Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Anytime Fitness Will Offer “Free Workout Saturdays” Throughout May
Posted: April 1, 2015 in Chains
HASTINGS, MN - More than 1,000 Anytime Fitness clubs across the United States will host free outdoor exercise classes during the month of May. The five consecutive "Free Workout Saturdays" will be led by certified personal trainers and feature fun-infused exercises like tug-of-war, relay races, obstacle courses and more designed for people of every fitness level. Read More...
Life Time Fitness to Bring Jillian Michaels BODYSHRED Class to Destinations Nationwide
Posted: April 1, 2015 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Adding to its expansive list of more than 60 group fitness class offerings, Life Time – The Healthy Way of Life Company (NYSE: LTM) announced the addition of Jillian Michaels BODYSHRED to its Group Fitness Featured Format lineup. As a Feature Format, Jillian Michaels BODYSHRED class will debut in multiple clubs starting in April and roll out to all of Life Time’s 32 markets throughout 2015. Read More...
Honor Yoga Opens New Location In Jackson Township
Posted: March 28, 2015 in Chains
JACKSON, N.J. - Honor Yoga is excited to announce the opening of its sixth location in Jackson, New Jersey. The studio, located in Jackson Crossings (21 South Hope Chapel Road, Jackson, NJ), opened on March 28 with a weekend of free classes and will offer a variety of yoga practices every day of the week for seniors, adults, children, and families, taught by dedicated, welcoming and professional yogis. More than 18 classes will be offered each week, along with special series and workshops for everyone - including those brand new to yoga and those looking to deepen and challenge their existing practice. Read More...
New 24 Hour Fitness Super-Sport Club Opens in Redlands, CA
Posted: March 28, 2015 in Chains
REDLANDS, CA - Mountain Grove at Citrus Plaza, Southern California’s largest retail and entertainment lifestyle center under construction, became home to the new 24 Hour Fitness Super-Sport Club in Redlands. The local community was invited to the official Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, March 28, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 27621 San Bernadino Avenue. Read More...
New 24 Hour Fitness Eastridge Super-Sport Club Opens In “The Silicon Valley Capital”
Posted: March 28, 2015 in Chains
SAN JOSE, CA - In the shadow of its San Ramon corporate headquarters, Eastridge Center has become home to a new 24 Hour Fitness club which opened to the public later on Sunday, March 28, 2015 in the heart of the newly remodeled section of the lifestyle shopping mall. Read More...
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. Announces Agreements on Board Composition
Posted: March 24, 2015 in Chains
NEW YORK, NY - On March 24, 2015, Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLUB) ("TSI" or the "Company") announced that the Board of Directors unanimously approved, effective immediately, the appointment of each of Martin J. Annese, Jason M. Fish, Mark A. McEachen, Patrick Walsh and L. Spencer Wells as members of the Board, and the resignation of Paul N. Arnold, J. Rice Edmonds, John H. Flood III and Kevin McCall. The changes in the Board were made in accordance with two separate agreements by the Company that together involve its three largest shareholders, HG Vora Capital Management, PW Partners Atlas Fund III LP and Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. In connection with the appointments, the Board increased its size from seven to eight directors, effective immediately. Read More...
Town Sports International Opens Second Luxury Brand Boutique Location in Manhattan’s Financial District
Posted: March 23, 2015 in Chains
NEW YORK, NY - Town Sports International (NASDAQ: CLUB), a leading owner and operator of health and fitness clubs in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, announced the expansion of its boutique brand, BFX Studio, with the opening of its second location in NYC's Financial District (FiDi) at 30 Broad Street. The first BFX Studio opened in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood in June 2014. Read More...
ClubCorp Announces Agreement to Acquire a Collection of Six Golf Clubs
Posted: March 23, 2015 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp – The World Leader in Private Clubs (NYSE: MYCC) – announced agreements have been signed to acquire a multi-club portfolio of six golf clubs for a combined purchase price of just under $44 million. The sellers are Stratford Golf Partners and Accord Golf Capital and the acquisition will be funded from existing liquidity. This 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...
9Round Named One of America’s Most Promising Companies by Forbes Magazine
Posted: March 20, 2015 in Chains
GREENVILLE, SC - 9Round has been given the honor of being named to Forbes Magazine’s annual list of America’s Most Promising Companies. Coming in at number 99, 9Round is the only fitness center to grace this year’s list. The people at Forbes consider many factors to rank what they perceive as the top one hundred privately-held companies in America today. Their list is based on the company’s revenue, their employment and business growth, how long the business has been in operation, capital raised, their operating margins and many other factors. For 9Round to make this list, we are extremely honored and grateful that all of our hard work has been recognized. Read More...
Life Time Fitness Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and TPG
Posted: March 16, 2015 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM), The Healthy Way of Life Company, along with Leonard Green & Partners and TPG, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and TPG will acquire Life Time in a transaction valued at more than $4.0 billion. Other key investors include LNK Partners and Life Time Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bahram Akradi, who will remain in his role and has committed to make a rollover investment of $125 million in Life Time common stock. Read More...
