My Studio

When I first dreamed of my studio (about 10 years ago) I wasn't sure it was ever going to happen.  When I finally opened my doors I knew this was what I was meant to do.

It's a scary undertaking but I've had so much help and support from some amazing people.  One person in particular is my friend Peter.  We met when he took my indoor cycling class at one of the many gyms I've worked at.  He's always been so supportive and when I decided to open my studio he was right there helping me get things started.

Having a dream is one thing, but when other people jump on board to help support your dream it's amazing and makes you feel like you can succeed at anything.

What Are You Doing On Monday?

Don't you hate it when your favourite class is cancelled just because it happens to be a holiday Monday? 

 

Well no need to worry!  This Monday I'll be running all classes as usual:

 

6:30am Cycle

9:30am Cycle & Core

6pm Cycle & Box

 

Come out and work off some turkey and feel awesome about yourself!

 

Book Now!

Wholey Fit! A Full Class!

First full cycling class at Wholey Fit!

Melissa's Cycle & Yoga class

Thank You Wholey Fit Helpers!

My studio is almost up and running!  Lots of last minute things to do.  I could not have done it without the generous help of so many people!

First of all Annie the web designer (Annie Curran, Event Planner / Planificatrice d'événements, 514-806-7077 www.anniecurran.com) who designed my beautiful website.  She did such a wonderful job designing it and any changes I ever needed, she took care of right away - and I had A LOT of changes as my studio dream started becoming a reality!

I also have to thank Dara the keyword domain designer/programmer.  I've been operating an Ultrafit Bootcamp in Burnaby for over 4 years now.  When I first started, it was suggested that I get a keyword domain done to direct people to my site.  I hired Dara (RealtySupport.ca; Team Total Marketing and Consulting Inc.) to put it together.  To this day I get over 90% of my business from that site!

Once again she did an awesome job and I'm already on page 1 when you google Kitsilano Indoor Cycling and Kitsilano Indoor Cycling Classes!  I also love that I can go into the back end of my site and make any changes I want to - so easy that even I can do it ;)

Then there's Kirsten my logo designer, Chris the leasing agent, Sal and Bob the subletters, Dan the phone guy, Don the flooring guy and his installer Casey, Zoe the electrician, Ian the contractor, Lenny the painter, Taso, who let us use his van to pick up such things as bikes, tires and flooring, Mark the Keiser rep, SpaBooker the online scheduling providers, Vancity Savings Credit Union (Kitsilano Community Branch) and Puneet the accounts manager who believed in my 'small' dream (which is going to become something HUGE) when my other bank didn't...and of course Norm the awesome boyfriend who can do everything and can make anything happen!

I'll be adding these people to my recommendations page (all except my boyfriend that is) in the next few weeks, so if you need anything done check them out!

Here are some pics of the studio in progress :)

Ian the Contrator

Woohoo!

Lenny the Painter

Norm the Awesome Boyfriend

I still can't believe it's about to happen :)

Me In My Studio

Here's a 'before' shot of my studio (with me in it)

Here are a couple of after shots!:

Quick & Dirty Body Weight Workout!

Got a few minutes to spare to improve your health?  Here's a quick workout you can do anywhere:

50 Push-ups (nice way to warm up) ;)
50 Squats
50 Sumo Squats (legs wide, knees and toes point out.  If you do them right you'll feel it in your inner thighs)
50 Tricep Dips
50 Lunges (50 per leg)

Take breaks if you start to lose your form on any exercise.  Stretch after.

I just did it, now you do it!

My Studio!

 I've got the keys to my studio and yesterday Norm and I went in to check things out!  The guys who were supposed to move the desks out didn't show up so we couldn't really get started with doing anything, but it was great to be able to walk in and start visualizing how it will look when it's done.  It's gonna be AWESOME!!!

Top picture: looking in from the front door.  Bottom picture: looking out from the office to the front door.