North Myrtle Beach · Locally owned since 2015

The light never goes off.

Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Your own key, your own hours, and a room full of Cybex — five minutes from home in Coastal North Town Center.

Start your membership Call (843) 273-0021

No contracts. Plans from $32/month. Day passes $10.

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“If you are at N. Myrtle Beach for a week, you have to get a weekly pass to Edison's Smart Fitness. Friendly staff and clean gym.”

Tommy Readling · Facebook review

Three ways people join

Locals, neighbours on an insurance plan, and everyone here for a week in the sun. Pick the one that sounds like you.

01

You live here

Annual or month-to-month, with 24-hour key access so a workout fits around your shift, not the other way round. Individual from $34/month on bank draft.

See the plans
02

You're on an insurance plan

We're a Tivity SilverSneakers affiliate, and we welcome Prime, Renew Active with UnitedHealthcare, Silver&Fit, Active&Fit and FitOn Health. Qualifying members often pay nothing.

Check your program
03

You're here on vacation

Snowbirds, golfers and anyone renting down the road. $10 a day, $40 a week, or a 10-visit punch card for $100 — no membership needed.

Visitor passes

The room

Bright, clean and full of daylight — not a basement. Cybex selectorized machines, a full free-weight floor, power cage, Smith machine and the Jungle Gym cable station.

The main floor at Edison's Smart Fitness — rows of Cybex treadmills and selectorized strength machines under daylight from the storefront windows.
Members filling the gym floor at Edison's Smart Fitness on opening day.
The Edison's Smart Fitness team in green staff shirts.
The ribbon cutting at Edison's Smart Fitness in North Myrtle Beach.

Membership

Every plan we offer, with the real price on it. No contracts — annual plans can be paid in full or drafted monthly, and short-term plans simply end when they end.

Annual 24-hour access, 7 days a week · ages 18+

Annual membership prices
PlanPaid in fullBank draftMembership fee
Individual adult 16+$374$34/mo$49
Senior 1 person age 62+$352$32/mo$49
Couple married couple$660$60/mo$59
Senior Couple couple w/ 1 age 62+$605$55/mo$59
Parent & 1 Child child age 13–20$660$60/mo$59
Family couple + 3 children 13–20$900$75/mo$79

1, 3 & 6 month 24-hour access · monthly members pay a $20 access fee

Short term membership prices
Plan1 month3 month6 month
Individual adult 16+$60/mo$165$300
Senior 1 person age 62+$55/mo$150$270
Couple$85/mo$240$450
Senior Couple couple w/ 1 age 62+$80/mo$225$420
Parent & 1 Child child age 13–20$70/mo——
Family couple + 3 children 13–20$100/mo——

Visiting? Staffed hours only · age 13+ · 13–15 must be with an adult

$10Day pass
$40Weekly pass
$10010-visit punch card

Anyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian signature at sign-up. Members under 18 work out during staffed hours only.

Start your membership

Tell us which plan fits and we'll have your key ready. Prefer to talk it through? Call (843) 273-0021 or stop in during staffed hours for a tour — no appointment needed.

  • No contract, ever
  • Free consultation with a certified trainer
  • Insurance programs welcome — we'll check your eligibility

Your insurance may already cover this

Alison holds a degree in gerontology and spent 20 years at the YMCA, eight of them as Health & Fitness Director. Helping neighbours use the benefit they already pay for is something we take seriously.

  • SilverSneakersTivity Health
  • PrimeTivity Health
  • Renew ActiveUnitedHealthcare
  • Silver&FitAmerican Specialty Health
  • Active&FitAmerican Specialty Health
  • FitOn HealthRecently added

Some restrictions apply, and classes are not included with any insurance-paid program. Call us and we'll confirm exactly what your plan covers.

Personal training

Every session is 60 minutes with a certified personal trainer, and it starts with an assessment — your goals, and any limitations we should work around. The first consultation is free.

6 sessions $360 member $390 non-member

Studies put six weeks at about the minimum to build a habit. You'll leave with a plan for the workouts between sessions.

