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Hi! I’m Darlene & I’m currently splitting my time between small town Iowa & Jacksonville, Florida (due to work, its 2 weeks in Iowa, 2 weeks at home in FL).

What I’m hoping to get out of this community is just that….community! In addition to having a place to obtain great knowledge & learn from those in here. To be honest, it isn’t easy finding a bunch of like minded individuals who want to enhance their lives, but I have a feeling that this place may change that!

Hi! I’m Michelle. I live in Columbus, OH (transplant from Chicago). I hope to learn more about how to properly train and not fahk it up with poor food choices. Fun fact: I climbed Mt Fuji with my husband on our 10 year wedding anniversary a few years ago!

1) Hi! I’m Erin 🙂

2) Kansas City, MO

3) Empowerment! Between Foundation and this community, I’ve learned so much that has helped make nutrition/exercise so much simpler to navigate. It is empowering to have confidence in my decisions and to know WHY I’m doing things a certain way (also what matters and what isn’t worth my time or energy). Also LOVE the collaboration on training protocol.

4) I spent my first few years out of college working down south in Texas and Louisiana and boxing was my go-to in the gym. Give it a shot – if you’ve never worked with a heavy bag, it’s a great stress reliever!

Hello, I’m Trisha! I currently live in Northern Virginia. I got hooked on Kate’s Insta back in 2018 after hearing her on the Chaarg podcast. It wasn’t until this year that I really started reading the blog and learning all the things about fitness that I had zero clue about through Foundation and the community lectures. Simply put – I’m here to learn. I read absolutely everything and have lots of handwritten notes (ha!).

Fun fact: I studied in Russia and can speak the language

P.S. Kate, thank you for sharing your knowledge! You have a gift for making hella complex topics understandable & interesting. You truly inspire me to keep working in the gym (and out of it).

Hello! I’m Amy from Austin, Texas. I am so excited to 1. be able to support Kate’s work (I’ve been low key obsessed for a couple of years now!) and 2. be in this community as I move into the postpartum period. Kate – I’m due two weeks ahead of you with baby two. So much of the postpartum period is nuts and I’m excited to have this space to pop in as I think about my body and mindset going into and coming out of this next phase.

Hello! I’m Mary and I live in downtown Chicago. I am just interested in learning and investing (time and money!) in my overall health. I want to be able to live a long, healthy, active life, so the more I know, the better! I also joined because I appreciate allllll the content Kate posts on Instagram and I wanted to support this new venture – I’m confident it will be worthwhile!

My fun fact is … I still live in the same apartment I first moved into in Chicago 16 years ago ???? A block from the lakefront AND a gorgeous pool – why would I leave? ????

Hi! I’m Laura Kate. I’m in Chicago, IL. I have an unhealthy relationship with food that is currently being made worse by a traumatic family event. I’m 15 weeks postpartum and just feel terrible mentally and physically. I don’t even know where to start to get healthy and I’m afraid of being uncomfortable. I’m hoping to make connections and be held accountable while I learn to love my body. Fun fact: I’ve been sober since 6/11/2014 ☺️ ????

Thank you so much for your reply, Mary!!

Hi! I’m Lauren and I live in the Chicago suburbs. I joined because I believe knowledge is power and after years and years of diets and toxic cycles with food, I need to educate myself and find a path to health that works for me. I have 2 small children and haven’t put myself first in quite some time, and it is catching up with me.

My fun fact is that I had a breast reduction in March (a life long dream) but haven’t worked out since. I signed up for a 5k in September and am starting my training now. Running with 4 pounds off my chest is life changing!

1. Abby
2. Cross Plains, WI
3. Evidence based facts that are worth my time and energy to take in! The best community of real people investing in their well-being, mentally and physically. And of course more of Kate because your energy and personality makes my day!
4. My dad and I share the same birthday and in 2013 backpacked across the state of WI together from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River in 8 days. And I will never do that again, ouch.

Hi, I’m Cece! I live in Saint Paul, MN and grew up in Minneapolis. I followed Kate on IG back in college when I went to DePaul in Chicago and went to Barry’s classes through Chaarg. I loved Barry’s and thought Kate was super bad-ass so I guess I’ve followed her stuff ever since!
I started strength training using progressive overload and learning a lot more about it + nutrition about two years ago. I’m very excited to be part of this community to keep learning more and more. I just joined Barry’s in Minneapolis which I am also very excited about!
Fun fact – I have a twin brother!

Hi! I’m Carissa!

I currently live in the San Francisco Bay Area while my husband is in grad school, but I’m originally from a small town in Massachusetts.

I’m here to be a part of a positive educational space away from the distractions of social media. I found Kate through instagram, and appreciate all of her straightforward, honest, and compassionate content. I would love to learn how to develop a realistic fitness and health routine for myself, as I haven’t been able to build one that’s sustainable for my schedule and life. As an athlete in college I had most of my life planned out for me, and since then I’ve struggled to have realistic standards for myself in my adult life. My work schedule doesn’t lend a lot of time towards my own deep dives, so I can’t wait to have a centralized area of research backed content. Also, here for the book recs. 🙂

My fun fact is that no matter how many nice clothes I buy, I always end up wearing my homemade tie dye. Very happy tie dye is having a moment in fashion.

Hi! I’m Shaina. I am live in Sacramento, CA.

2021 has been a year of investing in myself and my health. I have been working with a functional nutritionist and a personal trainer – it’s been a journey of kissing diet culture goodbye and measuring success based on my own progress, not compared against others. I am looking forward to accessing the lectures and community to really dig in, learn more, and to stay motivated.

Fun fact: I am getting married in October in Napa!

Hi! I’m Meagan and live in a suburb of Chicago (Kate, if my husband can leave the city you can do it ????). I’m a mom of two littles my most recent was just born this spring. Becoming a mom has made prioritizing my health extremely hard and I need to change that! I love following Kate on social media and so much she says resonates with me that I decided this was for me! Fun fact…my husband owns a funeral home! When we first started dating it was so odd but now it’s just what he does!

Hi, I’m Alexis. I live just outside of Boston. I’m a labor and employment lawyer with three kids (13,11,5). I’ve been following Kate on IG and completed Foundation and wanted to join the community here because I need to be in a supportive and knowledgeable peer group.
I’m currently contemplating breaking up with IG completely because the noise is not good for my mental or physical health. Truly, Kate’s IG content was one of the only things pages adding value to my life so I figured let’s go all in on The Four Percent and help make this community thrive.