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title: "Retro Fitness Pumps Up Presence in Long Island with Three New Club Openings"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f5c761a6-b853-41ee-b0c4-4bba63ddd6cb
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240326_retro_fitness_pumps_up_presence_in_long_island_with_three_new_club_openings.html
category: "Gym & HVLP"
industry: "Fitness"
segment: "Gym & HVLP"
published: 2024-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:00:26.447Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/retrofitness.jpg
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# Retro Fitness Pumps Up Presence in Long Island with Three New Club Openings

**TL;DR:** Retro Fitness has opened three new locations in Long Island, with grand opening events featuring activities and giveaways. The new locations are part of the company's expansion through multi-unit franchise opportunities.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-03-26. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240326_retro_fitness_pumps_up_presence_in_long_island_with_three_new_club_openings.html).*

## Story

- Bay Shore: 599 E. Main Street – Grand Opening Monday, March 25 from 5 to 7 p.m.

- Ronkonkoma: 260 Portion Road – Grand Opening Tuesday, March 26 from 5 to 7 p.m.

- Elwood: 1960 Jericho Turnpike – Grand Opening Wednesday, March 27 from 5 to 7 p.m.

All three locations are working on plans to host an Open House event in April.

Each Grand Opening will feature a host of activities, giveaways and more:

- Ribbon cutting at 5:45 p.m.

- Caricature artist

- Face painting

- Balloon animals

- Cotton candy and popcorn

- 360° photo booth

- Group classes<

- Smoothie sampling

- Mets vs. Yankees tickets (2 tickets raffled during each event)

“Long Island holds a special place in my heart, as I grew up here and raised my family here,” said Andrew Alfano, CEO of Retro Fitness. “Bringing the company I love to a place I love is truly an honor and a privilege. We’re all about building a healthier community and making access to great health clubs more convenient and more affordable – and that’s exactly what we intend to accomplish on Long Island!”

Plenty of vendors will join in the excitement as well, including: Bucked Up, Cellucor, Celsius, Chip City, Drip Bar, Goat Fuel, Liquid Death, Monster, Oxyshred, RAW, Reign, Smoothie Co. and VMI.

All three Retro Fitness Long Island locations will feature a special offer: Buy an Ultimate Membership and get one month free! (Offer ends March 31, 2024.)

The hours of operation at each club will be:

- Retro Fitness Bayshore – Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday through Thursday 5 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Friday 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

- Retro Fitness Elwood – Monday through Thursday 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday 5 a..m-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

- Retro Fitness Ronkonkoma – Saturday and Sunday. 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Monday through Thursday 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Retro Fitness is a hometown gym dedicated to building a strong community within the club's four walls, while being a fabric of the community outside. Retro Fitness is a fitness destination for consumers because of its inclusive community, state-of-the-art equipment, group fitness classes, personal training and Zen Den amenities like massage chairs and tanning.

Retro Fitness is expanding through multi-unit franchise opportunities, combining a differentiated HVLP fitness model with strong industry growth, community focus, and immediate real estate opportunities in select markets.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Fitness (sector)
- grand opening (topic)
- franchise opportunities (topic)
- Long Island (location)
- Retro Fitness (company)
- The DRIPBaR (company)
- Andrew Alfano (person)
- Celsius (company)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240326_retro_fitness_pumps_up_presence_in_long_island_with_three_new_club_openings.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f5c761a6-b853-41ee-b0c4-4bba63ddd6cb).