Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Thursday, October 9th, 2025
World Gym Introduces High-Octane Signature Gym Model Featuring the Revolutionary Studio X
Posted: October 4, 2022 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - With over 230 franchise locations on six continents, World Gym International, the iconic, globally recognized fitness franchise brand, with its roots tracing back to the early days of Muscle Beach, has announced the introduction of a game-changing gym model: "World Gym Signature." The fitness landscape is rapidly evolving. Consumers are returning to the gym and are looking for a better experience, not a cheaper one. This new gym model is designed for those seeking a full-service facility but with a remarkable focus on results in an inspiring environment. Read More...
24 Hour Fitness and Headspace Health Launch Partnership on World Mental Health Day
Posted: October 3, 2022 in Chains
CARLSBAD, CA - 24 Hour Fitness has teamed up with Headspace Health, the provider of the world's most accessible and comprehensive digital mental health platform, in a partnership to offer complimentary three-month Headspace subscriptions to new and existing 24 Hour Fitness club members on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last. Headspace offers a range of tools to help people stress less, sleep better, get moving and to find more focus and joy. The partnership launches its complimentary offer on Monday, October 10, World Mental Health Day, and is an important part of 24 Hour Fitness's holistic strategy to offer dynamic fitness and wellness experiences to club members. Read More...
CycleBar Studios Around the World Ride Toward a Cure for Breast Cancer in October
Posted: October 3, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with more than 2 million estimated new cases recorded in 2020. In an effort to spread awareness and contribute to breast cancer research efforts, CycleBar, the world’s largest indoor cycling franchise, is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month through a special CycleGives event. Read More...
Life Time to Reveal New Luxury Residences with Exclusive Concierge Team Focused on Resident Wellness
Posted: September 29, 2022 in Chains
HENDERSON, NV - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, is debuting its first luxury leased residences, Life Time Living, in Henderson, Nevada's upscale Green Valley neighborhood. The striking new residential midrise tower shares a campus with a Life Time Athletic Resort and Spa, creating a 16.5-acre village for residents and members. Read More...
Orangetheory Fitness Selects NetSuite to Strengthen Its Core Business
Posted: September 28, 2022 in Chains
LAS VEGAS, NV - Orangetheory Fitness, a leading fitness brand and innovator in the fitness and wellness category, has selected Oracle NetSuite to help it give more people a longer and more vibrant life. With NetSuite, Orangetheory will be able to take advantage of an integrated business system to enhance and scale its operations as it expands globally. Read More...
SoulCycle Announces Partnership with Bilt Rewards
Posted: September 26, 2022 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - SoulCycle, the transformational full-body fitness experience, is making rent day rewarding for everyone through a new partnership with Bilt Rewards, the first loyalty program that allows members to earn points on rent. Open to all and launching nationwide on Saturday, October 1 through December 1, 2022, SoulCycle x Bilt: Rent Day features an exclusive series of co-branded SoulCycle classes in over 50 studios for a workout that brings the joy of movement, music and community in one setting. Read More...
Life Time Unveils Nearly 148,000 Square-Foot Athletic Country Club in Lake Zurich; Second Life Time to Open in Chicagoland in 2022
Posted: September 23, 2022 in Chains
LAKE ZURICH, IL - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier Healthy Way of Life brand, officially opens Life Time Lake Zurich, a one-of-a-kind athletic country club in the Village of Lake Zurich, Illinois. Covering nearly 148,000 square feet across three floors and an resort-like outdoor beach club, Life Time will serve members from nine months to 90+ years with a wide array of healthy living, healthy aging programs and services from children's programming through active agers. Read More...
In-Shape to Raise $100k for Cancer Research
Posted: September 23, 2022 in Chains
STOCKTON, CA - In-Shape Health Clubs, California’s premier destination for fitness and wellness, announces its goal to raise $100,000 for cancer research in October during its 8th In-Shape Fights Cancer campaign. Funds raised will go to local chapters of The American Cancer Society and to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Read More...
Genesis Donates Basketball Gym to School Serving Kids In Need
Posted: September 23, 2022 in Chains
WICHITA, KS - A recent donation from Rodney Steven II, owner of Genesis Health Clubs, has had a big impact on a Kansas school and its surrounding neighborhood. Holy Savior Catholic Academy's primary mission is to provide quality education to under-resourced children in Wichita, Kansas. This Pre-K through 8th grade school primarily serves minority students of any or no religious affiliation, with the vast majority of them receiving free or reduced cost lunches. Currently, the academy teaches over 200 children. The Holy Savior Catholic Academy reached out to Steven for help funding the construction of a new addition to their school: a gymnasium. This gym was built from scratch, with the goal of providing a recreational space for nearby children. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Announces Newest Location in Swansea, Massachusetts
Posted: September 22, 2022 in Chains
SWANSEA, MA - Crunch Fitness announces the upcoming October 2022 opening of Crunch Swansea, a $4 million, 23,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1.5 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Swansea will operate 24 hours a day offering top-quality cardio and strength training equipment, circuit training, dedicated group fitness and ride studios, relax and recover areas and Olympic platforms. Read More...
