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New-to-market fitness concept heads to Ballantyne

Manduu Ballantyne (Keri Bonfili with Charlotte Business Journal)

BALLANTYNE, N.C. — This boutique fitness concept expects to open in Ballantyne in mid-January.

Manduu Charlotte has snagged a 1,600-square-foot space at 7930 Rea Road. That’s in the StoneCrest at Piper Glen Estates.

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The concept offers a 15-minute workout using whole-body electrical muscle stimulation, or EMS. A special suit with carbon fiber electrodes delivers low-level electrical impulses, activating muscle fibers and providing resistance, while the wearer completes a series of stretching and flexing movements.

“You can work your entire body at one time,” says Marsha Gale, franchisee. “It all just works together.”

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