Lauren Kleban has built her life around movement, but what truly sets her apart is the intention behind it. As a founder, creative, and mother, she’s spent more than a decade guiding women to reconnect with their strength, confidence, and rhythm in every sense of the word. Her approach to work and wellness is grounded in authenticity and balance, a reflection of someone who’s learned to lead from within.
In this conversation, Lauren shares how intention shapes every part of her life from building a community that moves with purpose to finding grace in motherhood and focus in an ever-evolving industry.
You’ve spent over 15 years working with women's bodies. Was there a moment when you realized fitness had become more personal than professional for you?
Being in the fitness space has always been personal. Of course it’s my profession, but because I work mostly with women, I hear every kind of story of what they’ve been through, where they want to be, how they want to feel. What we do is deeply personal, and it’s truly a blessing. I love helping women feel good in their bodies, feel feminine, feel sexy, and feel themselves. I’m incredibly lucky that I get to do that every single day.
You’ve blended dance, rebounder cardio, and sculpting into one method. What gap were you trying to fill in the fitness space that you didn’t see anywhere else?
I created LEKFIT because I saw people each week running from their dance cardio class to bootcamp, to Pilates, to barre, all in the name of trying to get a complete workout and check all the boxes of cardio, strength, and sculpting. I wanted to solve that problem for both our online and LA communities. My goal was to offer one complete, structured fitness method that gave you everything all in one place without the need for multiple expensive memberships and schlepping all over town. Here we offer strength, cardio, sculpting, and lymphatic drainage all within one studio with our unique method. I really feel confident saying that we have achieved that.
Before fitness, you were a professional dancer. What parts of that world shaped you and what parts did you have to unlearn to build LEKFIT?
Dance taught me to be completely in tune with my body, and that’s something I now help women reconnect with from their head to their toes. Understanding your body - how it feels, how it moves, how to care for it, how to avoid injury - is everything, and I’m grateful that dance showed me that. I also took from that world the knowledge on how to structure a class, and how I could best show up in the space. Thankfully, I didn’t have to unlearn much - my experience with dance was rooted in love and respect for the body, how to nurture it, take care of it, and never abuse it, and that’s carried through to everything I do at LEKFIT.
You train everyone from new moms to A-listers. What is the most common struggle women confide in you and how do you help them through it?
Time. It’s always time. That’s why all of our classes are under 60 minutes. Working out can feel time-consuming, but in the same breath it’s also one of the most important things we can do for ourselves. The first thing people tend to drop when life gets busy is their workout when it really should be the last thing they let go of. I help clients figure out how to fit it in, and remind them constantly that truly, you’ll never regret a workout. You’ll always feel better.
On days when motivation is low, what gets you moving? Discipline, music, community, or something else?
Honestly I’m always motivated, and a big part of my ‘why’ is our community. I know everyday when I wake up that it’s my job to show up for them. They’ve supported me and LEKFIT and our team for so long and I could never take that for granted or default on their trust. The feedback I get on the workouts each day is lovely and amazing, and that just keeps me going. We plan new workouts for every class so if I ever feel creatively stuck, going to a live concert always solves creative blocks and reenergizes me.
Are you familiar with Cymbiotika? If so, are there any products or ingredients that have naturally found their way into your daily routine, especially for recovery, energy, or longevity?
I am totally familiar with Cymbiotika and have it in my medicine cabinet! I take it at night to help with muscle recovery and sleep. It’s a key part of my nighttime routine.
Fitness can be therapy, but it can also become pressure. How do you protect your mental health while leading a fitness empire?
Honestly, I just keep blinders on. The fitness space is so saturated now, even more so than when I started 10+ years ago, and I can’t afford to compare or get distracted. I focus on who we are, what we do, and what our community needs and wants. I don’t pay attention to what anyone else is doing or get tripped up over other programs The only feedback I care about comes from our members. That mindset has protected my peace from day one. We are LEKFIT and I just stay in my lane and keep it moving forward.
What has success taught you about discipline, and what has motherhood taught you about grace?
Success has taught me that sometimes you just have to sit down and get it done. There are things that will fall on your desk and get on your to-do list even when you’re not inspired. As a creative, I prefer to wait for the right mindset or energy, but business doesn’t always allow that. Sometimes you just have to plop yourself at your desk and get it done and move on. Motherhood has definitely taught me grace. 9 times out of 10, things will not go exactly as planned, and it's so important for my kids to be able to see me just roll with the punches and take it as it comes and keep moving. I bring that same flexibility to running LEKFIT - adjust, adapt, and pivot when needed because by all means, I'm gonna keep everything moving.
Looking ahead, what intention are you setting for the next chapter, as a founder, mother, and woman evolving in real time?
My intention is to keep thriving, keep listening, and keep elevating what we’ve built and making it better, keeping the LEKFIT community at the heart of it always. I don't have any grand things on my vision board; I just want LEKFIT to continue evolving while maintaining the integrity of what we’ve created. Each day I think about our beautiful community and how we can all continue to show up and just be a better version of ourselves.
Being in my 40s feels incredible. Everything people say about becoming comfortable in your own skin is true - it’s almost like a switch flips and you kind of just become unbothered. I want to continue feeling that peace and confidence, and help other women in the LEKFIT community who are younger than me see that there is light at the end of the tunnel - it's truly the coolest place to be, being comfortable in your own skin.
Keep up with Lauren and see what she’s building next here.
