Meet Desiree McBride | Owner and instructor at Lagree Fit & Versa Fit

We had the good fortune of connecting with Desiree McBride and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Desiree, is there something that you feel is most responsible for your success?
I think the most important factor behind my success and my brand’s success is the passion I have for what I do and wanting to share that with everyone! I have always loved being active, I started playing sports and dancing as a small child, continued playing sports and cheering through high school, I went on to study Kinesiology at SDSU and became an elementary PE teacher shortly after. So you can say that health and wellness have always been passions of mine. I fell in love with the Lagree method over 10 years ago as a student. I quickly became an instructor and knew that one day I would open up a studio of my own. With the help of my amazing husband, Scott McBride, Lagree Fit came to life in April of 2018. I am at the studio daily! I teach classes, take classes, I help at the front desk, do all the little things that no one sees, and I love all of it! If you take one of my classes, you will instantly feel my enthusiasm for this method, I get excited every time I teach! I have seen my passion rub off on others in the best possible ways. Almost all of my current instructors started out as members at the studio. I’ve loved sharing my passion with them and teaching them how to be instructors, and maybe one day own a studio of their own!

What should our readers know about your business?
I own Lagree Fit & Versa Fit in South Oceanside. We are a boutique fitness studio that offers two different types of small group fitness classes. Both classes are high intensity, low impact, full body & extremely effective! Lagree is going to be more strength, core, balance, flexibility and taught on the revolutionary Megaformer. Versa Fit is rhythm based cardio taught on the versaclimber. We are proud to be the first and only versaclimber studio in all of San Diego! We strongly believe that these two methods are the perfect duo. Getting to this point was anything but easy. My husband and I worked multiple jobs, saved our money, hustled and thought outside of the box to get to where we are today. This past year was especially challenging as we were lumped in with “gyms” and had to close our doors multiple times, move outdoors and even offer online classes. We persevered and came out the other end stronger in so many ways. Our studio is thriving and our community is stronger than ever!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Ooh this is hard! I would definitely start our days off with a coffee from Revolution Roasters, a sweat sesh at the studio and a smoothie at Choice Juicery. I love the beach, so I would take them to one of my favorite spots here in Oceanside, North Jetty or The Rock. Lunch would most definitely have to be at Panca Peruvian. They have the best lunch specials and don’t get me started with their alfajores! Up next, a walk or bike ride down the coast. There are so many amazing little shops here in South O. For dinner I’d take them to either the Privateer for some yummy pizza and wine, or to Wrench and rodent for some amazing sushi.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I have so many shout outs! My first shout out goes to my husband, Scott McBride. My husband does all the stuff that I have no clue how to do. From marketing, websites, and manual labor, he does all the back end work for the studio.

I’d also like to recognize our entire family. Not only have they been our biggest cheerleaders, but they helped us put machines together, build out the studio and watch our son when we had to put in extra hours at the studio. We couldn’t do it without them!

Next would be my amazing team of instructors and staff. They are the backbone to everything we do and we would not be here today without them. This past year they taught online, outside, inside and everywhere in between. They did all of this without a complaint and with the same amount of love and passion as always. They are my heroes!

Lastly, I want to shout out our amazing community! They never gave up on us and they truly showed up. They took classes on instagram, zoom, outside in the heat (and with mosquitos!), and they have trusted us to bring them back inside safely. Although they may think that we have helped them this year, they have helped us even more! Their continued love and support was the fuel that kept us going. They made us stronger, stronger together!

Website: https://www.lagreefitoceanside.com/

Instagram: @lagreefitoceanside @versafitoceanside

Facebook: Lagree Fit

Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/lagree-fit-oceanside

Image Credits
Pierre Olivier Russel Spencer Allison McCulloch Amber Thrane