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When you walk into one of Lauren Kleban's intimate LEKFIT workouts, you're greeted with rows of individual trampolines, hand weights, and, perhaps, a celebrity or two. Busy Philipps, Emmy Rossum, and our own co-founder Hillary Kerr are committed devotees of the classes, and it's not difficult to understand why.
Meet the Expert
Lauren Kleban is the founder and CEO at LEKFIT. Kleban is a fitness expert, celebrity trainer, and former professional dancer responsible for conceptualizing a dance-inspired workout.
Each class requires stamina, strength, balance, and coordination to help students create long and lean muscles. It's clear that the mastermind behind these intense workouts knows a thing or two about health and wellness.
"As a professional dancer, moving into the fitness space was a very natural and organic transition. I have always been very interested in fitness and food, and how food is used to fuel and nourish our bodies."—Lauren Kleban
Hoping to glean a few tips from the fitness pro, we chatted with Kleban about her regular health routine, from what she eats in a day to her workout schedule and self-care rituals. Keep reading to find out her favorites foods, her healthy habits, and her advice for anyone who feels stuck in a health and wellness rut.
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Nutrition
Kleban keeps her nutrition simple, focusing on vegetables and lean proteins. "I am, for the most part, a pescatarian, but if I am craving something, I always eat it," she says. "I am a strong believer in listening to your body and everything is okay in moderation," Kleban continues. To get a better sense of her diet regimen, here's exactly what she eats in a typical day.
Breakfast: Kleban typically makes avocado toast, sweet potato toast, or pumpkin pancakes for breakfast. She also loves breakfast salads, which she makes with arugula, cilantro, cucumber, and fruit.
Lunch: "I have been obsessed with my favorite ginger-carrot soup from Erewhon," the trainer says. She likes to pair her go-to soup with hummus, avocado, and veggie sandwich on sprouted grain bread.
Snacks: In between meals, you can find Kleban snacking on dried or fresh fruit, nut butter, veggie chips, bone broth, salted dark chocolate, or popcorn.
Dinner: Following her pescatarian diet, Kleban usually eats a dinner of fresh salmon with vegetables and either quinoa or brown rice.
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Exercise
It should come as no surprise that Kleban takes exercising very seriously. In fact, she works out seven days a week using her own LEKFIT method. "I saw the need for a more efficient and effective dance-inspired full-body workout," she explains. Her workouts are designed to create long, lean muscles through low impact, high-intensity intervals of cardio, and muscle sculpting techniques. It's how Kleban and her students burn fat, strengthen muscles, and tone their whole bodies.
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Self-Care
Between working out every day, running her own studio, and being a mom (yes, Kleban has two little ones), it's important for the fitness pro to prioritize self-care. "I take an Epsom salt bubble bath every night and always find the time I need to take care of my skin and hair," she shares.
Her advice for others feeling stuck in a rut? She recommends finding a method that constantly offers something new so you can change things up and thinks that finding a way to stay committed is an important part of any routine. "I think that recruiting a friend to work out with or joining a group on social media is a great way to help hold yourself accountable," Kleban says. "And loving what you are wearing during your workout doesn’t hurt either," she continues.
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