About Us
Why We Built Starbound: A Welcoming Aerial Fitness Studio
Starbound Fitness was created to be the safe, supportive, inspiring place we wished existed. We wanted a nearby space where circus arts, bungee, and traditional fitness could coexist with compassion, creativity, and community—an inclusive community for all. When that space did not exist, we built it.
At Starbound, strength meets softness, science meets circus, and every body is welcome to discover what lifts them up. Whether you’re guided by an aerial fitness instructor, bouncing to a bungee beat, flowing with an aerial yoga instructor, or working one-on-one with a certified personal trainer, you’ll be supported by skilled professionals who care deeply.
This is the Starbound Fitness story—rooted in movement, powered by people, and shaped by passionate coaches, artists, and art instructors who believe in something more than a typical studio.
Our Mission and Values
- A place where people feel safe, seen, and celebrated.
- A place where you do not have to look or move a certain way to belong.
- We embrace science and circus, strength and soul.
- We meet you where you are, whether you want to compete, perform, heal, train, or simply play.
- Our instructors coach with care. Our community is built on compassion, creativity, and courage.
Meet Our Founder, Amber Matteson
Amber is a performer, personal trainer, cosmic explorer, and lifelong student of movement, science, and self expression. She studied physics and psychology at Pacific Lutheran University, became a NASM certified personal trainer, and earned her SEL pilot’s license. After discovering aerial arts, Amber performed, taught, and produced shows as the artist behind Cosmic Reign, weaving vintage charm, cosmic fire, and playful creativity. Creating Starbound was the next step, a way to offer others the same space to rise.
(Photo Credit: ELily Artistry)
A Team That Coaches With Care
Our instructors are certified by fitness and aerial organizations, performers with years of experience, and compassionate coaches who support every student’s growth. Safety, inclusivity, and professionalism guide everything they do.
Amber
A pilot, physicist, and psychologist turned circus entrepreneur, Amber is the founder of Starbound Aerial & Fitness and a NASM-certified personal trainer. She traded lab life for lyra and now teaches aerial arts, strength training, StarboundFit, and her signature Kettlebell Dance classes. Known to many as “Barbie,” she blends brains, badassery, and a love of movement and self-expression in everything she teaches.