But, Warrior Fitness is not just another gym. Rather, Tchicaya Missamou, the owner who goes by the nickname of Dr. T, sees it as a place of beginnings for those among us seeking a new lease on life through exercise and nutrition.

After relocating from a smaller space on Diamond Place, The Warrior Fitness & Wellness Camp will reopen in the former William S. Hart Union High School District building at 21515 Centre Pointe Parkway, which has been revamped to not only include multiple workout spaces but on-site housing accommodations and a health-conscious juice bar and café.

The day-long grand opening celebration, which is set to include a host of local dignitaries, will open at 9 a.m. with a Marine color guard.

“When I came to America, I was illegal. I was a refugee,” Dr. T said this week. “The American people didn’t have to help me, but they did. They picked me up. They gave me shelter. They gave me an education. They gave me freedom.

“That’s what the Warrior Fitness & Wellness Camp is going to do, too,” he said. “We’re going to give people their freedom.”

A freedom, that is, from junk food, inactivity and the other symptoms of obesity that, according to the National Institutes of Health, lead to an estimated 300,000 deaths annually in the United States alone.

The good news: The deaths are preventable – with proper education, exercise and eating.

“We have to go back to the basics,” Dr. T said, adding that physical activity without mindfulness is simply “a waste of time and money.”

The Warrior Fitness & Wellness Camp features many of the common gym amenities, from an assortment of weights to a spin cycle room to floor space for yoga, Zumba and other high-intensity activities.

Want to put the beatdown on stress? There’s a “hot” boxing room lined with punching bags, too.

It’s the Warrior’s wellness camp that sets it apart from other fitness centers. The camp program will allow for up to four participants to live on-site in a newly crafted two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in the back of the building as they work to burn calories and drop weight.

“It’s like ‘The Biggest Loser,’” Dr. T said, referring to the longtime NBC reality show.

And, like the TV show, the Warrior’s weight-loss program won’t be easy, featuring a variety of intense workouts designed to push participants to their limits and, sometimes, beyond.

How demanding will it be? “I just copied and pasted what the Marine Corps taught me,” Dr. T said.

As part of the grand opening celebration, The Warrior Fitness & Wellness Camp is offering a 50 percent discount for anybody in the surrounding Centre Pointe neighborhood, plus a free 3G body analysis and consultation.

The center’s juice bar and café will be open to members and non-members alike, Dr. T said. On-site child care is also available.

To learn more, go online to the Warrior’s website at www.thewarriorfitness.com.

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The building, at 21515 Centre Pointe Parkway, sold last week for $3.2 million. It had been listed for $3.6 million. Warrior Fitness expects it to open this summer.

Warrior Fitness & Wellness combines aspects of a commercial gym and a weight-loss program, said Tchicaya Missamou, founder of Warrior. “We realized that we cannot focus only on fitness,” he said. “We must also work on wellness” with a focus on weight loss.

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Philosophy

Working harder than the man next to me. The best never rest, you rest when you die. Life is easy, don’t make it difficult. No man knows himself unless he has suffered. Congo to America, the sky’s the limit.

Military Service

8 years USMC
I have been deployed all over the world to fight terrorism.

Hobbies

Working, Martial Arts, Motorcycles, Cooking
I love spending time with my family.

More From Tchicaya:

I was born and raised in the Congo, in Africa. I have witnessed the brutalization of my own mother. My dad was tortured and today he is HIV positive. I was on my own since the age of 7. I learned to lead people at 11. The most powerful military institution in the world trained me: the Marines. In the top of my class at the school of Infantry, I earned my PHD on education. I am a married father of 3. I am a Master in Fitness, motivational speaker, author of In The Shadow of Freedom published by Simon & Schuster. I am the president founder of the Hope For Congo Foundation, a 501C3 non-profit organization that has the mission to help educate the children of the Congo. I founded the Warriors Fitness Camp in 2006 because I knew there is a need of my training and vision in this country. If I can do it, you can too.

You saved my life, now let me save yours. Follow me if you want to live longer.

— T.M.

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I am HIGHLY MOTIVATED, LOUD, HARD, and INTENSE! When you finish a session with me, you will be exhausted. Whether it’s the 5:00am class, the 5:00pm class or Personal Training, I will have your adreniline PUMPING, your heart RACING and your FAT CRYING.

I believe the emphasis of personal training is on “personal.” I make a commitment to provide a service that focuses on the individual and his/her needs. I strive to encourage, support, and challenge my clients to feel strong, confident and to find fitness programs they truly enjoy. Exercise enhances every aspect of physical and mental wellbeing.

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For my clients, successful results-based professional personal training encompasses a clean diet, a healthy lifestyle and time spent in the gym with me. With hard work, determination, consistency and dedication to the program I design for you, I GUARANTEE you will reach your training and fitness goals.

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In my training, I strive to help each individual reach his or her fitness goals including weight loss, injury prevention/rehabilitation, improved sports performance through increased power, speed, endurance and agility.

I work with clients to set realistic, specific and quantifiable goals. I constantly evaluate body mechanics to make sure of proper posture and exercise efficiency.

The realization that good quality nutrition and tough workouts have such an important role in achieving health and physical fitness inspired me to become a personal trainer. I want to help people sort through all the misinformation out there on the subject of weight loss and fitness so they can develop a healthy and simple plan to reach their goals. I feel that the battle of achieving fitness goals could be so much easier if people learned exactly what to do and how to do it, and I want to show them through example. This approach will help them achieve and maintain their results for life.

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I am a certified personal trainer with the warrior fitness. I am married to my beautiful wife April and we have 2 great kids. Carson and Alexis. I have coached football and soccer in the community for 20 years. Some of my hobbies include wake boarding, boating, camping, and vacationing with my family. My goals are to push you past your limits and to help you reach your fitness goals. There is nothing you can’t do. My classes are geared to motivate and inspire you while having some fun. How many reps do we do?…..ALL OF THEM!

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I’ve been a Warrior for 3 years. Santa Clarita has been my home for years and it feels good to help those out in our community reach their fitness goals. I’ve been involved in team sports my whole life and philosophies from team carry with me to the gym. I’m here to help anyone the best way I can. The nickname MostFit comes from our fellow Warriors. I’m humbled to carry the name and I just try to lead by example of living a most fit life style. I beleive in having speed and agility, strength and power, mental focus with deep down competiveness. I train this way and strive to help others reach these same goals. Live fit with a smile and have fun with your workouts. Stay humble. Certifications: level 1 crossfit certification

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Coach Ben has over 26 years of coaching experience, spending 19 years coaching football at Woodland Hills Taft High School and 7 years of coaching CrossFit.

Credentials: CrossFit Level 1 Cert., Olympic Lifting Cert., Power Lifting Cert., CrossFit Football Cert., CrossFit Kids Cert.and CrossFit Nutrition Cert.

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All music

Be surprised!

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