Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Life Time Teams Up With Peerfit to Expand Health Wellness Network
Posted: June 26, 2018 in Chains
TAMPA, FL - Peerfit, a digital platform that makes it easy for employers, insurance carriers, and brokers to offer fitness classes to their clients and employees announced they are teaming up with Life Time, the nation's only Healthy Way of Life brand which operates more than 138 premiere lifestyle resorts in the U.S. and Canada. Peerfit users in the greater Kansas City area will now have access to Life Time facilities through their employer sponsored wellness benefit. Additional Life Time locations will be added to the nationwide Peerfit network throughout 2018. Read More...
EXOS and Wel at Humana Team Up in Louisville, Kentucky
Posted: June 25, 2018 in Chains
LOUISVILLE, KY - Wel at Humana, a state-of-the-art health and fitness center managed by EXOS, the leader in human performance, is now open in Louisville. The two-story, 29,000-square-foot facility is adjacent to Humana’s headquarters, and the programs and services are designed to support everyone, regardless of their fitness level or wellness interests. Wel at Humana focuses on fitness, nutrition, mindset, and recovery for our employees and the community. Read More...
GYMBOX Fitness Announces New Equity Partner; Bill Windscheif Joins Texas-Based Fitness Company
Posted: June 22, 2018 in Chains
LONGVIEW, TX - GYMBOX Fitness announces the addition of long-time fitness industry leader, Bill Windscheif, as an equity partner in the Texas-based company, effective immediately. Bill’s career in the fitness industry spans more than 20 years. He’s held positions as Vice President of Operations at Gold’s Gym International and Vice President of Gym Development at World Gym International. Bill is also President of WinFit Enterprises, a health club consulting firm he and his wife founded in 2005. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Its Newest Locations in Farmington Hills, Michigan and Long Beach, Mississippi
Posted: June 21, 2018 in Chains
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI and LONG BEACH, MS - Crunch Franchise announced the opening of an approximately 25,000 square-foot gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in the heart of Farmington Hills and the opening of a 20,000 square-foot gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in Long Beach, MS. Crunch is known for its innovative group fitness programming and will offer more than 60 group classes per week including BodyWeb with TRX, Zumba, Cardio Tai Box and Yoga Body Sculpt. Members looking for additional guidance or motivation can utilize the HIITZone, an exclusive and proprietary high-intensity interval group training program. Read More...
Warriors Work on Wellness at UFC Boxing Class
Posted: June 20, 2018 in Chains
WAUKEGAN, IL - Injured veterans participated in a dynamic boxing class during a recent Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) event. Warriors learned how to maximize their workout with this empowering method of exercise at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Gym at Oak Lawn. WWP Physical Health and Wellness events are designed to connect warriors with training, skills and techniques that empower them to reduce stress, combat depression and live an overall healthy and active lifestyle. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Its Newest Location in Long Beach, California
Posted: June 18, 2018 in Chains
LONG BEACH, CA - Crunch Franchise announced the opening of a 24,500 square-foot gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in the heart of Downtown Long Beach, California. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, the new Crunch location will offer top-quality cardio and strength training equipment, half-hour circuit training, a functional training area with indoor turf, spin classes, a dedicated group fitness studio and more. Read More...
CorePower Yoga Partners With Yoga Foster To Bring Yoga And Mindfulness To Kids Across The Country
Posted: June 18, 2018 in Chains
DENVER, CO - CorePower Yoga announces a partnership with Yoga Foster, an organization dedicated to empowering educators with yoga and mindfulness resources to create healthier, happier classrooms. Through the partnership, CorePower Yoga will help raise money and awareness for Yoga Foster so that the organization can reach more educators and students nationwide with comprehensive yoga training programs. The initiative supports CorePower Yoga's mission of bringing the life-changing benefits of a yoga practice to as many people as possible. Read More...
EY Announces Patrick Walsh of Town Sports International Holding Inc., Named Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 Award Winner in New York
Posted: June 14, 2018 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - EY announced that Patrick Walsh, Chairman and Chief Executive of Town Sports International Holdings Inc., (“TSI,” “Town Sports” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:CLUB) received the Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 Award in the Transformational category in New York. Entrepreneur of The Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs, and it’s the only competitive awards program for leaders of high-growth companies. Read More...
Planet Fitness Appoints Ray Miolla as Chief Development Officer
Posted: June 12, 2018 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 the appointment of Ray Miolla as Chief Development Officer. Mr. Miolla will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives to fuel Planet Fitness' overall system-wide growth, overseeing market analysis, planning and development, real estate, construction and design, and franchise sales. Mr. Miolla joins Planet Fitness with over 20 years of real estate and development experience in domestic and international franchising from global brands like Gap, Burger King and Jamba Juice. Read More...
2018 Gold’s Gym Challenge Winners Announced
Posted: June 12, 2018 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, a trusted fitness authority, has selected 30 winners of the Gold's Gym Challenge, its signature 12-week body transformation contest. The contest awarded $100,000 in cash prizes to the Gold's Gym Challenge winners for their incredible and inspiring results. Starting in January, thousands of participants from across the country competed in five age categories ranging from 18 to 60+ as part of their Gold's Gym Challenge journeys. For the next 12 weeks, they worked to make a change in their lives, improving their physical fitness and overall health while reaching new levels of inner and outer strength. The 30 national Gold's Gym Challenge winners lost a combined 880 pounds and 425 inches. Read More...
