This is what FIT4MOM is all about... a village of mamas coming together! Awesome job mamas supporting each other #strengthinmotherhood #fit4mom

Today we're featuring Jamie Purnell of FIT4MOM Palos Verdes and San Pedro, where she teaches Body Back. We are so in awe of her inspiring #transformation. She is mama to Jacobie, a wife, and an Associate Athletics Director. However she is so much more than that to us. She has lost 12 pounds and 4.5 inches since she started her journey with FIT4MOM. We are so proud of her and so glad she's part of our #FIT4MOM fam! Leave her some love in the comments below. Do you have a transformation you'd like to share with us? Email us your photos and story to jenniferrobinson@fit4mom.com #strengthinmotherhood #transformationtuesday

Our Fall Festival is a little over a week away. One mama will walk away from our Fall Festival with a gift card to Road Runners in Torrance. Thank you Road Runner Sports for your support! Find more info regarding our free Fall Festival: https://pages.e2ma.net/pages/1718032/10902 #StrollerStrides #fit4mom #fitness #mommyandme #roadrunnersports #fallfestival #strengthinmotherhood

#Repost @fit4mommoco with @get_repost ・・・ October 15th is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Read the #fit4mom heartfelt letter to you on the blog if you’re parenting after loss. We are here for you. blog.FIT4MOM.com | Words below via @latchedla 👇🏼 . . . . “As mothers, we often feel incredibly connected to our babies from early pregnancy. It can be life shattering to lose a child, whether that child was born & lived a short while or only lived in your womb. It’s a struggle that many women suffer silently. If you are one of those women I’m sending you a so much love & want you to know that you aren’t alone. To help break the silence, I am sharing a little bit about my son, River. (Trigger warning: he passed away in utero & the story gives details about his passing. If this feels like it will be too much for you to read, you might want to stop here.) On March 12, 2016 I was 14 weeks pregnant with my third child. I had been bleeding lightly on & off for a few weeks, but had heard many stories about women who bled through pregnancy & went on to have healthy babies. I was hoping this was the case with my baby, too. That morning was different though. The bleeding was intensifying & I was starting to feel uterine cramps. By mid morning, I knew I was going to have a miscarriage. I spent the day crying in bed. I started having contractions late that night & labored till the early morning. I was surprised by the intensity of it all. I gave birth to River in my home with my husband by my side on the morning of March 13th. That day & the months that followed were by far my hardest. I had never felt grief so deep before. I wondered how life would go on without him, but somehow it did. As the weeks & months passed, it got easier. I was far along enough that most people around me knew I was pregnant, so I then had to tell them all that my son had passed away. I was surprised by the amount of women who said they also had a miscarriage. Or two. Or three. It breaks my heart to think of all the women who lose a baby & then mourn silently. If you you have lost a baby, you are welcome to share about him or her below. Sometimes it feels good to talk about our loved ones.