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Lara Marquez<\/a>, a Toronto-based fitness guru, mom, and self-professed music devotee, has been training in the dark since long before dimly-lit boutique fitness gyms were a thing. In fact, she used to have light-switch wars with her bosses while teaching exercise classes at various gyms. She would turn them off. They would turn them back on. And she would turn them back off again, trying to let people get into their heads and really feel the music. Always eager to put her own spin on things, opening her own gym was a natural evolution of her days as an entrepreneurial contract trainer.<\/p>\n

Three months ago, she opened the doors to\u00a0Drop Boxing<\/a>, a brand new boxing-inspired boutique fitness studio in Toronto\u2019s Entertainment District. There, Lara and her trainers offer high-energy group fitness classes, personal training, and athletic rehabilitative services for anyone looking for a music-driven exercise class (yes, in the dark), a positive and holistic approach to wellness, and a community of motivated women.<\/p>\n

Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to book your first class, but in the meantime, read on as we chat about fitness tips, being a working mom, athleticwear trends, and why diet fads need to disappear already.<\/u><\/u><\/u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n

Congrats<\/span> on the opening of Drop Boxing! How has it been so far?<\/b>
\nIt\u2019s been great! The response has been extremely positive. Our goal was and is to create a strong community and we’re watching it develop in front of our eyes watching as people come in for their first class, second, third and then signing up for Rocky challenge’s and bringing friends along with them.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s wonderful! How would you describe a Drop Boxing\u00a0class?<\/b>
\nWe describe our classes as a boxing-inspired fitness classes. We do stress with new visitors that they are fitness based classes because we don\u2019t want anyone to feel intimidated and think\u00a0\u201cOh my God, am I actually fighting someone? Am I gonna get hit?\u201d At our studio you\u2019re just hitting a bag and not actually getting in the ring with anybody else. It also goes the other way\u2026 if someone were to come in hoping to spar with another trained fighter, we really want to make sure that they know that these are fitness classes that simply incorporate the benefits of a boxing workout.<\/p>\n

What inspired you to start Drop Boxing? Have you always worked in the fitness world?<\/b>
\nI\u2019ve been in the boutique fitness industry in Toronto for almost 15 years, long before boutique fitness was even cool. I\u2019ve always loved working in niche experiences or one-on-one with clients.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had the privilege of working at some of the greatest gyms in the city that included spinning, boxing and hit training. I\u2019m a creator at heart and have always loved adding my own personal touch to whatever class I was teaching. When I would teach spin classes in the early 2000s, I would always turn off my lights\u2026 I remember my bosses at the time would be like \u201cNo turn up the lights, nobody can see,\u201d and I\u2019m like \u201cthat\u2019s the point.\u201d Turn off the lights; let people get in their head and feel the music. I used to always get in trouble, but I would still turn off the lights. And now, training in the dark is huge! Boutique fitness gyms are opening up everywhere, creating experiences where you\u2019re training in the dark.<\/p>\n

Your site says that Drop is more than a gym, it\u2019s a lifestyle. What is the drop lifestyle?\u00a0<\/b>
\nThe drop lifestyle goes back to the drop commandments and also our motto of \u201ctrain like a champ, feel like a champ.\u201d It\u2019s more than just a workout in the sense that our goal is to inspire you to be your best self. We truly believe that every single person has a champ already inside of them. Our overall goal is to create a culture within Drop and make sure that our guests leave feeling like a champ.<\/p>\n

