Our story

Fitness that feels like a party.

FitCube Ocala is Lauren Taub's studio on SW 10th Street: a small, bright room where Zumba®, PUMP 352, yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi happen all week, and where Strutercize™ heads out to the park.

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Lauren Taub, owner of FitCube Ocala, smiling with her hands in her hair

Lauren Taub dancer, teacher, strutter.

Trained in
Dance, BFA from Adelphi University
Teaching for
More than 16 years
Created
Strutercize™

Lauren has a long and varied background in fitness instruction, and she regards it as her ardent passion. She earned a BFA in Dance from Adelphi University in New York and brings dance and joy into every class she teaches.

She is the creator and owner of Strutercize™, and she teaches yoga, Body Pump by Les Mills®, Zumba® and Zumba Kids®. She has been teaching for more than 16 years and is blessed with an amazing family: her husband and four kids.

“It's about changing lives: a delightful, enjoyable experience with the best possible fitness, in an inspiring room that brings cardio, strength, balance, uniqueness, sweat and most of all… FUN!”

The FitCube mission

Your instructors the people behind the playlist.

Meet the people who will be leading your class, and what each of them teaches.

Lauren Taub smiling in a pink top, chin resting on her hands

Lauren Taub

Strutercize™, yoga, PUMP 352, Zumba® and Zumba Kids®

FitCube's owner and the creator of Strutercize™, bringing dance and joy into every class.

Alicia Askey smiling in a black tee in front of a brick wall

Alicia Askey

PUMP 352

An Ocala native and healthcare professional, Alicia believes fitness isn't a body type, it's showing up for yourself. A marathon and ultra-distance runner, she brings that endurance to every PUMP 352 class.

Edward Potter smiling in a grey hoodie in front of a brick wall

Edward Potter

Tai Chi

Edward began aikido in 1981, earned instructor certification in karate and aikido, and started Tai Chi at 50. He studied in Taiwan and spent four years teaching English in mainland China, training with local Tai Chi masters.

Ces Swinton smiling in front of a brick wall

Ces Swinton

Pilates, yoga and One on One

Teaches CubeCore Pilates, Yoga Flow, Stretch & Sculpt and 30-minute One on One sessions. In one member's words: “the warmest, most down-to-earth and inviting personality.”

About One on One sessions

Inside the room all levels welcome.

Lauren giving a thumbs up in a Zumba All Stars tank, members smiling behind her
Zumba®
Three members smiling with light hand weights and a Pilates ring
PUMP 352
A full yoga class in a side stretch under the FitCube Ocala sign
Yoga Luscious
A Pilates class holding their rings overhead under the FitCube banner
Pilates
A Strutercize group posing together after a walk
Strutercize™
Members beside their chairs with arms raised in a Love Seat Yoga class
Love Seat Yoga
Five members with hand weights under the FitCube banner
Strength
Six members standing together in the studio after class
After class
Strutters flexing outdoors after a walk
Out and about
A class lined up on their mats holding Pilates rings overhead
Stretch & Sculpt

Coming for the first time? The studio etiquette answers the usual first-visit questions.

Come meet us

Take a class with Lauren.

Your first class is free. Join us in the studio, or try Strutercize™, the walking class Lauren created, out in the park.

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Questions first? Ask us or call (352) 325-9857.

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