About Us

Julie White
Founder

Fitness is my passion. I have been a designer, a clothing buyer, and a gymnast, but fitness is what gets me up at 4:00 am with a smile on my face. I love every aspect of working with my clients. I love helping people meet their fitness goals. I love helping people discover or rediscover how good physical exercise can make them feel. I love seeing people become more confident, dynamic, and radiant as they build strength, vitality and well being through movement. I see myself as a fitness mentor, connecting personally with my clients to understand their needs and goals to empower them to transform themselves. The results are a fit and healthy body that provides the foundation for a fit and healthy life.

Alex Stubbs
INSTRUCTOR

A natural athlete, Alex has been passionate about health and fitness since childhood. As an adolescent she participated in competitive sports including softball, gymnastics and track. She went on to complete a Bachelor's degree in Psychology with concentrations in Sport Psychology and Interpersonal Relationships. Shortly after that Alex finished at the top of her class with a dual Master's degree in Education and Sport Management. After successfully completing her Master's program, Alex went on to work at a Division I university serving student athletes, faculty and staff. After several years of working in higher education and obtaining numerous fitness certifications, Alex took her passion and talents in the fitness and wellness industry to the private sector succeeding in not only managing luxury boutique brand fitness concepts but opening new ventures and aiding in expansions.

You can expect her classes to be well thought out, fun, interactive and a consistently sweaty challenge with lots of hands on adjustments and alignment cues, all set to the hottest and latest tunes.

Bryn Chafin
Instructor

Bryn has been dancing since she was 3-years-old. She trained as a pre-professional with the Atlanta Ballet through high school and traveled to Beijing, China to train with the Beijing Ballet Academy in the summer of 2002. She double majored in dance and creative writing at the University of Arizona in Tucson, worked with contemporary companies Capacitor and Napoles Ballet Theater in San Francisco, and found her passion for teaching with Ballet Fusion Fitness when she moved back to Phoenix, AZ in 2011. It was with Ballet Fusion Fitness that she trained and became certified as a master instructor in Ballerobica. It was also during this time that Bryn obtained her Master’s in Social Work from Arizona State University in May of 2013 and practiced as a clinical therapist for Arizona long term care clients. Bryn was the assistant director to Ballet Fusion Fitness’ dance company Second Act Dance and enjoyed choreographing and dancing for two summers before moving back to her home town Atlanta, GA. Bryn is currently building a practice with Midtown Psychotherapy Associates working with individuals, couples, and groups struggling with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, and eating disorders. Her form of self-care, however, is teaching for Fit: To Be! Bryn has found a home with the studio and truly enjoys its atmosphere, clientele, and mission of providing challenging workouts to motivated individuals!

Nicole Hanna
Instructor

Nicole has been into fitness her entire adult life but was blown away with her results when she started training with Julie two years ago. Becoming an instructor has given her the opportunity to share that knowledge and spread the "Jul-aid" in a fun and positive environment. She enjoys creating unique and awesome playlists as well as researching new and exciting exercises to get you to burn!

Malaika Floyd
Instructor

Malaika Floyd is a certified barre, pilates and yoga teacher. She has over 12 years of group class and personal training experience in both Atlanta and New York, as well as an extensive dance career of over 23 years. Malaika has traveled worldwide with numerous dance companies including the world renowned Martha Graham Dance Company, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.  She is still working with the Met Opera to this day! Come take class with Malaika, and leave feeling stronger, challenged, re-energized, and in an elevated state!

Laura Dee
Instructor

Laura-Dee has been teaching fitness classes for the past 12 years, starting with weight training and then adding spin and core. After moving to Va-Hi two years ago, she tried various gyms before falling in love with Fit:To Be – the instructors, classes and members. She’s so excited to have the opportunity to encourage her neighbors to become stronger and healthier. When not teaching or welcoming you at the desk, Laura-Dee enjoys sweating alongside you, spending time with family and friends and spoiling her Goldendoodle. See you in class!

Lauren Ruchin
Instructor

An experienced spinning and group fitness instructor, Lauren began dancing during her early childhood and has had a strong passion for health and fitness her entire life. She brings positive energy, strength and motivating music to each of her classes. Lauren loves building strong connections with her clients helping them to discover and rediscover how incredible exercise makes them feel on the inside and out. She became a certified spin instructor in 2004 while completing her Master of Social Work degree and became a TRX trainer in 2015. Lauren spends much of her time giving back to her community as a licensed clinical social worker and uses exercise as a form of self-care and balance. She loves to share with others her joy of health and fitness while tailoring each class to her clients’ unique needs helping them to achieve their goals.

Miriam Golomb


Miriam is an Atlanta based movement artist with an affinity for helping others.  She is passionate about connecting to her students during class, drawing on her dance background to give personal attention to form and alignment.

Lauren Ruchin


Lauren is a dynamic group fitness instructor with over fifteen years of experience teaching a variety of group exercise classes and formats including TRX, HIIT, Barre, and spin.  With a strong commitment to health & fitness throughout her life, Lauren loves to share her joy of exercise with others through facilitating classes that challenge the most elite athletes yet are approachable for beginners.  She tailors each class to her clients’ unique needs helping them to achieve their goals in a fun and inviting environment.  She brings positive energy, strength and motivating music to each of her classes and loves teaching at Fit To Be. Lauren builds strong connections with her clients helping them to discover and rediscover how incredible exercise makes them feel on the inside and out and has developed a strong following at our studio.  Lauren spends much of her time giving back to her community as a licensed clinical social worker and uses exercise as a form of self-care and balance.

Lenzie Avery


Lenzie discovered the stress relieving power as a college student, where she learned you didn't have to play a sport to be an athlete. She started working with a personal trainer and incorporated high intensity interval exercises into her own fitness routine. She also explored workouts that brought music into the mix, such as Zumba and dance-fitness. After moving back to her hometown of Atlanta, she found a new home and family at Fit: To Be in 2015. Years after working out as a Fit: To Be member, she started training with Julie White in order to start her own journey on the other side of the fitness world: as an instructor. She teaches classic body sculpt, HIIT, and circuit. Come join her for a killer work out with energizing, motivating music. As a psychotherapist and mental health professional, Lenzie knows the benefits exercise has on your mental health. She believes fitness is a very important part of the healthy, whole self. As a musician, she spends extra time choosing the best mixes and songs for her playlists in class, and loves bringing that creative part of herself into the classroom. You can find her walking her dogs throughout VAHI, attending music shows on the weekends, and taking classes with all the other great instructors at Fit: To Be!