Open since last summer, Snap Fitness in the Village Center offers its clients accessibility 24 hours a day. The gym, owned by Ajani Malik, offers no contracts and customers pay month-to-month. All members are given a free fitness consultation and equipment orientation, and once a patron becomes a member, he or she will have access to all Snap Fitness clubs nationwide (over 1200 locations).
Malik, a certified personal trainer and a resident of Middlesex County, has been into fitness for at least 20 years. The Plainsboro Snap Fitness location is actually his second; his other location is in Spotswood, which has been open for 16 months now. Malik has over 10 years of experience in martial arts, which led him to weight training and conditioning, he says.
He says he decided to open a new gym in Plainsboro because the village center was up and coming and says his business is doing well. What led him to the Snap Fitness franchise was the convenience and 24-hour access, family-like atmosphere, and that patrons are “not just a number” when it comes to their interactions with the staff. “We like getting to know the person and being able to help them.”
With six employees, including three personal trainers, Malik says the gym is doing well. He says Snap Fitness offers personal training, ab classes, one-on-one personal training, and group personal training, in which members also get to congregate in the park for exercises. The gym also features cardio equipment, including treadmills, bikes, and cross trainers, which are similar to elliptical machines. It also contains strength training machines and free weights.
The gym also offers student and senior citizen discounts and will be doing discounts for college students during the summer. While the gym is open 24 hours to its customers, who gain access by swiping their members cards, staffing hours are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Thursday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends.
Snap Fitness, 5 Schalks Crossing Road, 609-799-7800. www.snapfitness.com/plainsboronj.
