17 Fitness Holds Ribbon Cutting

IMG_20160428_101231_944A local gym celebrates its new name and a local feel.

17 Fitness held a Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday at its location on Big A Road.

This is the former Gold’s Gym.

Owner Paul Keller said that he felt switching to a local name and a local brand would be a positive for the gym and the community.

“We thought that a local feel would probably be better in Toccoa, so we went with 17,” said Kellar, pointing to the Ga. Highway 17 logo in the sign. “We decided instead of spending all that money to send off to Dallas, Texas to Gold’s Gym, we would keep it locally and upgrade and put more equipment, better equipment, new cardio, and new machines, so that our members would be better taken care of.”

17 Fitness is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and memberships are available.

It is located on Big A Road, at the site of the former Gold’s Gym.

The phone number for 17 Fitness is 706-886-2222.