October 20, 2014 – GRIT By Brit

Dreams Coming True: GRIT by Brit + Dallas Fit Body Bootcamp teaming up to launch the BEST group fitness studio in Dallas!

October 20, 2014 18 Comments

Happy Monday Friends! I have big news. Just over a week ago, I quit my job – AHH! I’ll share more details later this week about how made this decision as it took many sleepless nights, self-reflections and panic attacks. Nonetheless I’m super happy to announce that starting today, I will spend all day every day pursuing my passion. Each day I get to wake up and help people live healthier, happier and more abundant lives! I’m overflowing with joy right now because I have been waiting for the moment for over 2 years. It’s been exhausting living a double duty life of maintaing a corporate career AND teaching fitness glasses AND blogging. Now I don’t have to constantly switch personas. I can just be myself and it’s so liberating!

God works in mysterious ways. Just after I gave my 2 weeks notice, I was teaching my usual Turbo Kick class at 24 Hour Fitness and after class I had a long chat with one of my regular class members. Her son happens to be one of my closest, hometown friends so we often chat about the good old days growing up in Mesquite, TX. She also has another son, also a friend of mine (Turner), who is well-respected personal trainer and owner of Dallas Fit Body Bootcamp. She mentioned that he was looking for a fitness partner to utilize the other side of his gym which was currently sitting vacant. I literally jumped with joy when I heard this news. Long story short, Turner and I are now partners in crime!

Having my own fitness studio is my DREAM! It’s so crazy that this opportunity came only AFTER I took a leap of faith and quit my job. If you want to walk on water you’ve gotta get out of the boat, right?

Me and Turner last Thursday after signing our business agreement!

The very next day I met with Turner to tour the gym. The space is perfect for my own fitness studio. It’s about 1,300 sqft, has a beautiful foyer, long walls for big mirrors and is perfectly located in East Dallas. On one side of the gym Turner will run Dallas Fit Body Bootcamp and on the other side, I will run GRIT Fitness. We are offering all-access passes for those who want to workout on both sides of the gym. So excited!

GRIT Fitness will be the 1st and only studio in Dallas providing a variety of leading group fitness formats!

You guys know I’m a group fitness junkie so I’ll be offering a variety of my all-time favorite group fitness formats including PiYo, Turbo Kick, Power Yoga, Body Sculpt, Dance Cardio and Hip Hop. I’m also bringing on some of Dallas’ best yoga and dance instructors to help me create the ultimate, energetic experience.

Turner and I are on a mission to create the #1 group fitness studio in Dallas. We are passionate and we work our butts off so I’m 100% confident we will succeed. I’ll keep you posted on our journey – there’s sure to be ups and downs but we are ready for the challenge. BRING IT!

Our gym is located at 3821 Ross Ave. Dallas, TX 75204. We will start demolition on the new space today! Visit the GRIT Fitness website for updates, dallasgritfitness.com – Grand opening January 2015!

Fall Activewear Style Haul: My Favorite Workout Clothes from Target®

October 20, 2014 2 Comments

Fall is fully underway – yay! I’ve filled my house with pumpkin scented candles and brought my scarves and boots to the front of my closet. One of my favorite things to do this season is revamp my workout wardrobe! Of course I made a stop at Target® to check out the Fall C9 Activewear collection (never lets me down). I can’t beat the prices and I’m always impressed with the trendy styles and bright colors.

Excited to see lots of Fall leggings w/ cool patterns and darker colors on the tanks and running shorts.

During my visit to “Tar-jay” I immediately fell in love with the printed leggings (above on the left). Typically I have to search shops online for leggings with cool funky designs and I end up paying close to $100 for them. I was thrilled to find several prints of leggings all under $35. I threw a few pairs in my shopping cart and continued on my quest…

It’s critical that I keep a giant stash of sports bras because I teach 7 fitness classes per week – I can never have too many. Lately I’ve been putting together some cool looks with bright neon sports bras under sheer tanks, so I picked up a few of the C9 Racer bras to try on along with my leggings.

Before I headed to the fitting room, I also checked out the cute matching tank and tights sets. You guys know I love to match. I also saw the layered tank and running shorts combo that I bought earlier this Summer, now offered in darker colors. I wanted to try on some of the C9 long sleeve, dry-fit running shirts as well, but I ran out of time. I love these long-sleeve tops and actually put them on my holiday gift picks list 2 years ago. They are still a personal favorite.

Filling up my shopping cart with plenty of C9 goodies to try on!

Once I got into the fitting room and tried on my pieces, I immediately fell in love with the leggings. I’m super picky about how my leggings fit. They need to be snug enough to suck everything in but not so tight that I have a love handle rolling out of the top. These passed the test. I like C9 printed leggings so much that I bought 2 pairs (blue & gray – seen below). Naturally I took some selfies because I was happy with the way I looked. Hey girl hey!

I also tried on several sports bras to go with the leggings. C9 has many types of sports bras that provide different levels of support based on bust size and type of activity. Regardless, most of the C9 sports bras are reversible, which I love. The one I decided to get is solid coral on one side and has a coral/purple pattern on the other side. I paired it with the blue patterned leggings for the perfect color combo. I prefer bright colors over darker ones – I think they look better on my chocolate skin (wink wink).

I’ve decided that the sports bra + leggings combo is my signature style this Fall. I usually add a big infinity scarf or an oversized tank top for a layered look. I especially love to rock this look when I’m teaching indoor cycling. It keeps me cool in the sweaty cycling studio.

Overall, I am very happy with my purchases and excited to “Fall into Fitness!”

What’s your favorite fall activewear? Do you have a signature “gym style”?

My C9 selfies in the fitting room – loving my look!

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Target® C9 through their partnership with POPSUGAR Select. While I was compensated to write a post about Target® C9, all opinions are my own.