You mentioned some of the benefits of boxing\u2026 I\u2019d love to talk more about that. What do you think are the benefits of boxing, besides the obvious of getting into physical shape?<\/b>
\nIt really is an incredible workout. Speed long with power is what creates a great toned body. But that\u2019s just a portion of the benefits, and also a bit of a superficial benefit. I think the greatest benefit behind this style of workout is that there is a therapeutic aspect to it. We live busy lives and in today\u2019s world we tend to suppress anything that is bothering us or causing us stress. We\u2019re told just to stay calm at all times\u2014which is great\u2026 but, are we staying calm? It\u2019s so important to\u00a0actually<\/i>\u00a0practice that. There\u2019s a therapy behind releasing your built up energy in a positive way. Hitting a bag and using all your force in a controlled way is SO therapeutic. I\u2019ve had so many customers come into the studio and say: \u201cI was in such a bad mood. I had such a bad day. And every time I finish a class, I just feel like I\u2019m so in charge.\u201d And that\u2019s the feeling that boxing gives you. The release of hitting that bag in a constructive and positive way leaves you feeling so powerful.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve actually never tried boxing.<\/b>
\nIt\u2019s interesting; for so many people, there\u2019s a misconception that it\u2019s an aggressive sport and many people feel like they\u2019re just not that aggressive. But you would be so surprised how good it feels once you start hitting the bag with the rhythm of the music and the encouragement of our trainers. We spent a lot of time working with our trainers on how to bring out the inner champ in every person and how to positively encourage people, and that is what\u2019s going to release that positive energy out of every single person.<\/p>\n

Yeah, definitely. And I feel like also, traditionally, boxing was more targeted towards men. But nowadays, we\u2019re seeing so many women\u2014like supermodels and Instagram celebrities\u2014really into boxing.<\/b>
\nWhen I was planning the branding behind it with my team, we did a lot of research, looking at the fitness scene across North America as well as the U. K. We found that the U.S. and the U. K. have a crazy fitness scene while it seems Toronto is just catching on to it. We also found that the boutique fitness industry is 80 percent dominated by female clientele. Knowing that females are the ones that are consuming this industry, we gear our messaging to empowering women.<\/p>\n

Obviously one side of this is the fitness aspect, but the other side is that this is an entrepreneurial venture, and you have started your own company. What has that experience been like? Have you faced any challenges starting your first venture as an entrepreneur?<\/b>
\nI think that anybody that is a fitness instructor in the city essentially has their own business, because we\u2019re basically contract workers for gyms or our clients. For myself, I\u2019ve always been on the entrepreneurial path in that I had to market myself, so it was not new in that sense. What was new is that this was my biggest venture. I\u2019ve always run workshops in the city, but this has been my biggest venture in terms of having a space all to myself and being responsible for all the challenges that come with that, including the construction of the space and all the kinks that go along with being a studio owner.\u00a0 I would say my personal challenges would be finding a work-life balance. I have two very young children and I also have my business, which I consider my third child because I have to give it the nurturing and attention that my children require as well.<\/p>\n

I saw that you posted a really heartwarming photo on Instagram celebrating working mom, which I loved. What tips have you gathered, or what have you learned so far, about having young children and also running your own business?<\/b>
\nI would say to be extremely forgiving of yourself, because you\u2019re going to mess up, you\u2019re going to make mistakes, and you\u2019re not gonna be able to please everybody. I think, as women in general, we in general are such people pleasers. We\u2019ve been trained from a very young age to make sure everybody\u2019s happy and everyone\u2019s nurtured and everyone\u2019s comforted, and it\u2019s very challenging, especially in the business world, to be able to do it all. You know, you still have to run the business. In the three months that we\u2019ve been open, I have missed a Mother\u2019s Day recital for my daughter, I\u2019ve missed big games and events and I\u2019ve missed all these things for business related reasons, and it\u2019s not to say that my daughter is not as important, but I did have to choose my business over my daughter at the time, and it\u2019s hurtful. I have had many times that I get into my car and my kids are sad, and I\u2019m in my car and I\u2019m feeling extremely sad myself, but I have to remind myself this is just a moment in time, and it\u2019s going to come back. All the work I\u2019m putting in will come back and I\u2019m not alone in this. There are so many other working moms and it\u2019s not an entrepreneurial thing, there are women in very high positions and we have to put on a strong face so that we can maintain these high positions, because the second you show emotion, you\u2019re not strong enough. We\u2019re not alone, and we\u2019re so capable. Being extra supportive of each other and forgiving each other is key. I find the more I experience in life, the more forgiving and less judgmental I am of anybody around me. The older I get, the less time I spend thinking about the things people are doing wrong, because man, everybody has their challenges and you cannot judge someone else until you\u2019ve been in their shoes.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve also been vocal on Instagram about how frustrated you get with some of the lies in the media about diets. What are your thoughts on diet fads, and which do you wish would just disappear already?<\/b>
\nI\u2019m just not big on doing any kind of strict eating that is not sustainable. To prep for photo shoots, I\u2019ll do two weeks of really clean eating, eating only lean meats, lean proteins, and my healthy fats with greens. I find eating like that will usually lean me out and get me to where I wanna be for the shoot. I’m personally not a fan of restrictive diets such as the Keto diet. I tried it for one week and the main thing that stuck out to me was that a quarter cup of blueberries would exceed my amount of carbs that I could eat in one day, and I just thought that was bananas. Like you cannot tell me all I can eat is a quarter cup of blueberries. For one, that is not going to make me feel satisfied, and two, eating a ton of bacon and avocado and peanut butter and just drinking olive oil? You cannot tell me that\u2019s good for my system.<\/p>\n

