Sweat Club Fit

And finally, what yall said was the most important thing we taught you - Bare Minimum Mondays.

We’ve always talked about how just showing up is such a big deal for consistency. And that something is better than nothing.

It wasn’t until a lunch class a few years ago that we had a game for it - bare minimum Mondays, a mantra meant to ease you into the workweek became an anthem for those days when you showed up but wanted to let us know you weren’t feeling it.

As we wrap up this version of SweatClub I hope you take these lessons with you for whatever gym / health / exercise experience is next. 💗

Once you start to break away from weight loss and diet culture being tied to health, you can find other, sometimes more accessible ways to take care of yourself when exercise feels too hard.

For example these things have been tied to improved health outcomes:
- crafting
- reading for pleasure
- a good, quality sleep routine
- having a nurturing community / social circle

It’s frustrating to see weight and being skinny as THE indicators for health when I know many of us at our thinnest were arguably not our healthiest.

What other ways can you find to stop and think, “im taking care of myself by doing this?”

love you 😘

If youre trying to make exercise a habit that sticks, it’s important to focus more on the actions than the outcome. This can also help you break free of the exercise is for weight loss mindset that’s been drilled into us since the 90s.

For example, I know that most of the time I will lift at least 3 times per week because I have bought into the importance of that for health over the importance my scale weight.

Instead of focusing on the scale, focus on how many lifts you get in per week.

Instead of saying I want to bench over 100 pounds, focus on weekly progressive overload.

Instead of focusing on clothing sizes, focus on how many mornings a week you can take a walk.

The outcome helps determine the action but stay more focused on the action than the outcome during the process. 💗

There’s not any easy way to break this, So here it goes: I have decided to close the gym. It’s something I have wrestled with since fall of 2023, but was always able to find ways to keep us chugging along. I am so grateful to Emily, Lillian, Becky and Lillie who helped to keep us going at least a year longer than I would have thought possible. And to all of you who talked us up at Trader Joe’s, brought your friends, dispersed our postcards in the community and shared endlessly on social media. But, I just don’t have it in me anymore. I have tears in my eyes as I write this, and want you to know whatever emotion you might also be feeling, is completely valid.

What started out as a small solo venture grew organically into something much bigger and brighter than I could have ever imagined. I love the special place that SweatClub transformed into because of Sweaties like you and I know that if we could survive on my and your will to make it work, we would. SweatClub is the proudest thing I have done in my life.

Here’s the plan: we will kick off our final 6-week cycle with our usual small group schedule the week of January 5. This will make SweatClub’s last day February 15. I have taken membership sign up links down off of the website so that we can put all our focus and joy on YOU current members but if you have been a member before and would like to come back for one last round, we will gladly take you!

I will tell you I have no plans for anything being next for me, but I do know that after 15 years of solo biz ownership in various forms, I need a break from the weight of being in charge of a business. I know so many of you are consistent gym-goers because of the fun and safe environment the coaches and members provide. I will help how I can over the next several weeks to facilitate you continuing to be the type of person who goes to the gym! I will be sure to communicate any other updates as they happen.

I want this ending to be a joyous celebration of this incredible community and I am really looking forward to going out strong and sweaty with you.