Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Planet Fitness Opens New Location in Downtown Boston
Posted: April 16, 2015 in Chains
BOSTON, MA – Planet Fitness, the innovative health club franchise known for its Judgement Free Zone and affordable prices, announced the opening of its newest club in downtown Boston. The new corporately owned location is located at 17 Winter Street near Downtown Crossing. Read More...
Life Time Fitness Announces Early Termination of HSR Waiting Period for Proposed Acquisition by Affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and TPG
Posted: April 14, 2015 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM), The Healthy Way of Life Company, announced that it has received early termination of the required waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, with respect to its proposed acquisition by affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and TPG. Read More...
Ocotillo Village Health Club & Spa Opens In Chandler, Arizona
Posted: April 10, 2015 in Chains
CHANDLER, AZ - Village Health Clubs & Spas, a DMB property, opened its latest location, the all-new Ocotillo Village Health Club & Spa (4200 S. Alma School Road, Chandler, AZ 85248). Located on the SW corner of Alma School & Ocotillo Roads, this state-of-the-art 82,000-sq.-ft. private,member-based fitness facility joined the three existing Village Clubs in Phoenix and Scottsdale. Kicking off construction in April 2014, the $25M Ocotillo Village created more than 250 construction jobs, while a job fair hosted earlier this year helped the Club hire hundreds of full and part-time employees. Read More...
John McEnroe Tennis Academy Announces Partnerships with SportsLab NYC and Hourglass Performance Institute
Posted: April 10, 2015 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The John McEnroe Tennis Academy announced that it has expanded its partnerships with two elite organizations, SportsLab NYC and Hourglass Performance Institute, with the goal of maximizing athletic performance, mental performance and preparation, and the well-being of JMTA students. Both companies provide on-site services at JMTA at Randall's Island, as well as off-site services, and are available to the over 800 young athletes who attend the Academy at its Manhattan, Long Island and Westchester locations. Read More...
Vida Fitness and City Center DC To Present Toned Up Tuesdays In April and May
Posted: April 7, 2015 in Chains
WASHINGTON, DC – Time to chase the winter blues away and tone up for summer. Beginning on April 21 and through the month of May, instructors from VIDA Fitness will lead a variety of yoga classes each Tuesday evening in The Park at CityCenter at the corner of 10th and I streets NW starting at 6:30 p.m. (weather permitting). Due to high attendance at last year’s yoga sessions and positive participant feedback, VIDA will host primarily yoga classes during the Tuesday night classes - with the exception of a Zumba class on May 5 in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. Read More...
ClubCorp Completes Acquisition of Multi-Club Portfolio
Posted: April 7, 2015 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp – The World Leader in Private Clubs (NYSE: MYCC) – announced it has completed its acquisition of a multi-club portfolio of six golf clubs further increasing its portfolio of private clubs. The acquisition includes four private clubs, one semi-private club and one public golf club – adding 171 holes of golf in already established ClubCorp markets throughout the Southeast United States. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Expands Global Presence With New Deals in Africa and Asia
Posted: April 6, 2015 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold’s Gym, a leading authority on health and fitness, announced that it has signed agreements to develop eight new gyms in Morocco, four in Mongolia and four in Jordan. The deals mark the continued expansion of the iconic brand into Africa, and increase its presence in Asia, where Gold’s Gym is already known as an international fitness icon. Read More...
Honor Yoga Starts New Therapeutics Program
Posted: April 2, 2015 in Chains
HAMILTON, NJ - Honor Yoga is excited to announce that they will be adding an extraordinary new program to their already prestigious list of offerings. Introducing Honor Yoga Therapeutics, a program that will provide a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment for people, regardless of ability or health challenge, to experience the benefits of yoga. Read More...
Planet Fitness Opens Second Canadian Location In Brampton
Posted: April 2, 2015 in Chains
TORONTO, CANADA - Planet Fitness opened its second Canadian location in Brampton at the Centennial Mall (227 Vodden Street East), providing local residents with a unique, judgement-free health club atmosphere at an unparalleled value. The new corporately-owned 20,000 sq. ft. location is complete with brand new state-of-the-art cardio and strength equipment, circuit training, fully equipped locker rooms with day lockers and showers, numerous flat screen televisions, unlimited small group fitness instruction included in every membership, and more. It is also open 24 hours a day and staffed at all times. Read More...
The Bay Club Company Enters Los Angeles, Expanding Its Southern California Presence With Acquisition Of Spectrum Athletic Clubs
Posted: April 1, 2015 in Chains
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Bay Club Company, a California-based active lifestyle corporation, announced the acquisition of Spectrum Athletic Clubs, marking the company’s highly-anticipated entry into the Los Angeles area. The Bay Club Company will apply its unique model to the newly acquired four campuses across 11 locations, creating the first modernized country club network in Los Angeles --balancing fitness, sports, hospitality and family-- the key pillars of The Bay Club Company’s Four Quadrant Playbook. Read More...
