For Ahdi Dasuqi II, opening a business in his hometown is a dream come true.
‘I’ve always loved Clarkston,? said Dasuqi, who graduated from Clarkston High School in 1998.
He opened Body by Ahdi Weights and Pilates at 8 S. Main Street, previously Encore Pilates. A graduate of the National Personal Training Academy, his classes include Barre and TRX Suspension Training, boot camp style training, and pilates with state-of-the-art equipment and weights.
Pilates is low impact, easy on the joints and good for mobility and flexibility, he said.
‘You can do it everyday without risk of injury,? he said. ‘It works well with weight training to make you stronger and help you stay positive.?
Dasuqi has been a personal trainer for seven years, and will own the downtown business as of January.
Personal trainer and martial artist Brendan Laigos offers boot camp training, at a special rate, eight sessions for $184.
Together, they offer Upstairs Downstairs classes, with equipment pilates for half the class upstairs, then multi-joint boot camp training in the downstairs studio.
‘When the classes switch, it’s a riot, with music and high-fives,? Dasuqi said.
For more information, call 248-202-8050, email bodybyahdi@outlook.com, or check Facebook.com/bodybyahdi