Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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24 Hour Fitness Celebrates Grand Opening of Six Denver Area Locations
Posted: September 8, 2015 in Chains
SAN RAMON, CA - 24 Hour Fitness is preparing simultaneous community celebrations at six of the recently acquired Bally Total Fitness Clubs in the Denver area that now have upgraded amenities and facilities representative of the 24 Hour Fitness brand. The Grand Openings take place September 12 - 13, 2015. Read More...
Planet Fitness Announces Second Quarter 2015 Results – Second Quarter Total Revenue Increased 26% to $79.0 Million
Posted: September 3, 2015 in Chains
NEWINGTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2015. Second Quarter Fiscal 2015 Highlights included: Total revenue increased from the prior year period by 25.9% to $79.0 million. System-wide same store sales increased 7.3%. Net income was $11.5 million compared to $8.8 million in the prior year period. Pro forma adjusted net income(1) increased 28.9% to $12.9 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared to $10.0 million, or $0.10 per diluted share in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 27.5% to $31.0 million from $24.3 million in the prior year period. 38 new Planet Fitness stores added system-wide during the period. Read More...
Two MAC Clubs to Become acac Fitness & Wellness Centers
Posted: September 3, 2015 in Chains
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Two Maryland Athletic Club (MAC) locations will soon be rebranded as acac Fitness & Wellness Centers. The MAC clubs in Timonium and Hunt Valley formally joined the acac family of clubs last month. acac owner Phil Wendel has been an investor in the MAC since its opening in 1996. The MAC and acac clubs have collaborated together for many years, and they share a passion for excellence and service. Read More...
Anytime Fitness “Turns Up The Volume” At Annual Conference
Posted: September 3, 2015 in Chains
NASHVILLE, TN - When the co-founders of a company kick-off the opening ceremonies wearing plaid purple kilts, playing air guitars and boisterously lip-synching Queen’s “We are the Champions,” you know that you’re not attending just any corporate conference. But, that’s precisely how Chuck Runyon and Dave Mortensen jump-started last week’s annual get-together, attended by nearly 2,500 Anytime Fitness franchisees, club managers, personal trainers, vendors and corporate staffers. Read More...
24 Hour Fitness and GoodLife Fitness Launch Reciprocal Access to Clubs
Posted: September 2, 2015 in Chains
SAN RAMON, CA and LONDON, ON - 24 Hour Fitness, a leading health club industry pioneer, and GoodLife Fitness, Canada's largest fitness club chain, are joining forces to offer their members access to each other's clubs when traveling in North America. Read More...
Curves Launches Dance and Tone Classes Developed By Nationally-Recognized Fitness Instructor, June Kahn
Posted: September 1, 2015 in Chains
WOODWAY, TX - Curves International, Inc. announced it is launching a new Curves Dance and Tone class starting in September at participating locations. The new classes were developed by June Kahn, a nationally-recognized fitness, Pilates and dance instructor and will feature dance moves ranging from basic steps to hip-hop, funk and Latin movements. The dance moves are conducted at one minute intervals in between each strength training machine within the circuit. Curves Dance and Tone is ideal for all fitness levels as members can keep the workout basic or progress as a variety of moves are added. Read More...
Acclaimed Instructor & Coach Mike Woody Named Director Of Tennis For Genesis Health Clubs
Posted: August 28, 2015 in Chains
WICHITA, KS - He is to amateur tennis what Vince Lombardi was to pro football, Dean Smith to college basketball, and Butch Harmon to pro golf. And he’s coming to Wichita. In the Midwest, there may not be a more recognized name when it comes to elevating the stature of a tennis community than Mike Woody. Read More...
Columbia Association Nominated for USTA Tennis Organization of the Year Award
Posted: August 28, 2015 in Chains
COLUMBIA, MD - Columbia Association (CA) has been nominated for the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) “Member Organization of the Year” award. This is CA’s first time being nominated by the USTA’s Mid-Atlantic Section, which includes Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and part of West Virginia. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Celebrates 50th Anniversary; Inducts Arnold Schwarzenegger Into The Gold’s Gym Hall Of Fame
Posted: August 27, 2015 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold’s Gym celebrated 50 years as the gold standard of fitness at its Gold’s Gym Convention. An annual event, this year’s Convention, hosted in Dallas, TX, which is where its global headquarters is located, drew hundreds of franchise owners, gym managers, corporate leaders, fitness celebrities and vendors to celebrate the brand’s monumental 50th Anniversary. To top off the night, Gold’s Gym inducted Arnold Schwarzenegger into its esteemed Gold’s Gym Hall of Fame. Schwarzenegger helped Gold’s Gym put mainstream fitness on the map in the 1970s. Read More...
Club Industry Releases Its Top 100 Health Clubs of 2015
Posted: August 26, 2015 in Chains
Each year, Club Industry compiles a list of the Top 100 Clubs in the country based on revenue. The list for 2015 (based on 2014 revenue) is included in this gallery. The majority of the numbers are reported by executives at the club companies themselves. Where noted, Club Industry has estimated or used other sources to determine the revenue of some companies who did not submit. Read More...
