Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Genesis Health Clubs Lands Exclusive Contract at the Villages, Florida and Acquires Two Clubs
Posted: May 31, 2022 in Chains
THE VILLAGES, FL - Genesis Health Clubs announce the purchase of the Spanish Springs and Brownwood locations of MVP Athletic Clubs in The Villages, Florida. Included in the deal were exclusive rights to be the sole health club provider for The Villages, paving the way for future expansion. Read More...
Empire Portfolio Group Opens New Stamford-West Side, Connecticut Orangetheory Fitness Studio
Posted: May 31, 2022 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Empire Portfolio Group ("Empire"), a leading Area Developer and Franchisee of Orangetheory Fitness, the heart rate-based interval training fitness franchise, announces it has opened a new studio in Stamford, Connecticut. Read More...
Fitness Ventures LLC Adds VP of Construction to All-Star Team
Posted: May 25, 2022 in Chains
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL - Fitness Ventures, LLC. Headquartered in Altamonte Springs, FL, one of the fastest growing franchisees in the Crunch Fitness system announces the hiring of Jay Thomas as their new VP of Construction. Thomas will begin with the company on June 1, and will be responsible for overseeing all development projects throughout the United States, including nearly $50 million dollars of construction projects already in the pipeline. Read More...
U.S. Vets Housing Facility Benefits from Gift Courtesy of World Gym
Posted: May 25, 2022 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - World Gym, originator of the full-service gym model and a great American fitness brand, has provided all the equipment for a new gym at the U.S. Vets housing facility, an organization committed to ending veteran homelessness by providing housing, mental health support, job counseling and more. Read More...
Row House Debuts New Class Formats “Strength” and “Intervals”
Posted: May 25, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - To better serve its diverse membership and stay competitive in the rapidly growing indoor rowing space, Row House, a leading boutique fitness franchise offering classes on and off the rower, has debuted two new class formats: Strength and Intervals. Read More...
TITLE Boxing Club Adds Seasoned International Business Strategist to Franchise Development Roster
Posted: May 25, 2022 in Chains
SANTA MONICA, CA - TITLE Boxing Club, the nation’s leading fitness boxing company, announces the hiring of Franck Meunier as SVP of International Strategy and Business Development. The brand has been working behind the scenes to revamp its franchise support team to prepare for explosive development. Most recently, one year after being acquired by BoxUnion, the brand announced a strategic plan to restart franchise expansion and open 300+ clubs by 2025. Read More...
Second Annual Ride of a Life Time Cycling Event Raises More Than One Million Dollars to Improve Children’s Health
Posted: May 25, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - In just its second year, the annual Ride of a Life Time, a charity cycle event raising money to benefit the health of kids, fundraised more than $1 million in 40+ metro markets. More than 8,000 people took part in riding and more contributed in exceeding the goal. Read More...
EoS Fitness Goes Big with Texas Expansion
Posted: May 23, 2022 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - They say everything's bigger in Texas, and for EoS Fitness, that means explosive growth as the company announces plans to bring its inclusive and welcoming fitness environment to the Lone Star State with a steady buildout of new gyms to empower and grow a community of exercise practitioners of all experience levels. In further endorsement of its commitment to Texas, EoS is moving company headquarters to Dallas. Read More...
Retro Fitness Announces Project LIFT, the Largest Development Deal in Company History
Posted: May 20, 2022 in Chains
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Retro Fitness, one of the fastest growing health club franchises, announces the launch of Project LIFT, a new company initiative to open 500 health clubs in 50 Black and Brown communities across the country over the next five years. In partnership with the BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund, and James Collins, Managing Partner of Eastwood Capital Partners, 70 Retro Fitness new health club locations are now underway. This program marks the largest development deal in the history of Retro Fitness. Read More...
Energizing the Fitness Industry, Regymen Fitness Launches National Franchise Opportunity
Posted: May 19, 2022 in Chains
BATON ROUGE, LA - As consumer demand for quality boutique fitness facilities continues to rise, Regymen Fitness, a boutique gym offering an array of workouts to choose from with the technology to support it, has announced their plans of national expansion through franchising as they continue to grow. Regymen Fitness currently has 20 locations throughout North America. Read More...
