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Personal trainer opens SouthPark studio

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Personal trainer Jen Dufresne isn’t letting the pandemic stand in her way.

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Her 1,400-square-foot fitness studio Cross Conditioning Training opens Monday near SouthPark. It is located at 2935 Providence Road, in Providence Park.

“I feel like it’s been a long time coming,” she says. “Fitness was always something I was involved in.”

The former college athlete committed to fitness as a career, jumping into personal training in 2015. She taught classes in her garage, starting with just four clients.

Now she has 80 clients and plans to offer a mix of in-person classes, small-group training and virtual classes through her new venture. Read the full story here.