Tag: gym
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New downtown gym opens with owners hoping to provide fresh take on workout space
Residents and workers in downtown Colorado Springs have a fresh workout option. Iron Wild Fitness, 324 E. Pikes Peak Ave., officially opened on May 4 during the city’s Small Business Week. The gym features U.S.-made free weights, cardio machines and weight machines and a free movement space that founders Aaron Kaufman and Bonnie Rivera want to…
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Whatever happened to ….? Colorado Springs trades pharmacy for fitness club on the west side
Planet Fitness officially opened its seventh location in the greater Colorado Springs area on Dec. 13, a new 20,000-square-foot fitness center on the city’s west side. The new location at 3143 W. Colorado Ave. replaces a former Walgreens that operated there for nearly 20 years. It is run by franchise group Baseline Fitness, which operates…
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VASA Fitness opens fourth gym in Colorado Springs, 15th in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado-based gym chain opened its newest location in Colorado Springs on Thursday. VASA Fitness officially began operations at Briargate and North Union Boulevards, its fourth location in the Springs. The newest location, at 7655 N. Union Blvd., was formerly the site of a Gold’s…
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LIFE | Krav Maga of Southern Colorado
At Krav Mana of Southern Colorado, students aren’t here to prepare for a competition, find a sensei or break a board. They’re here to learn how to defend themselves in a dicey situation and how to avoid those situations altogether. Owner Robert Koski, who retired as a sergeant from Fountain Police Department in 2015, has been practicing…
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LIFE | Santiago’s Boxing Club
Santiago’s Boxing Club, a boxing gym in Colorado Springs, is a mix of champions, novices, and empowerment programs. The gym, run by Jerone Penrose, is currently is ranked No. 9 in coaching staff in the nation by USA Boxing, and the gym itself is ranked No. 24. (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The Gazette)
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NEWS | Gov. Polis provides COVID-19 update
On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, Governor Jared Polis delivered a COVID-19 response update for Colorado, including the rising case numbers in the state and new restrictions for Colorado restaurants and gyms. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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LIFE | Climbing CityROCK’s MoonBoard
CityROCK, an indoor climbing gym in downtown Colorado Springs, is home to an interactive climbing wall known as a MoonBoard. This 12 foot high wall angled at 40 degrees connects to an app with thousands of routes set by climbers across the world. (Video by Skyler Ballard)