04/30/2026
5 years at Life Time Charlotte! Yesterday, marked my official hire date at Life Time, and what a 5 years it has been. When we moved to North Carolina a little over 5 years ago, I knew this is where I wanted to work, but I had no idea what it would turn into over time.
These days, I teach 9 to 10 classes a week, covering 4 freestyle formats, and I also do social media work for the club. I love coming to work, I love thinking about work, and I love all the work that I do — which is something people in my life constantly remind me is one of my biggest blessings, and I know it. A fancy corporate job with a big title? Maybe that’s what I thought the future held for me, but there’s just no way I’d have the job satisfaction I have now, while wearing sneakers, leggings and a mic pack.
Sometimes people ask me how I teach so many classes, create so many routines and seem so comfortable on stage.
It’s these two:
#1 - A true passion for group fitness and helping people move to music.
#2 - Preparation and practice.
The time I spend outside of Life Time creating my routines from scratch, practicing them and getting them ready is probably equal to the time I spend in the club. So what looks effortless actually requires a lot of effort. And hey, I’ve always treated teaching group fitness like a real job, and never treated it like a silly side hobby — even when it was only a silly side hobby.
To anyone who has come to one of my classes over the last 5 years at Life Time Charlotte, I am so appreciative of you. And I hope you keep coming back and growing with me, as we keep at this group fitness thing for many, many more years together.
Remember what I always say to my in-person members — how lucky are we to move our healthy bodies in this beautiful space like this? And also, here come the pulses.
-xoxo, Coach Ashley ❤️
