Fitness changed my life forever!! 2018: During the lowest and darkest times of my life, I was determined to rebuild myself and was driven by a single goal: “Get in the best shape of my life and it didn’t matter how long it would take”. This is the moment I understood that Self-Repair is one of the Greatest Things we can Accomplish as humans.

During that period of self-discovery, I became a much happier person, I moved up in the Finance Corporate world, and I finally felt that I was in control of my own destiny. At the time, I didn’t understand what fitness was doing to me, but I had discovered self-confidence, inner
peace, and a higher purpose through finding my spiritual connection.
After losing nearly 50lb during the course of 3 years, many who witnessed this transformation were inspired and also wanted to experience this change what I went through. From there on, I made it a personal mission to help as many people as possible to achieve the version of themselves that they deserve.

2019: I decided to start a clothing line project after my dad attempted to do it and it failed. The promise was to one day retire my parents properly, because they have done everything in their power to raise a good family. That was the beginning of Leaner & Meaner, which I was able to create with others and that’s how a new journey started.

Summer 2020 (Covid19): One of my clients from my book of business who owned a gym was facing the crisis of closing down due the Lockdown. I deeply had respect for my client just like I did with many of them and I was able to assist him to keep it going at the hardest times possible. During this period I fell in love with this Industry because I was able to help so many more people improve their lifestyles and I understood that fitness is so important to many others not just myself.

March 2021, my client offered to sell me the Gym. This was a leap faith decision not only because I had to leave career in finance and security, but also, I had never been in work in the Fitness Industry, yet a lot to own a Gym. However, this was meant to happen, and it did. That was the beginning of LM Fitness Center (the initials of the clothing brand, because it would remind me of the promise I made to my family). LM Fitness Center is located in Los Angeles in the Atwater Village/Silverlake neighborhood.LM is an Echo system, a place you can call Home, every member in the community is considered Family. If I can Summarize it: “LM is Elevation” as we must continue to grow as individuals, because the point of life to continue to elevate ourselves.

As of 2024, LM has expanded to a 2nd location located at Simi Valley. Same Core Values yet Unique to its community. Not a gym but a place that we Train, Learn, and push others to do the same. We will continue to evolve LM through different elements of Fitness and a relentless
mindset to improve the experience through our culture.

“Our Internal Evolution is the Greatest Reward”

Byron Paredes
Founder & CEO
LM Fitness Center