Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Sunday, October 5th, 2025
Giant Ideas, LLC Acquires Mayweather Boxing + Fitness and KickHouse, Reshaping the Future of Boutique Fitness
Posted: August 13, 2025 in Chains
LEHI, UT - In a bold move that redefines the boutique fitness category, Giant Ideas, LLC has acquired Mayweather Boxing + Fitness and KickHouse, combining them with its flagship brand Legends Boxing to form the largest skill-based fitness network in the industry. Read More...
Life Time Opens Ninth Atlanta-Area Athletic Country Club, Transforming Former Concourse Athletic Club into Life Time Perimeter
Posted: August 8, 2025 in Chains
ATLANTA, GA - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brand, is growing its presence in the Atlanta market with the opening of Life Time Perimeter. Situated between Sandy Springs' landmark King & Queen towers, the new 79,000-square-foot athletic country club offers a luxury wellness experience just steps from the Perimeter Center business district and surrounding family neighborhoods. Read More...
Fitness Ventures Acquires Three Existing Crunch Locations in Portland, Plans $75 Million Expansion Across the Market
Posted: August 6, 2025 in Chains
PORTLAND, OR - Fitness Ventures LLC, one of the fastest-growing franchise operators in the Crunch Fitness system, has acquired the three existing Crunch Fitness locations in the Portland, Oregon market. As part of the acquisition, the company is planning a $75 million investment to bring 15 brand new Crunch locations to the region over the next several years. Read More...
24 Hour Fitness and Angel City FC Bring Back Fantasy Camp to LA Youth
Posted: August 6, 2025 in Chains
THOUSAND OAKS, CA - 24 Hour Fitness, the 40-year leader in health and fitness, continues to build on its partnership with Angel City Football Club (ACFC) and the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks (LA RAP) with the return of a one-of-a-kind soccer fantasy camp. Read More...
Morrow Hill Announces Exclusive Partnership with Xponential Fitness
Posted: August 6, 2025 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Morrow Hill, a premier commercial real estate firm specializing in franchise real estate, announces an exclusive partnership with Xponential Fitness, a curator of leading franchisors of boutique fitness brands. Through this collaboration, Morrow Hill will lead real estate efforts across Xponential Fitness' portfolio of leading brands: Pure Barre, Club Pilates, Lindora, YogaSix, BFT and StretchLab. Read More...
Primetime Fitness Expands Presence in New York Metro Area with the Acquisition of 13 Crunch Gym Locations
Posted: August 4, 2025 in Chains
NEW FAIRFIELD, CT - Primetime Fitness, an experienced Crunch Fitness developer and franchisee, announces the acquisition of 13 new Crunch locations across New York and New Jersey. The gyms were purchased from franchisees Chris Pacifico's Carey Ave Development LLC and Assaf Gal's AD Fitness LLC. This marks a major milestone in Primetime's growth strategy and expands the franchisee's total footprint to 36 locations nationwide. Read More...
Los Angeles Rams Welcome 24 Hour Fitness to the Field
Posted: August 4, 2025 in Chains
CARLSBAD, CA - 24 Hour Fitness, a leader in the health and fitness industry, is partnering up with the Los Angeles Rams to support and engage the Southern California community. This partnership combines both organizations' shared passion and unwavering commitment to health and fitness. Read More...
Extraordinary Brands Acquires CycleBar and Rumble, Cementing Its Status as a Premier Health and Wellness Franchisor
Posted: August 4, 2025 in Chains
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Extraordinary Brands, a leading health and wellness franchisor dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build, scale and thrive in the boutique fitness industry, announces the acquisition of two high-profile fitness brands, CycleBar and Rumble, from Xponential Fitness (NYSE: XPOF). With this move, Extraordinary Brands now owns and operates four distinct and in-demand modalities: cycling, boxing, rowing and barre. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Powers Through 2025 With Strategic Expansion
Posted: July 31, 2025 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym continues to evolve its iconic brand, inspired by its famous "Mecca of Bodybuilding" in Venice Beach, with a recently opened corporate flagship location in Austin, Texas; a premium Beverly Center location in Los Angeles and North America's first HYROX Performance Center in Little Elm, Texas. The strategic expansion across key markets demonstrates Gold's Gym's commitment to innovation and accessible strength training nationwide as the company celebrates 60 years as a global leader in the fitness industry. Read More...
VASA Fitness Opens Fourth Colorado Springs Location with First-Ever Cold Plunge
Posted: July 31, 2025 in Chains
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - VASA Fitness, one of the largest high-value, low-price operators of fitness clubs in the U.S, announces the grand opening of its newest club in Colorado Springs. This marks VASA's 15th location in Colorado and fourth in the Colorado Springs area, further expanding its footprint and commitment to the local community. Read More...
