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Anytime Fitness is Putting the Personal into

Personal Training

By H. Armstrong says O’Shaughnessy. “We have
yoga, Pilates, kickboxing, spinning
Anytime Fitness takes pride in
classes, Zumba classes, any class
being a personal gym. The gym,
you can think of functionally
which opened its doors in Cornwall
we have on a 100 inch screen.”
in December 2011, is the only
Group classes, which are available
franchise gym in Cornwall.
with a live trainer, are free for the
The franchise has a reciprocity membership group.
rule, meaning that once you are a
Security at the gym is through
member of one, you get access to
a pass key system that also uses a
any of the almost 2000 Anytime
facial recognition. It is monitored
Fitness locations worldwide. Matt
by a security company.
O’Shaughnessy Manager of the
Anytime Fitness at 1360 Second St. Kirk Tyo, Director of Personal
East says that makes it easy, even if Training says people are the
you travel, to work out. “So literally favourite part of his job. “You do it

there are no excuses, no matter where because it gives you a bit of a sense
you go there’s generally an Anytime of being a helper. It’s nice to help
Fitness station somewhere,” says people,” says Tyo.
O’Shaughnessy. “We try to keep our intimidation

The adult-only gym has a levels as low as possible,” adds
membership cap of 500 members. Tyo, in explaining the effort to help
Although the gym is just about at members feel comfortable in their
capacity, it is still a “personal” place. surroundings. “We don’t allow
“I know everybody by name, I know anyone to wear cut-off sleeves in
their story,” says O’Shaughnessy. here. The women are not allowed to
show their bellies.”
It is the atmosphere that makes

Anytime Fitness very different from The goal of Anytime Fitness
the other gyms. The aim at the gym is people, not numbers. “This
is to make everybody comfortable, franchise is not about numbers,”
whether they’re a serious athlete, says O’Shaughnessy. “Everybody
or a regular, everyday sedentary has a name, everybody has a face,
worker. The serious athlete group and everybody has a story. This is a
includes The Cornwall Colts, who little family we have going on here.
use Anytime Fitness Cornwall as “We want members for life. We

their home gym. don’t want them for a short amount

An innovative feature of Anytime of time.”
Fitness is Fitness on Request.
Fitness on Request is in a room that Kirk Tyo Director of Personal
has all of the needed equipment Training, putting prospective
trainer Derek Schroeder through
and is private. “24 hours a day you
his paces.
have access to any functional class,”
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