About 15 years ago, a small gym was started in the north end of Guelph. After being in the industry for decades, Steve Rayner decided to move on from working with franchise gyms to start his own gym, Moves Fitness and Activity Complex, a full-service gym with the goal of being a relaxed, local gym that brings back the personal touch. Steve created a friendly environment that managed to keep its clients returning for years and years.

In 2014, Steve met with Alana Gulka, a local Athletic Therapist and Registered Massage Therapist. After helping her build a therapy clinic inside his gym, Steve gave Alana the space she needed to grow and develop her therapy clinic.

Moves and Alana’s clinic, Guelph Performance Therapy, continued to work side-by-side for four years, helping each other to move forward.

In 2018, Steve decided it was time to retire and pass on the torch, so who better to take over than Alana? Steve recognized that Alana knew all the members and would take care of the business and people he’d spent so many years taking care of.

In December 2018, Alana and her husband, Lyle, officially took over the space that is now Guelph Performance Fitness & Therapy.  Lyle and Alana gradually improved the space and slowly introduced things like more open space, a 30-yard track, running the length of the gym, and new machines and equipment.

For more information about the gym, contact us at any time. Or stop in for a quick tour to see what we’re all about!