After nearly six years in business, the SPENGA East Cobb fitness studio has closed at Merchants Walk.
A notice was posted on its Facebook page on Tuesday saying “thanks for the memories East Cobb” with a heart shape. At the bottom of notice it said “location permanently closed.”
There was no explanation given after readers on the page inquired.
“SPENGA East Cobb was the absolute best!,” wrote one. “Everyone is going to miss the classes, staff and amazing instructors so much. How I wish someone would buy it and keep it going.”
Denese Faulkner, the studio’s owner, told East Cobb News that “I closed SPENGA because it was time for me to move on to a new chapter in my life. I would love for someone to buy it and keep it in the community!”
On July 1 SPENGA asked for customer testimonials for a chance to win a gift card, and had posted a full schedule of designated workout sessions for the month of July.
“Covid changed our trajectory and we had a hard time recovering,” Faulkner said. “Therefore, it’s time for me to start a new chapter. It was a hard decision to make but it was the right decision for me.
“The East Cobb community welcomed us 6 years ago with open arms and excitement and has embraced us with such kindness and warmth over the last few days. We had AMAZING members and I will miss them all terribly.”
Faulkner said that members received an e-mail letting them know that their memberships will be pro-rated and canceled.
SPENGA is a fitness franchise based in Evanston, Ill., and was founded in 2015. It features a trio of exercise concepts—spin, strength training and yoga—into a 60-minute workout, and has locations in more than 20 states.
SPENGA opened at Merchants Walk, across from Marlow’s Tavern, in the fall of 2019. The only other Georgia location is in Roswell.
The East Cobb area has become a magnet for a variety of national fitness franchises, including multiple locations of Club Pilates, Orangetheory Fitness and LA Fitness, as well as a number of yoga-specific studios.
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