My training partner, Brody (two older cats sneak in and out) and 2 kittens join our team in 2023 🙂

WE ARE ROARING INTO 2024

Fitting It In, LLC strives to the keep our clients as well as our trainers and instructors safe and healthy all year round. As a small business we are always working to stay current with the statewide/nationwide regulations and any continuing COVID guidelines. No matter what the future throws at us, we always work hard to offer superb personal training and group exercise classes to all of our clients. Classes/personal training via Face-time, as well as Zoom are still available for clients who prefer online training. Virtual visits can be great alternatives for both clients and trainers, opening up many more time options less the travel. For those clients/potential clients who wish to train in person, our trainers and instructors will make your session(s)/classes as safe as possible by practicing mask wearing (at client’s request) and social distancing whenever requested/possible. We also offer an onsite gym, located in the Westend of Richmond (you can preview this in our video) where all our equipment is cleaned and sanitized after each use and all of our trainers are vaccinated and ready to help you reach your fitness goals so……no more excuses lets get busy!!

My work and this company is dedicated to both of my parents who taught me to be a strong, independent woman.  I never thought I could go off on my own, run a company, and make a living but here I am 20+ years later and I have the two of them to thank.  R.I.P. to you both and I love the strength you both left in myself and my sister.  We will continue to make you both proud. 
 Thank you RVA, for supporting us!  Local is always better!

Steaming into 2024 STRONG & Celebrating 23+ Years Serving RVA

People ask, why should I pick Fitting It In, LLC and obviously I say WHY NOT?

We bring the gym to you!  We have the equipment, we come to you, home, work, parks, you name it and we will be there onsite to offer you a custom workout just for you!  Just a side note, we do not physically train in any of the national gyms due to the fact they have their own trainers on staff but we can provide custom workouts that can be used in the gym you currently attend.  Ask us more when you contact us for your workout plan!

With Degrees in both Exercise Sciences and Advanced Nutrition Sciences and a Masters in Clinical Nutrition so many fitness/wellness certifications (see below) and over 50+ years combined experience in the fitness and wellness industry we are highly qualified to help you reach your Fitness/Wellness and Nutritional Goals. Contact us today for a FREE consultation!  fittingitinllc@gmail.com or text us (we love texts) at #)804.986.4039

REMEMBER—-YOUR BODY SHOULD BE OUR BUSINESS 🙂

We strive to bring affordable fitness to Richmond! While we try to assist EVERYONE AND WE REALLY WANT TO, we are a very small company and we are sometimes booked solid but that doesn’t mean we don’t want to hear from you b/c sometimes we can work something out!  Interested in some online workouts we have a few posted for you to try.  Visit our ONLINE video link at the top of the page!   Since we are on the go we do not sit still very often so we miss messages that are sent to this page from time to time so please email us or text, that is the best way to find us 🙂 

Hit us up!

 

 

Escapades

-2023-

OMG I need a haircut…I get one once a year but had not gotten one in 2020….sigh….

Circa 2021 hair 🙂 

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We did more of the same….a socially distanced dog jog with our pup Brody

2021 Richmond SPCA Dog Jog! 

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We did A LOT more dog walking:

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And some total chilling after all that walking….

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We did some gardening for exercise….

After my Mom passed in October of 2020 this little guy became my new perm charge (photo circa 2022)

Sadly I lost my best buddy earlier this year (March of 2023), he was 20 years old.  I had him for almost half of my life.  He certainly broke my heart, this guy was my ride or die.  Pumpkin (2002-2023) rest easy my little love.

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We did a lot of snuggling, my mom was not much of a snuggler with him but since he is my cat (but lived with her) he became my new snuggle buddy after she was gone.

-2020-

What did we do in 2020, well we did what everyone else was doing….making it work

We worked out at home and prepared to teach ONLINE 🙂 Cycling at home Pan2020

We did a lot of cycling:

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We also spent a lot of time walking the big hairy beast!

