Chuze Fitness Opens in Fresno on September 18 at 3684 W. Shaw Ave.

The value-focused chain brings a Lift Lab, cinema, recovery studio, and pool to a former Fresno Walmart space.
Written by
Paul Reyes
Founder of gymstracker.com
First Published
September 11, 2026

Fresno Gets Its First Chuze Fitness This September

Chuze Fitness will open its Fresno location on Friday, September 18, at 3684 W. Shaw Ave. The club takes over a former retail space, bringing full-service fitness to a building that leasing materials suggest may be subdivided for additional tenants. Presale memberships are already available ahead of opening day.

A Chain Built Around Value and Variety

Chuze Fitness launched its first location in Carlsbad in 2008 and has grown into a recognizable name across California and the Southwest. The chain positions itself as a high-amenity, low-cost option, offering tiered memberships that give members access to features more commonly found at premium clubs. In California's Central Valley, Chuze already operates in Bakersfield and Stockton, and the Fresno opening extends that regional footprint.

What Members Will Find Inside

The Fresno club is equipped with a wide range of amenities across fitness, recovery, and entertainment. Access to specific features will vary by membership tier.

  • Lift Lab: squat racks, lifting platforms, dumbbells, benches, and lower-body machines
  • Studio IR: heated fitness classes including hot yoga and barre
  • Chuze Cinema: cardio equipment facing a large movie screen with theater-style sound
  • Infrared sauna
  • Recovery studio with red light therapy, cold-therapy chair, and compression boots
  • Outdoor exercise space
  • Pool and hot tub

A Former Walmart Gets a New Purpose

The Shaw Ave. site is a repurposed big-box retail space. A 2023 leasing brochure from Retail California advertised the 126,000-plus square-foot building as divisible into smaller tenant configurations, with separate development pads along Brawley Avenue. Chuze gym locations elsewhere in the chain range from roughly 16,000 to over 55,000 square feet, which suggests the Fresno club may share the building with future tenants, though the final layout has not been publicly confirmed.

Membership Pricing and Presale Access

Memberships at the Fresno location start at $9.99 per month, with a $59.99 annual fee. Presale memberships are available now through the Chuze website, giving early sign-ups the chance to lock in rates before the September 18 opening.

Workout floor at their Encinitas location

More Central Valley Growth on the Way

Chuze is not stopping at Fresno. The chain has a second Central Valley location in the works at Sierra Pavilion in Clovis, at 1155 Shaw Ave., with its website listing a fall 2027 target opening. The back-to-back expansion suggests the chain sees sustained demand in the region.

Ready to Check It Out

The Fresno Chuze Fitness opens September 18 at 3684 W. Shaw Ave. Presale memberships are available at chuzefitness.com. For those already in the area, it's worth a visit on opening day.

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