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Dallas GRIT Fitness: My 1st Studio – Progress on Site Renovations

November 4, 2014 5 Comments

Hey guys – happy Tuesday! So I’m back in Dallas and back to work renovating and preparing for the grand opening of my very 1st fitness studio! I can’t believe this is all happening. It’s SO MUCH more work than I anticipated but I’m loving every minute of it.

My studio, Dallas GRIT Fitness, is located in East Dallas at 3821 Ross Avenue. I’m SO excited to bring the very 1st one-stop-shop for a variety of the most energetic group fitness & yoga classes! No more having to drop in to 5 different studios to attend your favorite workouts.

Right now, I’m in the thick of of renovations and managing contractors. We started off by tearing down 6 walls in what use to be a chiropractor’s office. Talk about manual labor. I had a little bit of a hiccup last week when the City of Dallas officials stopped by and said I needed an additional permit for the demolition work that was done – YIKES! We had to stop working for a couple of days until we secured the permit – UGH! Fortunately, everything is squared away now and we are back in business!

My friend Turner, owner of Dallas Fit Body Bootcamp, did all of the demolition work by himself! Talk about GRIT

Turner knocked down 6 walls on 1 Day #BEASTMODE

During the demolition, the flooring guys came by to give me an estimate on wood floor installation

I almost fainted when I heard the price… maybe I can get wood floors installed barter for classes???

At the end of Day 3 all of the wall were gone and the debris was cleared out. Turner and his buddy Glen literally did magic!

Once we got all of the walls knocked down and cleaned out, we did a mini celebration – YAY! Then the painters came in and worked their magic. I decided to go with gray walls and white crown molding. What do you think? My biz partner, Tuner, will run Dallas Fit Body Bootcamp in the suite next door. We’re excited to offer cross-studio memberships and joint workouts 🙂

Painters doing the final touches on the crown molding

All done with painting yay! Now I need to get a “Dallas GRIT Fitness” sign made to go in the entry way behind the welcome desk

Now that painting is done, the flooring guys will install beautiful maple wood floors this week.

Last but not least, we will wrap up renovations with mirrors, wall art and sound/lighting installations. Then we are good to go! I’m having an orientation for all of my rockstar instructors in early December and “soft opening” in late December 2014. I’ll be sure to keep you updated on the progress. In the meanwhile, check out the studio website: dallasgritfitnesss.com

So much is happening so fast!

Thanks for being a part of the journey.

Lots of luv, 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!