This year, we decided to choose Athletes of the Month to highlight our members and all their achievements!

This month, we chose Laurie! Read on to learn more about her, and if you can relate and want to get stronger too (mentally + physically), reach out to me (julie@mvwct.com) because we have recently extended our coaching hours!
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HERE'S LAURIE!

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We chose her as our Athlete of the Month because 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐲 (𝐲𝐞𝐬, 𝐣𝐨𝐲! 😄). Her commitment to showing up, her positive attitude, and her steady progress in strength inspire us all. 💪💥

𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 🔹 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐕𝐖? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬?

💬 My journey with MVW began in early January of 2025, so it has only been 2 months. I had been doing home workouts and lots of outdoor activity, but I wanted to add strength training. I am so grateful that MVW was an option when I was looking. As I think about it, my initial inspiration was probably other women, especially those older than me who stay active and healthy. 💖

🔹 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟?

💬 One of my first workouts had me doing scap pull ups, but all I could do was dead hang from the bar. That’s what I did for 6 weeks, trying to increase the time I could hang. Now I am doing assisted pull ups, so I am actually making it up to the bar. I still have a long way to go, but I feel stronger.💥💪

🔹 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐕𝐖?

💬 MVW is a supportive community where you can feel safe, whether you are trying new exercises, dealing with a bad day, or struggling to get through a tough workout. Everyone is very friendly and the energy is positive. For many people the most difficult part might be just getting into the gym for the first time. Julie and her team make it easy to try new things. 💫

🔹 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐕𝐖 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧?

💬It is just fun! I love the birthday burpees, having a laugh with Julie and Lynette, meeting new people, and pushing myself in a space where people are paying attention just enough to help me out, but they don’t judge. I don’t feel like there is such a thing as failure in MVW. 💕

🔹 Is there anything else you’d like us to know about your health + wellness journey?

💬 I came into my new workout routine expecting that my body would change and I would feel better physically. That is true, but the biggest change I notice is in my perspective and sense of purpose. I feel grounded, which is especially important when things happening in the world are so scary. I so appreciate MVW. 🌍💙

🌟 Keep shining, Laurie — we’re so lucky to have you in our MVW family! 🌟

For more reading on maintaining health and wellness as we age, check out our BLOG!​

Have a great week,
Coach Julie