Rest In Peace

Following is an obituary for an independently owned fitness center. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Doomed From the Start Health Club (DFTS) shut its doors this year after approximately 18 months of operation. It was opened by a hopeful husband and wife in 2005 who were active in their community. The husband was an accomplished athlete and coach, and their independent facility was going to be a family friendly business. They were going to address the fitness needs of a community that had no local, full-service facility. To minimize their risk, the husband kept his day job while the wife became the club manager. They envisioned a fitness center that would appeal to everyone in town. There would be a bustling daycare each morning while stay-at-home moms took group fitness classes, followed by steady traffic throughout the day as members used state-of-the-art equipment. After school, there would be martial arts and wrestling classes for kids, and more group fitness classes for adults leaving work. Weekends and summers would be bolstered by vacationers, and several local businesses would enhance their membership revenue with corporate accounts.

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