Charleston Women Winter 2023-24

48 www.CharlestonWomenPodcast.com | www.ReadCW.com | www.Instagram.com /CharlestonWomen All the fitness experts and gurus agree; having a workout partner increases your chances of finding more success and enjoyment in your workouts. Sometimes it can be difficult to coordinate with someone else to hit the gym alongside you. The easiest place to look could be to those closest to you. What if your workout partner is your mom, daughter or sister? Perhaps one of the best ways to spend family time is working toward a goal together. Consider these four stories of families who exercise together in our community. Their stories are as different as the workouts they’ve chosen, but with one commonality — they do it together. THE WORKS CYCLE When Carter Foxworth, a fitness enthusiast with a marketing background, partnered with Sarah Frick to expand The Works Sweat Studio to include cycling, a powerhouse fitness community exploded in downtown Charleston and Mount Pleasant. One of Foxworth’s favorite aspects of her life as a studio owner: having her mom Catherine Boardman as a client. The mother and daughter have always been passionate about cycling, and being able to spin together at Foxworth’s studio is very meaningfully to them. It provides an opportunity for the two to connect more frequently than what would otherwise be possible due to their demanding schedules. They meet at the studio to cycle together several times a week, or Foxworth leads her mother in class in between her busy schedule owning Shoes on King. What could be more Charleston Women than that? For more information about the Downtown Charleston or Mount Pleasant locations, please visit TheWorksCHS.com. KIDSTRONG Kaci Marietti is a fitness enthusiast and lead teacher at Pure Barre Summerville. After becoming a mom, Marietti experienced excellent results in her journey toward better mental and physical health by joining a fitness studio and finding a community. So, when KidStrong opened in Summerville, she was one of the first moms through the door, eager to get her daughter The Charleston women’s workout scene is a family affair BY EMILY MOODY Charleston Women in Wellness Kaci and Ava Marietti having fun at Kidstrong. Carter Foxworth and Cathering Boardman sweating it out together.

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