Life Time Launches Complimentary AI Health Companion for Everyone: “Just Ask L•AI•C”
Posted: July 30, 2025 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - First launched in beta in May 2024, L•AI•C is continuously evolving to bring Life Time's unparalleled Healthy Way of Life ecosystem to subscribers, leveraging generative AI that is deeply integrated with Life Time's systems, ensuring high-quality, trusted and personalized responses unlike systems that source information from who-knows-where across the web. Now available to everyone through the complimentary Life Time app, L•AI•C (pronounced "lay-see") delivers instant, science-backed guidance for fitness, nutrition, recovery and more, all fueled by Life Time's decades of health and wellness expertise. Read More...
Workout Anytime Accelerates Growth in 2025: New Leadership, NIL Initiatives and Franchise Expansion Signal Strong Midyear Momentum
Posted: July 29, 2025 in Chains
ATLANTA, GA - Workout Anytime, the premium 24/7 fitness franchise with more than 200 locations nationwide, is entering the second half of 2025 with strong momentum. The brand has signed three new franchise agreements and finalized eight leases year-to-date. These milestones follow a major leadership transition that took place in Q2 when Pugh, the brand’s largest franchisee, was named CEO. Read More...
Life Time Announces Groundbreaking Singles Pickleball Tournament in October – LT Open – with $250,000 Prize Purse
Posted: July 22, 2025 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), a leading owner and operator of more than 800 dedicated pickleball courts across North America, announces its inaugural pickleball tournament, the LT Open. Dedicated to elevating singles play in the sport, the tournament will take place from October 11 - 19 at Life Time Peachtree Corners in Atlanta and feature a $250,000 prize purse. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Brings State-of-the-Art Fitness Facility to San Antonio, Texas
Posted: July 18, 2025 in Chains
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Crunch Fitness announces the opening of their 6th San Antonio location: Crunch Westlakes. The $10 million, 54,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility will open its doors in Fall 2025. Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee The Undefeated Tribe, Crunch Westlakes will create a new fitness offering for residents of San Antonio. Read More...
Planet Fitness Awards $250,000 in Scholarships to 50 Boys & Girls Clubs of America Teens for Their Commitment to Promoting Judgement Free Values
Posted: July 15, 2025 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces the recipients of its annual Judgement Free Generation scholarship, which awards teens for their continuous support of promoting inclusion, acceptance and kindness in their communities. Fifty Boys & Girls Clubs high school seniors across the U.S. were awarded $5,000 each toward furthering their education and will join the "JFG Squad," Planet Fitness' network of scholarship winners. Half of this year's Judgement Free Generation scholarship winners represent first-generation college students. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Brings State-of-the-Art Fitness Facility to Lexington, Kentucky
Posted: July 10, 2025 in Chains
LEXINGTON, KY - Crunch Fitness announces the opening of Crunch Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky. The $5 million, 40,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility will open its doors in Winter 2025. Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee Fitness Ventures LLC, Crunch Lexington will create a new fitness offering for residents of Lexington. Fitness Ventures LLC owns and operates Crunch Fitness locations across the U.S. Crunch Lexington will be Fitness Ventures' 5th location in Kentucky and 75th nationwide, and the franchisee has plans to open at least 10 more locations this year. Read More...
Club Pilates Celebrates First Film Collaboration with Disney’s Freakier Friday
Posted: July 10, 2025 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Club Pilates, the largest Pilates brand, announces its first ever collaboration with Disney in celebration of the theatrical release Freakier Friday, which is set to hit theaters on August 8th. Inspired by the film’s themes of self-discovery, transformation and fresh perspective, Club Pilates’ new campaign will invite both members and prospects to “come as you are and leave as who you’re becoming.” Read More...
EoS Fitness Hits Milestone, Expands Footprint and Philanthropy in Q2
Posted: July 9, 2025 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - EoS Fitness closed out a powerful second quarter, surpassing 1.5 million members, launching new amenities and rallying together communities nationwide to make a positive impact. EoS signed 11 new leases and opened the following state-of-the-art facilities during the quarter, bringing a blend of high-end strength training and cardio equipment, innovative recovery options, signature amenities and cutting-edge programming to new markets and communities. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Brings State-of-the-Art Fitness Facility to Pearland, Texas
Posted: July 2, 2025 in Chains
PEARLAND, TX - Crunch Fitness announces the opening of Crunch Pearland in Pearland, Texas. The $5 million, 30,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility will open its doors in Fall 2025. Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee, The Undefeated Tribe, Crunch Pearland will create a new fitness offering for residents of Pearland. Read More...
Life Time Signs Landmark Lease Bringing New Wellness Destination to Midtown Manhattan
Posted: July 2, 2025 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brand, announces a significant lease agreement with Prop and Building Corp (PBC) at 10 Bryant, a premier Midtown Manhattan office tower, with an anticipated opening in early 2027. Read More...
