Trey Chaney’s Ministry of Love and Fitness, After Prison Stint

By Sym Posey The Birmingham Times What began as an idea while doing time in a federal prison has quickly turned into a growing number of fitness centers and a ministry for one Birmingham-area resident. Manuel “Trey” Chaney III is the owner of and senior fitness instructor/trainer for the I Am Love Fitness Training Center in Irondale, Alabama—a facility that caters to all ages and offers a full suite of rehabilitation and recovery services. Among the staff, which includes an on-site massage therapist, are specialists in circuit training, cross training, boxing, cardio training, personal training, and more. Going into a new year, Chaney encourages people to “make a plan that’s attainable, make a lifestyle goal change.” “You didn’t gain all your weight in one day, and it’s not going to go away in one day. Goal setting is the key,” he added. “[At I Am Love, we help each client] set an attainable goal and then we see how far we go in this day, then this week, then this month. By the time we do that, [the client can see] the weight coming off. It doesn’t matter that someone is a beginner or advanced—make an attainable plan.” Fitness Foundation...