WEST FOOTSCRAY is becoming a hotspot for local fitness freaks wanting to burn the midnight oil.

Anytime Fitness, a 24-hour gym opened late last year and has proven to be very popular with people whose work schedules don’t allow them to go to the gym at normal hours.

Manager and personal trainer Victoria Bellis said trade workers, taxi drivers and factory workers were some of the common occupations of the late night visitors.

“It’s usually people whose jobs afflict how their life goes,” Ms Bellis said.

“It’s about finding your own routine. People feel more comfortable when their own routine,” she said.

The gym is already at around 85 per cent capacity which Miss Bellis considers a positive indication of the times.

“(Obesity) is a problem in this country and people are aware of it, but they still need to be willing to take action and stop procrastinating,” she said.

Ms Bellis said the gym was seeing mostly males come through its doors with almost 80 per cent of their customers being men.

Anytime Fitness is located on the corner of Ashley St and South Rd in West Footscray.