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BUILDING A FITNESS COMMUNITY Wellness director Amy Robison will emphasize inclusivity Written By STEVE BORNHOFT
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my Robison is no stranger to high-end clubs. Over the 15 years in which she has worked in the fitness and wellness industry, she has led classes and helped people achieve goals in Key Largo, at the Ocean Reef Club and at the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. At the Devil’s Thumb Ranch Resort & Spa in Denver, she was employed as director of resort programming and events. But, as of April 2021, Robison traded craggy peaks for soft sands. She is now the director of wellness and outdoor pursuits for Watersound Club. In that role, she will develop and oversee the Club’s fitness programming and other activities at the collection of recreational amenities in development adjacent to Camp Creek ® Golf Course. Robison lists those amenities with the facility of a real estate agent running through the features of an elegant home. As she does so, the energy in her voice rises, equaling the exuberance of someone doing high knees across an exercise floor. “We’ll have a 12,000-square-foot, two-story wellness center!” she begins. “A 19-meter adult lap pool, an outdoor fitness lawn, a resort-style family pool with a lazy river and water slide, a basketball court, eight tennis courts, eight pickleball courts, a game room and a playground!” Robison became aware of Watersound Club after a woman with whom she had worked in Key Largo went to work for the company. “I followed her progress and when I saw the wellness position open here, I got the conversation started,” Robison said. Robison grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management. She is a certified personal trainer, a certified group exercise instructor and a 300-hour registered yoga teacher. She is currently pursuing a
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