SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --CKO Kickboxing, one of the fastest-growing health fitness franchises, will open its first cardio kickboxing gym in California on June 1 at 7094 Miramar Road, Suites 115 and 116 in San Diego, to provide high-quality cross training in a friendly, comfortable home-like setting in the Mira Mesa area.

Grand Opening festivities are in the works for Saturday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to CKO Kickboxing of San Diego owners Trisha Virga and Joe Virga.

"You can work up a sweat and burn calories without worrying about getting a black eye or breaking a bone with cardio kickboxing," Virga said of the cardio kickboxing gym that will serve residents of San Diego, Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch and UTC. He and his wife, Trisha, who is certified in pre-natal training, will be the head trainers of CKO Kickboxing in San Diego. "We specialize in making everyday people reach their fitness goals and their full fitness potential through kickboxing."

The Virgas also own and operate a CKO Kickboxing franchise in Brooklyn, N.Y., but have relocated permanently to San Diego.

"We went on vacation to San Diego last December. I said to my wife, 'I want to live here. I would like for my kids to grow up in a place like this,'" he said.

"We're real excited about offering cardio boxing classes in San Diego. We were looking for a location a year ago in Los Angeles and I wasn't feeling it. Then we came to San Diego. I found a real estate broker. We negotiated the lease in an hour. It was unheard of. It usually takes months," he said.

CKO Kickboxing, whose franchisees include many former military members, is offering a 10 percent discount to current and former service personnel as well as police and fire personnel. Students and teachers also receive a 10 percent discount.

To make the gym stand out from competitors, members can work out by themselves at any time the club is open. Most kickboxing gyms are open only for classes or for private instruction, but not for drop-in workouts.

"People lead busy lives. We want to work around their schedules, not the other way around," he said. "We always strive to make CKO like your home, not like a gym."

"My goal is to put together a unique gym, a functional training gym, not just a gym with dumbbells," he added.

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CKO Kickboxing Health Fitness Franchise Continues Rapid Growth with New San Diego Gym Opening on June 1