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Fort
Myers, FL – January 2025 / NewsmakerAlert: The parents of youngsters
with “wanna-be” Ninjas have a new happy destination for their little warriors
as the Ultimate
Ninjas Academy finalizes construction in South Fort Myers. The site
is a mini-nirvana for parents of children with boundless energy as well
as a safe and supervised setting where kids can run up warped walls, climb
rock walls and traverse obstacles like those they see on TV. The Academy
also provides a healthy diversion from screen time for the little ones,
while building confidence, improving balance, fitness and overall athletic
ability.
Located
at 9281 College Parkway, next door to Anytime Fitness in the Wal-Mart Neighborhood
Market Center, the new school is the first in Florida for the Chicago-based
Ultimate Ninjas Franchise Group, a retail-footprint, obstacle course gym
specially designed for kids aged 10 months to 10 years old.
Additional
businesses in the College Parkway building will include Living Vine Organic
Cafe and The Community Pregnancy Clinic. The building is designed to replicate
America’s own White House in Washington, DC. Total square footage is 7,000
– 3,000 of which will be occupied by the Ultimate Ninjas Academy. The opening
of the Academy is expected from mid-to-late February, pending completion
of construction. They are currently hiring positive, enthusiastic, fitness
and child-loving college-aged students to serve as coaches and expect to
generate 10 new positions at the site. Contact Cordula Reichardt via email
at Cordula@ultimateninjas.com.
Owners
of the new Ultimate Ninjas Academy are Jim
Stewart and Cordula
Reichardt, who also own the neighboring Anytime Fitness. Prior to Anytime,
Reichardt co-owned a successful local CrossFit gym while Stewart worked
as an employee of Ford Motor Company, later buying Marketing Associates,
a Ford supplier. The partners have owned the Anytime Fitness for 12 years.
“We
didn’t have to look far for the perfect Academy manager,” said Reichardt.
“Kristen
Gustafson was a personal trainer in our gym and has the positive and
enthusiastic personality we were seeking to be the face of the Academy.
“Kristen will serve as Operations Manager, guiding memberships, classes,
and events for the kids.”
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Kristen Gustafson, Ultimate
Ninjas Academy Operations Manager, Jim Stewart and Cordula Reichardt, co-owners
of Anytime Fitness and the
new Ultimate Ninjas Academy with their panda mascots for the youngsters’
gym.
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Stewart
purchased the building that is now Anytime Fitness, 9211 College Parkway
in 2013, and literally the same day he and Reichardt closed on the purchase
of the Anytime Fitness franchise. Their long-term goal was to establish
additional health and fitness-oriented businesses. When the land next door
became available, they seized the opportunity to expand their mission.
Under
the same corporate umbrella as full-size Ultimate
Ninjas training gyms, five Ultimate
Ninjas Academy locations are currently in various stages of construction
in the United States. The concept was conceived to respond to an increased
demand for pre-k and toddler programming. Ultimate Ninjas is the world’s
premier ninja gym franchise with 14 current or pending United States locations
with sites soon to be opening in other countries. The Ultimate Ninjas Academy
brand is driving the ninja sport forward by developing a world-class sport
and entertainment venue with programs that tap into highly popular ninja
obstacle course racing which will be included in the 2028 Olympics’ Modern
Pentathlon event.
Staffed
by certified trainers with a specific curriculum, classes range from parent
involved beginning movement through independent skill-based obstacle classes.
Coaches work with the young Ninjas on developing age-appropriate activities
that promote learning through play and exploration while cultivating a
positive environment where children develop valuable skills early in their
development. For additional information, contact JimStewart4@yahoo.com.
For
more information about Ultimate Ninjas Academy, visit UltimateNinjas.com/ultimate-ninjas-academy.
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