New gym prepares for mid-June opening

Fitness buffs and those still trying to keep their New Year’s resolutions will be happy to hear that Anytime Fitness owners Chris Goff and Misti Burns have set a target opening date for the gym that has been under construction for months.

The 24-hour, 365-day-a-year gym is slated to open in mid-June at the Bernwood Design Center off Old 41 in Bonita Springs.

The owners leased the 5,880 square feet retail space, or two units, earlier in the year and have been undergoing construction since. The gym was supposed to open in early June but the opening date was pushed back after Burns learned that a new line of equipment was available.

“It’s finally going to open now that we have talked to contractors and know how long everything will take,” said Burns, 25. “Hopefully things will go smoothly. We are anxious to open.”

The gym was supposed to open in early June, says Burns, but the opening date was pushed back after Burns learned that a new line of equipment was available.

“We wanted to wait just another two weeks to we could offer the best equipment and nobody in Bonita will have it,” she said.

And, so are locals in Bonita Springs who have already signed up on a list while the construction is completed. The gym will include tanning beds, showers and lockers and all sorts of cardio and weight lifting machines.

Beginning the week in May, the gym will be offering a special pre-sale rate and the first 100 people who sign up will receive a t-shirt or some other type of giveaway.

“We have tons of people signed up and everybody is just waiting to be able to join us,” said Burns, who has been introducing Bonita Springs residents to the 24-hour gym concept from the gazebo adjacent to where the gym will be. “We will be out there but it’s best if people call us just to make sure we are able to meet.”

The grand opening for the gym will be within 60 days after the gym’s first opening.