Today we’d like to introduce you to Kellie Van Dyke.
Hi Kellie, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself
My story starts about 13 years ago. I had just given birth to my first daughter (who is now eight) and was back to work. Sitting at a desk/office job in tears because I didn’t enjoy the work that I was doing and I wanted to find a job where I could still be at home with my daughter. That day, I got an email forwarded to me to audition to be a Barre instructor. I did the audition, went through the training, and left my current job to be a fitness instructor.
Since then my love for health, wellness, and connection in a group fitness format grew, as did my family. Now I am blessed to be a mother to two beautiful girls, Lillian and Ruby and a wife to my wonderful and supportive husband Zach! I have taken several other trainings to grow and hone in on my skill as an instructor. At the end of 2019, the owner of one of the studio’s where I was teaching asked if I would be interested in taking over and purchasing the business. I said YES! With a lot of mentoring and about one year of transition, I took over. I have LOVED being able to steer the studio in a direction that aligns with what I believe to be important in the fitness industry.
I completely took over and renamed the studio ALIGN on July 1st, 2020. Of course, we all know that since then it has been a little bit of a struggle. My first year in business has proven to be some of the most challenging times in my career, but we made it through the tough stuff that Covid-19 brought and are now doing pretty great! I know that I want to grow the community and get back to the numbers we had pre-covid and I believe that will happen. This is really just the beginning for Align Fitness Studio and its community.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
As I mentioned in my previous back story. Covid-19 has brought on a lot of hardship. We had to completely close the studio for several months and move our entire platform to offer 100% virtual classes.
Because of that reason and other people needing to make changes to their own finances, and do what is best for their health, we ended up losing a lot of our members. Fortunately, we had a solid group of clients that stuck with us through the pandemic. We have also been blessed with good, hard working staff and instructors that helped me pivot the business in a time of need. When we were finally able to open the doors to the studio it was (and still is ) difficult to get members signed up.
There is a little bit of fear about being in a group setting, however, we are and have always been such a clean facility. We still have all the adjustments in place to make our studio a safe and healthy place to be. I am hoping that things will pick up and get back to normal so that we can fill up our classes again.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
Align Fitness Studio is a boutique fitness studio located near Liberty Park. We are most well known for our top- notch Barre classes! However, we offer several different formats including Yoga, Dance Cardio, TRX, and Pilates.
I am most proud of the training for instructors that I have developed and the continuing education that I am able to offer my instructors to ensure that the classes stay fresh and the instructors keep growing in their education and knowledge. I am also proud of the community that I have created. Align is really such a fun atmosphere and everyone that walks into the studio becomes a part of something greater.
So, before we go, how can our readers or others connect or collaborate with you? How can they support you?
I am always happy to work out any type of collaboration to get more people in the doors to share my passion and grow our community! Spread the word, let people know who are and what we offer. We can always host a private class, or do trade work for other services. Email me at kellie@alignslc.com!
Pricing:
- New Client Special – two weeks unlimited $39
- 12 Month unlimited monthly membership – $129 per month
- Student Special – 10 class pack $149
- Dance Cardio punch pass – 10 classes for $150
Contact Info:
- Email: manager@alignslc.com
- Website: www.alignslc.com
- Instagram: @align.slc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alignfitnessslc
