Fitness center closes

BUTLER TWP., Montgomery County — Fitworks Fitness Center at 7070 Miller Lane will close for good at the end of business Wednesday, July 1, the club’s headquarters announced Wednesday.

Fitworks spokeswoman Tami Lewis said the Cleveland-based chain had been shopping for a more modern location for the club but couldn’t find anything suitable by the time its lease ran out on Miller Lane.

“We pretty much had no choice” but to close, Lewis said.

Lewis said the club’s 1,700 members can continue their workouts uninterrupted, however, at nearby Premier Fitness, 8423 N. Main St. in Englewood. The clubs aren’t affiliated, but Premier has accepted the memberships.

Fitworks also has a club at 4464 Indian Ripple Road in Beavercreek. Lewis said Miller Lane members in the initial term of their membership, or those who have prepaid to renew, can work out at this location, too.

As for a future in Montgomery County, Lewis said, “We’re always looking for new locations, but we’ve been unsuccessful so far.”

Fitworks has 17 clubs in the Dayton, Cleveland, and Cincinnati markets.

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