- December 8, 2025
Ormond Beach couple Becky Rohmeyer and Nigel Smith have been dating for four years. Photo by Paige Wilson
Daytona Beach resident Nacole Bryant-Covington throws a hard punch while working out next to her husband, Vincent Covington. Photo by Paige Wilson
Mike Glover holds up his son Hunter while his wife, Paige Glover, instructs the class. Photo by Paige Wilson
La Toya Gregory works out next to her son, Bryson Gregory. Photo by Paige Wilson
Victoria Buckley winds up for a punch while her boyfriend Jared Owens keeps the punching bag steady. Photo by Paige Wilson
Daytona Beach resident Vincent Covington takes a stab at the punching bag next to his wife, Nacole Bryant-Covington. Photo by Paige Wilson
Ormond Beach Rachel Rodriguez throws a punch while her father, Gus Rodriguez, holds the bag. Photo by Paige Wilson
Palm Coast resident Jared Owens and Ormond Beach resident Victoria Buckley have been dating for two months. Photo by Paige Wilson
Becky Rohmeyer throws a punch while working out next to her boyfriend of four years, Nigel Smith. Photo by Paige Wilson
Palm Coast resident Jared Owens and Ormond Beach resident Victoria Buckley prepare to throw another punch. Photo by Paige Wilson
Armed with left hooks, right jabs and rapid-fire punches, couples got down and sweaty during a partners kickboxing class at Fight Fit in Ormond Beach on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
“People go through marriages and through relationships, and I feel like that’s already hard enough to do,” Fight Fit Coach Paige Glovers said. “So, this creates teamwork and encouragement.”
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, about a dozen people — made up of relationships, marriages, a mother and son, and a father and daughter — threw punches at punching bags and did countless burpees, squats, suicide sprints and other exercises during an intense, hour-long workout.
This is the first year Fight Fit has held the couples workout, said owner Dominique Simmons.
“It’s an opportunity to bring their significant other to a workout,” Simmons said. “They know that their partner is gone for an hour out of the day working out, so this gives them an insight into the kind of workout they’re doing.”
Ormond Beach resident Victoria Buckley and Palm Coast resident Jared Owen have only been dating for about two months, but the pair enjoyed pushing themselves and encouraging each other through the workout.
“It definitely shows a lot of vulnerability and trust,” Buckley said.
Nearly four years of dating allowed Ormond Beach residents Nigel Smith and Becky Rohmeyer to be in sync during the workout.
“It’s pretty good for teamwork,” Rohmeyer said. “You see how well you work together.”
Simmons said Fight Fit would love to host the class again, as well as try it out at the studio’s South Daytona location.
Call 944-9404 for the Ormond Beach studio, located at 495 S. Nova Road, Suite 107.
