Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Wellbridge Acquires Maryland Athletic Club Brand
Posted: November 17, 2015 in Chains
BALTIMORE, MD - Wellbridge, a Denver-based company that operates a family of 21 premium athletic and tennis clubs across the country, announced the purchase of the Maryland Athletic Club (MAC) brand. This follows Wellbridge’s acquisition of the MAC Harbor East location on July 1, 2015. Read More...
LA Fitness and 24 Hour Fitness Agree on Club Exchange
Posted: November 16, 2015 in Chains
IRVINE, CA and SAN RAMON, CA - LA Fitness and 24 Hour Fitness announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby LA Fitness intends to acquire the assets of the eleven 24 Hour Fitness clubs in Arizona and 24 Hour Fitness intends to acquire the assets of two LA Fitness clubs in Oklahoma and one in Nebraska. LA Fitness will honor the active member agreements it acquires and 24 Hour Fitness will honor the active member agreements that it acquires; this includes agreements for personal training services and other amenities. Read More...
Honor Yoga Starts “Wellness And Recovery” Division of Yoga Programming
Posted: November 15, 2015 in Chains
NEW JERSEY - Honor Yoga, the leading family of the mind-body connection through yoga, is excited to announce the further expansion of their yoga programming to include "Wellness and Recovery," a program designed to use the many aspects of yoga including meditation and psychology to increase the overall mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of individuals who may be living with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and/or addictions. Read More...
Planet Fitness, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2015 Results
Posted: November 12, 2015 in Chains
NEWINGTON, N.H. Planet Fitness Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2015. Third Quarter Fiscal 2015 Highlights include: Total revenue increased from the prior year period by 8.4% to $68.8 million. System-wide same store sales increased 6.9%. Net loss was $3.9 million compared to net income of $8.1 million in the prior year period. Pro forma adjusted net income(1) increased 6.6% to $10.3 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to $9.7 million, or $0.10 per diluted share in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 11.8% to $26.5 million from $23.7 million in the prior year period. 26 new Planet Fitness stores were opened system-wide during the period. Read More...
Planet Fitness To Take Over Times Square With ‘Judgement Free’ New Year’s Eve Celebration
Posted: November 11, 2015 in Chains
NEWINGTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States, announced that the brand known for its Judgement Free Zone, non-intimidating atmosphere and affordable prices, will be the presenting sponsor of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration. In cooperation with Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, Planet Fitness will ring in a ‘Judgement Free’ 2016 with over one million attendees in Times Square and more than one billion television viewers worldwide. Read More...
World Gym Expands Into Greater China
Posted: November 4, 2015 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - World Gym International, the iconic global brand for bodybuilding and seriously fun fitness, has entered into an agreement with World Gym Taiwan to begin developing World Gyms in Greater China, to include China, Hong Kong, Macau, and of course, continued growth in Taiwan. Read More...
Anytime Fitness Opens 3,000th Gym
Posted: November 2, 2015 in Chains
STROUD, ENGLAND - Anytime Fitness, the world's largest co-ed health club chain will celebrate the opening of its 3000th gym at a ceremony in Stroud, England later this month, while also announcing new agreements to open gyms in Sweden and Italy, along with the opening of the company's 100th gym in Japan. For the first time in the company's history, Anytime Fitness' global expansion is now outpacing the rate of its domestic growth. By the end of 2016, Anytime Fitness gyms will be open in nearly 30 countries. Read More...
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results
Posted: November 2, 2015 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. ("TSI" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:CLUB), one of the leading owners and operators of health clubs located primarily in major cities from Washington, DC north through New England, operating under the brand names "New York Sports Clubs," "Boston Sports Clubs," "Washington Sports Clubs", "Philadelphia Sports Clubs" and "BFX Studio" announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. Read More...
Planet Fitness Opens 100th New York State Location In Brooklyn, NY
Posted: October 30, 2015 in Chains
NEWINGTON, NH - New York continues to become a more judgement-free, less intimidating state for gym goers. Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States, announced an exciting milestone with the recent opening of its 100th club in New York State located in Brooklyn at 1245 Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy. Read More...
YogaWorks Expands East Coast Presence With Purchase Of Seven Award-Winning Studios In Baltimore
Posted: October 29, 2015 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - YogaWorks, the rapidly growing leader in yoga practice and fitness, announced its fourth acquisition of 2015 with the purchase of seven Charm City Yoga studios in Baltimore, Maryland. This deal comes on the heels of YogaWorks' acquisition of two studios in Boston last month and seven studios in Northern California earlier this summer. The renowned yoga company's accelerated growth is due partly to the rapid adoption of yoga across the country, coupled with the demand for consistently high-quality yoga in growing yoga cities like Baltimore. In fact, Forbes Magazine rated Baltimore as the 6th fastest growing yoga market in the United States. Read More...
