AN IMPORTANT UPDATE ON OUR SPACE

We are sharing communications sent out to members on September 9th, 2025 regarding our space in Larry Uteck, The Track. This update was written by MOVE EAST Owner Hannah Kovacs.

I am writing to you, our members, with some important news about our Larry Uteck location, affectionately known as The Track. I wholeheartedly believe in the spirit of transparency and so I wanted to properly explain our situation.

The Track was operating under a sublease agreement with an existing business that previously occupied two spaces in one unit, one of which we took over with shared amenities. Unfortunately, the business holding the lease closed last month resulting in the dissolution of our sublease agreement. The landlord is now required to legally demise the space into two separate units, which comes at a significant cost and would require a complete restructure of our space. In order to accommodate an accessible washroom and back exit within our unit, we’d have to accept a 30% reduction to our workout space, lose our equipment area, remove treadmills - all of which would heavily depreciate the member experience. This cost would also be passed down to us through increased rent, for less space.

While we are extremely disappointed with this outcome, we harbour no ill will and understand this is a risk of doing business. Upon careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to move out of our Larry Uteck location, with classes winding down the week of September 22-26th.

What’s next? Truthfully, not sure! Our Quinpool location continues to thrive and the team is excited to expand the schedule, add new classes and enjoy the upcoming season with our members. For now, we will put most of our equipment in storage, sell some, and while there’s currently no available space that meets our needs in Bedford, we are keeping the door open to resurrect The Track down the road, perhaps in a different market. We remain hopeful that MOVE EAST will expand in the future when the right space presents itself.

We loved our time in Bedford, and adored the Larry Uteck area specifically. I want to thank the Bedford community for welcoming us with open arms – it is always a bit nerve racking to be the new kid on the block. Getting any new business up and running is hard. work. and the community was gracious and patient as we adjusted to our new home.

While most members utilized both locations interchangeably, our team is more than happy to assist in making changes to memberships and class packs! Kindly get in touch and we’ll get you sorted.

Last but not least, I want to acknowledge my team – who have been agile, resourceful and unbelievably supportive. They are truly the engine behind MOVE EAST and I couldn’t be more proud of the amazing folks I get to call teammates.

Thank you for reading this far, and for following along on this crazy journey. Many of you know we are no strangers to unexpected twists and turns – opening Quinpool just 3 months before the pandemic hit. At this point, I am quite confident there’s nothing we can’t weather.

With gratitude,

Hannah