Stockton’s Waterfront Warehouse has a new tenant, The Fit Me.
A grand opening with a ribbon cutting took place on Wednesday, April 24 at the Waterfront Warehouse at 445 W. Weber Ave. #131-B.
“I would describe it as a community space where we prioritize your health and wellness in its entirety,” said Lakeisha Little-Shaw, founder and owner of The Fit Me. “So yes, it’s a fitness gym.”
The word “Fit” means “focused, inspired and transformed,” he said.
The space will open to the community on June 1, Little-Shaw said. In the meantime, it will offer free community classes.
“We are inclusive, we are diverse and this space is for everyone,” she said.
More than a gym
Little-Shaw said The Fit Me will offer mental health classes and workshops, yoga, pilates, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts and private training classes. Members will be able to reserve time slots to work alone.
They are also working on adding Zumba, Little-Shaw said.
Shaw 4 Community, Little-Shaw’s nonprofit organization, will also use the space “to bring people from underserved, low-income communities” to teach them about health, wellness and offer head-to-head training classes cost, he said.
Little-Shaw also owns The SHAW Bar, just steps away from the new Waterfront Warehouse gym. The juice bar offers nutritious meals and drinks. Each menu item can be catered to the customer’s specific health needs, according to SHAW Bar’s website.
Little-Shaw’s ultimate goal was to address all aspects of living a healthy life.
“So having The Fit Me, it’s like coming full circle,” she said. “This was my dream and now I have all the avenues to be able to really give the community what it needs to focus on health and wellness in its entirety.”
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Health and wellness at an affordable price
A subscription to Fit Me will be $20 per month and the facility will be open Monday through Friday. The goal is to make the gym space “affordable to everyone,” Little-Shaw said.
He also plans to partner with Stockton organizations and nonprofits to provide free services to the community.
“It gives a lot more people access to the health and wellness aspect … it’s become expensive for a lot of people to do that,” said Timm Quinn, CEO of the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce. in The Record. “Health and wellness shouldn’t come at a price, there shouldn’t be any barriers. So it opens it up to everyone. We’re excited about the access it’s going to give the community.”
Little-Shaw said the facility will offer a mentoring program in the form of eight weeks with a full mentorship for 20 people every eight weeks. The eight weeks will include mental health workshops, spiritual and physical work and nutrition classes, he said.
“The goal is that at the end of the eight weeks we find the perfect fit for them,” Little-Shaw said. “A space in their fitness journey where they focus where they are inspired and where they transform.”
The gym has capacity for eight to ten people per class. No more than five people will be allowed for individual training, he said.
“We want the space to feel special, private and exclusive,” added Little-Shaw.
Fit Me currently has eight trainers, with plans to add four more, Little-Shaw said. Registration is required for classes, but if space is available, walk-ins are accepted.
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For more information, visit thefitme209 on Instagram.
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