The first class is free (until March 15) at Island Inferno, a new all-in-one fitness studio at Marina Village shopping center. The studio is run by instructor and owner Kay Fisher, who hopes the studio will be a place where movement provides a healthier, more grounded way to find joy and connection.
The inside of Island Inferno is bright and airy, its minimalist layout inspired by the peaceful feel of her grandmother’s bathhouse and the smell of Japanese cedar. Fisher has plans to put an ohm sign on the currently empty wall opposite the studio mirrors. “So, when you’re looking in the mirror, you see the ohm sign behind you,” Fisher explained.
The studio advertises itself mainly as a hot yoga and hot Pilates studio, but it also offers strength training, HIIT, and cardio group classes.
“I wanted to create a space that was everything,” Fisher said. “You’d be surprised how many people pay for a membership (at one place), and they buy a class (at another). Wouldn’t it be great to have a place just right down the street that had a parking lot, that was hot Pilates, hot yoga, strength training, and everything that you could possibly want in one place?”…