Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Planet Fitness Now Open in Weatherford, Texas
Posted: December 14, 2015 in Chains
WEATHERFORD, TX - Planet Fitness, the innovative health club franchise known for its Judgement Free Zone and affordable prices, announced a new location in Weatherford, Texas. The 20,000 square foot club is currently offering special memberships for just $1 down and $10 a month with no commitment. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Its Newest Location In Bellmore, NY
Posted: December 14, 2015 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch, the health club chain best known for making serious fitness fun through unique programming and cutting-edge training, announces the opening of its newest franchise in Bellmore, NY. Set to open in March 2016, Crunch Bellmore will bring its 'No Judgments' philosophy and fusion of fitness meets entertainment to the Long Island community. Read More...
Life Time Expands on Long Island With Opening of Garden City Destination
Posted: December 10, 2015 in Chains
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - The unrelenting quest for fitness and a healthy lifestyle is readily apparent throughout western Nassau County. Walkers, runners and cyclists traverse our roadways; workouts and healthy recipes are shared on every social channel available; and workout gear is now an apparel category of its own. With that in mind, Life Time – The Healthy Way of Life Company marks the opening of its second Long Island destination, Life Time Athletic Garden City, with a December 11 opening to Founder’s Members and all members on Tuesday, December 15. Read More...
Planet Fitness Coming to Ponca City and Enid, Oklahoma
Posted: December 8, 2015 in Chains
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Planet Fitness, the innovative health club franchise known for its Judgement Free Zone and affordable prices with memberships for only $10 a month, will be opening two new locations in Ponca City and Enid, Oklahoma. Ponca City is slated to open by mid-February and Enid in the Spring of 2016. Read More...
Columbia Association Honored in “Best of Howard County 2015” Readers’ Choice Awards
Posted: December 3, 2015 in Chains
COLUMBIA, MD - Columbia Association (CA) has been honored once again in Howard Magazine’s annual awards, in which readers vote on the best that Howard County has to offer in 74 different categories. CA received four first-place awards: Best Golf Course: Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club, Best Gym: Columbia Gym, Best Pool for Kids: Swansfield Pool and Mini-WaterPark and Best Workout Class: BodyPump at Columbia Association. Read More...
Genesis Health Clubs Announces Purchase Of Jayhawk Tennis Center
Posted: December 3, 2015 in Chains
LAWRENCE, KS - Genesis Health Clubs has officially announced the acquisition of the Jayhawk Tennis Center. Their plans are to expand the center in front of the building and add a mezzanine level to transform the location into a large scale health, fitness and tennis club, similar to some of their other facilities. Read More...
LA Fitness Consolidates Three Locations
Posted: December 2, 2015 in Chains
PHOENIX, AZ - On December 15th, LA Fitness will be closing three of the former 24 Hour Fitness clubs it recently acquired in the Metro Phoenix market. Mike Ulibarri, Fitness International, LLC Regional Vice President said, “After evaluating the club options in the Valley, we determined that this would allow us to focus on providing each member with the widest variety of amenities and on making further investments in existing and new clubs for the area.” Read More...
Four Men and Women Have 10,000 Extra Reasons to Be Thankful After Winning $10,000 in National Health Challenge
Posted: November 26, 2015 in Chains
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Four men and wommen all have 10,000 extra reasons to be thankful this holiday season after learning they were the winners of $10,000 in a national 90-Day Weight Loss and Transformation Challenge. Based on their significant weight loss or transformation, these four beat out nearly 32,000 others to claim a top spot in the fall competition with Life Time, The Healthy Way of Life Company. Read More...
Planet Fitness Opens New Club in Marshall, Texas
Posted: November 24, 2015 in Chains
MARSHALL, TX - Planet Fitness announces the grand opening of a new facility in Marshall, Texas. The 17,000 square foot facility is offering grand opening memberships for just $1 down and $10 a month with no commitment. Planet Fitness prides itself on providing a high-quality experience at an exceptional value and being home of the Judgement Free Zone, where members experience a hassle-free, non-intimidating environment. Each club also features the brand's iconic "Lunk Alarm," a purple and yellow siren on the wall used as a light-hearted, gentle reminder that grunting, dropping weights or judging others is not permitted. Read More...
GoodLife Fitness Founder Named One of Canada’s Most Admired CEOs
Posted: November 19, 2015 in Chains
LONDON, ON - David ‘Patch’ Patchell-Evans, Founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness, has been recognized by Waterstone Human Capital Limited as one of Canada’s Most Admired CEOs. GoodLife Fitness was also listed as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, the first time a CEO and their company won both awards in the same year. Other CEOs on the list of most admired include, Marc and Craig Kielburger, Co-Founders of Free the Children, Flipp Managing Director & CEO Wehuns Tan, and Chuck Jeannes, CEO of GoldCorp. Read More...
