Our Story

We met more than a decade ago in a body composition testing facility in Asheville, North Carolina. At the time, we were both working as personal trainers in a school gym, early in our careers and deeply curious about why some women’s bodies responded to training and nutrition while others felt stuck, even when effort looked the same.

That question never stopped mattering to us.

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Over the next eleven years, our paths expanded in different but complementary directions. Malina built a career as an engineer at Intel, leading teams across the globe and developing expertise in systems design, process optimization, and building solutions that hold up under real-world pressure. Hunter remained rooted in fitness and nutrition, owning and scaling three gyms, coaching thousands of clients, and helping women improve strength, body composition, energy, and confidence through sustainable lifestyle change.

Across both paths, we kept seeing the same pattern, especially among women in their forties.

Women were doing what they had always been told to do. Training harder. Eating less. Being disciplined. And yet results felt slower, harder to maintain, or completely unpredictable. Fat distribution changed. Recovery took longer. Sleep felt lighter. Motivation was still there, but progress was not.

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The issue was not willpower.
And it was not “just aging.”

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It was that most fitness and nutrition systems were never designed to adapt to the biological changes women experience in their forties.

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So we stopped asking, “How do we get people to push harder?”
And started asking, “How do we build a system that works with the body instead of against it?”

That question became the foundation of 3.2.1 FitLabs.

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Instead of extreme programs or rigid rules, we focus on habit stacking, carefully layering small, strategic changes onto what someone is already doing. Instead of chasing intensity, we prioritize consistency, recovery, and clear structure. Instead of relying on motivation, we use systems, feedback, and accountability that reduce overwhelm and support long-term fat loss, strength, and energy.

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The 3.2.1 FitLabs 6 Week Protocol is not a typical fitness challenge. It is a science based fitness and nutrition system designed specifically to adapt to real life, especially for women ages 40 to 50. Clients can train at a partnered local gym or wherever they prefer, using strength training, cardio, yoga, cycling, or HIIT, all within a structured framework that supports body recomposition without burnout.

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Backed by data driven technology, personalized nutrition coaching, and professional accountability, the Protocol helps women stay focused without feeling restricted. Through the app and a dedicated health coach, progress is tracked, adjustments are made intentionally, and the process stays calm and sustainable. Weekly Knowledge Power Hours with local experts help explain what is happening in the body and why the approach works, so results last well beyond the initial six weeks.

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At its core, 3.2.1 FitLabs exists for one reason. To help women in midlife stop fighting their bodies and start working with them.

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Our goal is simple.

To make this the last fitness and nutrition program they ever need.