Meet Our Village: Beth
FIT4MOM
Meet Our Village: Beth Lamb
If you’ve been around FIT4MOM DC for a while, chances are you’ve crossed paths with Beth, or at least felt her energy in a class. She’s the kind of mom who shows up, puts in the work, and is the very first to laugh if something funny happens.
Who is in Beth's Crew?
She typically rolls with her husband Derick, their two kids Alex (8.5) and Abby (4). Beth doesn't like to brag, but all of their free babysitters... uh, we mean grandparents are all local, which is pretty special and not a huge surprise because this self-described "townie" is from Silver Spring, MD.
What's Beth's FIT4MOM story?
This is what she told us: "Funny story—after my oldest was born in 2017, I was venting to a friend from high school (she lives in Philly now) about feeling down and out of shape. She basically said, “That’s enough, I’m signing you up for FIT4MOM!” She was doing it there and knew I’d love it. I signed up for a Body Back session (now Body Well)… and never looked back."
And, she means it! We can not shake this girl. She's done multiple Body Back/Well sessions, stuck with us through the pandemic. After entire pregnancy (Abby!) worth of FIT4BABY classes via Zoom, Kelly can still remember every inch of Beth's back yard. And now, Meredith's got her running all over NE with the Brookland Run Club.
So, it is not a big surprise that she hit 200 classes this past fall. When we asked her how she celebrated: "I immediately sent the notification to that same high school friend who signed me up back in 2017: 'Look what you started!'"
Thank you to Beth's friend in Philly! 💕
What's Beth's favorite part of FIT4MOM DC?
To prove an earlier point, Beth had another funny story to share: "The community, hands down. I love the energy and enthusiasm every instructor brings to class (this coming from someone who stuck it out through COVID virtual sessions), and I love meeting moms from my area who I might not ever meet otherwise. Also, DC is such a small world: last year, I was in a class with a girl I babysat for 25 years ago! We’d lost touch, and it was amazing to reconnect and see her all grown up and a mom herself. Mind blown!"
She also gave a shout out to some of our amazing instructors who deliver amazing classes without fail and nurture the community that keeps Beth coming back including Liz Clapsis, Brittney White and Meredith Thoms. (It turns out that the feeling is mutual, Beth.)
Final Thoughts
When we asked Beth if she had an final thoughts or wisdom to share she told us "Don’t work out with someone who doesn’t bring you joy. I have yet to meet an instructor or classmate at FIT4MOM who isn’t a joy to be around. Maybe it’s the endorphins… maybe it’s Kelly’s recruitment strategy… who knows 😊"
While we agree that this is excellent advice, we pretty sure the pattern Beth sees might just be the joy *she shares* reflecting back at her.
If you'd like to experience some of that joy yourself, you can catch Beth running with the Brookland Run Club Sunday mornings!