1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,547 Speaker 1: This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place 2 00:00:03,567 --> 00:00:05,972 where local businesses and neighbors come together. 3 00:00:05,972 --> 00:00:09,570 Here's your host, Nick George. 4 00:00:12,981 --> 00:00:14,507 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Good Neighbor Podcast. 5 00:00:14,507 --> 00:00:16,847 Are you in need of an exciting fitness studio? 6 00:00:16,847 --> 00:00:18,667 One might be closer than you think. 7 00:00:18,667 --> 00:00:21,807 Today I have the pleasure of introducing your good neighbor, 8 00:00:22,289 --> 00:00:26,201 wendy DiMario, and her two other business owners, kelsey and 9 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:28,446 Kelsey, with Fit5 Studio. 10 00:00:28,446 --> 00:00:30,893 Wendy, kelsey and Kelsey, how's it going? 11 00:00:32,180 --> 00:00:32,460 Speaker 3: Good. 12 00:00:32,460 --> 00:00:33,203 How are you today? 13 00:00:33,944 --> 00:00:35,628 Speaker 2: Good, excellent. 14 00:00:35,628 --> 00:00:38,514 We're excited to learn all about you and your business. 15 00:00:38,514 --> 00:00:40,262 Tell us about your fitness studio. 16 00:00:41,746 --> 00:00:42,747 Speaker 3: Well, thanks for having us. 17 00:00:42,747 --> 00:00:45,973 I'll get started and I'll let Kelsey and Kelsey jump in. 18 00:00:45,973 --> 00:00:49,365 We are the owners of Fit5 Studio. 19 00:00:49,365 --> 00:00:53,313 We are based in Fort Collins and we also have a studio in 20 00:00:53,353 --> 00:00:56,585 Windsor and we teach the Legree method. 21 00:00:56,585 --> 00:01:00,173 The Legree method is done on a megaformer machine. 22 00:01:00,173 --> 00:01:02,765 Some people like to compare it to Pilates. 23 00:01:02,765 --> 00:01:05,611 It's similar, but it definitely has its differences. 24 00:01:05,611 --> 00:01:11,350 It's a high intensity, low impact workout for all ages, any 25 00:01:11,350 --> 00:01:12,313 type of fitness level. 26 00:01:12,313 --> 00:01:15,233 We work with all different types of people coming into our 27 00:01:15,274 --> 00:01:18,947 studio that are interested in taking care of themselves and 28 00:01:19,126 --> 00:01:21,311 evolving their fitness regime. 29 00:01:21,311 --> 00:01:24,689 I'll let maybe Kelsey Bantz or Kelsey jump in with any ads. 30 00:01:25,500 --> 00:01:27,927 Speaker 4: Yeah, so Legree is a strength training based method, 31 00:01:27,947 --> 00:01:29,831 so that's a major difference from Pilates. 32 00:01:29,831 --> 00:01:33,370 So what we teach is all based on strength training. 33 00:01:36,501 --> 00:01:37,566 Speaker 2: How did you get into the business? 34 00:01:39,301 --> 00:01:39,902 Speaker 3: Good question. 35 00:01:41,805 --> 00:01:46,713 So Kelsey Miles and I were both clients at the studio prior to 36 00:01:46,813 --> 00:01:50,829 owning it and Kelsey Vance was an instructor at that studio. 37 00:01:51,900 --> 00:01:54,429 And during COVID, the previous owner, who was the sole 38 00:01:54,489 --> 00:01:57,819 proprietor, decided that she wanted to sell the business. 39 00:01:57,819 --> 00:02:01,909 And Kelsey Miles and I said we did not want the studio to go 40 00:02:02,049 --> 00:02:06,641 out of business, have any chance of it closing, did not want the 41 00:02:06,641 --> 00:02:07,864 studio to go out of business, have any chance of it closing, 42 00:02:07,885 --> 00:02:09,509 and so we knew that Kelsey Vance was interested in potentially 43 00:02:09,569 --> 00:02:10,813 owning a studio herself. 44 00:02:10,813 --> 00:02:15,104 So the three of us got together and, in a very serendipitous 45 00:02:15,164 --> 00:02:19,054 type of way, decided to buy the studio from the previous owner. 46 00:02:19,054 --> 00:02:22,864 So we bought the studio in the midst of COVID, so it was in 47 00:02:23,185 --> 00:02:26,409 November of 2020, which I think we all like to say. 48 00:02:26,409 --> 00:02:31,723 It was a little bit of a risk for us to do so, but it has 49 00:02:31,763 --> 00:02:32,967 worked out really well. 50 00:02:32,967 --> 00:02:36,264 Obviously, being able to grow the studio now to a second 51 00:02:36,305 --> 00:02:40,221 location speaks to the fact that the three of us, I think, had a 52 00:02:40,221 --> 00:02:46,151 passion for Legree and the Fit5 business itself and have done 53 00:02:46,252 --> 00:02:49,667 really, really well in growing it and expanding it in the 54 00:02:49,706 --> 00:02:50,911 Northern Colorado community. 