By Sara Beth Williams–
Wild and Fly Fitness will be holding a weekend-long grand opening celebration, the new gym’s owner said Wednesday.
The festivities will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 19, and Sunday, July 20, and include kids’ activities, a bounce house, special offers for classes, and more, Wild and Fly Fitness founder Wendy Fuentes said. The gym has been open for almost a year but has had many difficulties in staffing and customer retention due to the ongoing construction on Auburn Boulevard.
Fuentes confirmed a ribbon cutting took place on Nov. 7, which included a meet and greet with instructors and special offers. The fitness center previously had offered trial classes throughout the month of October, and Fuentes said some attendees for her classes came from as far as Davis.
The gym offers multiple fitness classes, including yoga, Zumba, Pilates, rebound, and sling bungee fitness.
Fuentes also said the studio offers pelvic health fitness classes and other fitness classes for those who are over 40 years of age, which are designed to help both men and women who are experiencing less or limited range of motion due to age or recovering from injuries.
In a November interview, Fuentes said she came across sling bungee fitness before the pandemic and traveled to Oklahoma to train and become certified.
After becoming certified, her two adult children suffered traumatic injuries that left lasting nerve damage and prevented them from walking for a time. Contending daily with helping them heal motivated Fuentes to embark on developing a fitness program that would help her children and others experiencing similar injuries heal naturally.
Sling bungee fitness is defined as a workout program that combines aerial acrobatics, suspension training, and resistance training. Residents can book a spot for fitness classes in advance on the gym’s website.
New hours for the fitness center are listed as follows:
Sunday: closed
Monday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 4 to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday: 4 to 8:30 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1 to 4 p.m.
Wild and Fly Fitness is located at 8215 Auburn Blvd.
