Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Anytime Fitness Announces Development Plans for Alabama
Posted: December 26, 2018 in Chains
MONTGOMERY, AL - Anytime Fitness, one of the world's fastest-growing fitness franchises, recently announced plans to introduce 30 new gyms in targeted areas throughout Alabama. The community-focused brand will ramp up growth through strategic franchise partnerships and aims to open the new locations within the next five years. Currently, there are 33 Anytime Fitness gyms open in Alabama. Read More...
Life Time Expands Houston Presence with Baybrook Opening, a $37-Million Athletic Lifestyle Resort
Posted: December 20, 2018 in Chains
BAYBROOK, TX - Life Time, a premier healthy lifestyle brand, is continuing to transform the healthy living landscape in the Houston area with the opening of Life Time Athletic Baybrook. A grand opening celebration featured tours, fitness demonstrations, food sampling and kids' entertainment. The Baybrook location has created more than 300 new positions to serve members in a variety of full and part-time roles. The massive 255,000+-square-foot destination is the company's ninth location in the Houston market. Read More...
Blink Fitness Boosts Affordable Fitness Access for Every Body by Joining the Silver&Fit and Active&Fit Networks
Posted: December 19, 2018 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, a premium quality, affordable fitness brand, announces that it is now participating in two programs that will provide new and current members of all ages access to affordable gym memberships. The programs include the Silver&Fit Exercise and Healthy Aging Program and the Active&Fit Program. Read More...
ClubLife Management Signs On Boca Lago Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida
Posted: December 19, 2018 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubLife Management, a full-service management division, sponsored by ClubCorp, dedicated to private clubs, premier resort and daily fee golf courses and city clubs, announces the addition of Boca Lago Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, to its portfolio. Spanning more than 250 acres of manicured grounds, Boca Lago Country Club features 50 acres of scenic lakes and tropical landscaping with an abundance of natural wildlife. Read More...
Mosaic Clubs Announces Exciting Company Rebrand to Bobby Jones Links
Posted: December 19, 2018 in Chains
ATLANTA, GA - Atlanta-based Mosaic Clubs announces the company’s official transition to a new, reinvigorated brand celebrated by the highly anticipated adoption of a new name, Bobby Jones Links. The transition from Mosaic Clubs to Bobby Jones Links is part of an overarching mission to offer expanded services throughout the club management business. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Its Newest Location in Louisville, Kentucky
Posted: December 12, 2018 in Chains
LOUISVILLE, KY - Crunch Franchise announced the March 2019 opening of a $2.5 million, 31,000 square-foot fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in Louisville, Kentucky. Crunch Dixie will be one of the largest Crunch locations nationwide. Read More...
Orangetheory Fitness and Boca Raton Resort & Club Announce First Ever Pop-In Residency This Winter
Posted: December 12, 2018 in Chains
strong>BOCA RATON, FL - Boca Raton Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, debuts its partnership with one of the world's fastest growing fitness franchises, Orangetheory Fitness, to offer their full body, science-backed, technology-tracked, coach-inspired workout experience to resort guests and club members with the first-ever residency program, beginning December 11, 2018, through April 2019. Read More...
ClubCorp Announces Joint Venture With BigShots Golf
Posted: December 12, 2018 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp – The World Leader in Private Clubs – announced the company has purchased a controlling interest in BigShots Golf, a cutting-edge golf and entertainment company powered by BigShots Golf proprietary technology, to broaden the future of golf entertainment and recreation among every age group and interest. Read More...
Blink Fitness Partners with Precor to Enhance Gym Experience Through High-Tech Advancements
Posted: December 10, 2018 in Chains, Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, the brand leading the body positivity and inclusivity movement, has partnered with Precor, a global leader in fitness design experiences that will allow both companies to continue redefining the fitness industry. Beginning with the grand opening of Blink Burbank in late December, all new Blink Fitness gyms will be exclusively outfitted with state-of-the-art Precor equipment that includes cardio, strength, functional fitness equipment and connected solutions. Read More...
Equinox’s Most Exclusive Brand Offering, E By Equinox, Set to Open on Manhattan’s Upper East Side
Posted: December 10, 2018 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Equinox, a global high performance lifestyle leader, bolsters its most exclusive club portfolio with the launch of E by Equinox on Madison Avenue, representing the first U.S.-based standalone iteration of the E by Equinox brand. Read More...
