Clubhaus Fitness Center stresses 'green' practices.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)

The T-shirts Stuart Walker plans to make available at Clubhaus Fitness Center express a logical progression.

"Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds, Healthy Planet" is a slogan Walker chose to reflect the ideals behind his new business. "It is a natural fit, but it's easier not to do it," Walker said of marrying a healthy lifestyle to environmentally friendly practices.

This has been especially true in the health club business, Walker said, explaining how huge gyms built on the cheap allow lower membership prices and therefore higher profits. Walker aims to change at least part of that equation.

Clubhaus Fitness Center will be the first privately owned LEED-certified fitness center in Arkansas. Walker's facility, projected to open on Sept. 1, is in Fayetteville.

With the help of C.R. Crawford Construction Co., the building is undergoing a transformation. Among the changes are a new white roof, walls constructed in part with materials torn from the old ceiling and a drainage system designed to "grab shower water and run it back through toilets for second use," Walker said.

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