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A West Ashley gym will power down for good next month, leaving customers crushed. O2 Fitness at 1119 Wappoo Road sent an email to members at 2 p.m.
April 18, stating, "our lease terminates at the end of May and we have been unable to find a path forward to maintain." The final day is May 31 with closure at 7 p.m.
The gym anchors the Ashley Oaks Plaza, situated in the middle of tenants, including West Ashley Hardware/TrueValue, Los Reyes Mexican Restaurant, Kings Sushi, Lavish Nail Salon Ultratan and newly added Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids, among others. "As a local company born and raised in the Carolinas, with roots in Charleston going back 25 years, this is a disappointing situation," the email said. The Raleigh-based fitness chain first opened its West Ashley location in January 2019.
The gym was one of three workout centers, including Daniel Island and Moncks Corner, to replace existing facilities O2 inherited after its purchase of the former East Shore Athletic Club gyms in the Charleston area in 2013. "These three upgrades, along with the addition of our beautiful James Island club late last year, help showcase our commitment to providing the Charleston-area with first-class fitness facilities,” O2 Fitness founder and CEO Michael Olander previously told The Post and Courier. Memberships to the West Ashley location remain active at O2 Fitness on James Island's Folly Road, with no action required.
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