B.Fit Life Blog

It feels like FOREVER since I’ve been here to BLOG.... As we are settling into what has become the new norm... I am feeling anything but settled. And... I know I’m not alone. I spent the first couple weeks of this pandemic cleaning...planning... and preparing to bring BFit home and online...and then ...Continue reading

Sooo much has happened since I last sat down to write something ... We are deep in ...in this pandemic... social distancing...only life-sustaining...shelter in place...wash your hands...6 feet apart...essential/non-essential... brownies...ice cream....milkshakes....alcohol...snacks...snacks...snacks....alcohol. To say that I am overwhelmed would be an understatement... I shut down classes at BFit immediately with the first government mandate... I trained clients one on one u...Continue reading

I’ve been practicing social distancing my whole life... blogging tomorrow ... Good Night !

If you know me you know I LOVE Ellen Degeneres ...#Ellendegeneres I have her show on at BFit every day at 3:00pm ...it is funny, heart-warming and honest. She is a seriously kind hearted woman with a mean streak for scaring people. I find this extremely endearing. And she is overly generous and loves to help people. Soooo... with the impending expansion of BFit into a 4100sq ft full service gym I got to thinking ...hhhmmmm..... maybe she would help us! ... Fitness is definitely a part of her life. I believe BFit has done so much in bringing this community together..our members have made serious changes in their lives, their health and their fitness levels. We are developing our non-profit program [email protected].. for persons with disabilities.. to give them a place to work out/get healthy...to feel included and to feel that they truly belong ...with adaptive machines and trained staff. We will implement a recycling program and the plan for the new gym will be an eco-friendly GREEN GYM...to better serve and preserve our community. This is some GOOD SHIT! The future looks bright ...but expensive!! I have been writing to ELLEN..through her app...entering her contest...a couple times ...ok I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve entered the contest for FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR ..so many times there may be a restraining order against me !! The contest is ... Are you a female working on your business for the last year and need help getting to the next level?. It should have said HEY BETHANNE...this is the contest for you... you are a female...you’ve been working (18hr days/7 days a week) on your business for the last year or so...and you need help getting to the next level..that being the new gym. I have not heard back from her ...yet!! So... if you’d like to help and you don’t have $100,000 laying around.. please consider downloading the ELLENTUBE App..hit those 3 lines in right hand bottom corner....select write to the show...then Life Changing. There are several things to choose from ...choose one topic and write how BFit has made an impact on your health, your life and your overall well being....or what you like about BFit..about the BFit Members or how much you LOVE Me.!! Or don’t... it’s ok... I’m still going to write EVERY DAMN DAY until she notices BFit!! And ...even if we never hear from ELLEN ...if there’s someone who needs her help more than BFit...we are still moving forward ... we have been through too much to stop now !! A couple things you might need if you decide to write to ELLEN... *Bethanne Smith *BFit Training Studio *6 Big Road *Zieglerville PA 19492 *610-745-4979 *[email protected]

We spring forward....overnight tonight

Ok. I’m OLD...or at least older than I’ve ever been. I am 51 years old... and really close to 52..(April 6). And I do play the old card sometimes. We all do. But I don’t really FEEL my age! I will never forget this....a little over 2 years ago I was told by a Doctor you are too old for a cartilage replacement and too young for a knee replacement at 49.! I think that was the first time I felt old. I mean...yes my kids make me feel OLD...but I’m still cool so I can ge...t over that. I’m sure just saying cool now has made me very uncool and sooo old!! I did have that knee replacement at 49 years old by a better Doctor... Doctor Hottie (not his real name!). Dr Pavlides from Premier Ortho did my full replacement and (other than my full Hysterectomy) it was the best thing I could have done. And since that surgery I have refused to let my age define ME! I have opened my own gym... I teach 25+ fitness classes each week and train between 20-25 Clients each week! I’ve listened to members, friends, clients say I can’t do that because I’m too ______ fill in with your answer... too OLD, too FAT, too THIN, too WEAK, too UNCOORDINATED... We need to stop letting these things define who we are and better yet what we are capable of. I have watched people, clients, members who could say these things about themselves do fucking amazing things! Women who thought they could never do a box jump learn how to do a box jump because they tried. Because they showed up..because they walked thru the door and because they were open to trying ... !! Yes. It’s a process! And yes I do mean it when I say I BELIEVE IN YOU. You need to BELIEVE in yourself! And I’m only using Box Jump as an example here.... it can be anything that makes you doubt yourself ... Yes a Box Jump can be intimidating but so is a jump kick... or taking a Boxing Class...a Step Class... participating in a MudRun... or participating in a fitness class or lifting weights. You will never know how great you can be or what you are capable of until you stop the negative thoughts, the self defeating talk we hear in our own minds and we start trying ..(remember my get out of your comfort zone blog). We have a BFit Team doing the MudGirl Run on May 31,2020 in the Poconos. BFit BadAss Babes. We are 25 strong!! Our team is made up of all different AGES..SHAPES..SIZES and FITNESS LEVELS! 25 women who are putting aside those doubts...those negative thoughts...getting out of their COMFORT ZONES... Here’s your homework.. what makes you doubt yourself...doubt your ability...say it out loud...post it in comments...get it out there in the atmosphere and let’s figure out how to change your way of thinking... it will be so worth it ... trust ME.