08/29/2026
And somehow we blinked and ELC Fitness as a business turns TEN.
I’ve cried off and on all week thinking about day one to now. All the amazing people, the events, the early mornings, the late nights, that dang heater in the old gym, to Friday Night Lights and everything in between.
ELC Fitness had its first day in business August 29th, 2016 at 5:00am with a group of women I had never met before besides 1 or 2 of them. I remember making them all give high fives at the end of class, so nervous they were going to think I was nuts. 10 years later, high fives are a very normal part of ELC culture, even as a 24 hour gym.
I was 23 years old when I started ELC and if you were with us in the first 4-5 years, you know humble beginnings was our secret. The gym didn’t have A/C and we sort of had heat 😅
The garage would flood with heavy rains, the floor would “sweat” when it was humid out, and somehow we would magically transform the space from a sweaty fast paced CrossFit class to a calm quiet yoga class in a matter of minutes.
Tony and I were dating when ELC Fitness opened and now 10 years later, we are married with 3 kids and one steady for us in all those life transitions has been the ELC Community. We’ve been so blessed by some of the best people in the world. Fun fact, when Tony and I were drawing up the plans for ELC, we made a list of 130 people we thought would join from our community. Today, maybe 30 of those 130 people are members. But we have made well over 130 new friends that we are forever thankful the ELC Fitness walls brought into our lives.
ELC stands for Empowered Living Company. My goal with this gym was to create a community where people could come and build strength (inside and out) to then feel empowered to live their greatest life. The ripple effect of this community has been so empowering to witness. I’m forever thankful each and every one of you have walked through our doors to contribute to such a mission. We really are a community building strength.
This morning as Tony and I were laying in bed with 3 small kiddos wrestling around, we were reflecting on some of our favorite memories at ELC Fitness. Tony brought up Friday Night Lights which will forever be a core memory for many of us! I went to all the events like Festivus Games, ELC Games (remember when we had a surprise location our first year?!) and then I couldn’t help but get emotional to think of the yoga classes, where we had some of the most peaceful Savasana’s and fun events like B**r Yoga. There was something so so special about that space in that little old garage. It was the perfect stepping stone to the gym space that we all get to enjoy today.
We’d love to hear from you guys. Whether you were with us from day one to just started last week. 💚What’s been a highlight, memory or win for you at ELC Fitness? Or 💚 How has ELC empowered your life?
Thank you from the very bottom of our hearts for supporting ELC Fitness. This business has blessed our lives in ginormous ways and we are ecstatic to serve you and see what positive ripple effects we can have over the next 10 years.
