Meet the Bloggers: Hattie Keyes

Welcome to the Fit XO Blog! In these pages you will find tid bits and life hacks from an aspiring gym rat (me) and a professional bikini athlete/model (my bestie) Lindsey Mathis. She and I met at the College of Charleston (Go Cougs!) when we were young and fit and before the stress of the real world and adulting had taken its toll. I went on to become a preschool teacher and later start my own childcare business, The Childcare Concierge while Lindsey took off for Los Angeles to compete and ultimately slay at a national fitness competition. As you say, the rest is history. She gained notoriety as a fitness and bikini model as well as appearing on music videos and television productions. Throughout it all, we kept up with each other's successes and became each other's greatest cheerleaders. As a meme I saw once so eloquently put it, "Queens recognize Queens", and we always knew we were cut from the same talented, driven and passionate cloth.

As the years went on, we both faced new obstacles that would challenge our course to health and wellness. Lindsey became a mother to a beautiful baby girl in June, while I worked to build my brand and expand my business. While Lindsey has always been passionate about fitness, I have struggled with my goals. Fit XO is a project of compiling tips and strategies that work for us both, and anyone from the beginner to more experienced health nut. Our all-encompassing approach to health and wellness conditions the mind, body and spirit and creates a space where everyone can feel accepted in the journey to a happy and healthy life.

Fit XO is a place for tips and stories about the things that lift us up, make us laugh, and make our hearts smile. Please follow to keep in touch and we welcome any questions and comments about the things you see here or even suggestions about what you would like to see. The goal is for Fit XO to be an open forum where we can share in each other's successes, become accountable, and encourage one another.

Thanks for the support!

XO,

Hattie