About
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Who We Are & What We’re About
Keep It Movin’ Fitness is a fitness community driven by results. The community is an embodiment of the motto tattooed on lead trainer Dante Puchala’s chest: Keep It Movin’
These words represent the ability to move past struggles and hardships so you can move forward towards your goals. Each member of the community comes to workouts and events determined to work hard and give it their all. Everyone can train like an athlete, but mindset and perseverance win the race.
Do you have what it takes to be part of the Keep It Movin’ Fitness Fam?
You have to show up and commit to an hour of self-work.
To get the results, you need to commit the whole way.
You only get better if you keep showing up and staying focused.
Dante’s Story
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Dante is a MoCo native, growing up in the Germantown, Gaithersburg area and eventually graduating with a degree in Exercise Science from the University of Maryland- Eastern Shore. He even made it to the Dean’s List!
By opening the Keep It Movin’ Fitness studio in the Kentlands, Dante is making fitness accessible and affordable for MoCo residents. Bringing fitness to busy professionals and families in the Gaithersburg and Germantown area is a top priority because everyone deserves access to a healthy lifestyle.
The goal is to help you keep pushing through body-altering workout and show up for yourself. Life can be tough, but there are always people worse off than you. Keep It Movin’ Fitness is here to inspire you to keep showing up even when things get difficult.
![Lead trainer Dante puchala pictured with arms crossed in front of a chalk board wearing a Keep It Movin' Fitness hat and shirt](https://keepitmovinfitnessmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dante-keep-it-movin-fitness-owner-trainer-4.webp)
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![Keep It Movin' inside studio with kettle bells, weight rack and exercise equipment for group and 1:1 fitness sessions](https://keepitmovinfitnessmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/keep-it-movin-studio-2-768x576.webp)
![Keep It Movin' inside studio with weight benches and TRX for group fitness and 1:1 personal training sessions](https://keepitmovinfitnessmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/keep-it-movin-studio-4-768x576.webp)
![Keep It Movin' fitness studio in Gaithersburg, MD with weights, cardio equipment and TRX for group and individual training sessions](https://keepitmovinfitnessmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/keep-it-movin-studio-6-768x576.webp)
![Keep It Movin' inside studio with kettle bells, weight rack and exercise equipment for group and 1:1 fitness sessions](https://keepitmovinfitnessmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/keep-it-movin-studio-5-768x576.webp)
FAQS
Wear anything you are comfortable moving, jumping, and lifting in.
Sturdy athletic shoes are recommended, make sure you’re ready to move.