Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Why Group Fitness Matters
Posted: June 1, 2021 in Chains
BALTIMORE, MD - We are creatures of community. We exist together. We break bread together. We build together. And, in the arena of fitness that matters, we sweat together. When it comes to group fitness, nothing can replace the camaraderie of tearing into a workout in a space filled with the energy of shared goals as people strive to become their healthier and stronger selves. Read More...
Crunch Signature Announces Its Newest Location in San Ramon, California
Posted: May 26, 2021 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Fitness announces a new express pop-up location in San Ramon, California. Crunch will swing open the doors for workouts at its brand-new Signature outpost on June 1st. Crunch San Ramon's express pop-up gym looks to provide members with top-of-the-line options to get a sweat on and have fun at the same time. The new pop-up gym includes state-of-the-art strength training, cardio equipment, a functional turf area and a designated zone for those looking to get individualized programs from Crunch's expert team of Personal Trainers. Read More...
Snap Fitness Partners with Escape Fitness for Club Equipment
Posted: May 26, 2021 in Chains, Suppliers
CHANHASSEN, MN - Snap Fitness has announced a partnership with Escape Fitness that specializes in free weights and functional accessories in select or new U.S., Canada and APAC Snap Fitness clubs. This comes after both companies have successfully partnered in the U.K. for the past several years. Read More...
Gyms See Membership Increase as COVID Restrictions Ease
Posted: May 21, 2021 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Franchise CEO, Ben Midgley, discusses fitness center reopenings and how the industry is bouncing back as COVID restrictions ease. Read More...
Crunch Memberships Up Over 5% Despite Pandemic
Posted: May 14, 2021 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Ben Midgley, CEO and Founding Partner of Crunch Fitness Franchise, discusses seeing membership grow in the past year due in part to people missing a feeling of community. Read More...
Life Time NoHo Opens as New York Expansion Continues
Posted: May 13, 2021 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Life Time, one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands that continues to shape the way consumers move, work and live, digitally and physically, has opened its third New York City location in less than six months, and fourth in the city, as it continues to bring its Healthy Way of Life philosophy to New Yorkers. Life Time is investing in New York City with plans to bring six new clubs to the city by the end of 2022, despite industry bankruptcies and permanent fitness location closures as an outcome of the pandemic. Read More...
Honors Holdings Bolsters Portfolio with Acquisition of 24 Orangetheory Fitness Studios
Posted: May 12, 2021 in Chains
ATLANTA, GA - Atlanta-based Honors Holdings, LLC (Honors), the world's largest franchisee of Orangetheory Fitness studios has acquired 24 studios across six states, including operations in Las Vegas, New York City and the Washington, D.C. metro area. With these acquisitions, Honors now owns and operates 102 studios in Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington state. Read More...
Planet Fitness and iFIT Strengthen Partnership
Posted: May 6, 2021 in Chains, Suppliers
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT), one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the U.S. with more members than any other fitness brand, has announced a minority investment in iFIT, a leading global health and fitness technology company that develops and sells interactive software, content and equipment. This investment builds upon Planet Fitness and iFIT's existing collaboration announced in April 2020, in which Planet Fitness partnered with iFIT to accelerate Planet Fitness' digital offerings with expanded and enhanced content. Read More...
World Gym International Appoints Jared Deptula as Franchise Business Coach
Posted: May 6, 2021 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - World Gym International, the iconic global fitness brand, has appointed Jared Deptula as its Franchise Business Coach. As World Gym’s Franchise Business Coach, Deptula will help both new and existing franchisees improve all areas of their business to achieve significant growth and profitability and therefore value creation. Read More...
BoxUnion/TITLE Boxing Club Fights U.S. Mental Health Crisis with “Knockout Stigma” Campaign
Posted: May 4, 2021 in Chains
SANTA MONICA, CA - As the prolonged stress, grief and isolation of the pandemic has worsened the U.S. mental health crisis, TITLE Boxing Club/BoxUnion is stepping into the ring during Mental Health Awareness Month in May to punch out the stigma surrounding mental illness. On May 22, 2021, the world's largest fitness boxing brand will host both in-person and digital Knockout Stigma classes the entire day, coupled with other efforts throughout the month aimed to start a transparent dialogue around mental illness. Read More...
