One of these obviously doesn't seem to fit into the overall image of Tombstone, but that hasn't stopped Cold Iron Gym and Health Club from trying to integrate the tanning beds and barbells into the cowboy culture of the town.

"Even cowboys have to exercise, right?" joked Sherri Hartmann, the gym's owner.

Opening the club wasn't something that happened overnight for Hartmann. Originally, she intended the building to be an entertainment-themed spot. That venture failed after a year and was soon replaced by a swap meet. After a few years, Cold Iron became the third resident of the building in July 2004.

"There are tons of places for entertainment and souvenirs, but until us there was no gym," said Danni Eldridge, Hartmann's mom and co-worker at Cold Iron.

From the outside, Cold Iron doesn't really jump out. It's a purple, western-style building surrounded by a bank and a barber shop. The truth is that there is no bank or barber shop. They just act as a ruse; the whole building is part of Cold Iron. The ruse works so well that Hartmann said once someone came in trying to be apply to be a barber.

On the inside, though, it becomes clear that the building is definitely a gym.

After entering, members are immediately greeted by an array of weight equipment where they can go by the gym's motto and, "Build more than muscles: build self-esteem and confidence."

Past the weights are many different machines for cardio workouts - such as treadmills and elipticals. This is where normal ends in Cold Iron.

When planning the new gym, Hartmann decided that she didn't want just any plain gym, she wanted something different. And something different is exactly what she created. In the gym Hartmann has installed a coffee bar, TV lounge, pool table and sauna. Then, she decided to add one more element to the gym: a tanning bed.

"I honestly think a tanning bed makes a ton of sense, this is a gym after all," she said. "Even though it's Arizona there are still times when you can't go outside and tan, so you can come here."

While the tanning bed seems like a strange fit in Tombstone, it has been a favorite of many of the gym's members. "A lot of people like to get in there and just relax, some even take a nice nap," Hartmann said.

Hartmann didn't stop there with making her gym unique. Her family has been in the power lifting business for years. Both of her parents were record-holders in power lifting.

"The only record I hold is being old," jokes Eldridge.

Despite her jokes, Eldridge has spearheaded the movement to bring the United States Powerlifting Federation back to Arizona. Now, thanks to her work, Cold Iron is the center of the powerlifting scene in Arizona.

"People come from all around the state here to see who the best of the best is," she said.

While Hartmann understands all of the skepticism about her gym, she says that people should give it a try.

"We may not seem like Tombstone, but trust me we are," said Hartmann.

Stats:
• Location: 7th and Allen
• Phone: (520) 457-3955
• Hours of Operation- Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• $10 for a guest pass
• $5 per tanning session
• Gold membership-$30 per month (unlimited use of everything except tanning)
• Platinum membership-$50 per month (all equipment use and unlimited tanning)
• Must be 13 or older to join