Posted March 16, 2018 2:27 pm by

In-Shape Health Club closes location

InShape on Caldwell and Mooney has fallen to the curse of the Sequoia Mall.

On March 1, Visalia In-Shape Health Club members were notified their gym would close the location — permanently.

The Caldwell gym, located in the Seqioua Mall shopping center parking lot, was the company’s newest club in Visalia.

The location opened in June 2013 and will shutter on March 31.

Kris Mulkey, vice president of marketing at In-Shape Health Clubs, was unable to give a specific reason as to why the Calwell location was closing. She confirmed the other Visalia locations will remain open.

“We have two other locations and it was corporate’s decision [to close],” Mulkey said. “We were able to move team members, [gym] members to other locations and things are going smooth.”

The other locations in Visalia are on Demaree Street and Mooney Boulevard.

“It’s been an honor to help you live happy, fit and healthy and we look forward to continuing to do so,” In-Shape Health Clubs CEO, Rich Nelsen stated in a message to gym members. “We have immediate plans to improve your experience in other local clubs with investments in additional equipment and other facility upgrades.”

All of the gym equipment will “stay in the market,” and will be used at the other two clubs, Mulkey said.

The health club is giving its current members two options, a membership upgrade or cancelation and reimbursement of any unused prepaid membership fees.

If a reimbursement is issued, it will be mailed to the member’s address on file within 10 business days of canceling in the form of a refund check, health club officials said.