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Montecito Fitness Opens on Coast Village Road

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by Kelly Mahan Herrick

Kaitlyn Furr and Ben Kirkwood have opened a new private training facility on Coast Village Road called Montecito Fitness. The luxury studio is located in the former location of Trattoria Mollie, which closed in 2018. “When we saw this space, we knew we wanted to be here,” Furr told us during a recent visit to the facility, which opened at the beginning of the year.

The duo have lengthy backgrounds in the fitness space: Furr has a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and is an NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Corrective Exercise Specialist along with other certifications; she gained the majority of her personal training experience during her three years at Equinox. Kirkwood has a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Sports Science and was a high school and collegiate athlete in football, basketball, and track. His most recent work has been as a coach at Orange Theory Fitness in downtown Santa Barbara. He is a Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Group Fitness Instructor through AFAA, among other certifications.

Furr says the pandemic has changed people’s fitness habits, with many people preferring a private training atmosphere instead of working out at a big gym. The last few years, Furr has built her clientele through house calls and a workout

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