MOVEMENT TERRAIN
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t’s not just your average gym. “We have people who come here from New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and beyond for a unique experience they can’t get anywhere else near them,” said Brian Miller, owner of Movement Terrain OCR Fitness in Wilbraham. “We’re quite different in a way that we are not only a gym where you would go for general fitness…..weight training…..a great workout…..but we have 10,000 square feet of obstacles that you won’t find anywhere else. The reasons why anyone comes to Movement Terrain vary from strictly the fitness aspect to families looking for a fun active time,” he added. Miller equates a “fun active time” to picking up a basketball game outside with friends….. something you don’t think of as a workout, but in a sense it is. “Again, that’s what makes us different, we’re not just about health and fitness, but about having a good time in the process. In the end, I believe that provides greater sustainability because you are enjoying what you are doing,” Miller said.
Movement Terrain opened in July 2017 after Miller left his job as a machine shop manager to become his own boss and bring an entirely new fitness experience for cross-training, mud run loving adults, Ninja Warrior kids, and for families looking for some “fun” to put into a workout. “I was already doing some personal training on the side and had pursued various certifications over the years, but fitness training wasn’t something at the time that I wanted to do full time. I was always of the thought that you go to work for someone else and as a result have some stability in your life,” Miller said. But then things changed. “I took part with some friends in a Rugged Maniac obstacle course. It was fun and amazing and I got a good workout. Before that time I had never gone to any gym or event where there was so much camaraderie among so many athletes of differing levels working together and helping each other. I began to wonder if there were any indoor places where you could train for one of these events, but it took me 4-5 years to make the move,” Miller said. GOLOCALMAGAZINES.COM 31
