EP Fitness Commitment To the Community
Our mission at EP Fitness is to serve our
community by providing clean, convenient facilities; friendly, helpful customer
service; in a fun and safe environment that is affordable to everyone.
We provide our members with the largest amount of high-quality fitness equipment,
the greatest variety of exciting fitness classes, and convenient hours of
operation at all six EP Fitness locations and both EP Women's Fitness locations.
The History of EP Fitness
Over two decades ago,
Scott Kubitz, owner and CEO of EP Fitness, turned his dream into reality.
Through dedication and hard work, he opened his first fitness center in 1985,
then known as Gold’s Gym, in El Paso. Kubitz initially came to El Paso on a
football scholarship at UTEP. Football led to weightlifting which in turn led to
a successful bodybuilding profession. A subsequent career took him out of El
Paso to Las Vegas. It was there that the opportunity presented itself: a Gold’s
Gym license. His love for El Paso and the people brought him back to start this
new endeavor. With a small savings and great determination, he opened the doors
of his first fitness center on Mesa Street. The name eventually changed from
Gold's Gym to EP Fitness. Many upgrades, expansions and renovations have kept EP
Fitness the gold standard in supplying El Paso’s fitness needs. Eight fitness
centers and over twenty years later, his initial philosophy has remained the
same. He believes that in order to maintain a competitive edge it is necessary
to continuously give back to members as well as the community that has supported
him. This belief motivated him to establish Get Fit El Paso, a community
outreach program dedicated to supporting health education and prevention
initiatives. Other philanthropic efforts include his work with Angel Flight, a
non-profit, charitable organization which provides free air transportation for
medical and humanitarian purposes. At his own cost, Scott volunteers as a pilot
and utilizes his personal aircraft to transport patients who require specialized
medical treatments not available to them locally.
The following is a brief
history of EP Fitness.
West (Paragon) In 1985, EP Fitness opened its first
location on North Mesa. Then known as Gold's Gym, the 4,500 sq. ft. facility was
the first in El Paso to offer weights, cardio equipment and aerobics classes. At
that time, there were approximately 1,300 members. After five expansions brought
the West side facility to 14,000 sq. ft, in 1997, EP Fitness - West moved into a
22,500 sq. ft. facility across the street on Paragon lane. In 2006, EP Fitness
completed a cardio room, group fitness and indoor basketball court expansion at
the Paragon facility bringing it to 32,000 sq. ft. At the time of its
completion, the Paragon facility was the largest EP Fitness center in the city.
East (James Watt) Later in 1987, EP Fitness also opened a 10,000 sq. ft. second
location at 11330 James Watt. At that time, the two facilities had a combined
2,000 members. Since that time, EP Fitness - East has undergone several
expansions, and now is approximately 22,500 sq. ft.
Montwood
In 2000, EP Fitness
had grown to approximately 8,000 members. EP Fitness opened its third location
at 12145 Montwood. The 20,000 sq. ft. facility increased membership to 11,000.
In 2006, EP Fitness began construction on a NEW EP Fitness center at 11705
Montwood Drive. On December 26th, EP Fitness opened the doors to the first
facility of its kind. The new Montwood "megacenter" is now the largest EP
Fitness center in the city, nearly tripling the size of the existing Montwood
gym. It has full- court indoor basketball, three group fitness rooms, an indoor
running track, spa-like locker rooms complete with steam room for men and women,
and much, much more. This location also houses EP Women's Fitness - East, with
its own separate private entrance.
Resler
In March of 2001, the 20,000 sq. ft.
fourth location at 981 N. Resler was officially opened as EP Fitness. At that
time, all locations were changed from Gold's Gym to EP Fitness. EP Fitness had
16,000 members at that time. In May of 2006, EP Fitness completed an expansion
at the Resler gym - adding a huge cardiovasular room and a cycling room for
group fitness classes.
Northeast In December of 2001, EP Fitness added a 22,500
sq. ft. facility at 10060 Rushing Rd in Northeast El Paso. At that time, EP
Fitness had 24,000 members. In December of 2003, EP Fitness completed a 2,500
sq. ft. expansion of the Northeast club, making it the largest EP Fitness center
at the time of completion, at 25,000 sq. ft. In 2006, EP Fitness began
construction on adding full-court, indoor basketball at the Northeast facility
along with other cosmetic and equipment upgrades. On December 26th, the new
Northeast facility became one of three EP Fitness centers to now offer its
members indoor basketball. EP Fitness - Northeast now occupies approximately
33,000 sq. ft. at Rushfair Center.
Interstate In December of 2003, EP Fitness
opened its sixth El Paso location at 1224 Wedgewood. At the time of opening, EP
Fitness had 43,000 members. In December of 2004, EP Fitness completed a large
cardio room expansion at the Interstate club.
EP Women's Fitness In 2006, EP
Fitness began construction on two Women's Fitness facilities: one in East El
Paso, one in West El Paso. Women's Fitness offers premier fitness facilities to
women in a spa-like atmosphere. Women's Fitness West opened at 1035 Belvidere on
October 20th, 2006. Women's Fitness East opened December 26th, 2006, along with
the new Montwood "megacenter" at 11705 Montwood. At present, EP Fitness has more
than 48,000 members, with six locations and two Women's Fitness facilities,
occupying more than 230,000 sq. ft citywide. EP Fitness currently has more than
300 full-time and 125 part-time employees.