Cat’s Club (Sherman Oaks, California)
When Cat Pollard—owner of Cat’s Club in Sherman Oaks, California—was discharged from the Army in 1990 her life was directionless. “I went into a great depression after the Army discharged me,” said Cat who opened her facility in January 2017. “It was a tough time for me because I thought I was destined to be a soldier for life.” Cat spent time in a veteran’s shelter in Boston, Massachusetts...
Hexagon Club Pro (Siskey YMCA)
In February, North Carolina-based Siskey YMCA underwent a massive remodeling of their 20-year-old facility. One of the primary objectives of Siskey YMCA’s remodel was to update their fitness offerings to evolve with current fitness trends. That’s when they called Body-Solid. Body-Solid worked with Siskey YMCA to install the Hexagon Pro Club Package into their brand-new functional fitness room. Blending in perfectly with...
Pulse Fitness (Highland Park, IL)
Since November 2016, Aimee Welu and Patrick Murphy—co-owners of Pulse Fitness—have called the vibrant downtown of Highland Park, IL home. Located on the Northshore of Lake Michigan and 30 minutes north of downtown Chicago, the community of Highland Park is famous for the yearly Ravinia music festival, their many lavish homes—including the Ben Rose House made famous in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and the former home of Chicago Bulls...
FUSE Gym (Elburn, IL)
Called Chicago’s western-most suburb, Elburn, IL is a town on the rise with population spikes well over 100% in both the 2000 and 2010 census. Once a largely rural farm town, new housing developments and an expansion of Chicago’s Metra train line has helped fuel Elburn’s rapid growth. Among that growth is the 4,300-square foot FUSE Gym, opened in November 2015 by Joe Humay, his wife Jessica Humay, her sister Heather Nanni and her...
36E Fitness (Bethlehem, PA)
We all dream big. But how many of us actually act on those dreams. Luckily, for the citizens of Bethlehem, PA (located roughly an hour north of Philadelphia), Evan Robinson pursued that dream, opening 36E Fitness earlier this year. Bethlehem is the former home of Bethlehem Steel, one of the largest steel producing and shipbuilding companies in the world until 2003. It’s also home to the world-renowned Lehigh University—honored...
BeneFIT Health & Fitness (St. Charles, IL)
Located just 40 miles from the heart of downtown Chicago is the quaint suburb of St. Charles, Illinois—nickname Pride of the Fox for the Fox River that runs through it—home of the historic Arcada theatre, the famous Hotel Baker and BeneFIT Health & Fitness. BeneFIT is the collaboration of the husband and wife duo Daniela and Michael along with friends and partner John. The group has been in their current St. Charles location for...