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Jones County now has another option when it comes to fitness with the addition of Elite Fitness Xtreme that opened in November.
Sara Escalante is the manager of both Elite Fitness and Elite Fitness Xtreme. She said the new Elite Fitness Xtreme has held its ribbon cutting Nov. 15 but the first classes actually started Nov. 11.
“There was nothing like it in Gray. For the full-body functional training offered here, you had to go into Macon or Milledgeville,” Escalante said.
She said the difference is high intensity workouts that include weightlifting, circuit training and boot camps.
Classes at the new facility are taught by Keith Morgan, who has a Warrior Workout class every Tuesday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at 6 a.m.; Jacob Walden, who has Stretch, Strength & Stamina classes every Monday and Wednesday at 6 p.m.; and Kaleb Brown, who offers a Full Body Functional Strength class every Tuesday at 6 a.m. and Saturday at 8 a.m.
Escalante said people who use the gym regularly sometimes hit a plateau, and Elite Fitness Xtreme can be the answer. But it is certainly not limited to that situation. She said the workouts can be modified to fit any fitness level.
“All classes offer exercise variations either to modify or to advance and take it to the next level,” she said.
Escalante said the workouts are designed to be different.
“Sometimes you just need to get out of your comfort zone,” she added.
Elite Fitness Xtreme is open for members’ use Monday through Sunday from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. The new facility is located on the opposite end of the Gray Station Shopping Center from the main facility. The building address is 208 West Clinton Street.
More information about the programs available can be found at elitefitnessofgray. com/xtreme and on the Elite Fitness Facebook and Instagram pages.
Elite Fitness is a family and community oriented full-service gym that has been open in Gray since 1999. Escalante has managed the gym since early summer but has worked at the facility for a year and a half.
She is originally from Columbia and lived in Miami for three years before coming to Gray. She was the Marketing Coordinator for Miami Dade College while living in Miami.
The manager said she loves the people of Gray and Jones County who welcomed her and have become her family.
Escalante said Elite recently had a software implementation that moved the entire facility from paper to digital. She said classes, sauna and tanning bed time can be booked online, and members can pay online. There is also a mobile app.
The main facility is open 24/7, and the manager said the new software includes what is known as tailgating cameras that are capable of facial identification.
Escalante said that means, when a member enters, the software makes sure no one is sneaking in behind them, which is safer for the members and employees.
“We have cameras everywhere in both facilities,” she said.
Elite Fitness is located at 228 W. Clinton Street in Gray and offers childcare, fitness classes, personal trainers, an infrared sauna, tanning beds, state of the art equipment and the Silver Sneakers program.
Sign ups for both facilities are handled at the main facility during regular business hours from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. The phone number for the gym is 478-986-4640 and email address: contact@ elitefitnessofgray. com.
