06/16/2026
Kathi just completed her 200th workout at Pink Llama Fitness, but the number is almost beside the point.
Kathi was the first group class member at the "old gym" who wasn't already a personal training client. She has been showing up since early 2012, through every life stage: career to retirement, grandkids being born, and all the curveballs in between. And through all of it, she has always known exactly who she is and what she needed from her time here.
The fitness industry, especially when she started, was loud about selling the performance dream. The message was that everyone should want to climb the biggest mountain, earn the six-pack, and wear their soreness like a badge over the weekend. That was never Kathi. She wanted to be capable in every stage of life. She wanted to travel in retirement and have a body that would let her do it. She wanted to get down on the floor and play with her grandkids and keep up with them as they grew. She wasn't here to push the heaviest sled or wonder how she'd wash her hair the next morning. She wanted fitness to be a consistent part of her life, not something that took it over.
When it came time to decide what Pink Llama Fitness was going to be, twelve years of working with Kathi had a lot to do with that. She never came in to compete or set records, but she came in consistently and with intention. The results spoke for themselves. She has been able to thrive in every part of life she cared about, and when the unexpected showed up, as it always does, she had a body that could handle it.
If you have ever heard me talk about what Pink Llama Fitness is and who we are here for, you have heard me talk about Kathi.
Big weight loss, strength PRs, and podium finishes are all worth celebrating and we do celebrate them here. But they do not overshadow the quiet, consistent work of someone who knew the life they wanted to live and used fitness as the tool to get there.
That is Kathi. Congratulations on 200.