55 00:02:53,062 --> 00:02:55,468 Speaker 2: What are some myths or misconceptions in your 56 00:02:55,508 --> 00:02:55,871 industry? 57 00:02:59,843 --> 00:03:02,150 Speaker 4: I would say that you have to know what you're doing. 58 00:03:02,150 --> 00:03:05,604 To take your first class, that's really good. 59 00:03:05,604 --> 00:03:08,072 Yeah, some people always you know they always get phone calls 60 00:03:08,072 --> 00:03:10,122 Like I've never done this before, is that okay? 61 00:03:10,122 --> 00:03:12,527 Do I have to take a special class or anything like that 62 00:03:12,568 --> 00:03:12,968 before? 63 00:03:12,968 --> 00:03:13,972 And absolutely not. 64 00:03:13,972 --> 00:03:16,591 You can come in as a beginner and take any class you want on 65 00:03:16,631 --> 00:03:17,213 our schedule. 66 00:03:17,213 --> 00:03:21,163 Um, so it's very beginner friendly and you can be doing 67 00:03:21,203 --> 00:03:22,985 this for years and years and years and still get that 68 00:03:23,026 --> 00:03:24,026 challenging workout. 69 00:03:24,026 --> 00:03:27,651 So I think people when they think of you know trying 70 00:03:27,692 --> 00:03:30,055 something new, they're very hesitant because they've never 71 00:03:30,094 --> 00:03:30,695 done it before. 72 00:03:30,695 --> 00:03:34,307 So I think a misconception is that a beginner can't do 73 00:03:34,368 --> 00:03:34,870 something new. 74 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,328 Speaker 2: Who are your target customers and how do you attract 75 00:03:39,328 --> 00:03:39,710 them now? 76 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,388 Speaker 3: That's a great question, kelsey Miles, you go. 77 00:03:49,161 --> 00:03:52,268 Speaker 5: I would say our ideal client is well, typically it's 78 00:03:52,328 --> 00:03:52,688 women. 79 00:03:52,688 --> 00:03:55,643 Women are just known to do fitness group fitness classes 80 00:03:55,703 --> 00:04:01,140 more than men, but we do have men that take our classes, but 81 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:07,612 ideally it's a woman, usually in her would say over 35 to 50 is 82 00:04:07,652 --> 00:04:09,942 kind of our demographic Right. 83 00:04:09,942 --> 00:04:13,450 It's low impact, so we're looking for longevity of our 84 00:04:13,471 --> 00:04:13,852 bodies. 85 00:04:13,852 --> 00:04:19,706 Typically it's it's somebody that just really wants to push 86 00:04:19,747 --> 00:04:27,461 themselves physically, mentally, physically, mentally. 87 00:04:27,461 --> 00:04:28,783 It's a tough workout and even though you're in a group setting 88 00:04:28,783 --> 00:04:31,249 , it's really like focused on yourself and where you want to 89 00:04:31,288 --> 00:04:33,093 be and how hard you want to make it. 90 00:04:33,093 --> 00:04:36,244 So, yeah, do you guys have something to add? 91 00:04:36,244 --> 00:04:38,309 No, I think that's good. 92 00:04:38,810 --> 00:04:39,892 Speaker 2: Oh, go ahead, Keep going. 93 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:41,644 Speaker 3: No, no, that was good . 94 00:04:41,644 --> 00:04:43,228 That was a great answer, I concur. 95 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:47,684 Speaker 2: Outside of work. 96 00:04:47,684 --> 00:04:48,988 What do each of you do for fun? 97 00:04:53,021 --> 00:04:56,944 Speaker 5: I'll go, first Things , outdoors hiking, skiing, 98 00:04:57,725 --> 00:05:03,377 reading, spending time with my family, my kids. 99 00:05:05,947 --> 00:05:06,971 Speaker 4: Yeah, same thing outside. 100 00:05:06,971 --> 00:05:09,774 I mean, we live in Colorado so it's always something to do. 101 00:05:09,774 --> 00:05:12,853 A lot of pickleball in my family, always at the park 102 00:05:12,892 --> 00:05:14,576 playing pickleball, especially in the summertime. 103 00:05:16,466 --> 00:05:19,812 Speaker 3: And I would say for me again outdoors, colorado 104 00:05:19,951 --> 00:05:22,737 fitness, riding my bike. 105 00:05:23,278 --> 00:05:25,444 Speaker 2: I'm just being outside and spending time with 106 00:05:25,485 --> 00:05:29,675 my family as well okay, unless somebody else wants to answer 107 00:05:29,716 --> 00:05:31,627 this, I'm going to direct the question towards Wendy. 108 00:05:31,627 --> 00:05:38,985 Please describe a hardship or life challenge you overcame and 109 00:05:39,045 --> 00:05:40,047 how it made you stronger. 110 00:05:40,047 --> 00:05:41,127 What comes to mind? 111 00:05:45,612 --> 00:05:46,653 Speaker 3: Oh, that's a good question. 