We set up to teach online, not really what I had in mind but…we made it work.

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We bought a ton new equipment so we could teach, online 🙂 We had zoom classes, client trainings, and school classes (a lot of them) but we made it work:

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We, and when I say we I mean ME, made all our class members little pkgs of stretchy bands to use for our online classes which Brody (the goldendoodle and I) dropped off to each participant, personally.

(BTW Charley was NOT helpful)

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We spent a lot of time figuring out how to work online and zoom without distractions:

Meet my southside office distraction: PUMPKIN (circa 2020) 

Boy I miss this guy!

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Not to be outdone by my Westend office distraction: Charley- WHO IS STILL my office distraction, along with our newest additions, Jackson and Nochie (2023)

Photo on 5-28-21 at 7.57 AM

 

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We got a few more certifications, bc we were a tad bored:

ZUMBA ONLINE instruction:

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We also filmed A LOT of videos: here is one of my Zumba Favs. (we do not own the right to the tunes but we did purchase for use)…

The worst part of 2020 was not the pandemic, not the working at home, but losing our dog Meshia in Feb of 2020

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and later n October I lost my mother to cancer…RIP Mom

Me and Mom Greensboro, NC

…my sister and I dedicated this bench to our parents Rodney James Lewis (1946-2003) and Sally Christian Jackson Lewis (1946-2020) in May of 2021 in Maymont Park near the animal farm that they loved in Richmond, VA

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-2018-

This tri was SO much fun and we did it with our friends, which was the BEST PART!  This was the past weekend at Hampton.  Fun run tri with my bestie, Roxanne Fetty (a trainer with Fitting It In, LLC.)  in the middle, me in the green on the far right and a client of Fitting It In, LLC. Blair! What a great time at the Life’s a Beach Tri! Hampton 2018IMG_0375

And here is that FANCY medal we got.  We wanted the SKULL but that was only for the EXTREME goers (well we didn’t know that) so guess what in 2019 WE ARE DOUBLING DOWN and going EXTREME!!! Hampton Tri 2018IMG_0437

Oh, the DIVA’s in S. Myrtle Beach what a RACE!!  Look at this hottie!  This is who gave my Half Marathon Medal at the end!  AWESOME race, great time, MUST DO!!!IMG_0008

We are TOTALLY medal junkies, LOOK AT HOW HUGE THIS THING IS.  Petersburg’s Halloween Half Marathon WELL WORTH IT!Halloween Half Marathon

Later my nephew had to wear it to show off at the ZOMBIE walk on Cary Street.  I have on my Pirate shirt from a TOTALLY different race but it was cool b/c it had a SKULL on it and it was a tad cold that day or I would have worn my race shirt (short sleeves).

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MORE TO COME PAGE IN PROGRESS 🙂

Love the JOB!

We are Richmond’s one-stop shop for Mobile Fitness Training, Wellness Coaching, and Nutrition Counseling. We run all over Richmond delivering nutrition programming, group exercise classes and one on one or small group personal training at your home or place of business.  We LOVE what we do and we live active.  All our trainers are active gym goers, triathletes, marathon runners or just plain old fitness/active lifestyle loving peeps!  We bring fun to your every one of our fitness routines.  Don’t worry if you are new, we can adapt to meet anyone’s needs and we love to teach.  Our trainers have personal training certifications, college degrees in Exercise Sciences and Nutrition Sciences and much more!  Give us a shout out and so we can help you!  We also keep our pricing competitive b/c we know you need to stay fit and do so on a budget!

So who are we?  Who are the trainers and who is the owner of this awesome company!  Where did the company come from….

