Fitness 1440 - Dallas, GA

Same.

Debate one commentary.

What is your plan, Madam Vice President?

Answer: She doesn’t have one.

This is the Seinfeld candidate — a campaign about nothing.

And no, joy and vibes ain’t a strategy or policy.

In the end, it’s just the Biden clown car with a different coat of paint.

Donald Trump was not at his best Tuesday night, but his closing argument was strong and pointed.

“She just started by saying she’s going to do this, she’s going to do that. She’s going to do all these wonderful things,” Trump stated.

“Why hasn’t she done it? She’s been there for 3½ years.”

That’s exactly right.

Kamala’s sizzle may have wowed the media, but it’s Trump’s steak — and his stellar record as president — that ultimately will matter more to voters.

How could you not want these things for your country?

Good afternoon to our former members. I wanted to take a moment to address some concerns we have seen on our page and in our Inbox from members.

1) The transfer of memberships to the Local Gym was a decision made by the national CEO of Fitness:1440, not by the owners of the Dallas franchise. When the decision to close was first made and announced, we did not know this transfer was going to happen. This is the way to transfer members that had a paid in full membership so that they have a gym to go to.

2) The transfer of memberships to another gym within 10 miles is completely legal; in fact it is in the agreement that all members sign when they join the club, in the event that club closes. This is very common in the fitness industry.

3) To protect your own credit, please do not rely on cancelling or closing your credit cards to avoid paying membership fees to The Local Gym. This will not cancel your membership, and may cause you to go into collections. You MUST cancel through The Local Gym. They are doing their best to accomodate all requests, but this will take some time.

For all membership requests, please use the following contact info:

[email protected]
(770) 966-7710

Dear Fitness 1440 Member,

We are reaching out to you because you have a current membership at the Fitness 1440 located at 14075 Marietta Highway #137, Dallas, GA 30157. The owner of this location made the decision to close the facility. As a result, your membership has been transferred to The Local Gym. They have two locations:

• 10175 Dallas Acworth Highway, Dallas, GA 30132
• 76 Highland Pavilion Court Hiram, GA 30141

Some of their features include:

• Free weights
• Machine weights
• Cardio machines
• Available personal trainers
• Group fitness classes
• Silver Sneaker & Gym Pass participant
• Onsite tanning
• Onsite limited childcare

You will have full access to this facility. Please stop in and the front desk staff can give you a tour and get you acclimated. If you wish to make changes to your membership, contact The Local Gym directly at 770-966-7710.

Sincerely,
Team 1440

Dear Fitness 1440 Members,

In September 2019 we purchased the Fitness 1440 franchise from the previous owners Jennifer Chandler and Jason Alles. This became a dream of mine after I lost over 100 lbs and saw the benefits of a healthy lifestyle in my own life. I had also spent the year prior as a personal trainer, enjoying the feeling of seeing my clients make progress and become happier and healthier.

The following February is when we started to see revenue fall and cancellations rise due to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic. After the state of Georgia shut us down for a month in April of 2020, we immediately began applying for every bit of government assistance that was made available to small business owners. We utilized that money to keep the business operating until it ran out in February of 2021. In July of 2021 I was hospitalized for a month; at this time, my partner Andrea stepped up to run the day-to-day during my recovery. In October of 2021 we took out a business loan to try and catch up our back rent. In February of this year we had to take out another.

Also beginning in February of this year three Crunch Fitness big box gyms opened within 10 miles of us, in Marietta, Acworth, and Hiram. A triangle with our small family gym right in the middle.

The past three years of the Covid-19 pandemic have been very challenging for everyone. The fitness industry was and still is one of the hardest hit in our economy. We have seen small gyms closing left and right in the past year since Crunch expanded into our area. Our small family business is no longer able to compete in the Dallas market. We had hoped to sell the gym to a new owner, but in speaking with our broker, the chances of anyone buying it were very slim considering our current sales and the heavy competition in this market.

Last week we had a buyer surface from Fitness:1440 corporate, and at the last minute this morning the landlord refused to cooperate, even though the buyer had the cash in hand to pay the back rent. He has chosen to evict us instead.

Therefore, it is with heavy hearts that we have to announce the closing of our doors as of noon, tomorrow, August 2nd. We wanted to be sure we let our members know as soon as possible in case you have any personal items left in lockers. We will not be staffed after noon tomorrow. We are planning to have regular morning classes if instructors are available, but there will be no evening classes.

All customer billing will be ceased after tonight. We only have enough cash on hand to meet our final payroll. Therefore, unfortunately there is nothing available for refunds. Any claims will have to be part of the bankruptcy.

Keycard access to the club will be ended at noon on August 2nd as well.

Thanks so much to all of you who have been our fitness family. Also a big thanks to our management, front desk, child care, trainers, and instructors who have made it possible to serve you this long.

You will all be greatly missed.

--
Brandon and Andrea Wilkinson

Be a beast this Monday! 👹

Monday Group Fitness Line Up:
8:30 am Key 2 Fit with Lori
9:30 am BodyPump Amanda
10:45 am Silver Sneakers with LaTanya
5:30 pm BodyPump with Kathy & Cara
6:45 pm Zumba with Raquel

We apologize for the inconvenience but there will be no childcare tonight.

We are sorry to announce that childcare will be unavailable tonight (Thursday, 7/28). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause! Normal childcare hours will resume in the morning.