Christian and Amy Wilds opened Wildly Fit at 220 Felch St. in Ann Arbor.
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The husband and wife duo — both American College of Sports Medicine-certified personal trainers in the Ann Arbor area — opened Wildly Fit, at 220 Felch St., earlier this year. The studio celebrated its grand opening in early June.
“We always wanted to do this,” Amy said. “We jumped on this location. It’s hard to find outdoor space — especially connected to your studio.”
TRX Suspension Trainers hang outside Wildly Fit's new studio on Felch Street.
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Located in a former Ann Arbor Art Center building just north of downtown, Wildly Fit utilizes its 1,000-square-foot studio for personal training and group fitness classes. When the weather cooperates, classes are held outside on the property.
“Everything at this point is mostly outdoor,” Amy said. “We’re not afraid of a little rain.”
Wildly Fit specializes in TRX Suspension Training and Cardio Resistance Training classes, more commonly known as boot camp. The studio has elliptical machines, a treadmill, spinning bike, a FreeMotion machine, punching bag, free weights, kettlebells and other equipment.
“We have to be very creative in our workouts, because we don’t have a lot of machines,” Christian said.
“It’s a perfect location, because we have all these parks nearby,” he added.
Wildly Fit took over the space vacated by Pure Barre last year.
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Christian — who’s training a group of clients for a Tough Mudder race — said they will jog to nearby parks and run up hills and stairs.
Wildly Fit mostly offers one-on-one or semi-private training by appointment, but it also has 16 group classes per week, or a group — which must be comprised of at least five people — can customize a class. First-time clients can try a class for free, and the studio offers student discounts. It also plans to host a youth fitness camp beginning in July.
In the competitive world of health and fitness, Amy and Christian said they are finding their niche by solely focusing on providing one-on-one attention andy fitness training.
“We just want to be fitness,” Amy said. “That’s what we’re good at.”
Lizzy Alfs is a business reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at 734-623-2584 or email her at lizzyalfs@annarbor.com. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lizzyalfs.