This month we’re celebrating a FIT4MOM OPRF mom who’s done it all! She started with FIT4BABY, kept coming to morning classes through maternity leave, spends Saturdays with her daughter at Stroller Strides, and now she’s crushing Thursday night Body Ignite. Her consistency and dedication to showing up for herself is exactly what this community is all about.
- Tell us about your family!
- I have Serenity who is 11 months and my husband Alex.
- Current/previous career?
- I’m a social science researcher! It’s busy but fun with a decent amount of travel. I’m learning lots about transporting breastmilk over long distances!
- What does motherhood mean to you?
- I just really enjoy spending time with my daughter, nurturing her curiosity, and seeing the world through her eyes.
- Favorite local spot?
- I love the Oak Park library - it’s the kind of library you would dream of but it’s actually real!
- How did you find Fit4Mom?
- I heard about Fit4Baby when I was pregnant and got so many great tips about being a first time mom!
- What's the best part of Fit4Mom?
- Definitely the community of moms.
- Favorite class/exercise?
- I just started the Thursday night workout classes and it’s lovely to go back to weighted workouts again post baby.
- Proudest moment?
- Defending my dissertation and also successful labor (I definitely read too many horror stories on Reddit 🙂).
- What is something that would surprise us?
- I played a lot of competitive chess when I was younger and now direct that energy into board games.