Some people like to exercise before work, some after work. That can pose problems for morning exercisers who start the job at 6 a.m. or for those who get off at midnight or some other shift-work hour, but want to work out to blow off some workday stress.
But those time factors are not a problem for people who belong to the new Anytime Fitness on Route 202. The club is open 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
The Anytime Fitness franchise is located between Firebirds Restaurant and Sache` in the Garnet Valley Plaza and is the third such franchise for John and Rachelle Fletcher. Their other centers are in Virginia and Maryland.
Rachelle Fletcher describes the center as a “24-hour, co-ed fitness facility. We’re full service with shower rooms and classes all included along with state of the art equipment.”
The equipment — stationary bikes and treadmills — all have LCD TV screens and are compatible with smart phones. They also offer on-line nutrition and workout tracking program called Anytime Health, also compatible with smart phones and computers.
“When you’re here and do a treadmill or cardio workout, you can track it on your app with your phone,” she Fletcher said. “And you can get nutrition information. You can get recipes and guidelines and keep track of your weight loss.”
There are also free-weights and weight machines.
One of the benefits of being a member, she said, is that if you’re a member of one facility, you’re also a member of the more than 2,000 Anytime Fitness locations around the country and in Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Ireland, Grand Cayman, Poland, the Netherlands, Spain, Qatar, India, Chile, Japan and Singapore.
However, Fletcher said the convenience of the 24-hour aspect is the major advantage, especially for those who like to — or by necessity must — exercise early in the early morning, late night or overnight hours. She also said it’s a more intimate facility, being smaller than the average Y or big box fitness club.
“Even the shower rooms are private,” Fletcher said.
She also acknowledged a security concern regarding the 24-hour operation. The fitness center staff knocks off work at 8 p.m. on weekdays and 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
“There are multiple layers of security here,” Fletcher said, “including 12 surveillance cameras, motion detectors. There’s also remote access so we can monitor things from off site as well as on. There are panic alarms that you can actually wear on you.”
John Fletcher added that if anyone sets off an alarm, there’s an automatic call to the police.
Cost of membership is $39.99 per month. That fee includes a personal fitness consultation, aerobic and yoga classes. Rachelle added that the rate would never increase as long as a person remains a member. Free trials are available, she said.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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