History: We are mere babies in this industry but we are paving the way in Richmond for mobile fitness greatness…

Fitting It In, LLC. Mobile Fitness and Nutrition originally opened back in 2000 when Carrie graduated college but her love of fitness goes back to elementary school where she was very active in all sorts sports, even when it was mostly an all-boys club.  She went on to work at a local women’s fitness club in Richmond, VA teaching group exercise during some of her high school career before leaving for college in 1995.  In college, Carrie studied Human Health and Exercise Sciences and graduated with a Degree in Exercise Sciences with a concentration in Fitness Leadership from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in early 2000.  After time in NYC working for Corporate Fitness and Wellness, she returned to Richmond.  She jumped back into corporate wellness while at the same time building Fitting It In, LLC. until she took the full-time plung 2007.   It has been the greatest adventure since and to this very day!

OWNER: Carrie C. Lewis

A little about me…

You will often find me out riding the trails, running, walking, or just being active around the house/yard.  I absolutely hate sitting 🙂 so creating this lovely page has been very challenging b/c I have to sit….but if you are still sitting and reading..feel free to read on…Biking Black and White

Me out riding on a lovely spring day in the city of Richmond, VA

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Me after the Diva’s Half Marathon in SC!  What a hottie right? He gave us that bling around my neck!  I worked for that!

Here I am out on the trails….and if you want a little more…take a look at all that we have been up to lately.  Like I told you, I hate to sit 🙂

Master Trainer: Roxanne Fetty

A little about Roxanne…Roxy is a marathoner and Iron Gal!  She loves running, working out and competing.  She also loves to share her passion with others!  She is one of the best trainers and fitness people I have ever had the pleasure of working with and we are blessed to have her as part of our team.

Roxy, Karyn, Danny and Blair 2017

Roxanne is in the white cap.  This is the annual Terry Turkey Trot for Charity! Thanksgiving 2017.  There are so many great race photos it is hard to pick!

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This is after one of her many Marathons in Richmond, VA

Fat Head Pizza Recipe

FatHead Pizza- This photo is MY FATHEAD PIZZA, burned it just a tad but man YUM!FatheadpizzaWe are sharing this recipe off of the http://www.dietdoctor.com- we love this site.  So many great recipes!

Ingredients: 
Crust and Toppers

Crust

  • 5½ oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • ¾ cup almond flour
  • 2 tbsp cream cheese
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ tsp salt

  • olive oil to grease your hands

Toppers

  • 8 oz. fresh italian sausage
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • ½ cup unsweetened tomato sauce
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • 4½ oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Watch it if you oven cooks hot, mine does!

  2.    Heat mozzarella and cream cheese in a small, non-stick pan on medium heat or in a bowl in the microwave oven.

  3. Stir until they melt together. Add the other ingredients and mix well.

  4. Moisten your hands with olive oil and flatten the dough on parchment paper, making a circle about 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter. You can also use a rolling pin to flatten the dough between two sheets of parchment paper.

  5. Remove top parchment sheet (if used). Prick the crust with a fork (all over) and bake in the oven for 10–12 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven.

  6. While the crust is baking, sautée the ground sausage meat in olive oil or butter.

  7. Spread a thin layer of tomato sauce on the crust. Top the pizza with meat and plenty of cheese. Bake for 10–15 minutes or until the cheese has melted.

  8. Sprinkle oregano (if you choose to) on top and serve with a green salad.

Eating Clean and Green

Eating has never been something I have really enjoyed.  I do it b/c I must. Now some people eat to live, and some live to eat.  What kind of eater are you?

It is incredibly important that you eat as close to nature as possible.  Just getting rid of products high in sugar and low in nutrients can make a world of difference to how you feel.    Also, try removing or cutting way back on products that have been highly processed.  These items were never meant to be consumed by OUR BODIES.  Check us out @mobile1fitness to see some of what we prefer for consumption 🙂

We know it is hard to always eat well and exercise but if you just change a few things here and there and try to do well 90 % of the time you will feel so much better, we promise.  If you need more help come see me at

Springfield Medical Center

o)804-747-8400

We take all major insurance, sorry no medicare or Medicaid accepted.

We also accept nutrition patients via Fitting It In, LLC. for a half-hour or hourly charge, we do not accept insurance.

Call us at c) 804-986-4039 to set up a chat time.