Faithful fit for life. Meet the coach in your corner and the philosophy behind the gym.
We believe pursuing lifelong health and strength is more than a goal. It is a way of life. Lasting strength, energy and wellness come from daily dedication, so we commit to becoming 1% better every day.
Whether it is boxing, boot camps, personal training, HIIT, small group training, sports specific training or nutrition tracking, we do not make excuses. We make adjustments. We know that investing in your health today adds years to your life tomorrow.
We do not just show up to show up. We Train to Thrive. That is the Braveheart way.
Head Coach · Personal Trainer · Boxing Coach
Twenty years of football. An NCAA Division II National Championship. Semi-professional ball and a look from the New Orleans Saints. Then, in 2014, a new mission: help as many people as possible.
Bernie started as a personal trainer at Merritt Clubs in White Marsh, where he trained Poe, the Ravens mascot. In 2017 he helped open Empowered Fitness in Nottingham, and in 2019 he launched Faithful Fitness with a focus on functional strength, athletic performance and body transformation that produces holistic growth. He ran his first Spartan Race in Killington, Vermont in 2021 and is chasing his trifecta.
As a personal trainer in Elkton, his goal is simple: that you exceed your goals, and have a good time doing it. His mantra is Everyday Grinding, because that is what it takes to truly improve.
The coaching team dedicates itself to your success. With education, innovation and motivation, the goal is for every member to become holistically optimum: your victories are our victories. Members will tell you about coaches like Becki, whose personal training helped one member rebuild muscle tone, endurance and balance while keeping her injury free.
What makes the methods unique is design. We find out what is important to you and build a customized regiment around it, employing different training styles so the mind stays engaged and the body stays challenged. That is how a personal trainer in Elkton helps you hit goals in record time, whether the goal is a first pull-up, a return from injury, or a full transformation.
And the community does the rest. Group classes cheer the last finisher loudest. The challenge groups check in on each other by name. Members in their seventies train next to teenagers from the Youth Boxing Club. Walk in once and you will see it.
The gym at 985 E Pulaski Hwy has everything the training demands: a turf floor for boot camps and sled work, a full strength floor, bags for boxing rounds, and Evolt body scanning so progress gets measured instead of guessed. Members carry a key fob and train 24 hours a day, six days a week, on whatever schedule life allows.
Beyond the floor, Faithful Fitness runs real communities: the Braveheart Reborn Challenge group, the I Am Relentless crew, Cardio Cross Boxing regulars, Braveheart Online members training from home, and the Youth Boxing Club bringing up the next generation.
Find one photo of a lonely treadmill row on this page. You will not. That is the point. Training here is coached, personal and loud in the best way, from the 5am crew clocking in before work to the Saturday morning classes that finish the week strong. Come take the tour and meet the people who will know your name by week two.
Coach Bernie Cevis, a former NCAA Division II national champion who has coached professionally since 2014 and opened Faithful Fitness in Elkton in 2019. He leads a coaching team that trains everyone from first-timers to competitive athletes.
A 30 minute personal training session is $50, and private boxing runs $45 to $70 depending on length. Small group personal training, 12 sessions with monthly Evolt body scans and a fitness assessment, is $439.
It is designed, not templated. The team finds out what matters to you and builds a customized regiment, mixing training styles to keep your mind engaged and your body challenged. Members with injuries train here specifically because the coaching adapts around them.
It is in the name and on the logo. The gym is faith-rooted and everyone is welcome. The culture is encouragement, effort and community, whatever you believe.
985 E Pulaski Hwy in Elkton, MD, serving Cecil County including North East, Rising Sun and Chesapeake City, plus Newark just across the Delaware line.
The free consultation is 45 minutes with a coach, not a sales pitch. Bring your goals and your questions.
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