{"id":742,"date":"2026-05-23T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drouki.com\/?p=742"},"modified":"2026-05-23T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:05:00","slug":"im-a-fitness-founder-and-mother-of-two-daughters-this-is-my-day-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drouki.com\/?p=742","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m a fitness founder and mother of two daughters. This is my day in Los Angeles."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>This told essay is based on a conversation with Megan Roop, 40, a celebrity trainer and founder and CEO of Sculpt Society, a fitness app founded in 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Roop lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughters, ages 2 and 4. This story has been edited for length and clarity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I founded The Sculpt Society in 2017 after years of making a living teaching classes at boutique fitness studios in New York, dancing for the Brooklyn Nets, and working as a fit model for brands like DKNY and Guess. I fell in love with fitness, but I continued to feel like the classes and community I really wanted didn&#8217;t exist yet, so I founded The Sculpt Society.<\/p>\n<p>I am currently in my ninth year as CEO. I started as the only employee. Now, I&#8217;m supported by my team and I&#8217;m even more focused on trusting the right people to guide the vision, create the vision, and help us build it together.<\/p>\n<p>I live in Los Angeles with my family. This is a day in my life.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"5fbe7ab7-703c-4495-872f-2d2206be15a0\" data-toc-id=\"5fbe7ab7-703c-4495-872f-2d2206be15a0\">I start my day at 5:30am with coffee and Transcendental Meditation<\/h2>\n<p>My husband Morgan and I wake up at 5:30 every day, and there&#8217;s never been a morning in my life where I haven&#8217;t thought about snoozing my alarm.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing I do is make French press coffee and drink it with whole milk. I&#8217;m a caffeine addict, but I usually quit after having two drinks.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"callout-box headline-regular ignore-typography\">\n<p>Business Insider&#8217;s Power Hour series gives readers a look at how some of the most powerful leaders in business structure their workdays. Contact editor Lauryn Haas to share your daily routine.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Then I always drink lemon water and Morgan and I do Transcendental Meditation for about 20 minutes. Transcendental Meditation is a meditation technique that involves repeating words or phrases in your head. I discovered this type of meditation about 18 months ago and have slowly been able to meditate for up to 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image  breakout \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Click to open image in gallery view\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 2268 \/ 3024)\">\n<p>                  <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0ed6c8be2e5e1daf891515\"\/><br \/>\n                  <img xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"lazy-image \" encoding=\"UTF-8\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0ed6c8be2e5e1daf891515&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:3024,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:2268}}\" alt=\"Megan Roop drinking coffee in bed.\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-semibold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n<p>                          Roop&#8217;s day starts with a French press coffee. <\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\"><\/p>\n<p>                  megan group<\/p>\n<p>                  <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/figcaption><\/span><br \/>\n                  <\/figure>\n<p>Then press play on The Sculpt Society app and do a 15-20 minute workout if you&#8217;re not teaching that day. That&#8217;s the only training I do. I have a small home gym set up and there&#8217;s nothing crazy about it. I don&#8217;t like huge and intimidating gym spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Like everyone, I give myself a rest day or two. My motto is to commit less to achieve more.<\/p>\n<p>This routine sets my day up for success and helps me feel grounded before going into full mom mode and then full CEO mode.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"8328428b-fdb5-4a2f-b91a-27b63f01bbd2\" data-toc-id=\"8328428b-fdb5-4a2f-b91a-27b63f01bbd2\">the girls wake up at 7am<\/h2>\n<p>By 7am the girls are up and I get them dressed for the day and we go downstairs to eat breakfast together.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan always makes smoothies. My girls love Greek yogurt with granola, peanut butter, fruit, and honey. I usually have a smoothie, a granola bowl I make for the girls, or Good Culture cottage cheese and blueberries.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"587c515b-ed91-432a-bc41-0021308b6555\" data-toc-id=\"587c515b-ed91-432a-bc41-0021308b6555\">We usually arrive at the office around 9:15am<\/h2>\n<p>Typically, Morgan, the COO and president, and I drop the girls off at preschool and then drive to our office, which has a Hollywood Hills sign. I worked from home for 8 years, filming my workouts and running my business. So having office space now is great for us.