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Short Hills Gym Purchased By Former Members
A longtime member of Can Do Fitness, now co-owner of the rebranded YB Fitness, attempts to bring back old clients.
The clients now own the gym.
In a feel-good story reminiscent of the 2004 comedy, “DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story,” Can Do Fitness, a Short Hills-based gym located on Morris Turnpike, recently underwent a unique change in ownership when two of its members purchased the flagging fitness facility.
The new gym – rebranded as YB Fitness – is now attempting to capture back some of its former clients with new exercise equipment, a new energy and a renewed marketing plan.
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New co-owner David Bell told NorthJersey.com that the effort to save the gym from financial insolvency began with a simple sentiment… the gym helped to save his life and helped him to lose 72 pounds.
With his co-owners, Tamer Ibrahim and Alex Crispo, Bell is now focused on drawing people back to the gym that he has grown to love since it came to town in 2000.
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