Upcoming Changes in 2025
With just 2 weeks left in 2024, the countdown to the new year is officially on. Over the last few weeks I've been reflecting on how much the KSA Fitness community has grown since I first opened a storefront studio back in December of 2021. And I keep thinking about how we can continue to grow. Our group classes are often full many weeks in advance with active waitlists for most classes -- at least if people remember to add their names to the waitlist. By one perspective, this is a good problem to have. But from my perspective, it kills me to know that people can't get into the classes that fit their schedule. If you want to workout with us, I want you here! So until we have a bigger studio (let's manifest that idea!!), I'm bringing in a few strategies to help us continue to grow as a fitness community.
First up, we'll be adding some classes to the calendar. Starting the week of January 6th there will be a Strength + Conditioning class on Mondays at 12pm. Also starting that week, Barbell Basics will be offered on Saturdays at 12:15pm -- this is a trial time that we'll try for a few months. Hopefully these two classes alleviate some of the pressure on the 12pm S+C classes and the give the heavy lifters another opportunity to get in their lifts!
After doing some research on the policies of other studios in the city, there will also be a shift in how far in advance classes can be booked. Starting January 1, 2025 classes can be booked 2 weeks in advance. I know many of you are used to purchasing your class pass and booking all 6 weeks of classes at once. I recognize that this can be convenient, but it also results in plenty of rescheduled/canceled classes while also creating a class calendar that looks to be fully booked months in advance. Imagine being a new member -- you sign up for a trial class only to find that there aren't any available classes for weeks! Or you manage to get in for a trial class, love it (of course!), but then look at the calendar and all of the classes are full. This is discouraging for new members and makes it difficult for us a grow as a fitness community. To this end, we will also be returning to a 12hr rescheduling/cancellation policy to make sure we can move folks from the waitlist into classes.
Remember when I mentioned opening the first storefront location in December 2021? That was also the last time that I increased class pass prices. Since then we've moved into a bigger studio with more equipment and I have a dynamic group of trainers who are just as committed as I am to helping you reach your fitness goals. The last thing I ever want to do is undervalue the work that the trainers and I put into the delivering amazing small group classes. With that said, starting January 1, 2025 class pass prices will be as follows:
6 Class Pass = $140 + HST
12 Class Pass = $265 + HST
This increase gives me the opportunity to compensate the trainers well so that we can continue to deliver the kind of high quality fitness coaching that you've come to expect at KSA Fitness.
I know that some of these changes will take us a bit to get used to but I'm confident that these changes we help KSA Fitness to continue to grow and welcome new members into this incredible community!
In strength and love,
KSA
