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Washington Sports Club Launches “I Am Buff” Help Hotline

Not quite bathing-suit ready? Personal trainers are here to listen.

Not quite ready for bathing suit season? Personal trainers are on the line at Washington Sports Clubs, ready to help callers get in shape with its I Am Buff hotline. Photograph via Shutterstock.

There are hotlines to help smokers quit, and then there’s this: Washington Sports Clubs’ I Am Buff Beach Help Hotline.

Beginning Friday, the first official day of summer, Washington Sports Clubs will offer a toll-free help hotline for those who are too self-conscious to don a bathing suit just yet. Callers can speak to certified personal trainers who can help answer burning questions about how to get beach-body ready.

What sort of help should one expect when calling the Beach Buff hotline? Tips from fitness experts on how to start a summer workout program, how to safely exercise in the heat, and recommendations for calorie-burning exercises.

In addition to feeling better about one’s not-so-killer bod, callers will receive a free one-week pass to a local WSC club and free access to an Ultimate Fitness Experience class.

Call 1-855-I-AM-BUFF (4-26-2833). Lines are only open this Friday through Sunday from 6 AM to 9 PM. For more information, e-mail iambuff@town-sports.com.