POULSBO — Melissa Bruce opened a Kaia FIT franchise in Poulsbo.

She will provide free demo sessions Aug. 28-30 and Sept. 4-6, 5:30 a.m., 9 a.m. or 5 p.m., at Zero Gravity Athletics, 5686 NE Minder Road, Poulsbo. To reserve a spot, email poulsbo@kaiafit.com or call (877) 717-KAIA.

Kaia FIT (www.kaiafit.com) stands for “functional, intense training” and is described by founder Nikki Warren as “personal training in a group atmosphere.” The fitness program builds camaraderie, focuses on natural movements and gets women outdoors as much as possible.

“We are teaching women to have fun when they are working out,” Warren said. “It is not a chore; working out is a gift.”

She added, “We don’t have a typical body style or participant. Some women will come in and want to lose 100 pounds and they will lose it with Kaia. You can have a grandmother exercising next to someone training for a triathlon. Each Kaia FIT members find their own ‘hard’ and achieves their own results.”