Macaroni Kid is so excited that Brooke Cracco is bringing Fit4Mom to the Hamptons! Set to launch on February 12th at Evolution Fitness in Southampton, MKH sat down with Brooke, virtually. Born in Sagaponack at a time when it was still a sleepy beach town, Brooke ventured out into the world for college and landed in the big city for a time. She met her husband Bill, during 10 years in the corporate world, then came marriage, babies and life as a suburban stay at home mom. It had been a reality check leaving small town life for New York City, but nothing like the transition to motherhood in a new place. Life in Northport with her twin boys, and a husband commuting into the city, was the kind of new found bliss that only another mother can understand. Brooke found herself in unfamiliar emotional territory and needed an outlet to get her exhausted mind and body back on track. So she started a routine of taking her 7 month old twin boys, William and Dean, down to the boardwalk at Sunken Meadow State Park and running/walking with them in their stroller.
It was there that she found a woman with a double stroller in hand, barking orders to a group of about 20 or so moms with little ones in strollers. She was ordering them to give her 20 more crunches all the while singing the "ABCs." She had wandered upon Stroller Strides. Before even leaving the boardwalk, she grabbed her iPhone and googled to see what this group of awesome women was all about. She signed up for her first FREE class the very next day and LOVED it. Her boys were happy through the whole class and she had found the outlet she was looking for; she was HOOKED. She found kindred spirits in an environment that stimulated her mind and whipped her body into shape. She found a whole group of women that became friends, supporters and confidants.
She is thrilled to be bringing this program into the lives of other mothers because it has meant so much to her. Doing it in the community where she was raised, makes it even more special. Until Spring 2014, Fit4Mom Hamptons will be having Stroller Strides indoor classes at Evolution Fitness in Southampton at 11 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Stroller Barre classes (combination of Yoga, Pilates, Barre, Ballet and Stroller Strides) to the Friday schedule of classes and Stroller Strides and Fit4Baby classes in the other timeslots. The calendar and pricing is updated regularly on their website www.hamptons.fit4mom.com. Prices range and appeal to everyone's budgets with individual classes starting at $20 and monthly passes ranging from $79 to $289. Brooke has found FIT4MOM to be a life changing program and is thrilled to share the experience with other East End moms. The first class is FREE! For further information, please check out their website.
