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Quest Fitness In Ellicott City Closes Its Doors

Members stunned after being informed that Quest Fitness in Ellicott City would suddenly be closing.

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — After almost 20 years in business, Quest Fitness will be closing its doors effective Sept. 18. The business is located at 10045 Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City.

Quest Fitness is a 20,000-square-foot facility and offers free weights, classes, resistance equipment and other equipment such as treadmills and step machines. There also are tanning beds, showers and a sauna. Four years ago, Quest Fitness celebrated its 15th anniversary with a special open house, according to Patch.

A woman who answered the phone at Quest Fitness told Patch that the business has experienced financial difficulties and would not remain open. The woman would not give her name to a reporter.

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Member Lisa Coster reached out to Patch and said the fitness center gave its staff and members 48-hours' notice that it would be closing.

"Notification was done by instructors and by a sign at the front desk," Coster said in an email sent to Patch.

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