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Home » Fitness » Ultima Fitness in Wellington closing Friday; Merrell family, owners for 20 years, give no reason in e-mail – Palm Beach Post

Memberships will be transferred to other local gyms, the company said in an email to members Wednesday

Ultima Fitness in Wellington announced the gym at 12799 W. Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington will permanently close Friday.

Members, personal training clients and staff members were altered to the closure via email on Wednesday.

The Merrell family, owners of Ultima Fitness for 20 years, could not immediately be reached for comment. The gym was known as the occasional workout spot for Bruce Springsteen, who lives part-time in Wellington.

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A two-week employee said he was blind-sided yesterday by the email and does not know why the club is closing.

"We all lost our jobs," said Brandon Olavarria. "I have another part-time job, so Ill be fine. I just feel sorry for the members and trainers."

Details of the announcement are as follows:

Members: Club closes Friday, with the exception of Taekwondo and CrossFit classes, which will continue until Jan. 31. As of Friday, all non-personal training memberships will be transferred to You Fits Lime membership at a rate of $24.99 per month. Clients may visit any location, but the closest is 13865 Wellington Trace C, Wellington. Members wishing to cancel their membership must do so through You Fit.

Personal training clients: Membership and remaining sessions will be transferred effective Friday, Jan 24 to Resilient Fitness, 11596 Pierson Rd. Suite 10, Wellington. Members wishing to cancel must do so through Resilient Fitness.

Tae Kwon Do and CrossFit clients: Classes will end at Ultima Fitness on Jan. 31, at which time they will be transferred to unspecified locations. Contact Grandmaster Pope for Tae Kwon Do questions and Jeff Dempsey for CrossFit questions. No contact information was provided.

Membership fees will continue to be charged unless accounts are canceled.

"We spent a lot of time and consideration working with both clubs to ensure it will be a good fit for our members," the email stated. "We believe you will be excited at their vision for the future."

As of Thursday, the Ultima Fitness Wellington Facebook page was closed.

The gym has no affiliation with Ultima Fitness Performance in West Palm Beach. That gym is still open and fully running. Both Ultima's have separate owners and have not had any connection with each other in more than 15 years, a spokesman for Ultima Fitness Performance in West Palm wrote in an e-mail.

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