By Renee Lorenz Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published Dec 06, 2010 at 2:57 PM

Milwaukee's downtown geta a new fitness option when the new Gold's Gym opens its doors on Dec. 16.

The gym is located in The City Center 735, 735 N. Water St., and features five floors of fitness equipment and amenities.

Among its many offerings are a basketball court, cardio cinema and even a salt water pool.

Gold's Gym was founded in the 1960s in Venice Beach, Calif. Since then, the franchise has opened gyms across the country, including a location at 831 W. Moreland Blvd. in Waukesha.

Renee Lorenz Special to OnMilwaukee.com

Contrary to her natural state of being, Renee Lorenz is a total optimist when it comes to Milwaukee. Since beginning her career with OnMilwaukee.com, her occasional forays into the awesomeness that is the Brew City have turned into an overwhelming desire to discover anything and everything that's new, fun or just ... "different."

Expect her random musings to cover both the new and "new-to-her" aspects of Miltown goings-on, in addition to periodically straying completely off-topic, which usually manifests itself in the form of an obscure movie reference.