TAPOUT FITNESS
What: New Hamilton gym opening soon offers workout equipment, personal training and group classes for youth, adults and families
Where: 1204 Main Street, Hamilton
Phone: 513-795-5888
Owner: Anthony Oglesby
Hours: 24 hours Mondays through Fridays; and 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays
Website: www.tapoutfitness.com.
A new gym opening on the city’s west side will help fill two voids: more fitness options for residents including after-school activities and a vacant commercial building.
TapouT Fitness will open within two weeks at 1204 Main St. in Hamilton in the Town & Country Shopping Center, said one of the owners, Anthony Oglesby. The space was previously occupied by MainStreet Market, but the grocery store closed the site in 2013. Phillips Edison & Co. owns the property.
Memberships are now being sold ahead of TapouT Fitness’ opening, with prices starting at $19.99 a month.
Services include workout equipment, personal training, group classes and tanning for youth, adults and families, said Oglesby, a former franchise owner in the fitness industry.
In addition to the price point, one thing that sets TapouT Fitness apart is a family-oriented atmosphere. Multiple activities will be offered at the same time for youth, cardio and strength under one roof, Oglesby said.
“This area needs a fitness center,” Oglesby said. “What made me see Hamilton as a fitness-oriented place is everyone is athletic.”
The new Hamilton gym will start in approximately 28,000-square-feet of space, with room to grow to 35,000-square-feet.
Oglesby is one of five co-owners, and said the Hamilton location is the first of what he hopes to be multiple locations for the new company. Eventually, plans are to grow the business by selling franchises for more sites in Cincinnati and other markets.
He thinks he has the talent to grow the company into a major Hamilton-based corporation.
“What are the two things people care about? Price of a club and results,” Oglesby said. “We’ve developed a concept that’s based off of … a medium cost with high results and quality results.”
The TapouT Fitness set to open soon is one of the major tenants of the Town & Country Shopping Center along with Family Dollar and Auto Zone, according to Phillips Edison.
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