This is not goodbye! Here’s what’s next.
“Wait, what? You’re closing?!”
Yep, the rumors are true. We are closing the doors to Davidson Strength and Fitness on July 4th. To say that this has been a difficult and painful decision would be a gross understatement. The loss I feel is profound and deep. There are feelings of frustration, fear, guilt, and disappointment, to name a few. But there are also feelings of immeasurable gratitude, support, love, and determination. It’s that last one that I’m choosing to put my energy behind now.
I am determined to continue to make Davidson Strength and Fitness a local gym space that is open to anyone and everyone of all body types, ages, abilities, identities and experience. I am determined to continue to make strength training accessible to anyone willing to give it a try. I am, absolutely, determined to keep this beautiful community together. Anyone who knows me, even a tiny bit, knows I have a plan.
So, what’s the plan, then?
I’m going mobile and giving you more options! That’s what.
Some steps have already been put into place and are already up and running. Other options are upcoming. No matter what, I am here to make sure our community continues to get fitter and do it together.
Here’s what’s up.
Current Memberships
All recurring memberships have had their autorenewals shut off. As current memberships run down you will have a few paths to choose from. Anyone with overpayments will be contacted by me directly.
1. If you need to cover some time before our close date, you can purchase Unlimited Weekly passes, daily Drop-ins, or Punch Passes online through the website. You may also continue autorenewal if you plan to attend Online Classes for the foreseeable future.
2. Enroll in the Programming ONLY membership and have access to programming 6 days a week in your Wodify app. Workout at home or anywhere you may be.
Moving Forward - Already happening!
July 11th all Minis, Kids, and Tweens will meet at 10:00 AM at Beatty Park in the grass field for our last class of the session. Coaches Sam, Lucas and Heather will be there to facilitate a big group workout. Parents and friends are welcome to join us!
Online 5:30 AM classes will continue to run with no interruption to the schedule (M/W/F). Class accessible through Unlimited Memberships, Punch Passes, and Drop Ins purchased on the website and managed through Wodify.
Programming ONLY memberships grant you access to programming, including warm ups, 6 days a week. WODs are managed through Wodify and give you access to coaches and a daily Leaderboard to check in with others in the program.
Small Group and Individual Personal Training are always available and scheduling now will allow you to step into the post gym world seamlessly. Pricing varies based on equipment needs and location. Pricing is available on the website. Can accommodate groups up to 5. Groups larger than 5 should email for customized pricing.
Moving Forward - Coming Up!
You know that’s not all I’ve got up my sleeve. So, what else?
Davidson Town Hall programs are in the final approval and scheduling process. These classes will be Functional Fitness classes just like you are used to but will rely heavily on DBs, KBs, Medicine Balls, slamballs, bands, bodyweight and more. The hope is that these classes will run a few times a day, multiple days a week and will start mid to late July. This is also where our Minis, Kids, Tweens, and Teens and Silver Fit (formerly Masters/55+) classes will find a new home. Schedules will be made public once finalized and links to the Parks and Rec Department registration will be provided. All registrations for these classes will need to go through the Town of Davidson Rec Dept.
The DS+F gym, located at Coach Sam’s house, will be where the lifting classes will be held and will be open as a location for personal and small group training. Here you’ll have access to barbells, specialty equipment, and pull up bars as well. Regular and pop-up weekly classes will be offered at this location. These classes will be accessed through Unlimited Memberships, Punch Passes, or Drop-Ins through the website/Wodify or through personal point of sale.
Small Group and Personal Training has always been available, now you can use it to fill the gaps. Already class times are rallying together to figure where and when is best to gather and keep getting fit together. Get your gym buddies in a group chat (my favorite so far is, “WOD do we do now?”) and schedule with me for a personal session - and choose what we work on or leave that to me. Classes accommodate 1-6 participants and are priced based on if you have equipment or not and whether I come to you or you come to me. Groups of 4-5 often end up being the same price or less expensive than regular memberships per class. Larger groups can be accommodated as well, email for customized pricing.
Pop-Ups in the park, the neighborhood, the community center, anywhere! You never know where Coach Sam will pop up with Free Community Classes. It is still important for us to gather together when we can for free fitness and fun, we’re not giving that up! So be sure to follow us on social media and watch our calendar to see where Coach Sam will be each month and join us for Community Workouts in your area.
Additional Online Classes will hopefully be added to the schedule in the coming weeks and months. If you have an online class time you’d like to see offered email me and let me know!
No matter what, we’ve got this. We know we can do hard things, even when we don’t want to do them. Reach out with any questions and email sam@davidsonstrengthandfitness.com.
Email for equipment pre-sales or join us July 6th and 7th for our Gym-closing sale to purchase equipment, furniture, fixtures and more.
With love and fitness, (and so much gratitude),
Coach Sam
