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BY KATLYNN FOX
Jungle Movement Academy features trampolines, rock climbing walls, a foam pit and more.
Owners Josh Grant and Matthew Johnson rst opened Jungle Movement Academy in 2017.
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Jungle Movement Academy brings tness and fun The Jungle Movement Academy is a community gym with a focus on movement and growth for everyone in the Round Rock area. How it started
help us to build this place,” Grant said. “I’ve never been part of something like that before, where just so many people volunteer multiple hours [and] multiple days of time just to support a dream.” How it’s going In 2023 the academy expanded from being an 8,000-square-foot facility to 22,000 square feet of training space, t with trampolines, rock climbing walls, a foam pit, a tumble track, a weight-lifting area, a double-spring oor, aerialist training center, sauna and party room. The academy o ers a variety of classes, camps and an after-school program, and also hosts special events throughout the year. The gym is a membership-based program with di erent levels, ranging from $130-$240 per month.
The academy o ers classes for people of all ages.
Owners Josh Grant, known around the gym as “Ninja Josh,” and Matthew Johnson, “Monkey Matt,” opened the gym in November 2017. The pair met while working together as coaches at a parkour gym in Austin. Before settling on the current space, they constructed a backyard parkour gym to host classes and build community. Once they were ready to expand, that same community helped build The Jungle Movement Academy. “Maybe 10-12 di erent Saturdays in a row people would show up—40 people—to volunteer [and]
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