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Photo Credit: RL Photo.
Looking for a Little Light
at Alpenglow
This month CVEDC
visited Alpenglow Fitness
on Main Street in Montpelier,
a little studio that has
fought hard to last out the pandemic, thanks to both committed
clients and business owner, Sky Redmond.
Sky’s career took her from Times Argus to Vermont Life to
The Nation before she returned to Vermont and opened Alpenglow
in 2018. Alongside her passion for journalism, Sky
always had a passion for sports and working out, but she had
a particular vision for what she looked for in a fitness studio
Sky hoped her studio would be intentional and welcoming.
She had attended workout classes where she felt intimidated
and like she didn’t belong. But everywhere that she went, she
also took little bits that she did want to incorporate in her studio:
the urban music and high energy from spin classes in New
York City while working at the Nation, and the friendliness
and easy location in her predecessors in the Montpelier space.
It was attending classes in Montpelier that another instructor
first suggested Sky should lead workout classes. She was surprised
by the suggestion and didn’t see herself in the role, but
she came to realize that she wasn’t alone in dreaming of a different
type of workout space.
“I wanted people to experience this studio like getting a big
hug,” Sky told me when we chatted about the studio’s careful
work to build up, many times over and back again, before
and during the Covid-19 pandemic. When I attended a
barre class—and that’s ballet barre, not Barre, Vermont!—I
saw firsthand that Sky had nailed it. The women in the class
I attended were kind and protective. They seemed to have a
variety of athletic inclinations; I thought I spotted a former
ballerina or two in the bunch but also the strong physiques of
those who might be weight lifters. The atmosphere was caring
and kind, and a little bit fragile: this was a community who
really cared about each other and really valued the work of
Alpenglow, service that the pandemic had threatened.
Keeping the special ecosystem of Alpenglow alive during
Covid-19 wasn’t easy. At first the business, not yet two years
old, shut down entirely to comply with regulations. Next, the
assistant manager’s husband engineered plexiglass dividers
to provide group workouts in safety, though the studio could
only operate at 50% capacity. Drops in attendance and teacher
availability caused periods of concern for the business. They
weathered the storm and still offer consideration for the pandemic
including special 1 on 1 cycling classes for those who
are uncomfortable with a group class. Sky has worked hard to
keep Alpenglow open, pursuing community support, getting
the word out about Alpenglow’s barre, cycle, yoga, and combination
classes and fitness retreats for employers and groups.
Sky also received a technical assistance award through the
Community Navigator Pilot Program and partnered with RL
Photo on the gorgeous image you see in this post, to help promote
awareness about Alpenglow for those stuck behind a
screen.
Supporting every loyal community who works out together
is, of course, a great leader, and Alpenglow is fortunate to have
that in Sky. She leads her classes with the nonjudgmental,
positive, encouraging attitude she described wishing for herself.
The hug she wanted to create shows up in her group fi -
ness classes, but the impulse to give that hug comes 100%
from Sky. Without ever coming across as pushy or aggressive,
she is vibrant and bright in a way that helps you relax into your
workout and enjoy it as much as she meant you to. When we
met to chat about Alpenglow, I was struck by the glaze of happiness
on her face—partially due, I think, to her recent wedding
in front of the Eiffel Tower which culminated a bicycle
ride from Amsterdam to Paris! I look forward to many more
visits to Alpenglow and to seeing all the light Sky is able to
bring to her community in the days to come.
• • •
VT PoC continued from previous page
VT PoC advocates for, and increases access to, lasting opportunities
for professionals and businesses of color across
Vermont, to ensure the health and prosperity of a thriving
community.
The Vermont Professionals of Color Network is the hub that
connects BIPOC professionals across the state. What began as
a simple idea of creating community amongst BIPOC professionals
in Vermont has turned into an statewide network that
serves BIPOC at all levels, from students entering the workforce
to experienced professionals and executives. With membership
across Vermont, the goal of VT POC remains consistent:
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