Hi, I'm Laura, the owner of Bad Peach Fitness. I’m a normal(ish😀) 41 year old mom of 3. Like most women, I've had many ups and downs in my fitness journey. When I was younger, fitness results came easy. Then I had babies ... and the challenges became real! After my 3rd baby, I spent half a decade feeling stuck and defeated. I tried trendy diets, threw my credit card at anything that promised to help me lose those final 20 post-pregnancy pounds that wouldn't budge, and ultimately was ready to throw in the towel and give up. At the time, I thought my best was a number on the scale and the way I wanted to look when I saw myself in the mirror. Except I'm really stubborn and I kept having that nagging feeling of, "what would happen if I just gave it my all?" I had to try. That was the end of January 2020.
I got really mindful with the way I was eating. My energy shot through the roof, the fat started to melt away in a way that felt shocking, and I felt myself coming alive in a fresh way.
I found myself wanting an out of the box physical and mental challenge, so I Googled, "what is the hardest workout?"
I continually saw burpees.
So I started doing 100 burpees per workout. It was certainly a big physical challenge, but I did it anyways for a few months and started LOVING it.
As a result, my strength and endurance grew rapidly and I knew I could do more.
I set a goal of doing 100,000 burpees from June-December 2020. Why? Because the hardest challenges have the power to change us. On New Year's Eve of 2020, I raised my champagne glass in celebration of burpee #100,000. It was absolutely the most difficult thing I've ever done.
On the day that I did burpee #10,000, my kids came to cheer me on and made poster boards with messages. My daughter's sign said - "My Mom's a Bad 🍑." It was her way of saying "My Mom's a Bad Ass!" It stuck around in our family as my nickname and the name Bad Peach (aka Bad Ass!) Fitness was born!
Since the time I was a teenager, I’ve been like most women I know and have taken on the role of a judge when looking in the mirror. The experience of doing 100,000 burpees opened my eyes to how truly amazing our bodies are and how capable we are when we eliminate excuses and just keep pushing forward. I was able to step away from the role of a judge and find inner healing when I had the courage to take on a challenge that I didn't know if I could actually complete, but pursued anyways. It was the first time in my life that fitness wasn't about my weight and fixing the "flaws" on my body. It made me feel alive, empowered, and strong.
I believe we all have what it takes to do and be something great. It begins with the belief that we can do hard things and then stepping out and starting.
This app will change your life if you go for it! I'll provide the tools to get you results like you've never had before. Together we will make the after photos your forever photos. (without very many burpees)
YOU ARE A BAD PEACH,
❤️ Laura