Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Friday, June 19th, 2026
JETSET Pilates Accelerates National Growth, Surpassing 400 Territories Sold
Posted: June 12, 2026 in Chains
MIAMI, FL – JETSET Pilates, the fast-growing modern Reformer Pilates franchise offering premium, full-body workouts, has surpassed 400 territories sold, shortly after reaching its 350-territory milestone earlier this year. The achievement underscores rising demand for boutique Pilates concepts and continued momentum behind JETSET’s elevated Reformer Pilates experience. Read More...
EōS Fitness Plants its Flag in the Alamo City, Expanding its Texas Footprint to San Antonio
Posted: June 11, 2026 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - EōS Fitness, the fast-growing national gym brand with more than 225 locations open or on the way, has officially debuted its first San Antonio gym, bringing its unmatched, high-energy fitness experience to a city that’s rapidly expanding and marking a major milestone in the Lone Star State. Read More...
BODYBAR Pilates Continues Florida Expansion, Opening Newest Studio in Royal Palm Beach This Summer
Posted: June 11, 2026 in Chains
ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL - BODYBAR Pilates, the high energy, reformer-based Pilates studio, announces it will open its newest studio in Royal Palm Beach. BODYBAR Pilates Royal Palm Beach is scheduled to open Monday, July 13, pending construction timelines. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Launches Crunch Reform Pilates, Bringing Boutique Reformer Pilates to the Mainstream Gym Experience
Posted: June 10, 2026 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Fitness, one of the fitness industry's leading high-value, low-price (HVLP) gyms, announces the launch of Crunch Reform Pilates, a new reformer Pilates studio concept designed to bring one of the fitness industry's fastest-growing boutique modalities into the accessible mainstream gym environment without the premium price tag. Launching across 20 locations in California, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Illinois, Colorado and Michigan, Crunch's Reform Pilates group fitness class combines a hands-on, instructor-led class experience with integrated virtual guidance, delivering a modernized Pilates offering built for today's fitness consumer and gym-goer. Read More...
Bay Club Reinforces Long-Term Investment in the South Bay with El Segundo Acquisition
Posted: June 10, 2026 in Chains
EL SEGUNDO, CA - The Bay Club Company ("Bay Club") announces the completion of its $42 million acquisition of 2250 Park Place, a 5.4-acre campus that is home to Bay Club El Segundo, from Continental Development Corporation (“CDC”). Bay Club has closed the loop on a strategy it architected nearly a decade ago and adds another cornerstone to a real estate portfolio that now totals approximately $1 billion across the West Coast. Read More...
Life Time UNBOUND Gravel Marks 20 Years of Endurance, Community and Global Impact
Posted: June 10, 2026 in Chains
EMPORIA, KS - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, celebrates the 20th anniversary of Life Time UNBOUND Gravel, presented by Shimano, welcoming nearly 5,000 athletes from all 50 U.S. states and 52 countries to the Flint Hills for one of the most iconic events in endurance sport. Read More...
Bay Club Completes 12th Washington State Acquisition, Continuing Build-Out of Greater Seattle Market
Posted: June 5, 2026 in Chains
SEATTLE, WA - The Bay Club Company ("Bay Club") announces the acquisition of Tennis Center Sand Point ("Sand Point"), a premier indoor racquet facility in Northeast Seattle. The addition marks Bay Club's 12th location in Washington, added through five acquisitions since the company entered the market with PRO Club in 2023. Read More...
Planet Fitness Awards $250,000 in Scholarships to 50 Boys & Girls Clubs of America Teens for Their Commitment to Their Communities
Posted: June 4, 2026 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces the recipients of its annual Judgement Free Generation scholarship, which awards teens for their continuous support of promoting inclusion, acceptance and kindness in their communities. Read More...
Orangetheory Fitness Announces Expansion into Italy
Posted: June 4, 2026 in Chains
BOCA RATON, FL, WOODBURY, MN and ROME - Purpose Brands, one of the world's largest and most trusted portfolios of fitness, health and wellness franchise brands, announces that Icon Palestre, an Italian fitness management company led by CEO Felice Orsinetti, has secured franchise rights to open four Orangetheory Fitness (OTF) studios in the greater Rome metro area over the next four years. The agreement marks the introduction of Orangetheory to the Italian market. Read More...
Leading Crunch Franchise Group CR Fitness Holdings Announces Organizational Restructuring
Posted: June 3, 2026 in Chains
TAMPA, FL - CR Fitness Holdings, a leading Crunch Fitness franchise group announces its new organizational structure to better align its operations within its current and future growth markets across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Arizona. Three subsidiaries will be formed and led by industry veterans who will oversee the day-to-day operations of 95 current CR Fitness open club locations (and counting), its 6,000 team members and over 1,000,000 members served across the divisions' respective markets. Read More...
Chelsea Piers Announces New State-of-the-Art Swim Facility and Youth Swim Program Opening at Pier 60
Posted: June 3, 2026 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Chelsea Piers announces the upcoming opening of Chelsea Piers Swim at Pier 60, a dedicated aquatics facility and youth swim program designed to bring a new standard of youth swim instruction to Manhattan families. Read More...