Mindbody Recognizes Exos with 2022 Industry Icon Award
Posted: September 22, 2022 in Chains, Suppliers
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - Mindbody, a leading experience technology platform for the wellness industry, announces that the company has awarded Exos, a world leader in human performance, with the 2022 Industry Icon Award. The award, presented annually at Mindbody's BOLD conference, is given to a Mindbody customer that has had a profound and lasting impact on the wellness industry and shown exponential growth in the previous 12 months. Read More...
Regymen Fitness Looks to Expand into New Orleans
Posted: September 22, 2022 in Chains
BATON ROUGE, LA - Regymen Fitness, a boutique gym offering an array of workouts with the technology to support its success, has announced their plans to expand into the New Orleans market. Regymen Fitness currently has 20 locations throughout North America. Read More...
Entrepreneurs Invest $180 Million for 15 Indoor Private Pickleball Clubs in Florida
Posted: September 22, 2022 in Chains
SARASOTA, FL - Commercial real estate entrepreneurs Brian and Valerie McCarthy, along with business partner Matthew Gordon, have set their sights on Florida for deploying more than $180 million to build at least 15 indoor private pickleball clubs. The first venture, under construction now is The Pickleball Club’s Sarasota location, by Lakewood Ranch. This, and all locations will be members only, privately-owned, for-profit sports clubs, fulfilling the niche for indoor amenity based pickleball play. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Decatur, Alabama
Posted: September 19, 2022 in Chains
DECATUR, AL - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming October 2022 opening of Crunch Decatur, a $5.5 million, 27,500-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Decatur will offer top-quality cardio equipment and strength training equipment, circuit training, a dedicated group fitness studio, a dedicated ride studio, relax and recover areas and Olympic platforms. Read More...
Life Time Foundation Commits to ‘Get Kids Moving’ with More than $600,000 in Grants to Nineteen Youth Organizations Across the Nation
Posted: September 19, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Life Time (NYSE: LTH), announces nineteen grant recipients from its Get Kids Moving initiative, a new program launched in November 2021 to spark exercise and healthy movement in nation's youth. The program complements the Life Time Foundation's established and heralded work in improving youth nutrition through partnerships with more than 35 school districts, working to serve the most nourishing, delicious food possible to the students in their care, impacting 3,634 school sites and 1.7 million students since 2011. Read More...
9Round Levels Up Customer Experience
Posted: September 19, 2022 in Chains
GREENVILLE, S.C. - 9Round, the world’s largest kickboxing fitness franchise, is kicking its members' experience up a notch with a variety of in-studio enhancements including Daily Workout Screens, heart-pumping music by FitRadio and updated membership options at participating studios. These innovative additions to 9Round, part of the brand's customer-centric approach to fitness, are set to expand members' options and enhance the workout experience, whether in-studio or at home. Read More...
Planet Fitness Motivated 3.5 Million High School Students to Prioritize Their Mental and Physical Health This Summer as Part of the ‘High School Summer Pass’ Initiative
Posted: September 14, 2022 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announced that more than 3.5 million high schoolers signed up for its High School Summer Pass program, logging 17 million workouts over the course of three-and-a-half months. High School Summer Pass took place from May 16 through August 31, during which Planet Fitness opened its doors to high schoolers ages 14 – 19 to work out for free at any of its more than 2,300 locations in the United States and Canada. Read More...
Yearly Sales Up for Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs as They Target Areas for Growth
Posted: September 13, 2022 in Chains
MANHATTAN, IL - Group fitness franchise, Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs, marked the halfway point of the year by celebrating many successes. The business, which is part of the Fit For You Franchising umbrella, has seen noteworthy franchise interest, and the executives at Fit For You are excited about the company’s growth. Fitness Premier is seeing impressive revenue growth in 2022, with same-store sales up about 10%. Read More...
Orangetheory Fitness Announces Kelly Lohr as Chief Marketing Officer
Posted: September 13, 2022 in Chains
BOCA RATON, FL - Orangetheory Fitness announces that Kelly Lohr has been named the company's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). As Orangetheory continues to advance as a leader and innovator in the fitness and wellness space, Lohr will lead the company's marketing strategy, playing a critical role in driving an evolved member experience, brand relevancy and company growth. This is the latest executive hire for Orangetheory, who recently named Jason Dunlop President of International. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Announces Partnership with Princess Cruises
Posted: September 13, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF), the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, announces an exclusive five-year licensing agreement with the iconic premium cruise brand, Princess Cruises. With this unique partnership, Xponential Fitness becomes the first cross-modality fitness franchise to put its curated brands on a major cruise line. Over the term of the agreement, a minimum of eight Xponential brands will be made available onboard each of Princess’ 15-ship fleet, resulting in a minimum total of 120 licensed studio experiences across the Princess fleet all operated by OneSpaWorld. Read More...
