{"id":796391,"date":"2026-08-01T00:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/796391\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T00:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:09:16","slug":"former-cary-barnes-noble-will-become-crunch-fitness-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/796391\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Cary Barnes &#038; Noble will become Crunch Fitness gym"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York-based gym Crunch Fitness is opening its first location in Cary at 760 Southeast Maynard Road.<\/p>\n<p>The building, across from the former Cary Towne Center, was originally the town\u2019s only Barnes &amp; Noble before it <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/counties\/wake-county\/article272592439.html\">moved to the Shoppes at Kildaire<\/a>, The News &amp; Observer previously reported.<\/p>\n<p>After being vacant for three years, Crunch Fitness will begin construction on the 40,000-square-foot space in August to open in December, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/triangle\/news\/2026\/06\/05\/crunch-fitness-cary-north-carolina-growth.html\">Triangle Business Journal<\/a> first reported. The franchise will be the third of the business\u2019 locations in the Triangle, after opening in Village District at 1900 Cameron St. in 2018 and on 6300 Creedmoor Road in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think Cary is a really underserved market in the high-volume, low-cost fitness model. We think there\u2019s a real need for that in that market,\u201d Ashton Harrell, franchisee, said.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Raleigh Crunch Fitness.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"783\" title=\"Raleigh Crunch Fitness.jpg\" alt=\"Raleigh\u2019s Village District Crunch Fitness Gym. Construction on a flagship Cary location begins in August to finish in December.\"\/>                                                                                    Raleigh\u2019s Village District Crunch Fitness Gym. Construction on a flagship Cary location begins in August to finish in December.                                                                                                                                                                        Crunch Fitness                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>The Cary location will be the flagship location as the largest in the local market, with tiered membership starting at $9.99 a month. On Creedmoor Road, basic membership <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunch.com\/join\/creedmoor\">starts at $24.99<\/a> a month and base benefits in Village District <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunch.com\/join\/villagedistrict\">start at $39.99<\/a> a month.<\/p>\n<p>The gym offers a variety of exercise classes for customers such as group and small group cycle, Zumba and yoga classes. Amenities provided through membership include a sauna, massages and tanning.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/business\/article314600218.html\">N&amp;O recently reported<\/a> that Life Time, formerly Life Time Fitness, is opening an athletic country club soon at Alston Town Center in West Cary with membership starting at $249 per month for individuals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published July 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Raleigh News &amp; Observer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York-based gym Crunch Fitness is opening its first location in Cary at 760 Southeast Maynard Road. 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