The Baltimore Sun reported on August 9, 2007 that fitness centers and gyms were extending its hours throughout the city to allow late night, early morning, and in some cases 24-hour, workouts. Businesses saw an increase in late night activity as commuters did cardio at 3 a.m. after the late shift, or 5 a.m. before their workday started. Companies such as 24-Hour Fitness and Anytime Fitness are opening centers throughout the United States to offer Americans the opportunity to workout at any time of the day or night. (Anytime has locations in Clinton and Catonsville with three new centers opening soon in Frederick County in addition to its center in Brunswick. Bel Air, Hagerstown, La Plata, and Sykesville will also open centers this fall.)
But the 24-hour fitness trend is not limited to Baltimore. North Dakota, Wisconsin, and even Bulgaria are jumping into the late night/early morning cardio routines as patrons begin to see the myriad of benefits.
Anytime Fitness currently hosts one center in Halifax, Nova Scotia with intentions to open more gyms in Canada in the future. 24-Hour Fitness has centers in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.
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Why no link to the Sun article? I know it expires eventually, but you should include it initially.
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