My whole life I was told I was big boned. I was put on diets in elementary school. Somewhere along the way exercise became a punishment and my relationship with my body became something I didn't want to look at.

In January 2016 I moved to Kansas City alone and decided everything was going to change. I was so scared to get on a scale that I had stopped going to the doctor. Then I got strep throat and had no choice. The number was 297 pounds. I was devastated. But I didn't lose my motivation.

I signed up for a gym membership. The day I joined I was so scared I just signed up and left. Didn't even look around. The second time I showed up for a spin class, stood outside the door, and walked back to my car. The third time I went at 6am so it wouldn't be crowded. I walked in. I took the class.

That was the beginning of everything.

I learned to lift weights. I fell in love with group fitness. I got certified and spent years teaching packed rooms full of people who just wanted to feel better in their bodies. Fitness had gone from something I was terrified of to one of my greatest joys.

In 2023 I moved back to St. Louis. My now husband was here, and so was home. I went looking for a gym that fit where I was now, in my 30s, with a body that no longer wants HIIT every single day. I wanted the programming done for me. A weekly schedule. Mat classes I could count on. A place to show up, turn my brain off, and know I was doing something good for my body.

I couldn't find it. So I built it.

I'm a certified Group Fitness instructor with six years of experience teaching strength, sculpt, and cardio. My passion is teaching women how to strength train for their individual body and understand why they're doing what they're doing, not just follow along and hope for results.

Drip is for everyone who has ever stood outside a room they were scared to walk into. You just have to show up. I'll take it from there.

Bitsy Foster

Founder, Drip Society