Short Summary
RenFitness, LLC has become an integral part of the ultimate community in Seattle over the past three years. We are a strength and conditioning team that love the sport of ultimate and the people that make up this great community!
In January of 2017, the very first RenFitness Gym will open in the Ballard neighborhood in Seattle!! Having our own space will allow us to expand our programming for the ultimate community while also creating the first indoor space devoted to the sport. But we need your support in order to make it happen! The gym will hold exciting physical features, including the only indoor turf in the country dedicated to ultimate. The facility will be equipped to support both individual and team strength and conditioning training sessions. RenFitness professionals will be available whenever the gym is open to help you maximize your training. It will also be a gathering place for the community. Ultimate players will use the gym to come together to watch game film, for social gatherings, and community organizing.
The gym is conveniently located on major bus lines that run along 15th Ave NW and NW Market St, including the D-line and the 44. We’re also just a short pedal away from the Burke Gilman Trail.
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Physical Features:
- 3000SF of indoor turf
- Functional training equipment (kettlebells, squat racks, foam rollers, the works)
- 2 gender-neutral restrooms and a shower
- Community space with couches/TV and tables/chairs
- Huge parking lot (37 spaces) and lots of street parking
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Program Offerings:
- Courses from KB Circuit to RenFit to yoga
- Team programming and clinics
- Workshops and seminars for coaches and players
- Weekly turf and social events (mini league, goaltimate, movie nights)
- Field space and facility rental
- Expanded RenFitness internship and coaches program
- Virtual Gym subscriptions for those outside Seattle
Here’s a sketch of what our schedule could look like!
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Don’t live in Seattle? We’re planning on offering a Virtual Gym subscription to share our programming and seminars with you! With enough funding, we’ll be able to offer this as early as June of 2017!
Our vision is ambitious, but with your help, we can create something great!
What We Need & What You Get
We’re asking for $30,000 to get the gym started! This will pay for:
- 34x70 feet of indoor turf (enough for 3 Seattle-sized mini games or one goalty game!) and surrounding netting
- Functional training equipment, rubber flooring, power racks, barbells and weights, kettlebells, dumbbells, weight benches, cardio machines
- Community space furniture, refrigerator, sink, TV
If we don’t reach this goal, the money will still go towards these features we plan to offer - it just might take more time to roll them all out! With additional funding, we can afford:
- “The Big Wall” projector for live ultimate screenings, movie nights, and reactive film-based training
- Virtual gym access available by June 2017
- A mobile gym to bring RenFitness to other areas of Seattle, especially lower-resourced communities
- Offices for wellness professionals, with physical therapist and massage therapy services, beginning January 2018
- Two more power racks for team training
- Cardio equipment upgrades to self-powered treadmills
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We’d love to show our appreciation for your help by offering you the following perks. Check out the sidebar for the different combos we’re offering! Make sure you select your desired perk package when you donate. All our gear comes from AGW.
- Limited Edition Strive and Uplift Headband
- Limited Edition FLEX Hat
- Limited Edition Strive and Uplift Tank
- Name on the Wall of Awesome
- Two-Hour Event Space Rental
Are you interested in becoming an investor in the RenFitness gym project? We're looking for a couple more people to be involved at the 10K-20K level - please contact Ren at renultimate@gmail.com for more details!
The Impact
As long-standing members of the ultimate community in Seattle, we are ready to create a space designed specifically for this wonderful population. With your help, we can bring this dream to life! When we open our doors in January we want to be ready to train individuals and teams, provide community events, and offer indoor turf activities.
Risks & Challenges
We’ve signed the lease, so the ball is already rolling! This crowdfunding campaign will enable us to deliver the complete package we’ve described here.
Other Ways You Can Help
If you’re unable to contribute to the campaign at this time, but you want to help us out, here’s how!
Share this campaign with everyone you know! You can start online by using the Indiegogo sharing tools up at the top of the page. Talk about the gym with other ultimate players on the sideline of your next game, pickup, or team party. Let’s generate excitement about this new community asset!
If you have some skills, talents, goods, or time you want to share, please fill out this form.