12 sessions $660 member $720 non-member

Twelve weeks builds the habit and starts showing real results — a pattern you can keep going on your own.

Wendy Fox

ACE Certified Personal Trainer · ACE Senior Fitness Specialist · SilverSneakers BOOM Muscle & BOOM Move · 200-hour yoga teacher training

Seven years programming and teaching yoga to all levels, and a lifelong fitness enthusiast after 35 years in finance. “I love to share my passion with others.”

Esmeralda Bajo-Pena

NASM Certified Personal Trainer · Human Kinetics Facilitative Stretching · BSc Kinesiology · five years CPT

Worked alongside three physical therapists as a PT technician, and specialises in the elderly population, mobility and weight loss. “Don't compare your chapter one to someone else's chapter thirty.”

Classes

In a dedicated fitness room with a full mirrored wall. Drop in for $10 — the schedule updates every month.

Full Body Blast

High Intensity Interval Training: seven strength stations covering upper body, lower body and core, plus eight cardio stations. Forty seconds of work, twenty seconds of rest, with a warm-up and cool-down either side. Modified exercises are included so every fitness level can take part.

When classes aren't running, the room is open to members for stretching and core work — mats, stability and medicine balls, foam rollers, cardio steps, resistance bands, TRX suspension trainers, a BOSU balance trainer, jump ropes, kettlebells and dumbbells.

A Cybex Showcase Gym

We're proud to be a Showcase Gym for Cybex — a full free-weight floor with dumbbells and plate-loaded machines, alongside their newest Eagle NX selectorized line.

  1. Treadmills

    Built for people serious about running, jogging and walking — stable, smooth, with digital HD TV where you pick the channel.

  2. Arc Trainers

    Gentler on the joints and proven to burn 16% more calories than older ellipticals, with less stress on the knees. Lower-body or total-body.

  3. Selectorized machines

    The Cybex Eagle NX line — abdominals, back, arms, shoulders, legs and chest, with Dual Axis Technology that conforms to your body.

  4. Stationary bikes

    Recumbent and upright, with 15.6-inch HD monitors so you can enjoy the ride and track your effort.

  5. Power cage

    Bench press, squat rack and chin-up bar built in — space-efficient and it fits users of almost any size and ability.

  6. Smith machine

    Open walk-through design for easy access, a 15lb take-off weight and built-in bar stops so every level can lift confidently.

  7. Jungle Gym

    Dual handle low row, dip and chin assist, dual handle lat pull, and the cable cross-over station with a wide range of accessories.

Ed McCormick speaking to members at Edison's Smart Fitness.

Ed + Alison = Edison's

A gym built by two people who actually use one

Ed McCormick spent 25 years in the auto industry in Michigan before heading south. His three grown children pushed him to chase the idea, and he's certified through the NCCPT in personal training and as a weight management specialist. Pickleball, kayaking, boating, running and lifting — usually on the water if he can help it.

Alison Collins has a BA in gerontology, the study of ageing. She retired from the Wilkes Family YMCA after 20 years, eight of them as Health & Fitness Director, and has had a second home in North Myrtle Beach for 25 years.

“To be a resource in the community for those seeking an active and healthy lifestyle, and to provide a life-changing opportunity for adults who want to improve their activity levels, physical appearance and overall general health.”

And “Edison” himself is a light-bulb-lifting sock monkey, made by Ed's daughter Kristin. He's the mascot. We didn't overthink it.

Come see it

In Coastal North Town Center on Highway 17 North — in front of Hobby Lobby, next to Benchmark Physical Therapy. Stop in during staffed hours for a tour, no appointment needed.

Edison's Smart Fitness
1424 Hwy 17 N, Unit 1
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
(843) 273-0021
info@EdisonsSmartFitness.com
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Members — 24 hours

Your key works every hour of every day, all year. Access is controlled by our key system and backed by monitored security cameras.

Staffed hours

Monday – Thursday
9:00am – 6:00pm
Friday – Saturday
9:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday
9:00am – 2:00pm

Tours, sign-ups, day passes and anything needing a person happen during staffed hours.