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan and I have a strong workforce. We have a deep trust and are both very aligned in how we approach decision-making. As our business grew, we needed to be more disciplined about communication and boundaries, especially when work and home overlap. We prioritize clear communication, staying in our lane, and trusting each other to lead in our respective fields.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to record a live workout for the app, go straight to the studio and set up your camera, microphone, and music. Test everything to make sure all levels are good before recording. After that it&#8217;s non-stop.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image   \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Click to open image in gallery view\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 749 \/ 998)\">\n<p>                  <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0ed6757684ba33f73811c5\"\/><br \/>\n                  <img xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"lazy-image \" encoding=\"UTF-8\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0ed6757684ba33f73811c5&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:998,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:749}}\" alt=\"Megan Roop shoots a workout video.\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-semibold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n<p>                          The group is filming live footage of their workouts from their Hollywood offices. <\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\"><\/p>\n<p>                  megan group<\/p>\n<p>                  <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/figcaption><\/span><br \/>\n                  <\/figure>\n<p>I work in all areas of the business, which usually means I&#8217;m on Zoom calls all day long. I think there are about 17 employees in total.<\/p>\n<p>I help run the company, create content, be the face of the brand, and track my workouts. You really have to manage your time and switch your brain into the mode you want. Morgan is a great support to me when I&#8217;m feeling overwhelmed at work.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"d75842f6-6120-4977-b069-1447df989c20\" data-toc-id=\"d75842f6-6120-4977-b069-1447df989c20\">Working lunch at 12:30<\/h2>\n<p>I have a work lunch around 12:30-1pm and usually order something. Maybe I should bring lunch from home more often, but I&#8217;m a real working mom who doesn&#8217;t have a lot of time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image   \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Click to open image in gallery view\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 2432 \/ 3648)\">\n<p>                  <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0ed724ce0a5b2f12d7e2ed\"\/><br \/>\n                  <img xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"lazy-image \" encoding=\"UTF-8\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0ed724ce0a5b2f12d7e2ed&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:3648,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:2432}}\" alt=\"Salad with sourdough toast.\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-semibold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n<p>                          Roop usually has lunch at 12:30. <\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\"><\/p>\n<p>                  megan group<\/p>\n<p>                  <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/figcaption><\/span><br \/>\n                  <\/figure>\n<p>There are so many really great lunch spots in Los Angeles. Leora Cafe is wonderful. There is a goop kitchen. I recently ordered a turkey wrap at a small cafe called Carrera. There is also Third Avenue.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"f04accc3-5b02-4757-9218-d99a16ca60af\" data-toc-id=\"f04accc3-5b02-4757-9218-d99a16ca60af\">Return home by 5:30 p.m.<\/h2>\n<p>I try to be home by 5:30 pm so that I can spend time with my daughters. Our weeknight dinners are usually something very simple like roasted chicken with vegetables and rice, or tacos, and the girls help me make them. Sometimes we order from a restaurant or Morgan barbecues burgers on the grill.<\/p>\n<p>After eating, we play for about 30 minutes. Let&#8217;s have a little dance party in the kitchen. My girls love pop music and Elsa&#8217;s songs from Frozen. Then I go upstairs and get ready for bed.<\/p>\n<p>I get my kids into their pajamas, brush their teeth, have story time, and cuddle. I always close the door and kiss the girls goodnight around 7:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>I went back to the computer for an hour or so to do some extra work. On days when I have a lot of meetings, I update my progress via email or Slack. I also record and edit social media content from home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image   \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Click to open image in gallery view\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 2736 \/ 3648)\">\n<p>                  <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0ed7b37684ba33f73811cc\"\/><br \/>\n                  <img xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"lazy-image \" encoding=\"UTF-8\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0ed7b37684ba33f73811cc&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:3648,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:2736}}\" alt=\"A woman dressed all in black stands in a white room.