Members upset as Inspira to close gyms in southern New Jersey NBC10 Philadelphia [Video]

Longtime members of a gym in southern New Jersey are desperately hoping the hospital system that owns it will rethink their decision to close it down.

They say the place is more than just a fitness center, it’s a home away from home and their connection to so many friends.

One man, Leon Williams, suffered two bouts of throat cancer that took a lot away from him, and now he is losing his fitness center in Vineland, NJ.

“It was something normal for him. He was around people. The instructors are great. Everybody treats him like anyone else,” his wife Debbie said.

The Inspira Health System in Cumberland County owns the fitness center and they recently sent members a letter saying that this location and their smaller Bridgeton and Elmer locations will be closing at the end of June.

“We are emotional about it because we have developed relationships,” gym …