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DEAR LITHE {LOVE LETTERS}.

Dear Lauren,

I recently celebrated my six month "Lithe Anniversary" and wanted to share this photo with you, along with a Lithe Love Letter!  I really want to Thank You and all the amazing Lithe Instructors for such an inspiring, effective, and transformative program! 

I began Lithing in May as a way to get in shape for my wedding.  I've been doing yoga for years and love it but I wasn't getting the workout I needed to see results and tone up.  I've never considered myself a "gym person" so I was looking for a program I could get into and stick with.  Lithe has been more than I ever expected!  Not only are the workouts fun, but they leave you craving more.  It didn't take long for me to see muscles I never even knew I had!  Every week as I checked off classes in my Lithe passport, I gained a new confidence knowing that I was working so hard to reach my goal. 

I lost almost ten pounds leading up to the big day.  My arms looked well-defined and most of all I felt great.  I'm continuing to take classes and it's rewarding to know that I'm doing something so good for myself.  Lithe really is a community – of amazing, inspired women!  And I feel fortunate to be a part of it.  Thanks for creating and running such a wonderful program!  Best of luck as you continue to expand your business.  And much appreciation to you, the amazing Lithe staff, and fellow Lithers everywhere!

Jackie

Image of Lither, Jackie N. via Jackie

LITHE BRIDE!

Lauren,

It is amazing how the Lithe community has become part of my life in such a quick time. I started as a client and was striving to find time to fit multiple classes in because I found them so addicting as well as interesting. From a Physical Therapist perspective I still find it so very interesting, enlightening and impressive in how you create the lineups.

Now, I am an instructor and truly love the girls who take the time out of their schedules to meet me in the studio and work their heart outs. Thank you for this community, thank you to the Lithers for their beautiful spirit and support and thank you to the Lithe workouts for giving me an amazing confidence in my wedding gown.

Much love, Joellyn

Image of Lithe Instructor Joellyn Dembowski and Eric Fox

LITHE BRIDE!

Hey, Lauren, I just want to give you and Team Lithe a big hearty thank you for your awesome, butt-kicking work-outs that saved my behind--literally. And I gotta give Bari a special shout-out because she was super supportive especially when I didn't think I could do another rockette kick or push-up! Needless to say, when it came time to wear my wedding dress, I was ready to rock it. Our wedding day was amazing and I felt even more amazing, so grazie mille to Team Lithe and my fellow Lithers for all your encouragement and help! -Celia

Photos via Christine Farah

LITHE BRIDE.

Dear Lauren and Lithe Instructors,

 

Since I am approaching my one year Lithe anniversary, got engaged and took the proverbial plunge I thought it was about time for a Lithe Love Letter.  From my first 101 I knew I was hooked.  I was a competitive gymnast until high school and have always kept physically active, but once I moved to Philadelphia seven years ago I have been bored at the gym.  I took yoga and some other classes, but nothing ever stuck until I found Lithe.  Everything about the work out and community of Lithe fills a void that I have been missing since my gymnast days and I can't thank you and your amazing instructors enough.

 

The past year has been a roller coaster of emotions and Lithe definitely helped me get through it all.  Not only did it help my body get bikini/wedding dress ready for our perfect day in Amelia Island, Florida but it helped me be a laid back bride that only stressed about the weather.

 

Attached are a few pictures from my wedding day.  Two of my beautiful bridesmaids and best friends are fellow Lithers.  I have to give Noel a shout out thank you because without her asking me to go to a 101 I may still be bored at the gym, stressed and a few pounds heavier.

Kristen

Images via Lanierstar Photography

LITHE BRIDE.

Long-time Lither (has it been 4 or 5 years?), Dana McGuinness Bonanno just got married in Cape May, NJ.  The coolest thing is that she met many of the women in her bridal party right here at Lithe.  Dana, you look absolutely stunning!  Congratulations!

Check out more beautiful images of Dana & Ed's wedding featured on one of my favorite wedding blogs, Style Me Pretty!

Images via Laura Novak Photography

LITHE BRIDE.

Hanna, you look beautiful!  Hanna writes in:

Dear Lithe

2 Christmases ago, my (now husband) Greg, gave me a gift certificate to Lithe's immersion. Any outsider might think that my man was trying to give me a hint and thought I needed to get to the gym. Anyone who knows me, knows that Lithe was the perfect gift for me. I am always looking for new ways to work on "the bod."  I have  had a personal trainer, done yoga, kickboxing, pilates and am a forever runner, but like anyone, it’s not always easy to stay motivated to work out, until I found LITHE! I have never found working on the bod so entertaining and more importantly, so rewarding!

Pre-Lithe I ran the Philly marathon in 5 hours... Post Lithe, I ran it in 4:09! I am stronger, leaner and extremely happy with the body these days.

This past winter at our wedding on January 29, 2011, I felt that I was truly in my best body ever. Even in the dead cold of winter, I am able to get out of bed on dark mornings to attend the 6AM classes. Lithe makes it all worth it!

Thanks to Lauren for this wonderful life changing regimen and to all the Lithe instructors! And thanks to my husband for leading me to Lithe! Some things were meant to be!

Xoxox,

Hanna Mason

Images via Firefly Photography

LITHE BRIDE.

Here are some pretty pictures of Lithe Instructor, Stephanie Smith and her husband Brian at thier Cape May Congress Hall wedding!  I had the opportunity to attend this wedding and it was beautiful and lots of fun!  

Images of Lithe Instructor, Stephanie Smith via Andrew Graham Todes

LITHE BRIDE.

Alison, you look absolutely beautiful and I love that we share the same destination wedding location (Casa Kimball, DR)!  What a special place.  Thank you for sharing!  Alison writes:

Dear Lithe,

I cannot thank you enough! I was so lucky to find you in time for my January 7th destination wedding. Lithe is a brides best friend but it is a destination brides fairy godmother! Worrying about looking good for your wedding day is bad enough but worrying about how you will look in your bathing suit in the middle of winter is another story. Thankfully, after only about 3 months of Lithe, I was thinner, tighter, and more confident than I could have imagined. In addition to the obvious physical benefits of Lithe, the mental and emotional benefits were just as important. Spending time in the studio was the only thing keeping me sane during those final months of planning.

Thank you for making me feel so good about myself during one of the most important days of my life! I know I will be a lifelong lither!

xoxo,
Alison Whitehill-Petrelli 

Images via Cliff Mautner

BHLDN.

If I were walking down the aisle again, I'd wear BHLDN.  On Monday, February 14th, Anthro’s new wedding brand, BHLDN (pronounced ‘beholden’, which means ‘to keep’ in Dutch) will be launching!  Lithe Instructor, and BHLDN Merchandise Manager, Nicole Sewall has been working her buns off on the line for the past year and it's so wonderful to see it all come to fruition! 

Yesterday, I had breakfast with my good friend (and Lither) Joy Cho of Oh Joy.  Joy flew in from LA to see the sneak peek of the line over at Anthro's campus.  I've heard some amazing feedback and I cannot wait to check it out.  We'll hear more details from Nicole after Valentine's Day!

Images of Lithe Instructor, Nicole Sewall via Dominic Episcopo, images of Joy Cho, Joanna Goddard and Emily playing dress up via A Cup of Jo and dress images via Oh Joy & 100 Layer Cake.

 

LITHE BRIDE.

Check out Lithe Instructor, Gerri Trooskin's wedding photos!  Gerri, you look absolutely beautiful!  Congratulations to you and Josh.  Thanks so much for sharing with us. 

Images via Wren & Field Photography