112 00:05:46,653 --> 00:06:05,245 I think anytime that there's loss in your personal life and 113 00:06:05,266 --> 00:06:06,569 that can be through death or relationships I think it teaches 114 00:06:06,569 --> 00:06:07,250 you to dig deep and find strength. 115 00:06:07,250 --> 00:06:09,656 And I know that for myself and I'm going to tie this back to 116 00:06:09,675 --> 00:06:15,795 the business my a way for me to have gotten through those types 117 00:06:15,836 --> 00:06:21,598 of situations has been to I escaped by going to fit five and 118 00:06:21,598 --> 00:06:24,627 even though it's my business and I own it, I obviously work 119 00:06:24,687 --> 00:06:30,500 out there and it's a community-based business and my 120 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:35,110 community at Fit5, inclusive of my business owners, really 121 00:06:35,190 --> 00:06:37,196 helped me get through some challenging times. 122 00:06:37,196 --> 00:06:40,629 And I think there's a lot of our clients who have found that 123 00:06:40,709 --> 00:06:45,016 community within the walls of our studio to where they're 124 00:06:45,115 --> 00:06:49,526 faced with whether they're challenges of loss it could even 125 00:06:49,526 --> 00:06:52,536 be a loss of a job, anything like that. 126 00:06:52,536 --> 00:06:56,653 There's an aspect of the people that are at and go to our 127 00:06:56,694 --> 00:06:59,887 studio that really care about each other and that helps them 128 00:06:59,906 --> 00:07:00,427 get through it. 129 00:07:00,807 --> 00:07:04,154 And I'm going to flip it to say, on the opposite side, it's also 130 00:07:04,154 --> 00:07:06,579 a place where we celebrate wonderful things together. 131 00:07:06,579 --> 00:07:09,531 So you know, this past weekend was the Colorado State 132 00:07:09,632 --> 00:07:10,815 University graduation. 133 00:07:10,815 --> 00:07:13,197 There's a lot of clients that came in to say that their kids 134 00:07:13,238 --> 00:07:16,348 graduated and we're all there to help celebrate and help. 135 00:07:16,348 --> 00:07:19,392 You know to support one another in good times and bad times. 136 00:07:19,392 --> 00:07:21,076 So for me it was. 137 00:07:21,076 --> 00:07:24,968 You know Fit5 was a grounding space for me through some really 138 00:07:24,968 --> 00:07:25,649 difficult times. 139 00:07:27,473 --> 00:07:29,418 Speaker 2: Wendy or one of the Kelseys, please tell our 140 00:07:29,485 --> 00:07:32,334 listeners one thing they should remember about Fit5 Studio. 141 00:07:36,925 --> 00:07:38,678 Speaker 4: The workout is challenging and the most 142 00:07:38,713 --> 00:07:41,170 rewarding thing you do and you come back for the community. 143 00:07:41,211 --> 00:07:42,956 Speaker 2: the workout is challenging and the most 144 00:07:43,038 --> 00:07:44,845 rewarding thing you do and you come back for the community. 145 00:07:44,845 --> 00:07:48,956 Yeah, how can our listeners learn more about Fit5 Studio? 146 00:07:52,166 --> 00:07:53,232 Speaker 5: You can visit our website. 147 00:07:53,232 --> 00:07:56,194 It has all the information about what Liguri is our 148 00:07:56,213 --> 00:07:56,776 schedule. 149 00:07:56,776 --> 00:08:00,372 Same with social media. 150 00:08:00,372 --> 00:08:02,994 You can follow us on Instagram at Fit5Studio. 151 00:08:02,994 --> 00:08:06,553 That's where we post a lot of what's going on for the week, 152 00:08:06,613 --> 00:08:07,076 for the month. 153 00:08:07,076 --> 00:08:10,954 You can also join our email list through our website. 154 00:08:10,954 --> 00:08:13,392 That's where you get a ton of information of all of our 155 00:08:13,432 --> 00:08:16,312 special events, special sales, everything like that goes out. 156 00:08:16,312 --> 00:08:17,035 Email first. 157 00:08:19,065 --> 00:08:20,672 Speaker 2: Well, ladies, I really appreciate you being on 158 00:08:20,692 --> 00:08:23,132 the show and we wish you and your business the best moving 159 00:08:23,173 --> 00:08:23,514 forward. 160 00:08:24,365 --> 00:08:26,475 Speaker 3: Thank you for inviting us. 161 00:08:26,475 --> 00:08:27,218 We appreciate it. 162 00:08:28,865 --> 00:08:30,672 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to the Good Neighbor 163 00:08:30,692 --> 00:08:31,295 podcast. 164 00:08:31,295 --> 00:08:34,211 To nominate your favorite local businesses to be featured on 165 00:08:34,230 --> 00:08:37,557 the show, go to GNP Fort Collins dot com. 166 00:08:37,557 --> 00:08:45,961 That's GNP Fort Collins dot com , or call 970-438-0825.