A new sports and fitness gym in West Goshen has made business partners out of former competitors.

Beau Westoff and Brian Chamberlain started their Ignite 24-Hour Fitness center this year after running previous gyms in West Whiteland, Malvern and a failed first joint venture in West Chester.

The difference this time around is a combination of the pair’s relationship and the economy, Chamberlain said in a recent Daily Local News report. “You’ve got to have some kind of chemistry in your partnership; you’ve got to have the same goal and direction in mind.”

The new gym focuses on physical fitness, weight management, nutritional counseling and sports-specific training.

“We are very diverse,” Chamberlain said. “… This is, quite frankly, Chester County’s best-kept secret. We have everything to facilitate every type of training.”