Flower Mound - Highland Village - Argyle | January 2024

BY DON MUNSCH

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Heather Lee-Anthony (left) opened Hotworx in 2023.

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Hotworx among rst of wave of recent gym openings in area

kind of associate health with [living here]. That’s why we chose it. The amount of people that we get has been fabulous. We get a lot of referrals. ... Honestly, you either love [this workout] or you hate it because it’s the heat. I always wanted to bring this specic studio because of how much it helped me in the area where we raised our kids. That’s why I opened it here in Argyle because I wanted to bring all the benets to the people locally to our community, and it’s been absolutely fabulous. What do you hope you can oer people that they may not nd elsewhere? We’re very personable. The girls I have on sta ... want to get to know you and your tness goals. And they want to help you get there, whether it’s to lose weight or gain condence or get your headspace right. It’s kind of an all-in-one package. It’s not just a gym to work out and get strong and lose weight physically—there’s also a mental aspect. I just want people to come in and enjoy it

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There was a trend of gym and tness places opening in the Flower Mound, Highland Village and Argyle area in 2023. As part of that trend, Community Impact talked with Hotworx owner Heather Lee-Anthony about her business in Northlake amid the inux of tness facilities in the area. Hotworx opened in January 2023 and has grown in memberships—more than 700—as Lee-Anthony said people discover they can get a workout that doesn’t require the familiar components of a traditional gym. Located at 1248 FM 407 W., Ste. 200, Northlake, Hotworx is a virtually instructed exercise program that allows people to experience infrared heat absorption, while completing a 30-minute isometric workout or 15-minute high-intensity interval training session, according to the company’s website. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Why do you think there have been so many gym openings recently in the area? I wanted to open one where I knew that sports was a big factor. The school district was good, the sports are a big deal, and that’s why we ended up in Argyle. ... I think there’s a lot of [gym owners] in ... this area that

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We’re trying to introduce some new workout equip- ment on the backside—that way we can get more toward the male aspect, the weightlifting. I’m working with cor- porate on that. ... We’ve got a bunch of new app updates coming out. We’re just looking forward to staying in the community for the next 10 years and growing, and we love being part of the local [homeowners associations] and the communities and getting out there and doing school events. Staying connected with our community is a big thing.

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