Dr. Liz Wheeler and Launch are incredible! My husband and I have been working with Dr. Liz for more than 7 years, before she opened Launch. She has served as our fitness trainer but really does much more since she holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy and has expertise in many areas. She devised an individualized program for us which changes as we gain strength and competency. Im in my late 60s and bone density is an issue for me. As a result of my weight bearing exercise program, I have reversed a trend of bone loss. I have also worked with one of Dr. Lizs excellent physical therapists after having meniscus tear surgery. Her PT plan enabled me to gain strength and return to my exercise program. Ive admired the other Launch trainers when they work with middle and high school sports teams. They very skillfully encourage these kids individually while developing the team as a whole. The facility is state of the art and offers a wide range of services beyond what Ive reviewed here. And it is an easy drive from NW DC. Launch deserves more than 5 stars!

I was ready to give up on physical therapy until I was referred to Dr. Jowers. I had been dealing with my injury for over a year and was very frustrated with my previous clinic (physical therapist gave me a 20 minute massage then passed me off to a PT tech for the rest of my session). Dont settle for that kind of care!When I scheduled my first appointment with Dr. Jowers I was refreshed to have his undivided attention for my whole session. He took the time to understand my injury and medical condition, performed the proper assessments, and made sure I understood what exercises to do and why. I never felt rushed to get through a session. He is also exceptionally thorough. He never dismissed any of my questions and took extra time to check out ailments when I mentioned them.Dr. Jowers goes above and beyond, he takes the time to reach out and check in between sessions. Most importantly - Ive made leaps and bounds towards recovery with his programming! I am very happy under his care

We really enjoy working with Jake- both a 20 year-old son (ultimate frisbee) and 12 year-old daughter (synchronized skating) have benefitted from his enthusiasm and professional knowledge about training and nutrition.

I have trained at many gym membership facilities and worked with various fitness trainers. Although I thought I was doing something to improve my health and strength, I was actually hurting my body. It wasnt until I started working with Dr. Liz Wheeler and her staff for strength training and cardio using specialized bikes exclusive to Launch, that I noticed not only a huge improvement in strength and energy, but also my blood work improved drastically.Through the years, I have also noticed the improved progress of other clients. This is a facility like no other. Dont just call for information, make an appointment. You will experience the difference.

Amazing facility with some of the best trainers I have ever met or worked with. This place is way ahead of its time. Brought me back to 100% from injury twice. No better place to go.

Liz and her team are top notch professionals. I have been with Liz since 2008 and she worked miracles on my knees. After over a decade of chronic knee pain it was gone in 3 sessions.Check out their website. They train professionals and olympians....but, they treat everyone as though they were a top level athlete.If you are serious about your body, health, mind and being your best, there is no place else I would recommend!

I will start off by saying that if I could give Launch 10 stars I would. I have been seeing Liz Wheeler, Founder and Doctor of Physical Therapy for approximately 7 years. I single handedly give her credit for keeping me as functional and as active as I am now. I was a nurse for 28 years and between that and genetics I have a bad back and recently had both of my knees replaced. First the back. Liz has been working with my back for all 7 of those years. She is a GOD SEND. I cant say much more than that. I have gone to her crying in pain, and I have a great pain threshold and she has helped me. You are with her for usually an hour and for that hour you are her sole focus, but I really saw the uniqueness in her physical therapy when it came to my knee replacements. For the first replacement I used the therapist in the home that the hospital had recommended and it was horrible. Tremendous pain every time she came. With the second knee I had Liz come to my house. The difference was NIGHT AND DAY. Liz worked with my knee and I never had any pain. She has since worked with both of my knees and they can bend as much as the artificial appliance will allow. About 4 months ago I started doing one of their FIT WOMEN classes once a week. The other day I actually said to my husband that I feel like I am in the best shape that I have been in for probably 10 years. Not too shabby for a 54 year old! They also have trainers working with kids of all ages and various sports teams. It is impressive to watch them work with the kids. I would HIGHLY recommend Launch and all of their team for therapy, massage, training and or fitness. You absolutely can not go wrong.

I went to Dr. John Jowers for PT after ankle surgery. He successfully treated my ankle as well as the tendinitis that had developed in my knee. While in treatment for those 2 issues, I was experiencing pain and limited movement in my arm, as the result of a pinched nerve. He also treated this problem with success. I highly recommend Dr. John and Launch Sport Performance!

Extremely helpful when I was having severe neck problems, though they can be a little overzealous with their use of accupuncture

John Jowers is the best. I ruptured my Achilles and am a former athlete. I would highly recommend him!

I work out with Troy Wentzlaff at Launch. I have a separated vertebrae in my lower back (since birth) and have ALWAYS had back pain. Troy realized that my BUTT didnt fire, thus I wasnt using the correct muscles. We strengthened my BUTT and legs, stretched and rolled. I almost NEVER have any back pain now. Not rocket science, just great training!But that didnt mean I couldnt injure myself, as I did with my elbows/arms. I had massive pain below and above my elbows. Working with Dr. John Jowers, we realized where the pain was emanating from - and used dry needling (3 sessions) to eliminate (not reduce!) the pain.So I would say, if you choose to visit Launch, have goals, have pain, you too can improve yourself!! Thank you Troy & John!!!!!Joe A.

Great cycling program.....serious cardio and core workout lead by experienced instructors who provide knowledgeable guidance in a superior, state of the art spinning studio.

Great facility and great people. Take a look at the virtual tour then go see them.

This review is for the Fit Men classes. After reading reviews here and from another site I decided to pull the trigger purchased a voucher for 10 FitMen classes from LivingSocial for about $99. The schedule for these classes are Thu and Sat mornings from 7am to 8am.I registered for a Saturday morning class and that Saturday morning I show up a little before 7 am the and the facility is completely dark and locked. The class didnt get started until about 7:15 am as the instructor, TJ, was running late. There was one other person in the class so I figured I would get a fair amount personal time with TJ. I was completely wrong. All TJ did was write the list of exercises down on a whiteboard and had me and the other student go through them in any order we wanted. Some exercises I didnt even know how to do and I had to keep asking TJ how to do them. He would quickly show me and then go back to talking to the other student (apparently they were friends). I was basically left to do the exercises on my own and got no feedback or motivation from TJ. So much for a personal trainer.At the end of the hour TJs friend left and I still had an exercise to do and TJ told me dont worry about it -- I havent had many personal trainers in the past but not once have I had one tell me not to worry about completing an exercise. TJ seemed like he was mainly interesting in just chilling and talking to his friend. As I was about to leave TJ tells me he wont be in for a week and is unsure if the class will be held on Thursday and said to call in to check. The whole experience felt very unprofessional and demotivating.The only nice thing I can say about this place is that its right off 270 and the facility itself is very nice and modern with the latest equipment. Just wished they had more professional and competent staff running the place. I would like to iterate that this was only for the Fit Men class I signed up for. I cannot say anything about their other activities or physical therapy that they offer.

Absolutely awful, staff is incompetent and cant handle even the simplest of excersizes, Liz Wheeler is rude and disrespectful as well as dismissive of issues brought up to her. Would never go to again. Steer clear of this place.