Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
TPG Partners with Crunch Fitness
Posted: July 1, 2019 in Chains
SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FORT WORTH, TX; and NEW YORK, N.Y. - TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG, announced that it has partnered with company management to acquire Crunch Fitness. The transaction includes Crunch’s company-owned “Signature” facilities, as well as its global franchising business. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More...
Planet Fitness Appoints Kathy Gentilozzi Chief People Officer
Posted: July 1, 2019 in Chains
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., announced that Kathy Gentilozzi has been appointed Chief People Officer. Gentilozzi will oversee the company’s human resources operations including talent acquisition, leadership and organizational development, business partner support, culture and employee engagement, benefits and compensation. As a member of the Planet Fitness Executive Leadership Team, she will report to Chris Rondeau, Chief Executive Officer. Read More...
Blink Fitness Opens Its 86th Location In Queens Village
Posted: June 29, 2019 in Chains
QUEENS, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, the premium quality, affordable fitness brand announce the grand opening of its 86th location in Queens Village. As a part of the Grand Opening celebration, Blink Fitness donated (50) 1-year memberships, worth more than $10,000, to Hollis Bellaire Queens Village Bellerose Athletic Association, a baseball and softball organization dedicated to providing the youth of the community with the ideals and virtues of honesty, fair play, integrity and respect. Read More...
Orangetheory Fitness Becomes The Largest Single Donor to ALS Research Through Fundraising Collaboration with Augie’s Quest to Cure ALS
Posted: June 26, 2019 in Chains
BOCA RATON, FL - Thousands of Orangetheory members across the United States and Canada raised $4.5 million during ALS Awareness Month for Augie’s Quest to Cure ALS, an organization fast-tracking effective treatments and an ultimate cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This year’s record-breaking results bring Orangetheory’s total giving to more than $10 million over just three years, making it the most successful campaign in Augie’s Quest history. Read More...
Pure Barre Announces Partnership With Palladin Consumer Retail Partners To Rapidly Expand Within New York’s Tri-State Region
Posted: June 24, 2019 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Pure Barre, the largest barre concept in North America, has partnered with Palladin Consumer Retail Partners, a Boston-based private investment firm, to acquire 28 Pure Barre studios in New York's tri-state region. In addition to taking over Pure Barre's 13 existing studios in the region, the partnership will lead to the development and opening of 15 new studios in the area over the next three years. Read More...
Jazzercise, Inc. Founder & CEO Judi Sheppard Missett Launches Book “Building a Business With a Beat”
Posted: June 20, 2019 in Chains
SAN DIEGO, CA - This year, Jazzercise, Inc., the company that pioneered aerobic dance fitness and became a global phenomenon, is the first-ever dance fitness brand to celebrate the 50-year mark. In honor of the milestone, Founder and CEO, Judi Sheppard Missett is launching a book entitled, Building a Business with a Beat: Leadership Lessons from Jazzercise – an Empire Built on Passion, Purpose and Heart, filled with the lessons she's learned after five decades of industry success. The book will be published June 25, 2019, by McGraw-Hill. Read More...
Planet Fitness Corporate Employees Log More than 430 Hours During Company’s Second Annual “Flexing for Good” Volunteer Week
Posted: June 19, 2019 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - As part of its ongoing commitment to giving back to the community, Planet Fitness hosted its second annual ‘Flexing for Good’ volunteer week, which involved more than 100 employees at the company’s corporate office headquartered in Hampton, N.H. Over the course of four days, employees logged more than 430 hours volunteering with neighboring nonprofit organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester, NH; the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence, MA; the New England SCPA in Stratham, NH; and Lydia’s House of Hope in Somersworth, NH. The inaugural ‘Flexing for Good’ volunteer week took place in 2018 and it was immediately determined that it would become an annual company tradition. Since then, employees have logged nearly 1,000 volunteer hours. Read More...
Blink Fitness and Three-Time NBA Champion Draymond Green Bring The Feel Good Experience To First Michigan Location
Posted: June 19, 2019 in Chains
WARREN, MI - Blink Fitness, the premium quality, affordable fitness brand is excited to announce the grand opening of its first franchise location in Michigan, and first location co-owned by three-time NBA Champion Draymond Green. To celebrate the newest location, Blink Fitness is hosting a community celebration in partnership with Detroit Police Athletic League (PAL), an organization dedicated to positively impacting the lives of more than 14,000 local Detroit children by creating a safe and supportive place for kids to have fun and be active. The community celebration will feature a three-point competition, prizing, food trucks, entertainment and more. Blink Warren will also donate 50 one-year memberships worth over $10,000 to Detroit PAL. Read More...
United PF Partners Acquires 26 Planet Fitness Clubs in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, and Illinois
Posted: June 18, 2019 in Chains
AUSTIN, TX - United PF Partners (United PF), the largest Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) franchisee, has acquired 26 Planet Fitness locations and certain development rights in the Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi and Illinois markets from PF Arkansas, LLC. This acquisition increases United PF's operating club count to 152 clubs across 14 states, spanning the West, Southwest, Midwest, South and Mid-Atlantic regions. Read More...
SiriusXM And SoulCycle Team Up To Launch ‘SoulCycle Radio’
Posted: June 18, 2019 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - SoulCycle, a leading lifestyle brand redefining health and happiness, has teamed up with SiriusXM for the launch of an exclusive full-time SoulCycle music channel featuring the inspiring, motivating and transformative music heard in their famed studios. Read More...
