The Fit Marquee

She's an entrepreneur, fitness extraodinaire, mother and wife- she's ..... Britt Flippen!  Affectionately known as  "Fit with Britt," she has transformed lives with her training, fitness classes and innovative fitness inventions. I think of her as a "superhero" of the health and fitness industry with contributions that are setting the bar on how fitness should be done in New Orleans. Read more about my "Fit Friend" and the health and fitness empire she is creating! "EARN DAT BODY FIT CAMPUS” IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING FITNESS CENTERS IN THE CITY. WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE TO YOUR CENTER’S POPULARITY? BF : A woman’s touch. My husband started the company by himself years ago but it was missing a woman’s touch.  Our clientele is 95% female, so adding the features to the gym of what women want when they are looking for a fitness center became my vision and to make it manifest.  WHAT DOES YOUR PROCESS LOOK LIKE TO PREPAR...

Ah, the lovely digital work of social media. There are so many dreams that can be fulfilled of careers, passion projects and budding friendships. As a avid internet scroller I see every online fit fanatic as a friend of mine... in my head of course. However due to the beauty of social media, connections and dreams of friendship DO come true.  Enter "Fit Friend Friday" on The Fit Marquee. This is the day I will highlight interviews with some of the greatest and latest fitness gurus in healthy communities near and far.  These experts are all people that I have cyper stalked ( in a good, legal way of course) and admire there drive and passion for all things health. I am excited to get to know them better and share all their health wealth with my readers. My first "Fit Friend" is a Nola fitness guru, Keya Clark, owner of Supa Nova Fit. She is rocking the New Orleans fitness community with her creative boot camp workouts and hot t-shirt line called "Black Thighs...

Its MARQUEE MONDAY and today we are highlighting Beach Body On Demand (BBD). I know, I know- its been a while since I have posted. But I am a full time school teacher and as many know... school is back in session! It has gotten really busy on that end and that is how BBD has come into play. About three years ago I joined BBD on a whim because of the great price ($99/ year) and amount of product received. BBD gives you access to all Beach Body workouts ever created. I once read someone describe BBD as the " Netflix" of fitness workouts. 😂 Initially, when I subscribed to BBD, I had goals of losing weight and having a variety of workouts- of which it delivers. But at the time I had a lot of personal issues going on, so I wasn't as consistent as I aimed to be. After about two years of doing BBD on and off last year- BBD and I connected with the 80 Day Obsession workout series. I wasn't working full time at the time and needed to do something for my high stress le...

Its MARQUEE MONDAY and today we are highlighting Romney Studios! If you have ever ventured out on Magazine Street in New Orleans, I'm sure that Romney's striking contrast building of all white chicness has surely caught your attention. I first decided to visit Romney this past week in hopes of attending their new cardio class, Bounce, which uses a trampoline as a prop. I was super excited for this new experience and eagerly got to the studio early to sign up. However  upon arriving at the studio I was told that Romney now has TWO locations. And you guessed it- the Bounce class was at the new location called MVNT. After talking with the helpful staff I decided to sign up for their community Pilates class (It was $7- I couldn't pass up such a great deal!)  at the original location and then travel to MVNT which is on Magazine Street also, just closer to the business district. The Romney internal environment is sleek, clean and mostly white. There is a sense of zen thro...

Unwelcomed guest Tropical Storm Barry is fast approaching the Gulf Coast.  A good amount of Louisiana residents are still in town to ride the storm out. I am a percentage of these residents. As nerve racking as it can be to be stuck in the house all day, some people find comfort in food. It's true, it's true... I am a percentage of those people too. I was really aiming for healthy snacks like fruit, smoothies, seeds, nuts, olives. However my dad snuck out and came home with french bread, crawfish, crabs, fried shrimp and french fries. Yall' I gave in! My nerves were bad. Today is a new day and I started off strong with some online workouts! Yay! So far I had a smoothie, fruit, beans, green and quinoa. With my healthy start I want to encourage my readers who are sequestered to their homes because of the storm to eat and workout! Below I have a list of some FREE workouts on Youtube that can keep you aligned with your health goals and relieve stress. My Top 5 Hurrica...

It's MARQUEE MONDAY and we are highlighting a gym called Grit Fitness in Dallas, Texas! I traveled to Dallas and wanted to workout on the 4th. Yes- I love working out that much that I want to get it in on a holiday. I did a Pure Barre intensive on Thanksgiving too, lol. I digressed. Anyway, most places were closed on the 4th but I was happy to see Grit Fitness was open and ready to challenge by body. Grit Fitness has three Dallas locations and boast a motto of " No Grit, No Pearl' which greets you in neon lights as you enter the studio. Their schedule is packed with various workouts providing options for all fitness levels.  I took the Power Belle class which was a quick journey through weight, resistance and cardio training. I enjoyed the progression of the class and of course the music was popping. Now let's get into the  rundown in the F.A.S.T. rating system ( F- Fun/ A- Accessibility/ S- Skill/ T- Time): Fun - Dipped in hot pink ever...

Hey, hey hey! As the characters from one of my favorite 70s shows, What's Happening, would say. The Internet has really created a platform to get to know people near and far. I remember in elementary school I was given a pen pal, who I would correspond with via Postal Mail. I had this new friend assigned to me from Texas who I would share my everyday happenings, likes, dislikes, boy crushes, etc. I also had other friends through school who eventually moved to places like Chicago and Minnesota of which I would write to. Today I have social media to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. What a gift this Internet is. I'm excited to share how I use the Internet to improve my fitness happens in future posts. But for now... let's get our survey on. Ya girl created a survey pertaining to your FIT LIFE. You will get to know my fit traits first and then you can copy the survey with your choices. Please feel free to cut and past your responses in the comments section. ...