the lithe story

THE LITHE STORY:
The story of Lithe Method® is essentially the story of an idea – the idea that fitness needed to be liberated from the rigid dogma and new-age aesthetics of the gym/studio world and made more accessible, time-efficient, creative, hip and fun for women. Lithe Method® is the very first fitness regime to permanently break boredom, offer varying and ever-changing levels of workouts and intensities depending on one’s needs. It’s a user-friendly system of exercise set up to be practical for women of all ages and lifestyles-from the most austere everyday yoga lover to the professional athlete, Lithe-aholic, and the woman looking to periodically offset the damages of her indulgence. And it gives amazing, true results.

And it all started with a torn rotator cuff.
In 1997, Lithe Method founder Lauren Boggi was cheering for The University of South Carolina Gamecocks when a fateful rotator cuff injury shaped her future. She had two choices: Shoulder surgery or to rehab her shoulder through Pilates. She chose Pilates and fell in love with it. Her cheering career ended and she happily moved to NYC and studied acting at William Esper Studios, Penny Templeton Studios and Pilates at the famed Pilates on Fifth. She was happy with her rehabilitative results, but ultimately missed her cheer-leading physique and the sexy, body-perfecting results that it gave her petite and curvy 4’11” frame on and off camera. Over time, Lauren found “being in the Pilates box” excruciatingly rigid and boring. For fitness to be fun while continuing to be effective (vs. body plateau), and for women to crave it, it had to be more than just a single, unforgiving process for everyone regardless of individual habits. If people were going to reap the benefits they had to want to do it, and want to do it regularly. Lauren has created a fun, exciting, hip and always evolving fitness method for women whether they’re just starting out or been Lithing for years.

ABOUT LAUREN:
The founder of Lithe Method®, Lauren Boggi, experienced the defining transformation of her life in 2005 when she went from full-scale Pilates instructor to overnight Lithe Method creator, bringing her experiments with exercise choreography to the public. A college cheerleader and life-long fitness enthusiast, dancer, Lauren says that movement is like a second language to her. She can’t remember her life without it. Lauren is a woman on a mission to make a difference in the world, empowering one woman at a time. Lauren is the creator and founder of Lithe Inc., Lithe Method® Fitness, Lithe’s Cardio-Cheer-Sculpting® Technique, Lithe Escape®, Lithe Pink for post-operative breast cancer survivors and the revolutionary Higher Power Band System®. She is a powerful, intuitive, creative teacher, social/eco activist and businesswoman. Widely respected as an industry expert, Lauren has appeared in many national publications such as VOGUE, Daily Candy, and more.

Lauren currently owns three Lithe Method® studios in Philadelphia, and is a LuluLemon ambassador. She is currently working on her Lithe Method DVD series, her eco-luxe Cocoon clothing line and Lithe Foods. Lithe Method® & Lithe Pink have recently teamed up with the highly regarded Louis P. Bucky, MD FACS. Lauren dishes daily about how to enjoy a healthy and fit lifestyle without missing out on all the fun on her blog: www.fithiphealthy.com