She never liked fitness: Fit Stop fitness center opens in Garfield

She was a cheerleader. She did not like P.E. class. She never liked fitness.

Cheryl Booth just opened the Fit Stop, a fitness center in the former medical clinic in Garfield.

Booth is the operator for the leased building, which was remodeled this winter to make way for a club with memberships and classes.

Booth, who returned to Farmington in 2012 with husband Josey and their two children, had her view changed of fitness at a YMCA in Spokane Valley.

After the family joined – mainly for the pool and a vague idea they needed exercise – Booth went to the treadmills. On the way, one day she walked...