Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Monday, October 26th, 2026
Life Time Earns Spot on Fortune’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List for 2026
Posted: October 22, 2026 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. ("Life Time" or the "Company") (NYSE: LTH) announces it has been named to the 2026 Fortune 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list. This marks the Company's second consecutive year on the list. Read More...
Orangetheory Fitness Launches OTconnect for Apple Watch
Posted: October 22, 2026 in Chains
BOCA RATON, FL - Orangetheory Fitness (OTF) is enhancing its connected in-studio experience with the U.S. launch of OTconnect for Apple Watch at participating studios, allowing members to connect their personal Apple Watch to an Orangetheory class and access real-time performance data using a device they already wear every day. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Expands in San Antonio, Texas with New Crunch 3.0 Gym
Posted: October 16, 2026 in Chains
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Crunch Fitness announces the upcoming opening of Crunch San Antonio. The $11 million, 50,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility will open its doors in early 2027. Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee The Undefeated Tribe, Crunch San Antonio will be located in a former standalone Gold's Gym building and create a new fitness offering for residents of San Antonio. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Brings Fourth State-of-the-Art Crunch 3.0 Gym to Las Vegas
Posted: October 13, 2026 in Chains
LAS VEGAS, NV - Crunch Fitness announces the upcoming opening of Crunch Tropicana, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new club will continue Fit Fusion's expansion across Las Vegas and become its largest club to date. The $5 million, 50,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility will begin presales in Winter 2026, with an opening in Spring 2027. Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee Fit Fusion, Crunch Tropicana will be located at Tropicana Centre, approximately four miles east of the Las Vegas Strip. Read More...
LA Fitness Continues to Expand Access to Swim Instruction Through Longstanding Relationship with British Swim School
Posted: October 13, 2026 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - LA Fitness and British Swim School have worked together to expand access to swim instruction and water safety education through its nationwide network of aquatic facilities. What began in 2014 at select club locations has grown into a relationship that now supports programming at approximately 150 LA Fitness clubs, helping transform the brand's indoor pools into destinations for fitness, recreation and skill development. Read More...
Life Time Opens 180,000+ Square-Foot Athletic Country Club in Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Posted: October 12, 2026 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN and LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, has opened its Lakewood Ranch Athletic Country Club, a new wellness and social destination created for one of the nation's fastest-growing communities. Life Time's first ground-up athletic country club in the Tampa-Sarasota region spans more than 180,000 square feet and features a resort-style Beach Club, 14 pickleball courts, dynamic training and recovery experiences, and spaces for members to dine, work, relax and connect. Read More...
Back Where it All Began: Gold’s Gym Expands Across Southern California
Posted: October 8, 2026 in Chains
VENICE BEACH, CA - Every legend has a hometown. For Gold's Gym, it is Southern California. Gold’s Gym has signed a 15-gym franchise development agreement with Roknipour Investment Group, bringing a new generation of Gold’s Gym locations to Los Angeles and Orange County and opening a new chapter of growth in the place where its story started. Read More...
The Edge Fitness Clubs Marks 38th Anniversary with New Amenities, Club Expansion and Month-Long Celebration
Posted: October 8, 2026 in Chains
ORANGE, CT - The Edge Fitness Clubs, a leading high-value, low-price gym concept, is celebrating nearly four decades of pushing the edge of fitness. To mark the milestone, the company is unveiling fresh amenities, adding new equipment to every club and growing its footprint, along with a full month of celebrations for members, guests and the communities it serves. Read More...
Health, Wellness and Lifestyle Services (HWLS) Opens Wellness Center
Posted: October 8, 2026 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - World-class and elevating once again! The Banner House at T Bar M Racquet Club in Dallas Texas is celebrating the opening of the club's comprehensive medical wellness and human performance center called ‘Banner Wellness.’ A project that has been in the making for years, the vision is coming to life! All things longevity and optimization are part of our offerings. Led by the finest doctors, nurses and nation’s top talent, highly skilled and acclaimed service providers are ready to improve people’s lives. Powered by the experts at HWLS and Club Wellness Advisors. Read More...
Life Time Announces Plans for New Urban Athletic Club with Panoramic Harbor Views at Boston’s Commonwealth Pier
Posted: October 6, 2026 in Chains
BOSTON, MA - Life Time, (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, announces plans to open a new athletic club and social wellness destination at Commonwealth Pier in late 2027. The club will be Life Time's eighth in the Greater Boston market since debuting in 2015 and will bring its distinctive healthy way of life ecosystem to one of the country's most dynamic waterfront neighborhoods. Read More...
