Duluth —
will open its first club in Duluth on Saturday. The new facility is also the franchise’s first to be built from the ground up.
The new Planet Fitness will be located at 2327 Mountain Shadow Drive, the former site of Country Lanes North.
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“Duluth is a market we’ve been looking at for years. We’ve been looking for the right opportunity to bring Planet Fitness to the community,” said Will Delaney, director of marketing for Baseline Fitness, a Planet Fitness franchise. says Mr. Split. “When you think about Duluth as a whole and other business options, there is a really good opportunity for Planet Fitness in the demographic of the city of Duluth to provide a judgment-free fitness option to members of that community. We’re really excited to be able to offer that option.”
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Nick Mills will serve as district manager overseeing the new location, while Bailey Romans will serve as manager of the Duluth club, which has 14 staff.
The gym will be open “24 hours a day, seven days a week.” That means it opens at 5 a.m. on Monday, stays open 24 hours through Thursday, and closes at 9 p.m. on Friday.Open Saturday and Sunday from 6am to 8pm
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The building was constructed by NNI Construction, Planet Fitness’ national contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
“It’s a beautiful facility with lots of natural light and great ceilings,” Delaney said.
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The 22,000-square-foot building will feature 110 cardio machines and 75 strength-training equipment, a 30-minute express circuit, flat-screen televisions, and locker rooms with day lockers and showers, according to a press release.
“We have a main cardio area,” Mills said. “So we’ll have his four-row cardio machine with completely different features, like an elliptical, a bike, a rower. There’ll also be virtual bikes, like peloton-style bikes. Of course, he’ll be able to steer his There will also be climbers and treadmills.”
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It will also feature four massage chairs, two hydromassage loungers, two hydromassage beds, six tanning rooms and one new wellness pod available to Black Card members.
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A grand opening ceremony will be held on the morning of October 14th.
“We invite you to come see the club when it opens and look forward to becoming a member of the Duluth community,” Delaney said.
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The club will offer “dollar-down, zero-commitment” deals for Black Card and Classic Card members.black card Memberships include the ability to bring a guest every day at no additional charge and access to all 2,472 Planet Fitness locations in the U.S., District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico and Australia, the release stated. I am.
There is a parking lot within the facility.
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