Tennessee Gym Combines Workouts with Rescue Dogs

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A Nashville gym is helping people stay fit while also finding homes for rescue dogs.

At 7 Minutes Fitness, owner Ashley Shanks brings adoptable dogs into the gym through a local rescue partnership. Members can work out, de-stress, and spend time with the dogs, and for some, those visits lead to adoption. Several members and even coaches have taken dogs home.

Regulars say the puppies boost their mood and make the gym feel like home.

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