Your wait may be over in a few weeks but in the meantime, how about a reminder of South Tyneside gym scenes from the Shields Gazette archives.
We have gym openings, a celebrity visitor from times gone by and a charity day for you to reminisce on.
But how many of these scenes do you remember.
Get running back in time and take a good look.

1. The climb to the top
The South Tyneside Gym Club was in the news in 2003 but who can remember why? Photo: IB

2. A new gym in 2014
All Saints Community Centre manager Jason Meiers is pictured in a new gym six years ago. Does this bring back happy memories? Photo: TIM RICHARDSON


4. Going mobile in 2008
Were you pictured at South Tyneside's mobile gym in 2008? And who else do you know in the photo? Photo: CL
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