If a goal of getting in shape is to look like a model, Fitness by Sami at 90 Grove St. in Ridgefield has a toned leg up on the competition.
Principal Sami Torrealba was once the face and body of trendy FJ Jeans. His health career includes stints at clubs in Ridgefield, Stamford and New York City. Prior to the 2008 Walt Disney Co.”™s World Marathon in Florida, he was a pre-race masseuse for competitors.
Torrealba arrived in the U.S. from his native Venezuela when he was 12. Venezuela has endured continued communist vs. anticommunist strife for decades. “Political tyranny” drove his family to the U.S., he said.
The fitness studio offers customized personal training.
“What makes Fitness by Sami unique is that we customize exercise programs with or without equipment that means clients can train in our studio or in their own homes,” Torrealba said. “Whatever is more convenient. We also offer nutritional consultations and lifestyle guidance. We help clients get fit and maintain a vigorous, healthy lifestyle by building muscle, losing weight and toning up.”
He also offers “in-your-home” training.
Prudential Connecticut renamed
Prudential Connecticut Realty, billed as “one of America”™s largest real estate brokerages,” as of Sept. 26 officially became Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties.
The relationship”™s new name rollout was Sept. 25 at The Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, where the newly renamed office is headquartered. Prudential Connecticut was already an affiliate of HomeServices of America, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate.
“The launch of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the transition of Prudential Connecticut Realty mark a positive milestone for the U.S. real estate industry,” said spokesperson Patricia Tuma in a prepared statement. “The new company is a sign of financial commitment to the real estate industry and investment to bring exceptional services and tools to brokers, agents and customers, including a new technology-operating platform with synergized management capabilities.”
The company serves the full spectrum of homebuyers and sellers, including first-timers, new construction, investment, waterfront properties, unique properties and luxury homes. The former Prudential Connecticut-named office said in a statement it “sets the standard of professional service through honesty, integrity and commitment to its customers.”
