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This Local Gym Just Got A $2M Glow-Up — Here's A Look Inside

Just in time for those new year resolutions to kick in.

The gym now comes equipped with new light therapy pods.
The gym now comes equipped with new light therapy pods. (Crunch Fitness)

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The Crunch Gym at East 59th Street just got a $2 million upgrade, featuring all kinds of new wellness equipment to help New Yorkers start the new year off right.

The upgrade for the gym, which is located right on the border of Upper East Side and Midtown East, features new cardio equipment and Olympic weight-lifting platforms, in addition to a new expanded floor plan with extra workout space, a Crunch spokesperson said.

The renovated gym, which covers 36,000 square feet, also features all kinds of high-tech wellness contraptions.

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This includes meditation pods, massage chairs and red light therapy, a Crunch spokesperson said.

The new gym also features new class space for Crunch's unique circus-inspired dance classes, pole fitness classes, and high-intensity interval training classes.

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Here's a look inside.

New weight machines at the East 59th Street gym. (Crunch Fitness)
Treadmills galore. (Crunch Fitness)
The local gym has 11 new Olympic lifting platforms. (Crunch Fitness)
The gym's new entrance. (Crunch Fitness)
Crunch got a glow-up. (Crunch Fitness)
Dance and fitness studio. (Crunch Fitness)
New HIIT studio. (Crunch Fitness)

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