Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Monday, September 14th, 2026
Blink Fitness Launches “Step Out of the Blahs and Into a Blink” Campaign to Help Members Reset
Posted: October 18, 2021 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Since the beginning of the pandemic, Blink Fitness has been on a mission to help alleviate the pandemic's impact on its members and overall community. Now, Blink is inviting the community to "Step Out of the Blahs and Into a Blink" to re-energize and reconnect with their physical and mental health, especially amidst the feeling of "languishing" that members and the broader community have reported experiencing. Read More...
National Fitness Partners Reaches Major Milestone with 100th Planet Fitness Club Opening and Acquisition of Seven New Clubs Across East Coast
Posted: October 14, 2021 in Chains
CAMP HILL, PA - National Fitness Partners (NFP), a portfolio company of Argonne Capital Group, LLC (Argonne), the Atlanta-based private investment firm, announces a major achievement as the company prepares to celebrate its 100th Planet Fitness club opening this November and its recent acquisition of seven new club locations, expanding the group’s footprint along the East Coast. Read More...
Life Time Announces Closing of $702 Million Initial Public Offering
Posted: October 13, 2021 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. ("Life Time") (NYSE: LTH) announces the closing of its initial public offering of 39,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $18.00 per share, resulting in total gross proceeds of $702,000,000 before deducting the underwriting discounts and other offering expenses. The shares of Life Time's common stock began trading on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "LTH" on October 7, 2021. Read More...
Paul Rothbard Returns to In-Shape as CEO
Posted: October 13, 2021 in Chains
STOCKTON, CA - In-Shape Health Clubs, one of California’s top destinations for fitness and recreation, announced its majority shareholder and previous CEO, Paul Rothbard, has returned to the company. Having led the company for years prior to stepping up to the Board of Directors, Mr. Rothbard is excited to return to the business with fresh eyes and new experiences from his pursuits outside the industry. Read More...
World Gym Selects ASF and Club OS as Designated Software Solutions to Support Club Management and Member Relations
Posted: October 13, 2021 in Chains
DENVER, CO - ASF Payment Solutions and Club OS, collectively a club management and marketing lead tracking and CRM solution for fitness clubs and gyms, announce that both solutions were selected to support World Gym International, the iconic global fitness brand. World Gym named ASF as the designated supplier for club management and billing software and Club OS as the designated supplier of customer relationship management software for their North American operations. Both ASF and Club OS are part of EverCommerce, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVCM) EverWell solutions group. Read More...
ClubCorp Partners with All Access GTE to Launch ClubLife Excursions
Posted: October 13, 2021 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Following Collin Morikawa’s victory at the British Open, fans and viewers were able to witness Royal St. Georges and what makes traveling the globe to play different types of golf courses while experiencing new cultures so unique to the sport of golf. ClubLife Excursions powered by All Access, a new partnership between ClubCorp and All Access GTE, gives members of ClubCorp Clubs personalized journeys to play Royal St. George and a host of other worldwide bucket-list venues. Read More...
9Round Franchising, LLC Ranked In Franchise Times Top 400
Posted: October 8, 2021 in Chains
GREENVILLE, S.C. - 9Round Franchising has been named to the Franchise Times Top 400 2021 list. 9Round ranks 305 out of 400. Previously the Top 200+, Franchise Times renamed its annual ranking of the 400 largest U.S.- based franchise systems by global systemwide sales to better encompass the biggest brands in franchising, along with promising young concepts in growth mode. Read More...
Gold’s Gym SoCal Plans to Substantially Grow and Elevate its Network by 2025, Beginning with Upcoming New Openings and Upgrades for Existing Facilities
Posted: October 7, 2021 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - Gold's Gym SoCal has announced plans to significantly grow its network over the course of the next four years, beginning with three new gym openings set to occur by early 2022, in addition to expanding and renovating eight existing gyms between now and the close of 2022. This news follows the recent opening of a new, state-of-the-art 44,400-square-foot club in La Mirada, the 20th facility currently open and operating under Gold's Gym SoCal, the iconic global fitness brand's largest U.S. franchise group. Read More...
Retro Fitness Teams Up with Sadhguru to Enhance Physical and Mental Health
Posted: October 7, 2021 in Chains
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Retro Fitness, a leader in high-value, low-price fitness, announces that a series of yoga and meditation tools and wisdom videos designed by Sadhguru, an internationally renowned speaker, yogi, mystic and visionary, will be included in the Retro Fitness mobile app and website to support members' overall health and wellbeing. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Opens New Facility in Fort Collins, Colorado
Posted: October 6, 2021 in Chains
FORT COLLINS, CO - Crunch Franchise announces the Grand Opening of Crunch Fort Collins, Friday October 15, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility in the heart of Colorado. Crunch Fort Collins is owned by seasoned fitness veterans Brian Hibbard and John Armatas, who own 18 additional Crunch locations nationwide. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Fort Collins will offer top-quality cardio and strength training equipment, a functional training area with indoor turf, a dedicated group fitness studio, personal training, a cycling studio, HydroMassage chairs, tanning beds, sunless spray options, Kids Crunch and more. Read More...
