Scottsdale's Premier Fitness and Strength Training Center

Gym Membership Plans & Personal Training Plans with Bill Crawford

• 2012 National Fitness Hall of Fame Inductee

• 2019 REC Arthur Jones Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

• 2023 National Fitness Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award

• Over 50 Years of Fitness Experiences


Basic Training is locally owned and operated by Bill and Debbie Crawford who have a sincere passion for providing exceptional fitness and operating a successful quality small business in the heart of downtown Scottsdale since 1997. There is no substitute for Bill and Debbie's decades of practical experience.

Today, the Crawford's clients enjoy their dedication to personal service, state-of-the-art MedX and Nautilus equipment and evidenced-based weight resistance and cardiovascular exercise programs for strength, balance, mobility, weight loss, enhances quality of life and overall good health. Their knowledge, expertise and motivational skills help clients attain their fitness goals by tailoring a program for everyone's individual needs. People travel from around the world to train at their elite strength training and fitness center. People train at Basic Training because they get results and so can you!

If you are located in Scottsdale and are in need of a personal training, then Basic Training is the solution to finding a personal trainer in Scottsdale that can achieve your personal fitness goals. Basic Training is a fully equipped fitness gym that can accomodate any and all of your fitness needs. Located in the heart of Downtown Scottsdale, Basic Training is THE gym for private instruction, personal training, fitness guidance, weight-loss exercise, and overall general personal well-being.

At Basic Training everyone gets personal training. Each and every member who joins the MedX Strength Training Facility is educated and set up on a comprehensive personal weight resistance exercise routine. Bill personally works with every person who signs up at Basic Training to insure machine settings are correct and operation of the sophisticated complex machines are mastered.

The exerciser is “shadowed” with supervision until they are able to demonstrate a level of competency and confidence on the machines. This step-down training with Debbie Crawford works extremely well with geriatric populations who can benefit greatly from the MedX strength training. Debbie has been assisting on the floor for over 30 years and is educated in MedX protocol. Debbie trains clients in 30 minute circuit training sessions and cardio workouts.

Additionally, Bill’s glassed in, private one-on-one training facility located within Basic Training provides additional oversight. There are large glass windows looking into the MedX facility so Bill can constantly observe the MedX floor. If he sees someone needing attention or a correction on an exercise he does not hesitate to cross over into the MedX facility and address the issue. This highbred approach to training and accountability gives every client a strong advantage over training in large fitness centers where their presence goes largely unnoticed.

For clients needing more accountability or specialized training, many choose to train with Bill one-on-one in his private facility within Basic Training. Inside the private facility you will find a vast selection of equipment hand picked over the years. It’s the “best of the best” including Medical MedX Lumbar and Cervical Extension Machines, original Nautilus, Cybex, Paramount, York, Badger Magnum, Gluteator, StairMaster and Avenger.

When you are training with Bill, there are no other members or trainers present. Just you and Bill; eyeball to eyeball. That’s why his clients who have access to his personal training get such amazing results, as featured on CNN, Fox News and many magazine and newspaper articles.