CKO Kickboxing will celebrate the grand opening of its first fitness kickboxing gym in Manhattan on the upper east side at 401 East 84th Street, near First Avenue, on January 3, 2016.
“I wanted to make a true difference to the community and create a family atmosphere in the gym that everyone would love being a part of,” said Aditya Shringarpure, the owner of the franchise, in a statement. Shringarpure left his career as a software programmer to run the business full time.
The 3,000-square-foot gym features 35 heavy bags, and there are two designated personal training areas at the two-level facility.
“The beauty of our exercise classes is that anybody can do it,” said Joe Andreula, the founder of CKO Kickboxing, in a statement. “Since it focuses more on the fitness aspect rather than the martial art, it is not intimidating. The instructor controls the tempo, but the client controls the intensity. It is this integration that allows an individual to maximize their fitness. Add upbeat music and you have a fun, effective and safe workout.”
CKO Kickboxing is one of America’s fastest growing franchises according to Entrepreneur Magazine, which included the kickboxing gym franchise in its Franchise 500 list of best franchises. The magazine rated CKO Kickboxing the 48th top new franchise in 2011.
The franchise has around 66 open clubs in the U.S.
