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title: "The Herald-Citizen: New owner to put new life into business"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b81f4f16-469f-4214-880a-20252a38af38
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-herald-citizen-new-owner-to-put-new-life-into-business-1920
category: "Fitness"
industry: "Fitness"
published: 2015-06-25T16:11:39.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:13:40.579Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc578.jpeg
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# The Herald-Citizen: New owner to put new life into business

**TL;DR:** Ryan Strother, a Workout Anytime franchisee, has taken over the Cookeville, TN location and plans to improve operations and customer service. Strother and two other Workout Anytime owners will work together to revamp the gym.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-06-25. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-herald-citizen-new-owner-to-put-new-life-into-business-1920).*

## Story

Ryan Strother always dreamt of owning his own gym, and that has just become a reality. Ryan, who has been working for WORKOUT ANYTIME, came together with two other WORKOUT ANYTIME owners to improve the Cookeville, TN location.

“Workout Anytime is a great model,” said Strother in his interview with the Herald-Citizen. “It’s a great opportunity to do what I’ve always wanted to do.”

Strother, his new manager and team are ready to breathe new life into the location, working to improve operations, customer service and the overall look and feel of the gym.

“Customer service and cleanliness are essential for us to offer to our customers,” he told the Herald-Citizen.

The three will be focusing on those key elements this summer, and are excited to get it back to where it was when it first opened in 2011.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Fitness (sector)
- Workout Anytime (company)
- franchisee takeover (topic)
- gym renovation (topic)
- Cookeville, TN (location)
- customer service improvement (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-herald-citizen-new-owner-to-put-new-life-into-business-1920). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b81f4f16-469f-4214-880a-20252a38af38).