Meet BillieJo Partridge of Body Rock Fitness Studio in Lilburn

Today we’d like to introduce you to BillieJo Partridge.

BillieJo, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
Body Rock started out of a need to hold fitness classes in one central location. In 2010 I was teaching Zumba® in many different places. From 4 churches, a boot camp and a few public schools.

My husband, Mark, looked for a small storefront to rent and stumbled across a vacant dance studio in need of much repair. I moved all my classes to the one location April 2012. Thus, opening the doors to Body Rock.

I never meant to start a business, I never imagined being a business owner or a full-time fitness instructor. But, things just kept unfolding in this direction.

I asked a few fellow instructors, and close friends to come on board with me and to my surprise, they did.

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Of course, it has not been smooth. Being an owner, the boss, is not a skill I have ever been good at. It’s hard to be a friend and boss. Unfortunately, we lost instructors and students over the years. It’s hard to be everyone’s friend and keep everyone happy.

We’ve had the usual household problems from time to time, like a frozen AC unit. Power outages or neighboring complaints about our music being too loud.

Being a small studio, sometimes life happens and we may need to close if there is a death in a family or a sick child – things big gyms would never do.

Competing gyms and instructors pop up daily. So it’s hard to keep the doors open some months.

But we get through it. So far, so good.

So, as you know, we’re impressed with Body Rock Fitness Studio – tell our readers more, for example what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
Body Rock is a small fitness studio. We offer many formats of fitness. Personal training, group personal training, yoga, Strong by Zumba®, Zumba®Step, Zumba®Toning, Zumba® and Kettlebell AMPD. We are mostly known for our Zumba® classes.

We’ve built a small family, community a sorority type of environment for our members. There is no judgment in our walls. We all struggle with our body image, self-esteem problems, the love of food, daily stress, and job woes. But come together and support one another as a family. The members know each other by name, have become friends and support one another like nowhere I’ve ever been.

I’m proud we have a place to get away from life for an hour or two a day and be with people who support you no matter what. Then we dance, sing, laugh and cheer on one another!

Where else can you walk into a room and people clap because you are there?????? Nowhere.

I’m so proud of what we’ve built TOGETHER. It’s an amazing place. Full of amazing people. No matter our fitness level, our size, our body shape – we encourage each other to only see the beauty and strength that’s inside each of us.

I know it sounds silly – but you just have to come see for yourself.

So, what’s next? Any big plans?
We are too small for any changes … we are not a state of the art gym. We can’t afford to add treadmills or bikes .. though the bikes would be nice.

We just want the doors to stay open as long as we can. Oh sure, we need a new coat of paint on our walls and buffed sanded floors. A new door and better air flow. But we have what we need to keep the price low for anyone who wants to get a good workout.

What you see is what you get. We offer fitness and fun. Why should you pay crazy prices or add fees.

We keep it cost effective. No fees no contracts. That way you WANT to come back and work out even more.

Pricing:

• Zumba®Fitness $5
• Zumba®Step $5
• Zumba®Toning $5
• Strong by Zumba® $5
• Kettlebell AMPD $5
• Yoga $7
• Small group personal training fitness $10

Contact Info:

• Website: www.bodyrockfitness.weebly.com
• Phone: 404 220-9960
• Email: Bodyrockfitnessstudio@gmail.com
• Instagram: body_rock_fitness_lilburn_ga
• Facebook: Body Rock Fitness Studio
• Twitter: @bodyrocklilburn
• Yelp: https://m.yelp.com/biz/body-rock-fitness-studio-lilburn

Image Credit:
Image credit: photographer Amanda Bidessy