Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Sunday, June 21st, 2026
Active Wellness Announces New Activate Location Coming to Cedar Park, Texas in Mid 2026
Posted: November 21, 2024 in Chains
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Active Wellness, a leading fitness design and management company, announces a new Activate location in Cedar Park, Texas, set to open in mid 2026. In partnership with Verdot Capital, a prominent real estate development firm, this new location will introduce Activate The Wellness Studio, where innovation meets elegant design to create an environment that optimizes physical and mental health. Read More...
Life Time Announces Expansion in South Florida with New Athletic Country Club in West Boca Raton, Opening Late 2025
Posted: November 19, 2024 in Chains
BOCA RATON, FL - Life Time (NYSE: LTH) is expanding in South Florida with a planned second athletic country club in Boca Raton. Life Time West Boca will be located within the Uptown Boca mixed-use development and is expected to open in late 2025. Read More...
24 Hour Fitness Teams Up With The LA Clippers
Posted: November 19, 2024 in Chains
CARLSBAD, CA - 24 Hour Fitness announces its partnership with the LA Clippers as the team's Official and Exclusive Fitness Partner. This partnership is aimed at growing and inspiring the next generation of basketball players through the organization's Jr. Clippers program. Read More...
Trive Capital Invests in Crunch Canada
Posted: November 13, 2024 in Chains
TORONTO, ON - Trive Capital (“Trive”) and 808 Capital Partners (“808”) announce their investment into Crunch Canada Holdings Inc. (“Crunch Canada” or the “Company”), a Crunch Fitness franchisee headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario, in the Greater Toronto Area. Crunch Canada is the primary Crunch Fitness franchisee in Canada, serving over 90,000 members across 19 clubs in the provinces of Ontario and Alberta. As Crunch’s designated master franchise for the country, Crunch Canada also has 13 franchised clubs, which together serve an additional 45,000 members across Ontario and Quebec. Read More...
Club Studio Opens New Location in Walnut Creek, California
Posted: November 13, 2024 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Fitness International, LCC announces the opening of a new Club Studio location in Walnut Creek, California, marking the brand's continued expansion into Northern California. Club Studio on Oak Grove Road brings top-of-the-line amenities, boutique studio classes, best-in-class fitness equipment and wellness services together, in one gym, for East Bay residents. Read More...
Blink Fitness Receives Court Approval for Sale
Posted: November 13, 2024 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness ("Blink" or the "Company"), the affordable fitness brand known for its commitment to an inclusive and inviting environment, announces that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved the sale of Blink's corporate operations and New York and New Jersey locations to PureGym. On November 7, 2024, the Court also approved the sale of Blink's Chicago, Houston, and California locations to an affiliate of JTRE Holdings LLC ("JTRE"). Read More...
TG The Gym – El Cajon, California Slated to Open in December 2024
Posted: November 12, 2024 in Chains
EL CAJON, CA - TG The Gym announces the opening of its El Cajon location in December 2024. Presales have begun. El Cajon will serve its community of bodybuilders, powerlifters and serious fitness enthusiasts with over 20,000 square feet of indoor gym space, wellbeing training and recovery areas, red light therapy, saunas, compression therapy and first of its kind frost locker for cold therapy. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Announces Rapid Expansion into Milwaukee
Posted: November 7, 2024 in Chains
MILWAUKEE, WI - JEM Wellness Brands is expanding into the Milwaukee area through the announcement of two new Crunch Fitness locations set to open this holiday season in Greenfield and Waukesha. With additional openings planned for Brookfield and Hales Corners in early 2025, Milwaukee residents will have even more access to Crunch's wide range of fitness options. Read More...
EōS Fitness Raises Over $100K for Challenged Athletes Foundation, Renews Commitment to Eliminating Barriers to Fitness
Posted: November 6, 2024 in Chains
SAN DIEGO, CA - EōS Fitness proudly presented a check for $110,000 to the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) in a powerful show of support for inclusive and active lifestyles. The donation follows joint fundraising efforts to advance CAF’s mission to provide individuals with physical disabilities resources to pursue active lifestyles and competitive sports. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Brands Expand to Mexico and Japan
Posted: November 6, 2024 in Chains
SAN DIEGO, CA - Xponential Fitness, a global franchisor of boutique health and wellness brands, continues expanding internationally. The company announces plans to bring three of its popular fitness concepts, Pure Barre, Club Pilates, and Rumble Boxing, to Mexico and Japan, respectively. These moves mark important milestones for both brands and highlight Xponential's strategy of supporting established franchisees who have already launched several locations. Read More...
9Round Kickboxing Fitness Taps Lebert Fitness to Become Master Franchise Developer in Canada
Posted: November 5, 2024 in Chains
GREENVILLE, S.C. and TORONTO - 9Round Kickboxing Fitness, the world's largest kickboxing fitness franchise, announces that long-time vendor, Lebert Fitness, has become the Canadian Master Developer responsible for growing the 9Round brand in Canada. This strategic partnership re-invigorates the Canadian market post-pandemic by locating business operations on Canadian soil through the Lebert Fitness team to better support the 25 existing Canadian franchise partners and ensure faster growth through new locations. Read More...
