As a former ER nurse, I know how important it is to stick with the stuff that WORKS. I help women become stronger through sustainable + effective strategies that feel like coming home. I've made menstrual cycle-informed fitness the new natural way for women to train, helping thousands embrace their strength through my app. Welcome! Love, your friendly neighborhood fitness nurse.
2023 in Review: a KBM New Year's Party
Happy New Year, KBM Fam! π
Gosh, 2023 had it all - the ups, the downs, and the allll arounds. Today, you deserve to reflect on your own highlight reel and celebrate the HECK out of what you accomplished.
Sure, we learned hard lessons and struggled at times. But screw it. We kicked ass, too. πͺπ» Let's wrap up KBM's year and ring in the new year with some gifts, shall we?!
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This was a year of transformation for the Babilya crew, and if you told me this time last year I'd be writing this email from my residence in Arizona, I'd laugh in disbelief. And yet, here we are - eating lunch in the backyard in December, going for hikes in the desert, and living out west like we always talked about. The change has been uncomfortable at times, but I'm proud of us.
I would also hesitate if you told me I was about to get my labs re-checked to see how my Hashimoto's is doing. My Hashi-what?! I never thought I'd be one to embark on an autoimmune journey, but we don't get to choose every part of our story - just how we react to it. For that, I'm proud too.
2023 also brought us:
β¨ Unstoppable, and with that over 1,000 women who are stronger than ever without the burnout!
β¨ The KBM app!
β¨ The Membership!β
β¨ 19 new podcast episodesβ
...as well as amazing new community members whom I cherish. β€οΈ
And a HUGE shoutout to our top 3 KBM app users of 2023:
- Hayley π
- Ambar π
- Lindsey π
Our top program this year was: Unstoppable
Our top Membership workout this year was: Express Glute Builder
Our top podcast episode this year was: Health Journey Part 1: The Symptoms That Led to a Hashimoto's Discoveryβ
The top IG posts of the year by views:
π₯ Coregasmsβ
π₯ How it feels to be an athletic female (at 4.2M views)
π₯ Things girls experience in the gym that no one talks aboutβ
π₯ New study about brain changes across the menstrual cycleβ
π₯ Tampons never tested on human bloodβ
π₯ My husband's epic failβ
π₯ The most effective deadlift cue you're not usingβ
My most vulnerable posts this year:
π₯ I've gained 15 pounds this yearβ
π₯ I didn't reach a huge goal of mineβ
π₯ I had to work through my own misogynistic BSβ
π₯ I used to be proud of losing my periodβ
My favorite posts of the year:
β€οΈ The Pokemon workoutβ
β€οΈ Why millennial women started the cyclical revolutionβ
π₯² KBM community wins that made me cry:
WOW. It's been an incredible 365 days around the sun. Let's do it again!
2024, Here We Come:
This year, KBM will continue to support your fitness and wellness with:
- more programs
- more resources
- more podcast episodes
....and a few surprises up my sleeve, too. π
For starters, take 25% off the annual KBM Membership with code HELLO2024.
| Sign me up! |
If progressive strength training is more your thing, take $50 off Unstoppable with code STRONG50.
*Unstoppable now comes with access to the Expert Lounge for more support and resources!
| I want to be Unstoppable! |
You'll have until the end of the week to cash in on your gifts, because I for one am still recovering from Christmas. It's perfectly okay to ease into the year!
Before I let you go...THANK YOU for making KBM such a fun and supportive place to be. I'm so proud of each and every one of you. Life is hard, but we're showing up. We're doing the work. We're growing and evolving. And we're loving ourselves in the process. This is NOT an easy feat and if nothing else, I hope that you take some time this week to look yourself in the mirror and say thank you to YOURSELF for everything you're doing for your body and your mind. It's a beautiful thing.
And with that...
Happy New Year and 2024 - we're ready for you!
xoxo,
Courtney
Courtney Babilya | Women's Fitness Nurse
As a former ER nurse, I know how important it is to stick with the stuff that WORKS. I help women become stronger through sustainable + effective strategies that feel like coming home. I've made menstrual cycle-informed fitness the new natural way for women to train, helping thousands embrace their strength through my app. Welcome! Love, your friendly neighborhood fitness nurse.
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