{"id":4588,"date":"2026-03-21T22:49:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T22:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/umich-alum-brings-tremble-to-ann-arbor\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T22:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T22:49:07","slug":"umich-alum-brings-tremble-to-ann-arbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/umich-alum-brings-tremble-to-ann-arbor\/","title":{"rendered":"UMich alum brings TREMBLE to Ann Arbor\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Alum Olivia Quinn graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in 2014 before working in management consulting for 10 years. After realizing that wasn\u2019t her passion, she has returned to Ann Arbor to open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makeittremble.com\/\">TREMBLE<\/a>, a franchise of the national boutique fitness studio based in Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Quinn said she hoped to use her business background from the University to bring TREMBLE to her former college town.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had always loved movement,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cI was a dancer growing up through high school; I didn\u2019t dance in college. So I decided to combine these two things: my business experience with what I love actually spending my free time doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After taking her first TREMBLE class in Dallas during a bachelorette trip, Quinn said she fell in love with the Pilates-based workout class\u2019 fusion of cardio and strength training. Quinn emphasized that her own experience as a student in Ann Arbor played a major role when deciding the studio\u2019s location.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI really wanted to be on campus, because Ann Arbor was an amazing experience for me as a student,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cI wanted to really be in the heart of things and part of the Ann Arbor community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Located on 417 E. Liberty St., the studio was designed by University alum and architect Sydney Filippis, Quinn\u2019s former sorority sister from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridelta.org\/\">Delta Delta Delta<\/a>. Quinn said her own experiences during her undergraduate education informed her understanding of what students would want in a fitness class.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think convenience for people is a huge thing,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cI hope that people feel like they can come here, they can get a challenging, fun and effective workout, they can fit it into their day and they can better meet their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the studio\u2019s notable features is a neon sign which reads, \u201cThose who stay will be champions,\u201d a quote from former <a href=\"https:\/\/footballfoundation.org\/hof_search.aspx?hof=2026\">Bo Schembechler<\/a>, head Michigan football coach from 1969 to 1989.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Quinn said she hopes to support and work together with other Ann Arbor businesses. Her studio\u2019s launch party on March 21 will include collaborations with local companies including<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hazelcoffee.co\"> Hazel Coffee<\/a>, a coffee shop that opened in November 2025 on Packard Street.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s important to me, to collaborate with the University and with other Ann Arbor-area organizations at large,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cI know Hun\u00e3 is a new cocktail bar that just opened underneath Echelon. So we\u2019re planning to do a Tiki and TREMBLE event this summer. I just really want to get to know different business owners and the staff of all the businesses in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TREMBLE classes include strength training, cardio and Pilates inspired movements, all performed on a reformer \u2014 a frame designed to provide adjustable resistance for training and flexibility. LSA freshman Isabella Vazeen worked and exercised at the TREMBLE studio in her Nevada hometown before transitioning to work as an instructor at the Ann Arbor location. In an interview with The Daily, Vazeen said she wants to help the students learn more about weightlifting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people don\u2019t know how to lift or things like that,\u201d Vazeen said. \u201c I think it\u2019s a good workout for people who want to do something and feel worked and build muscle without having to learn that themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LSA sophomore Amelia Repp, a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigmakappa.org\/home\">Sigma Kappa<\/a> sorority, recently attended one of the free trial classes that TREMBLE offered in collaboration with her sorority.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Repp told The Daily she was eager to try a TREMBLE class, as she felt it offered a different workout experience than other local fitness studios.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-3    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI feel like TREMBLE is something different that we don\u2019t really have on campus,\u201d Repp said. \u201cReformer Pilates is different than other close workout studios on campus, so that\u2019s good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As TREMBLE prepares for its official launch on March 21, Quinn said she hopes the studio will become more than just a place to work out but also a reflection of the surrounding community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTREMBLE is an incredibly challenging but fun workout, and a community that you will feel like you belong in no matter what your experience is with movement or working out,\u201d Quinn said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Daily Staff Reporter Olivia Aversano can be reached at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandaily.com\/news\/business\/umich-alum-brings-national-fitness-franchise-tremble-to-ann-arbor\/mailto:oavers@umich.edu\"><em>oavers@umich.edu<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related articles<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alum Olivia Quinn graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in 2014 before working in management consulting for 10 years. 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