\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-semibold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n<p>                          Loops often do an additional hour or two of work in the evening. <\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\"><\/p>\n<p>                  megan group<\/p>\n<p>                  <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/figcaption><\/span><br \/>\n                  <\/figure>\n<p>When I&#8217;m not working until late at night, Morgan and I watch a little TV. I watch Love Story, but when I&#8217;m working, I usually just skip it and go straight upstairs.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"9ac0c380-f4aa-457c-9006-ddac9e193fc0\" data-toc-id=\"9ac0c380-f4aa-457c-9006-ddac9e193fc0\">I take a shower and do skin care at 8:30 p.m.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"ba1bba3d-fe1f-495f-af89-7643550960ba\">I love products, so I&#8217;m always cycling through new products, but I usually use serums, moisturizers, and oils.<\/p>\n<p>I love reading under the amber light while drinking a warm magnesium drink. Plus, slipping into your big pajamas after a hot shower will help you relieve the stress of the day.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m reading Once and Again by Rebecca Serle. Before that, &#8220;Broken Country&#8221; by Claire Leslie Hall. And before that, \u201cThe Wedding People.\u201d I like things that are easy to read and easy to read because I can barely finish 10 pages before I fall asleep.<\/p>\n<p>I love my sleep and track it through my Oura ring. I love seeing my readiness score in the 90s, mid-80s, or higher. We use an Eight Sleep mattress that adjusts the temperature according to your body temperature. It&#8217;s an investment, but it&#8217;s really great.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fad99af7-0a19-42c4-b12a-f27266078263\" data-toc-id=\"fad99af7-0a19-42c4-b12a-f27266078263\">i work on weekends<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve only been using The Sculpt Society app for 6 years and I&#8217;m still passionate about it. That means I work on the weekends. I have less work to do on Saturdays. I started attending an adult ballet class at the same time as my eldest daughter&#8217;s ballet class. It&#8217;s completely a family affair.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image   \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Click to open image in gallery view\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 2178 \/ 1444)\">\n<p>                  <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0ed75b7684ba33f73811c9\"\/><br \/>\n                  <img xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"lazy-image \" encoding=\"UTF-8\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0ed75b7684ba33f73811c9&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:1444,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:2178}}\" alt=\"A family is walking down the street.\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-semibold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n<p>                          The group makes time for families on Saturday mornings. <\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\"><\/p>\n<p>                  Amelia Passaros<\/p>\n<p>                  <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/figcaption><\/span><br \/>\n                  <\/figure>\n<p>While my oldest son and I are in class, my youngest and Morgan go out on their bikes. This was a way for me to take time for myself and fill my cup during the week. Because it&#8217;s generally not balanced.<\/p>\n<p>After ballet, we have brunch at home and then my youngest takes a nap. After that, I might go to the park and then meet up with friends. Or you might call it an early night. There&#8217;s always new on-demand videos released on Mondays, so I tend to work a little more in the afternoon on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>What I am most proud of is the impact the Sculpt Institute has had on other women&#8217;s confidence in their own skin. This is exactly the workout and community I wish I had when I was in my early 20s.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>window.allScripts = window.allScripts || []; window.allScripts.push({ type: \"load\", script: \"%3Cscript%20id%3D%22meta-pixel-script%22%20%3E(()%3D%3E%7Bvar%20e%3D%7B69531()%7Blet%20e%3D!1%3Bfunction%20n()%7Bvar%20n%2Co%2Ct%2Cr%2Ci%2Ca%3Be%7C%7C(window.Fenrir%3F.cm%3F.vppaApplies%7C%7Cdocument.querySelectorAll('iframe%5Bsrc*%3D%22jwplayer%22%5D').length%7C%7C(e%3D!0%2Cn%3Dwindow%2Co%3Ddocument%2Ct%3D%22script%22%2Cn.fbq%7C%7C(r%3Dn.fbq%3Dfunction()%7Br.callMethod%3Fr.callMethod.apply(r%2Carguments)%3Ar.queue.push(arguments)%7D%2Cn._fbq%7C%7C(n._fbq%3Dr)%2Cr.push%3Dr%2Cr.loaded%3D!0%2Cr.version%3D%222.0%22%2Cr.queue%3D%5B%5D%2C(i%3Do.createElement<br \/>#fitness #founder #mother #daughters #day #Los #Angeles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This told essay is based on a conversation with Megan Roop, 40, a celebrity trainer and founder and CEO of Sculpt Society, a fitness app founded in 2017. 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