The Weight Club evolved from a power-lifting organization made up of Virginia Tech students in the late 1970s. The club soon expanded to become a non-profit organization led by a board of six directors who oversaw its operations. The Weight Club first opened in Blacksburg’s University mall on University City Boulevard in 1989 and has successfully served the community since 1994.

The Weight Club now occupies about 40,000 square feet and has become a leading anchor for the University Mall, along with Volume Two Bookstore and the Math Emporium, which flank both ends of the University Mall. An elevated running track was added in the first major expansion of the early 2000s and remains a popular feature. The most recent renovation, involving a year of construction, was completed by Snyder and Associates in the summer of 2017 and added new and larger locker rooms for members, which include lockers, restrooms, showers and saunas.

In addition, it expanded the cycling studio, one of our most popular group fitness classes offered. Other studio spaces house popular cardio and cross-training programs such as Body Pump, Zumba, HIIT Cardio, Body Combat, and various practices of Yoga.