The two met seven years before these doors officially opened, with Chris playing the part of personal trainer and Alex—unknowingly—the first Cut Seven test.
Alex was building her marketing career and lost sense of balance, gaining over 40 pounds. Chris led a triple-life as accountant by day, PhD student by night, and personal trainer every spare minute in between. Chris created a program based on his football conditioning at UConn—hard intervals, zero bullshit, and total body soreness. In six months, Alex lost sixty pounds.
Inspired by a seemingly impossible transformation, Alex got certified and over time their training sessions shifted to business meetings. Over the next few years they went from coaching eight athletes at gravel parks to crowds of 500 at Union Market and the Nike sales floor.
For seven years, they made each other better—through marriage, baby, and a shared business. Today, the Cut Seven team is built on the same foundation as their original partnership: We push you. You push us. We all get better.
You don’t need to push yourself to the limit every day, but you should know what that limit is. People should know what they can do.
Don’t be afraid to find out how strong you are.
After playing football at UConn, I got sick of going from in-to-out of shape. I was a day-time accountant, working mornings and nights as a personal trainer, and studying for a PhD in economics. I had to find the most efficient way to get in shape, and I did.
When you make yourself the priority, everything else falls into place.
How uncomfortable are you willing to get?
After spending the last several years helping launch HIIT programs across the DMV and creating coach training programs at various studios, I now spend my days split between running Cut Seven with my hubs, Chris and our new baby, Mak.
Anchorage, AK
Total Body
Anything DMX
A group of individuals working as a unit to accomplish a (chosen) common goal.
Team Sh/t all for the Gainz
Germantown, MD
Toss up between Ass/Abs and Total Body
Feelin’ It – Jay Z
Always having support and holding each other accountable to achieve the same goal.
You’re ok!
Hampton, VA
Close call between Heart and Total Body
Anything with Rick Ross and preferably featuring Drake
It’s family, blood or not, it’s who has your back.
Fitness is always watching!
Hingham, MA
Gimme that Back/Legs combo or my first love Heart
Way Out – Jack Harlow, Big Sean
Team is a feeling of support, it’s an unwavering desire to push a little harder for those around you and get stronger in the process.
High fives go a long way!
Our biggest plague in life is the what-ifs. Keep asking yourself, “What if I did this? What if I could do this?”
Even if you’re tired, you’re stronger than you were 20 minutes ago.
I consider myself a movement coach, with my niche being mobility and flexibility. For years, I couldn’t touch my toes — and now I do circus arts, trapeze, and pole dancing. My goal is to help others move the right way, even if it means taking a step back or slowing down the exercise.
Ambler, PA
Legs/Arms
LA-LA-LA by Jay Z
People who support you at your best and your worst, those that are in your corner through the tough sh/t and the team sh/t.
Starting a fight about the best Halloween candy
The people we surround ourselves with day in, day out play a huge role in how far we get in life. We need those who always root for us — win, lose, or draw. Those who invest in our dreams as if they’re their own. And those who are better than us, inspire us, and also expect great things from themselves.
You push us. We push you. We all get better.
