Hardcore Gym to move to former Lifestyle Fitness site at Carlton

Hardcore Gym at Rockdale will move to the former Lifestyle Fitness site at Carlton.

The gym had been at Rockdale PCYC for the past 17 years but the youth organisation had decided not to renew the gym’s lease.

Ali Hammoud, who runs the gym with brother Hicham, said they had signed a recent lease for the Carlton site.

‘‘The new Hardcore Gym will include a weights room, a MMA/martial arts and wrestling dojo, and a state-of-the-art boxing gym including a ring, training room and cardio room,’’ he said.

‘‘We anticipate opening in July this year.’’

The announcement had confirmed a long-held rumour that Hardcore would take over the Carlton site after Lifestyle Fitness had closed its doors in February.

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