New Puyallup gym will donate part of its proceeds to a nonprofit. Here’s its mission
Wolves have always meant something to Alexis Drugge. To her, they symbolize resilience and strength — qualities that she embodies and hopes to pass on to those who enter her new gym in downtown Puyallup.
Drugge owns Wolf Heart Fit Co. at 108 N. Meridian. The gym had its grand opening event on Oct. 22. It offers one-hour group fitness classes hosted by one of four coaches, she said.
A portion of the gym’s proceeds will be donated to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Donating funds to RAINN is the gym’s primary mission, followed by making connections with community members, Drugge said.
“I believe that exercise is medicine,” Drugge said. “Fitness … helped me through the darkest moments of life, and I want to be able to offer a safe, inclusive and fun environment where people can also have that in their life.”
The gym offers memberships ranging from $140 to $90. It opens at 5 a.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Closing times vary and more information regarding class times and memberships can be found on the gym’s website.
The gym’s fitness classes include a variety of workouts, Drugge said. There will be days where coaches will focus on strength training as well as high- and low-intensity exercises. Equipment such as dumbbells and kettlebells may be used, she said.
Zoe Wetherbee, one of the coaches at Wolf Heart Fit Co., said the workouts they offer are open and doable for people no matter their skill level.
“All the coaches here are certified and are looking to help everybody make sure that they’re protecting their bodies while also enhancing their bodies,” Drugge said.
Becoming one of the four coaches and working with Drugge was something Desiree Blas said she could not say no to. The gym’s primary mission to donate to RAINN is what stood out to her the most, Blas said.
“Just knowing Alexis personally and everything that she’s been through … she just has that energy and that drive to bring this to life, and it’s happening,” Blas said.
Drugge is a sexual assault survivor and lost her father when she was 14 years old. Fitness is what helped her through it all, she said.
“I come from a family where we all protect our emotions and our feelings and nobody talks about things,” Drugge said. “Working out is what I had that could help me work through my emotions, and it really saved me.”
Through her gym, Drugge hopes to offer the same space for healing to those who need it.
“Everybody has a weight that they’re carrying around with them on their shoulders,” Drugge said. “I want to provide a place for the community where they could just come escape, let it out and feel better when they leave the class.”
