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Aaron
Owner · head coach
Named in nearly every review we have. Adapts the methodology to whoever walks in, then trains alongside them rather than watching from a clipboard.
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Our story
What changed was the room
Before the farm there was a warehouse, a barbell club and a decade of coaching, competing and building gym communities in Northern Michigan. Aaron and Leslie ran classes, hosted competitions and put together the volunteer crews that make those weekends work.
In spring 2023 the operation moved out of town and into a finished pole barn on Marion Center Road. Exposed timber, a steel ceiling, a roll up door and a field behind it. The banner from the old space still hangs on the wall, because you do not throw that out.
What did not change is how we coach: every movement taught, every workout scaled, everybody known by name. The setting got quieter and the training got better.
2006
The barbell club years begin. Warehouse space, competitions, volunteer crews.
2022
All levels classes, open gym, Vitality 55+, private training and endurance already running.
2023
Fitness Farm Charlevoix opens in the barn. Grand opening 17 June, free workout and brunch.
Now
Three coaches, fourteen five star reviews, and the only functional fitness box in the area.
