Four* Physio and Gym is set to move into the disused former Carter’s Domestic Appliances building in Southwick Square, which the electrical retailor vacated in May 2024.
The company is a new clinically-led physiotherapy clinic and exercise space, which offers physiotherapy assessment and treatment, and supervised strength programmes.
It will also offer over 50s, pay-as-you-go gym sessions, catering to those who feel less comfortable in commercial gyms.
These sessions will be open to all ability levels and will be limited to a maximum of ten people.
One of Four*’s main focuses is on improving muscle mass as people age.
Co-founder Marcus Wolf said: “Strength training is one of the most evidence-backed tools we have.
“It’s not about becoming a gym person — it’s about staying capable, independent, and doing the things that matter to you.”
The unit has been vacant since Carter’s moved out after more than 30 years in the premises.
The electrical appliance retailor, which had opened in Southwick in 1994, blamed spiralling rent prices and parking charge increases for the reasons behind the closure.
At the time it was the fourth shop to close in Southwick Square in six months.