Today we’d like to introduce you to Jennifer Mirkovich.
Hi Jennifer, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself
I started teaching Pilates 15 years ago for Ellen Latham, the creator of Orange Theory Fitness. During that time i took a ballet barre class in NYC and became obsessed with this workout. It didn’t take much arm twisting to convince Ellen to put a ballet bar around the room for me. Not knowing how this workout would do, it became an overnight success.
Fast forward, Covid hits. The studio, along with the entire world closed down. I started doing online workouts. A unique challenge for me, I hate public speaking. I was dry heaving in the bushes the first few weeks and then it clicked. I can be as goofy, funny and real as I want. While I started off with two friends in Hollywood. One was married to the Mayor of that City. As Covid transpired into a serious crisis and the mayor became very busy conducting Zoom meetings at his house I need to take my tripods on the road.
In walks Dr. Lesley Clark-Loeser, my best bud. We started doing what is now known as “Mirkouts” 3 days a week around Lesley’s work schedule. Mirkouts is a full body toning, trampoline and sculpting workout, influenced by Pilates and ballet barre. From this, we added a membership website with 20 minute, 10 minute, the Mirk 500 ab challenge, reformer Pilates and a full 50 minute Mirkout three times a week. You can do it live with us 3 days a week on Facebook or on the website at anytime. What started as something I thought would only last a few weeks turned into the Mirkfam!! Not only do we have a workout community, we turned into part talk show, part therapy, comedy act, part karaoke, and some fabulous results. My motto is keeping it real, no filtering, no do-overs, numerous bloopers You never know what is coming next and if it can wrong……it goes wrong. I welcome all of it!
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
TECHNOLOGY!!!!! My technological advisor is 11. Needless to say building a website, learning how it interfaces with monthly payments and updating it is my nemesis!!!
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
All my clients turn into a friend. I’ve always been good at knowing everyone’s name and going that extra mile to learn about my clients personally. I’m most proud of the feedback from my clients, it’s not always the physical results but the mental results of getting them to laugh when they’re down or showing up in someone’s backyard to stage a surprise workout.
Risk taking is a topic that people have widely differing views on – we’d love to hear your thoughts.
During Covid, I lost my Dad and my two dogs. Due to Covid, I had to completely reinvent not only my life but my career and enter into the world of “online workouts”. While not the hot 25 year old I once was I keep it real by showing my clients from 11-75 years old how to stay in the best shape they can. At 48, it’s all about enjoying what you do. And with Lesley, a/k/a “Hot Derm”, we not only educate them in fitness but how to avoid aging from the sun in South Florida. With sunblock to use and our signature long sleeve sun shirts.
Pricing:
- $29.99 per month
Contact Info:
- Email: Mirkouts@gmail.com
- Website: Mirkouts.com
- Instagram: Jlmirk
- Facebook: Mirkouts
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