I love vegetables! Give me broccoli, give me brussel sprouts. I love it all. I\u2019m used to eating very healthy. My mom has always been a health nut, so I\u2019ve never had an issue with eating healthy, but telling me you want me to eat only a stick of broccoli and then the rest of it has to be all oils, you\u2019re not going to convince me.<\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s very important to learn what your body needs. I found that once I learned about macro eating and understanding the macros and what our body needs from there and then going from a holistic point of view and seeing a holistic nutritionist to understand what else your body needs from these whole foods, that\u2019s important. But restricting yourself to these diets, that I don\u2019t find realistic.<\/p>\n

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What is your own fitness and health routine? What do you do to stay healthy and fit?\u00a0<\/b>
\nI’ve actually been finding that to be really challenging lately, because my days are really busy, so I\u2019ve been trying to create a new routine. I\u2019m a strong believer in targeting different body parts on different days of the week. I always try and fit in at least three strength training workouts a week, not including cardio. That\u2019s why I find the Drop classes so beneficial, because boxing is your cardio, and then we have the strength conditioning on the other side of the studio. So one day I am focusing on my lower body, the next day I\u2019m focusing on my upper body, and on the third day I can focus on everything I\u2019ve missed.<\/p>\n

Are there any fitness trends that you are excited about that you\u2019ve been seeing lately?<\/b>
\nI really love that we are becoming so much more aware of the rehabilitation of our bodies and really focusing on mobility. This is another aspect of our business because if you want to be able to perform at a high level, you have to give your body the rehabilitation it deserves. If you want to be able to nail those squats and really get strong, you also have to make sure you\u2019re doing the pre-work and the post-work, giving your body that stretch. Two of our trainers are University of Toronto kinesiology graduates, and they assist so many of our clients with mobility training after class, making sure their hips are and shoulders are moving properly.<\/p>\n

Do you have any favourite fitness clothing brands?<\/b>
\nOne of my favorite brands is actually a brand that we\u2019re bringing into the studio called\u00a0Lorna Jane<\/a>.\u00a0<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

They have two styles of\u00a0bicycle shorts<\/a>\u00a0and I love high waisted bicycle shorts! I love anything high-waisted, because I just find the style extremely flattering for all body types. Plus, they are really great for working out.<\/p>\n

Who do you follow on Instagram for fitness inspiration?<\/b>
\nI follow Shona Vertue (@shona_vertue<\/a>). She\u2019s knowledgeable, sexy, and extremely funny. She finds a way to capture the audience\u2019s attention in such a humorous way! She\u2019s a beautiful woman, but she has such a fun way of poking fun at herself while still informing the audience. I actually have her book,\u00a0The Vertue Method<\/a><\/i>, right in front of me. It\u2019s a really great book on exercise, with a focus on mobility training and stressing the importance of engaging the right muscles properly.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for you and where do you want to be five years from now?<\/b>
\nFor the next five years, my focus is definitely on growing the business. I\u2019d love to continue to grow the business and even open more locations. My 10-year goal would be to travel more with my children. I want them to be able to see different parts of the world, and I want to experience it with them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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