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Club Fit can help you keep those New Year’s Resolutions
BY CARLA SLAVEY
STAFF WRITER
W
hen we think about
the New Year, our
minds often turn
towards New Year’s
Resolutions. And one
of the most common resolutions is
to get into shape.
This translates into the first of the
year being one of the busiest times
in terms of new gym memberships,
according to Trenton Jones, one of
the managers of Club Fit 24hr LLC.
“It starts to pick up,” he said.
“Memberships start to pick up,
sales start to pick up.”
The trick, for most people, is to
stick with that resolution and keep
going through the whole year.
“We try to keep them motivated,”
Jones said. One of the best ways
of doing that is to offer a year-long
membership. Jones said that for
Club Fit, the most popular member-
ship they have is the one-year VIP
contract, which lets entire families
sign up at discounted rates: $30 a
month for the first person, $15 a
month for the second person and $5
a month for each additional person.
The usual single monthly rate is
$55 with a $20 enrollment fee. Or,
there is the single-person six-month
rate of $200 and one-year rate of
$350.
Club Fit has all of the usual fitness
equipment: weights, treadmills,
cardio and strength equipment. It
also features a women’s only area,
which Jones says is one of the main
features of the gym. “That’s what
brings a lot of women here, they
like to be in their own area that’s
private,” he said.
In the women’s only area there are
treadmills, free weights, and other
amenities. Of course, women are
welcome to use the main gym area,
too.
Club Fit also has a sauna, steam
rooms and a basketball court.
It offers an array of classes in-
cluding Kickboxing, Spin/Cycle and
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Club Fit trainer Josh Ronquillo and manager Trent Jones do bicep curls
during a training session at Club Fit.
Zumba.
And, as it’s name implies, it is
available 24 hours a day.
“Our staffed hours are from 7 a.m.
to 9 p.m. through the weekday,”
Jones said, “and from 9 p.m. to 7
a.m., when we’re ‘closed,’ it gets
used quite a bit.”
Most of those are people who
work late or who have different
schedules that don’t allow them to
get to the gym during normal hours.
Membership cards are required to
enter the building after hours, and
the gym can keep track of the num-
ber of people who use the it, which
is how staff knows it is popular,
Jones said.
But the biggest boon to the gym
is the childcare room, according to
manager Ron McBeath.
“It’s amazing how many people
and bring their children in here to
get work outs. It’s a real plus for the
facility,” he said.
The childcare room is a closed-off
area where kids can run and play
while mom or dad work out. During
staffed hours, a staff member will be
on hand to help watch.
“You see a lot of men who bring
their kids in,” McBeath said. “Maybe
mom’s working or something like
that. But you can tell that when they
come in they couldn’t work out if it
wasn’t for the child care.”
McBeath also stressed that the
gym sees a lot of use from people of
all ages, especially older people, in
their 60s or older.
“It’s not just for that 20-something
year old, there’s something for all
age ranges,” he said.
For those who have questions,
there are four trainers available:
Bridgette Taylor, Arvis Luttrell, Je-
sus Alcantara, Josh Ronquillo.
Club Fit 24hr is located on South
U.S. 27, next to Mighty Dollar. It’s
owned by Dr. Aaron Belcher of
Belcher Chiropractic, and Landon
Helm from Russell Springs.
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