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New Gym Owner Derek Jeter: ‘You May Not See Me On A Treadmill’

Derek Jeter and 24-Hour Fitness CEO Carl Liebert.
Chris Shott.
Derek Jeter and 24-Hour Fitness CEO Carl Liebert.

Watch out, Equinox! New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter is partnering with the international 24-Hour Fitness chain to open three new “classy” sports clubs in Manhattan this year.

What, you were expecting a Roger Clemens-run juice bar?

The first will be a 28,000-square-foot facility on Fifth Avenue, conveniently located just a short guilt-ridden walk from Danny Meyer’s Shake Shack in Madison Square Park.

Additional locations are planned for SoHo and also in Midtown, a few blocks from the pro slugger's own $13 million pad in the Trump World Tower.

The healthy and wealthy Yankees shortstop recently took a breather to talk with me about the project.  read more »