Five Mountains Health & Fitness

04/15/2023

04/15/2023

Hello to all of the members of Five Mountains Health & Fitness. As of April 12th the gym has a new owner. His name is Steven Rusell and he has purchased the building from me. He is planning on making a lot of changes and those of you that have been at the gym since Easter have already seen some major improvements already. I love the gym and the people of Shickshinny, but because of my other businesses I just could not devote the time needed to give the gym the attention that it deserves. Steven is young at 31 y/o but mature beyond his years and he is a very trustworthy and approachable guy. You will see him there a lot. He is very knowledgeable about the gym equipment and working out and can provide physical training. During this transition I will be helping Steven, but as you will soon discover he is very capable of taking the reigns. The name of the business will change to Backwoods Barbell, LLC but you still may see withdraws from you account to Five Mountains Health and Fitness, LLC until the transition is complete. You may feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns via 570-394-3796. For new memberships you may contact Steven Rusell directly at 570-899-1026. Steven will be creating a page under Backwoods Barbell, LLC. Be sure to follow him so that you can be informed as to changes and updates.

12/13/2020

Hello everyone. According to what I am reading regarding the restrictions we are okay to be open as long as we have no more than 10 people in the gym at a time. We never have that many so I am reopening the gym. However please remember to use social distancing, wipe down the machines and equipment before and after use, and use common sense. If you’re not feeling well stay at home, etc. Please keep the gym clean and let’s get through this together. The door is unlocked so you can get in with your key fob. I will not be allowing any non members access to the gym so don’t let anyone in who is not a signed member. Also please check Facebook often for updates! Bill

12/12/2020

Hello members. Due to King Wolfe the gym is closed until further notice, however you may call me at 570-394-3796 for updates. Also please call if you need to access your locker during this time. I will also post updates on this page so please check back often. I appreciate your patience and support. Bill

06/18/2020

Hello gym members!
Five Mountains Health & Fitness, LLC will reopen Friday June 18th! I have been receiving a lot of phone calls and text messages asking about the date that we will reopen and it has finally arrived. Your key fobs are programmed and should open the door starting 5am on Friday unless your fob had previously been canceled due to non payment. Some members who have paid for a year membership in advance will have time added to their contract. Please note that I no longer accept one year memberships, just month to month with no contract. I’m looking forward to seeing you all there in the coming weeks. Bill

05/08/2020

Hello members of Five Mountains Health & Fitness! I’m still waiting to hear about when we will be able to reopen. Some of you should have received a refund in your bank account for membership dues that were erroneously deducted for May. More refunds will appear in accounts on May 8th. As soon as we can reopen I will post it here. Thanks for your patience with all of this; I am looking forward to seeing you again soon! Bill

05/01/2020

Hello Five Mountains gym members! I am continually watching and waiting for the word when we will be allowed to reopen the fitness center. I realize that some of you have had a membership fee deducted from your account today - I am sorry for that and rest assured it will be refunded to your account. I’m looking forward to reopening soon so please follow us on Facebook for updates. Bill

04/01/2020

04/01/2020

Hello Gym Members!

This is a very frustrating time for us all. The pandemic has added stresses to our lives for a variety of reasons and one of the ways that we deal with stress effectively is through exercise. Not being able to attend the gym during these times makes an already difficult situation even more difficult. However it is still important to exercise and I would be interested in hearing what routines/ways you have found to exercise outside of the gym; it would be great if you could just post it on the Five Mountains page.

I have suspended all gym membership payments for the month of April. There are a few members that will see a withdrawal from their account on April 1st for monies that were due previously. I will reopen the gym as soon as we get the green light to do so. Updates will be posted on Facebook so please check in to that daily.

The entire gym will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected prior to reopening. Jim Bach has already pulled all the fans, disassembled, cleaned and disinfected them! Thank you Jim! We just have to wait until it is safe to reopen. Members can feel free to text me at 570-394-3796.

03/18/2020

Hello members! Wow this corona virus is really putting a change to our lifestyle but in accordance with local and state rules the gym will be closed until further notice. On another note, it has been brought to my attention that there has been people using the gym who may not be members. I will be reviewing the cameras and checking to see what fob they were using. That fob will be deactivated. If it’s a fob from an active member, your membership will also be cancelled as per the policy.

03/21/2018

This last week was a busy one at Five Mtns Health & Fitness. We added two new machines - an angled leg press and a chin up assist machine. I’ll talk about these more in a future post but for right now I just want to say a special thanks to all of those that helped me in getting these machines into the building. Joey Mitchell and Brad Hamilton just happened to be in the gym to do a workout at the time and got a little more than they bargained for! Thanks for your help guys. I also want to thank Kelly Kreischer, Jim Bach, my brother Andy Yanchick, Paul Broyan and everyone else who pitched in. And thanks to John Hetzel who pretty much spent the whole day with me to pick up the leg press machine in Pottstown on Monday. I appreciate the efforts of all of those that made this possible and sincerely thank you. - Bill