Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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TITLE Boxing Club Signs Latin American Franchise Deal to Ignite Global Expansion
Posted: August 8, 2017 in Chains
OVERLAND PARK, KS - Latin Americans will now have access to the high-quality, results-driven workout that has been available on the American fitness scene. TITLE Boxing Club, a leading boutique boxing fitness franchise with more than 170 clubs across the United States, announced a new international deal that will bring the brand to Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The deal for the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico expansion marks the first signed agreements in Latin America for the popular fitness franchise. The brand already operates one international location in Cancun, Mexico. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Its Newest Location In Sunnyvale, CA
Posted: August 4, 2017 in Chains
SUNNYVALE, CA - Crunch Fitness announced the planned opening of a new 25,000-square foot gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in Sunnyvale, California. This new single-story location will also offer a new fitness experience complete with group fitness, a designated cardio and strength training area, Zumba, Olympic Platforms, Functional Training Equipment, sports turf as well as HydroMassage beds and a private stretching area. Read More...
Genesis Health Clubs to Purchase Fitness 2000 and All Assets
Posted: August 2, 2017 in Chains
WICHITA, KS - Fitness 2000 announced that it will sell all its assets to Genesis Health Clubs, effective immediately. Located at 1046 S. Oliver St. in Wichita, KS, and open since 1996, Fitness 2000 was a 22,000 square foot facility, featuring cardio and weight loss equipment and many more amenities. Fitness 2000 owner Mohsen Etezazi indicated that the time is right. “We’ve had a great run, but for personal reasons, it’s time to move on. Fortunately, we’ve worked out an arrangement with Genesis Health Clubs, so our members will now have access to a lot of nearby options for their daily workouts.” Read More...
Anytime Fitness Shares Development Plans for Upstate New York
Posted: August 2, 2017 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Anytime Fitness, a fast-growing co-ed gym, recently announced plans to introduce over 150 locations in targeted areas throughout the state of New York. The community-focused brand will ramp up growth through strategic franchise partnerships and aims to open the new locations within the next five years. Read More...
Mountainside Fitness Partners with Sonora Quest Laboratories to Offer Customized Wellness Testing to Health Club Members
Posted: August 1, 2017 in Chains
TEMPE, AZ - Mountainside Fitness and Sonora Quest Laboratories have collaborated to offer a select menu of wellness screens and health profiles to Mountainside Fitness members, empowering them to take control of their health by ordering certain lab tests on their own. These tests are available through Sonora Quest Laboratories' My Lab ReQuest service which, per Arizona law, allows consumers to order lab tests from a licensed clinical laboratory without physician orders. Read More...
Snap Fitness ‘What’s Your Fit?’ Campaign Inspires Communities to Reach Fitness Goals
Posted: August 1, 2017 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Snap Fitness, one of the world’s premier 24/7 fitness brands, announces the launch of their anticipated national campaign, ‘What’s Your Fit?’. News of this campaign reflects the brand’s commitment and expertise to inspire communities and encourage individuals to reach their unique fitness goals in a supportive and results-driven culture. Read More...
Planet Fitness and its Franchisees Award $50,000 in Inaugural Judgement Free Generation Scholarship Program
Posted: July 27, 2017 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc., one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States, announced it has awarded 10 deserving high school students nationwide as the recipients of its inaugural Judgement Free Generation Scholarship Program. As the home of the Judgement Free Zone, Planet Fitness seeks to recognize young people who have promoted kindness, acceptance and inclusion in their communities, qualities that Planet Fitness and its charitable partner, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, strongly support. As part of the program, each scholarship recipient will receive $5,000 toward their college education. Read More...
Gold’s Gym SoCal Wins Franchisee of the Year at the Gold’s Gym Convention
Posted: July 27, 2017 in Chains
LAS VEGAS, NV - At the annual Gold's Gym Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gold's Gym SoCal was named as Franchisee of the Year. With 16 locations in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Orange County, Gold's Gym SoCal aspires to operate the finest health clubs in the region by providing the cleanest, most motivating and enjoyable facilities where every member, guest and employee are part of one family. Since 1965, Gold’s Gym has built a Legacy of Strength, a legacy that goes back to the very first Gold’s Gym in Venice, California. Fifty years later, Gold’s Gym is one of the most recognized gym chains in the world with more than 700 locations in 38 states and 23 countries. Read More...
Genesis Health Clubs Adds All-American Training Heart-Rate Based Interval Training to O Street Gym
Posted: July 26, 2017 in Chains
LINCOLN, NE - Genesis Health Clubs announced plans to add All-American Training, its popular heart rate interval training program to its O Street Health Club in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a Grand Opening happening on Saturday, August 19th, 2017. All-American Training is an interval training program that features personalized, wearable heart rate monitors to measure energy expenditure. Read More...
Blink Fitness Opens In Newly Restored Brooklyn Lyceum
Posted: July 25, 2017 in Chains
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, a premium-quality, value-based fitness club, is excited to announce the opening of its newest Brooklyn location in the landmarked Brooklyn Lyceum building in Park Slope. The club will open the doors to its much-anticipated location on Tuesday, August 1st. Read More...
