East Northport Business Intelligent Fitness Needs Your Support

The new coronavirus has changed life for all of us. Local businesses have taken a huge economic hit, but communities are finding creative ways to support the establishments they know and love.

In an effort to help local businesses in our communities stay connected and succeed, Patch will shine a light on some of them through a series of Q&A articles during this time.

Intelligent Fitness is one of the businesses in town facing struggles during the coronavirus. You can lend your support by reading more about the company, below, and by contacting them here.

Tell us about your business and its history in your town.

Phil Sottile formed Intelligent Fitness in 2001 and began servicing the townships of Hauppauge to Cold Spring Harbor. His wife joined the company in 2007 and was the driving force behind the company's redesign into Long Island's first fitness boutique. In 2009, the company relocated to East Northport and quickly became the benchmark for Long Islanders' fitness and wellness solutions. The husband and wife owners and operators have garnered 10 Best of Long Island titles over the last four years, being twice named Best Gym, four times named Best Personal Trainers, and naming Phil Sottile as the Best LifeCoach on Long Island for four straight years.

How has the new coronavirus impacted your business and its employees?

The gym business was mandated to shut down around March 17, preventing groups of people from congregating in their favorite small group classes of 6 to 10 people. Foreseeing this government mandated shutdown coming, we were the first to roll out virtual training classes and private one-on-one services. We also rolled out an equipment rental program to get fitness equipment into the hands of people who desired to work out at home and has upgraded and expanded our virtual class schedule to roll out a national platform of various online options.

How can local customers support you now and in the future?

Become a virtual client and we will deliver the necessary fitness equipment to your home. No need to buy anything. If someone decides to opt out, we will simply pick up the rented equipment. A virtual membership always comes with an in-club component membership. Come join us when you can in the club when we return to our normal lives.

Do you have any words of encouragement for your community?

Stay the course. Continue to get outside and walk. Call your parents or children. Keep looking toward the future because the one thing Long Islanders do better than anyone anywhere is adapt, evolve and get stronger the tougher things get.

Are you offering any special services, promotions or hours during this time?

We still work seven days. We service all of Long Island through a robust virtual portal that will continue to support our in-club menu of services. Our initial virtual consult is complimentary. We use this time as a discovery session to frame goals, objectives, personal profiling and rely upon this meeting to frame a forward-looking, solutions-oriented path.

Are there any other outstanding businesses in town you think deserve some community support?

We support all our local favorites and attempt to visit each to demonstrate local support. They include La Piazza, Larkfield Pasta, NY Fitness and Boxing and Uncle Giuseppe's.

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Thank you, and stay safe!