The story of Cardio & Sculpt It begins when Rebeca Sutton's second child was born and she had postpartum depression. She was not an exercise and diet person. On the contrary, she was very overweight. The doctor told her that it was self-abandonment that led her to that depression. “Don't worry. I'm going to send you antidepressants and therapy. You’re going to be fine,” she noted.
Rebeca was 23 years old and her mother warned her that she would not allow her to be given antidepressants at her age. The alternative suggested by the doctor was to change the diet and lead a healthy lifestyle that included physical activity. Bottom line: diet and exercise instead of therapy and antidepressants.
In a short time, Rebeca came out of depression and became passionate about exercise because she discovered that far beyond the physical, it is therapeutic and healing. Today Rebeca Sutton is one of the most popular fitness entrepreneurs in Latin America; She created her own technique called Cardio & Sculpt, which has all the cardio and dynamism of fitness and the balance of yoga.
Rebeca Sutton, Woman of the Year in the field of fitness and wellness
“I had a lot of symptoms like stress and anxiety and I really got rid of that without needing medication. My medicine was to exercise and eat healthy. Then I lost more than 20 kilos and became passionate about everything that has to do with physical activation,” she remembers.
Today Cardio & Sculpt has four studios: Bosques de las Lomas, Interlomas, Lomas de Chapultepec and Polanco in Mexico City. The Cardio & Sculpt online program is sold to over a thousand women around the world. People have bought it in Europe, Australia, Israel, the United States, Latin America, among others.
“The most important thing is that we talk about the story of an entrepreneur who started with a concept that no one believed in. I believed and today Cardio & Sculpt is a program that has an incredible impact everywhere. This year the International Business Congress named me Woman of the Year in the field of fitness and wellness,” she says.
This is how Rebeca decided to delve deeply into this whole field of a healthier life, and began to study, train and qualify both in Mexico and in the United States. She created her own Cardio & Sculpt technique and began giving classes almost free to her acquaintances in the buildings where they live.
“I knocked on the door of all the fitness and yoga studios in CDMX and no one was interested in the project. Nobody believed in this idea because it was its own concept: a fusion between fitness and yoga. Everyone hit me and many told me: 'It doesn't work', 'It's no use', 'You're not going to get anywhere'. I had to start from scratch and make my own way,” she recalls.
Mandatory rest for Cardio & Sculpt
Rebeca Sutton began teaching classes to five people in a departmental building and became increasingly popular and went to many buildings to teach her technique. She had so many people that it was already a problem to be there. For this reason, she opened her first studio in Bosques de las Lomas in 2017 and quickly expanded to Interlomas because there was no room.
“The COVID-19 pandemic came and I had to close my studies for more than a year, but I created my online program and the business grew much more. The amazing thing about Cardio & Sculpt is that it is created for the needs of women of any age. We have 10, 20, 30 and 50 minute high or low impact workouts with the option of beginner, intermediate or advanced. There is no excuse anymore.”
The success of Cardio & Sculpt is that it really gives results – says the entrepreneur – “The before and after photos are impressive.” Part of Rebeca Sutton's success has been understanding that the competition is with herself, it is not about seeing what others are doing. “I focus on what else I can offer to differentiate myself and stay ahead.”
His advice: “You have to believe in yourself and visualize where you want to go and move forward. Work hard until you can not only believe, but create what you have in mind without waiting for others to give you accreditation. Don't care what others say. Whether or not they believe in you. Nobody believed in me and they even made fun of my idea. There will be ups and downs, but you have to focus on keeping walking. Don't stop until you reach the goal.”