How did Staying Alive Fitness come together?
NANCY, Staying Alive Proprietor, as stated in our first newsletter dated Spring of 2006.
“Talking with friends, we realized we wanted a fitness club close by that met our needs. Staying Alive grew out of meeting Leanne when our boys played hockey together. As I got to know Leanne, I found her inspiring. She lives the life. We talked strategy but I was frustrated because I really wanted to see her “out there”, to have a place where she could flourish. Finally I said, “What would it take to make our goals happen?” We found this place after some false starts, got ready between November and December 2005 and then hit the ground running.
LEANNE MONAGHAN, Manager, as stated in our first newsletter dated Spring of 2006.
How did you become interested in the fitness field? As long as I remember I have been interested in fitness. From elementary school on, I participated in track & field, basketball, ringette, and rode horses. In the ‘80’s I taught Aerobics and did body building. Eight years ago, when I attended massage therapy school, my girlfriend and I started experimenting with Pilates and I loved what it did for my body and my mind. In the Fall of 2004, Nancy Elop and I started making plans to open a new gym in town. It took a year of developing behind the scenes and six weeks from possession of the building to our Grand Opening.
What are your goals for the gym? I would like to see the gym, not only a place to work out, but to get educated through lecture series, kids and senior programs, a holistic approach to health & fitness. Down the road I would like to see Staying Alive Fitness become a training centre where we would certify future instructors. I would like to continue to educate myself in Pilates, Personal Training, and introduce both Table Penchenat as well as other Pilates Equipment.
