Aerials Gymnastics

What Aerials Gymnastics does

Aerials Gymnastics is a privately held gymnastics and parkour training facility headquartered in a 24,000 square foot facility at 3536 Hartsel Dr in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 1983 by Tom and Lori Forster, the business operates a single location serving the Colorado Springs community with recreational and competitive gymnastics instruction for toddlers through adults, alongside a separate parkour program line. The facility includes age-appropriate preschool equipment and foam pits for advanced skill development, and serves as the home venue for the company's Developmental Program (Levels 3 through elite), Xcel Teams, Boys Team, and Parkour Team.

The company's core products are organized along an age-based curriculum ladder: Super Parent and Me (walking to 3 years), Preschool Gymnastics (3-5), Recreational Girls and Boys (6+), and Adult Gymnastics (18+), supplemented by parkour classes and competitive team pathways. Additional revenue streams include hosted competitions (Pikes Peak Cup, Fall Festival), birthday parties at $220 per session, summer day camps, skills camps, Parent's Night Out events, and open gym sessions. The business monetizes primarily through recurring monthly tuition (auto-debited via credit card on file) combined with usage-based fees for events and one-time charges for parties and camps. Go-to-market relies on a community-led motion anchored by the mobile app (iOS and Android), a customer portal for self-service enrollment, Instagram presence, and event-driven demand generation through hosted competitions.

In 2023, ownership transferred from founders Tom and Lori Forster to long-tenured coaches Kathy Vigil (37 years coaching) and Jason Baits (32 years), whose combined tenure of 69 years anchors the program's competitive coaching continuity. The company holds USA Gymnastics member gym sanctioning (#93322) and partners with Speith Anderson for competition equipment and Broadmoor World Resort as the Pikes Peak Cup venue. No external funding, institutional investors, or parent company is disclosed.

Name

Aerials Gymnastics

Legal name

Aerials Gymnastics

Website

https://coloradoaerials.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aerials Gymnastics is a privately held gymnastics and parkour training facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving toddlers through adults with age-based recreational classes, competitive team programs, hosted competitions, and ancillary services like birthday parties and camps from a single 24,000 square foot facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Monthly Class Tuition: Recurring monthly tuition charged for recreational classes and team programs. Auto-debit on the 25th of the prior month for recreational classes; 1st of each month for team programs. Requires credit card on file.
2. Birthday Parties: Deluxe party package at $220 for up to 15 children, additional children at $15 each, with $100 non-refundable deposit required.
3. Camps and Events: Summer day camps, skills camps, and special events like Parent's Night Out provide additional revenue throughout the year.
4. Open Gym Sessions: Adult open gym sessions held on selected Friday evenings from 7:00-9:00 PM.
5. Tiny Tumblers Time: Open gym/playtime sessions for younger gymnasts with mandatory adult supervision.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aerials Gymnastics operates a 24,000 square foot gymnastics and parkour training facility in Colorado Springs, offering age-based recreational classes for toddlers through adults, competitive team programs (Developmental, Xcel, Boys, Parkour Team), seasonal camps, birthday parties, and sanctioned competitions. The business delivers hands-on coaching by experienced staff and sells recurring monthly tuition plus event-based packages to local families and competitive gymnasts.

Product overview

Aerials Gymnastics is a gymnastics and parkour training facility offering a comprehensive suite of recreational and competitive programs. The core offering consists of age-based gymnastics classes (Super Parent and Me for toddlers, Preschool for ages 3-5, Recreational programs for ages 6+, and Adult Gymnastics), supplemented by Parkour programs for ages 4+ including a competitive Parkour Team. The company maintains competitive teams including a Developmental Program (Levels 3-Elite), Xcel Teams (Bronze through Sapphire), and Boys Team (Levels 3-6). Additional services include birthday parties, seasonal camps (Skills Camp, Summer Day Camps), open gym sessions, gym shows, and hosted competitions (Pikes Peak Cup, Aerials Fall Festival). A mobile app for iOS and Android provides enrollment, attendance tracking, and party booking functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Super Parent and Me

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ college scholarship recipients produced since founding
• +4 more outcomes

Segments13 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Broadmoor World ResortcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 January 2026Venue partner for the annual Pikes Peak Cup gymnastics competition. Located in Colorado Springs, the Broadmoor World Resort provides prestigious competition venue for this elite compulsory qualifier event.
• USA GymnasticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial membership organization providing sanctioning, regulatory framework, and competitive standards. Aerials is a member gym with competitions sanctioned under USA Gymnastics (#93322).
• Rocky Mountain Parkour Competitions (RMPC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional competition organization that sanctions and runs parkour competitions. Aerials Parkour Team participates in RMPC competitions for competitive team members.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Launch Trampoline Park: Indoor trampoline and active play park franchise offering open jump, ninja courses, dodgeball, and birthday parties. Comparable to the parkour, open gym, and birthday party components of Aerials' offering.
• Sky Zone: Franchised indoor trampoline and active play park chain with obstacle courses, ninja warrior courses, and birthday party offerings. Overlaps with Aerials' trampoline, parkour, and birthday party revenue streams.
• Parkour Generations: Multi-discipline movement and parkour training organization offering classes, workshops, and competitions. Comparable to Aerials' Parkour Jr, Parkour, and competitive Parkour Team offerings.

Direct peers

• The Little Gym: International franchise offering parent-child, preschool, and recreational gymnastics classes for ages 4 months through 12 years. Directly comparable to Aerials' preschool and recreational programs in age targeting and class structure, though it operates via franchising rather than single ownership.
• My Gym: Franchised early-learning fitness and gymnastics program for children 6 weeks to 10 years, offering structured classes, birthday parties, and camps. Overlaps with Aerials' Super Parent and Me, Preschool, and birthday party offerings.
• Woodward: Action sports and gymnastics training/camp operator with multiple US locations, offering gymnastics, trampoline, parkour, and tumbling instruction plus sleepaway camps. Comparable in combining competitive gymnastics programming with camps and parkour.
• Gold Medal Gymnastics: Mid-sized US gymnastics training center operating recreational and competitive team programs, camps, and birthday parties. Comparable end-to-end program structure to Aerials' recreational, Xcel, and team pathways.
• Tumbles: Children's gym and party facility offering gymnastics, tumbling, and active play classes for infants through preteens. Comparable age range and party-based monetization model to Aerials.

Regional players

• Aspen Athletics & Gymnastics: Colorado-based gymnastics training facility offering recreational and competitive programs. Comparable as a regional competitor serving the Colorado youth gymnastics market, though smaller scale.

Broad incumbents

• USA Gymnastics: National governing body that sanctions Aerials and sets competition standards. Not a direct competitor but defines the regulatory and competitive framework within which Aerials operates and competes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ColoradoAerials

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Aerials Gymnastics