Donald Driver fitness facility opening at Hall of Fame Village in Canton

Ed Balint, Canton Repository
Updated ·2 min read
A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for Jan. 24 to unveil the Driver Elite fitness facility at the Hall of Fame Village in Canton. Driver Elite is associated with former NFL star wide receiver Donald Driver of the Green Bay Packer.
A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for Jan. 24 to unveil the Driver Elite fitness facility at the Hall of Fame Village in Canton. Driver Elite is associated with former NFL star wide receiver Donald Driver of the Green Bay Packer.

CANTON − Former NFL star Donald Driver's fitness center will hold its grand opening Wednesday at the Hall of Fame Village.

Discussed and planned since 2022, Driven Elite Fitness will be located on the ground level of the Village's Constellation Center for Excellence at 2014 Champions Gateway.

A ribbon-cutting event on Wednesday will unveil the facility. Local officials and community leaders will be in attendance, along with Driver, the former Green Bay Packers star wide receiver who founded Driven Elite.

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The Canton gym location joins others in Denton, Texas, which launched in 2017, and Gulfport, Mississippi.

Memberships are for sale and available at https://www.drivenelite.net/.

Driven Elite Sports Performance will train athletes using the Center for Performance dome at the Hall of Fame Village in Canton.
Driven Elite Sports Performance will train athletes using the Center for Performance dome at the Hall of Fame Village in Canton.

Fitness center at HOF Village has soften opening

Canton's Driven Elite Fitness, which features the company's first Driven Elite HIIT studio, continues to hold a soft opening through Feb. 2, including free workout sessions. The first payment for memberships will start on Feb. 5, said Madison Zurakowski​, public affairs specialist at the Hall of Fame Village.  For more details, go to https://www.drivenelitehiit.com/openhouse/.

Driven Elite has certified trainers and offers a 45-minute full-body, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout. Workouts combine strength training and cardio movements for multiple reps at an intense pace, the Driven Elite website says.

The facility is open to all skill levels and ages, Zurakowski said. Adult fitness classes are also offered.

Specialized sports training will be offered at HOF Village dome

Driven Elite Sports Performance also will hold its official opening Wednesday at the Center for Performance dome on the Village campus. The Driven Elite Fitness offshoot offers group training and specialized programming for recreational activities, school teams (from elementary to high school), athletes and adults, Zurakowski said.

Athlete training programs focus on endurance, strength, stability, balance, injury prevention and explosiveness.

The Village is a 100-acre entertainment campus and development centered around the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Attractions include restaurants, amusement rides and practice fields. Construction on an indoor water park is continuing and work on an adjacent hotel is expected to start this year.

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Driven Elite Fitness center will hold a grand opening Wednesday at the Hall of Fame Village in Canton. Founded by former Green Bay Packers star Donald Driver, the facility has been holding a soft opening this week.
Driven Elite Fitness center will hold a grand opening Wednesday at the Hall of Fame Village in Canton. Founded by former Green Bay Packers star Donald Driver, the facility has been holding a soft opening this week.

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