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Savannah Vasquez @DestinLogSav

Four-year-old Brodie Bowen and her brother, 8-year-old Slade, are regulars at Militia Fitness in Destin. In fact, the two show up at almost every day at the gym, eager to workout.

I like squats and I love dancing its my favorite, said Brodie.

I like to make my own workouts, added Slade. Mostly, I like planks, and I like games.

The brother-sister duo are the son and daughter of Militia Fitness founders Jordon and Jesse Bowen, and the family are a fitness force to be reckoned with.

I was a pararescue before and Jesse was an intelligence analyst for the Air Force, so we both had to be in shape for our jobs, said Jordon. Jesse liked to workout on the elliptical only, and I finally got her to go to the gym with me to lift weights. About six months after we had Slade, we decided to get out of the military and open our first gym.

Thus, in 2009, both Militia Fitness and the culture of Bowen family fitness was born.

We started bringing them to the gym when they were babies, said Jesse. They just watched us so much that they wanted to get in on the action.

Today, Jordon is a Strongman competitor and Jesse is a figure competitor, so the family of four are a familiar sight at Militia Fitness. Whether it be lifting weights or having spontaneous dance parties to celebrate personal records, the entire family gets in on the daily workout routine.

Its awesome, said Jesse. We follow the program of the gym, but we scale it back for the kids and make it fun for them. We focus on teaching them form first, but we always make it fun.

For us its about longevity, added Jordon. We always say, Lets have fun with this, because there is no way youre going to stay with fitness for life unless youre having fun.

Jordon said that he believes that statement so much that he built the phrase into the gyms motto; Community, Never Quit and Have Fun.

The community is for edifying and its fun to workout with other people. Never quit is about staying consistent and having fun is about enjoying what youre doing; it should be difficult but enjoyable.

As for the kids, Jesse and Jordon said in their gyms, kids of all ages are welcome.

We are very family friendly, said Jesse. I think as the kids sit there and watch their parents, it inspires them to want to workout. We have members who tell us their 1 year olds do burpees at home.

Sure enough, even before the camera was rolling, Brodie and Slade got to work. Brodie attempted her first ever chin-up, and upon accomplishing it, celebrated by ringing the P.R. bell.

Slade took a challenge from his dad, and the two dead-lifted over their heads and held the barbell for a father-son pose.

They cant help it, they love it, said Jesse.

Hooyah! called Jordon, to which his wife and quickly kids echoed, Never Quit!

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