We had the good fortune of connecting with Joseph Stempien and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Joseph, what do you want people to remember about you?
I want people to remember me for my work ethic. Everything I have gotten from my life has been from hard work. No handouts. No freebies. Given nothing. Earned everything. I really lived our NoDaysOFF lifestyle. Averaged over 360 days of work for 10 years. I’m lucky now. I get two days off a month. I’ve worked 18 hour days. Slept at the gym so I could get more sleep because it would take me about an hour each way to and from work. Everybody sees the success but they never see the struggle and I can honestly say it was worth every second of hard work. Working holidays. Skipping vacations. It was worth it and wouldn’t change a thing.

What should our readers know about your business?
I am a partner at LEGACY. We are a group fitness gym. I am so proud of the community that we have at all of our 6 locations in South Florida. Most gyms you walk in and do your own thing. Here we invite you with open arms to join our family. Everyone is on a first name basis. If you don’t show up for a few days, other members will reach out to you to see where you’ve been at sometimes before I can. I can’t take all of the credit. Our members are a special group of people. We make it through the pandemic with them. We weren’t allowed to be open for 3 months so we did what we could. We went live on social media and incorporated exercises that you could do along with us. A lot of the members kept paying their memberships even though we weren’t open to make sure they would have something to come back to once we were allowed to re open. It was something special that we will never forget.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Anyone that comes to South Florida always wants to go to the beach. Everyone wants to see South Beach. Got to eat at Pink Taco unless it’s stone crab season, then Joe’s Stone Crabs is a must. I also like to take my friends not from here down to the Everglades Alligator Farm. Take an airboat ride and eat some gator bites.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I owe everything to Manning Sumner. He took me in back in 2010 and led me to be the man I am today. I’ve never met someone with his drive and vision. He now leads our company into 2022 with expansions and more to come.

Website: www.LegacyFit.com

Instagram: @nodaysoff

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