WORK has started to transform half of a Dorchester town centre supermarket into a 24-hour gym, ahead of its opening next month.
Half of the Co-op store at The Forum Centre off Trinity Street is currently being converted into The Gym, which is a 24-hour and fitness centre.
The Gym, which will cover 663 square metres, will contain a mixture of rowing, running and cycling machines together with resistance weight machines.
Ahead of its opening in November, workers have now moved on to the site to fit out the new gym with a section around the site fenced off. Co-op store has remained open during the works.
Signage has already been installed above the unit as well as on the wall of the junction turning into the car park.
The Gym, to be based near the closed Salvation Army charity shop, will also offer an introductory monthly ‘do it’ membership for £14.99 for the first three months, which will give gym-goers access to the site’s facilities, personal training or instructor-led classes. The regular monthly membership price will be £19.99.
A ‘live it’ monthly membership will have an introductory offer of £19.99 for three months, which will have the benefits of the ‘do it’ membership, but will also allow members to bring a friend four times a month, access to fitness and body composition tracking and discounts.
Gym goers will be able to park in the nearby Trinity Street car park but will have to pay to park.
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A spokeswoman for the Gym confirmed the new branch will open in November and ‘create in excess of 12 jobs’.
Oliver Tester, head of property acquisition at The Gym Group, said: “We are delighted to be adding Dorchester to our UK network of gyms.
“Our goal is to make fitness accessible for everyone whether they are a regular gym goer or trying it out for the first time, we offer a high quality gym experience that suits everyone's exercise needs with affordable, flexible gym memberships.
“We look forward to welcoming members of the community when we open in November this year."
When open, the Dorchester gym will be The Gym’s third branch in Dorset and will accompany its other gyms in Poole and Bournemouth.
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