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Gym Memberships Climbing Despite Economy
01/12/09 8:53 pm   |   reporter: Isaiah Harper   producer: Isaiah Harper
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Tuscaloosa, AL -   It seems more people are spending to shape up the despite gloomy economic outlook.  Gyms all over are seeing lot of new faces signing up to start working out.  World Gym in Tuscaloosa says typically around this year they'll sign up 8-to-13 a week.  Right now, they're taking on that many every day.  Body trainer, Derryck Russell says, "That's pretty good....We normally average about 100 a month....We might get  300 just this month."  Many of the new gym enrollees say working out is always "economically feasible."  Isaac Conner says, " It takes off the stress...When you're stressed, instead spending money you can some in here and workout and meet some people."

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