And then there were two.

A major fitness chain has officially opened a second gym on Torbay Road in the east end of St. John’s, bookending the city with its original location in the west end.

Planet Fitness first arrived on the local scene a couple of years ago with its first gym on Topsail Road.

The company’s director for the Atlantic Provinces, Cara Walsh, says the new locale speaks to the popularity of the gym’s trademark “judgment-free” atmosphere.

But she also acknowledged January as an opportune time to open a gym.

“Definitely true, we’ve seen all the new year’s resolution members coming in, and we’re so excited to have them,” said Walsh, a native Haligonian. “Everybody’s super-motivated this time of the year, looking to get fit and just rebuilding those healthy habits after the holidays.”