Local gym owners excited for expansion

“If you don’t know what to do in a gym, you’re probably not going to come to it in the first place,” he said.

“Not only do we offer programming, but we also offer classes where people can train in a group atmosphere. We offer one-on-one programming as well for people who are more comfortable working directly with someone.”

Viking member Jordana Heisler joined the gym this past February after a personal training session and talked about her mental health jour - ney through fitness.

“I was very in the depths of postpartum depression and wasn’t finding internal happiness,” she said. “I thought moving my body again and getting out and seeing people again would help, and my mental, spiritual and physical health all improved. I work out in the noon barbell class and have long-lasting friendships from that. Everyone is so supportive; it’s amazing.”

Another member, Anthony Prosser, has worked out at Viking since 2017 and has nothing but great things to say about Viking as a whole.

“Viking is the best gym I’ve had the chance to train at and I’ve been training for 12 years at five or six different gyms,” he said. “As far as community, this is one of the few places people actually tend to know each other and we have some of the strongest people in Lloyd, which is why I came here.”

Viking co-owner Tanner Applegate, who founded the gym almost a decade ago, never thought he’d see this big of a change.

“We started with powerlifting and have grown over the years, and now we’re the biggest facility in town,” he said. “I never thought I’d see that, but I think our product has improved to the point where we can be successful in that market now.”

Going forward, Viking’s current gym, located at 6202 48 St., will be a dedicated 5,000 sq. ft. CrossFit box with everything else taking place in the old Motion building.

“We’re looking forward to having the sports performance and CrossFit in this build then all of our members, group fitness and private training will happen over at the new facility,” added Williams.

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The full project name is listed as Costco Lloydminster - New Warehouse Budget.

The general contractor sent out initial bids on June 9 for concrete forms to multiple Lloydminster contractors with some information leaked on Facebook that has since been taken down.

The bids are due to be submitted by June 16.

The expected completion date of the Costco Warehouse is Nov. 16, 2025.

The listed architect is MuvannyG2 Architecture, a partner of Costco Wholesale based in Seattle Wa.

The project follows news of a potential Costco Warehouse, liquor pod and fuel facility posted on BuildWorks in December 2019 before the project was cancelled due to plummeting oil prices. The previous general contractor based in Edmonton had noted the site would require a lot of landfill to build it up to grade before any construction could start.