As the Tilton Fitness Center on Route 9 South in Manahawkin sits empty, the impact of the three-month COVID closure will be permanent. Tilton Fitness Powered by Hackensack Meridian Health announced June 24 that it is permanently closing all its fitness centers on July 1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tilton Fitness determined it would not be able to successfully sustain its operations moving forward, its operators announced.

“Like other fitness centers across the country, our facilities have been hit hard by the mandatory closures due to the…