that a problem?
No. Most people who start with me are in that exact spot. We begin with an assessment, start at a load you can control, and build from there.
What should I bring to the first session?
Training shoes, water, and anything a doctor or physical therapist has told you about your knees, back, or shoulders.
Do you train couples or pairs?
Yes. Partner training is available — call and we'll set the rate and the schedule.
Start here
Call him. That's the whole process.
The first conversation is free and takes about ten minutes — what you want, what's hurt before, and what your week actually looks like. No form to fill in and no one else answers the phone.
(719) 232-0665
Weekdays he's on the gym floor from 7 AM – 1 PM downtown and 2 – 5 PM at Briargate. If he doesn't pick up he's coaching — leave a message or text, and he'll call back.
- 01
What you're training for — losing weight, getting stronger, or just moving better.
- 02
What your week looks like, and which location fits it.
- 03
Anything a doctor or physio has said about your knees, back or shoulders.
Bring training shoes, water, and that list of anything that's been hurt. Nothing else.