Published: June 27, 2009 11:23 am      

New gym opens in Ada

By Justin Lofton

Staff Writer



Gym 210’s membership roster is starting to get pretty lengthy down on the corner of 9th and Broadway. The loft-style gym is stocked with Precor circuit equipment, cardio equipment and a large collection of free weights, tanning beds and a juice bar.

“We have a little over 1,000 square feet of free weights,” owner and manager of the gym Shane Cristelli said. Gym 210 is offering free boxing, zumba, core, body weight, cardio kick boxing and a yoga/Pilates fusion classes to all members of the gym.

“We spent a little extra just on the little things, like all the dumbells have the pyramid grip. They’re all TKO balanced dumbbells,” Cristelli said. “Everything matches.”

Cristelli, a former Ada High School wrestler and all-around fitness buff, was intent on making his gym the kind of place anyone would like to work out.

“We went everywhere and tried everything. We tried Nautilus, we tried Paramount, Hammer Strength, Life Fitness,” Cristelli said. “This is a little different ball-game. This stuff is really, really nice. It’s super concentrated on the muscle groups. You just can’t miss. A beginner can come in here and do this stuff.”

The cardio equipment is programmed with a remote control for the television built into the machines. A headphone jack in the equipment provides the sound.

“We wanted to make sure that it wasn’t crammed and that when you’re in here, even if there are a lot of people, there’s good room to move around. There’s no excuse to not get a good workout,” Cristelli said.

A dry erase board on the wall will serve to inform gym-goers of the workout of the day.

“We’re starting that next week,” Cristelli said. “We’re going to put a workout up there that’s really, really tough—that pushes people—and then we’re going to give them a free protein shake or something if they do the workout at the end of the day.”

After a workout, gym-goers can grab a protein shake from the juice bar.

“We have smoothies and protein shakes. They’re just whey protein, soy protein, branched-chain amino acids, glutamine, stuff like that. You can just kind of pick and choose what you want for your shakes after you’re done with your workout,” Cristelli said.

He hopes to offer Ada a new outlook on gym membership.

“It seems like everyone finds their niche, which is either lifting or doing cardio,” Cristelli said. “We’re kind of trying to mix and match and make sure people understand that you need a little bit of everything. You need to come in here and do your cardio and do your resistance training.”

Gym 210 offers nationally certified public trainers. To learn more about the gym, visit www.gym210.com or call (580) 310-9157.