Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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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...
Planet Fitness Opens Gallery Place Location
Posted: September 12, 2022 in Chains
TIMONIUM, MD - Planet Fitness, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces the opening of its Gallery Place club in Washington D.C. An official Planet Fitness Gallery Place grand opening celebration is being planned for October 17. Planet Fitness Gallery Place is the first of three DC area clubs that PFGP is bringing to the community. The franchise division currently owns and operates 21 clubs in the DMA, including Ivy City and Penn Branch in the nation’s capital. Overall, there are 48 Planet Fitness clubs throughout the area. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Second of Five New Locations in Memphis, Tennessee
Posted: September 8, 2022 in Chains
MEMPHIS, TN - Crunch Franchise announces the opening of Crunch Cordova this winter, the second of five new Memphis Crunch Fitness locations set to open amidst Crunch's rapid and aggressive expansion into this area. Crunch Cordova will be a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment and will be located in a newly renovated space. Crunch Cordova will follow the opening of Crunch White Station this fall, each creating up to 100 new jobs in the community. Read More...
Life Time Expands Portfolio of Luxury Athletic Clubs in New York City with Opening of Iconic One Wall Street Destination; Brooklyn and Midtown Next
Posted: September 8, 2022 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Life Time ( NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, announces the opening of Life Time One Wall Street, the first of three athletic club destinations planned to open in New York City by the end of 2022. Located in the iconic One Wall Street Development in the Financial District, the 74,000-square-foot destination covers four floors and features something for everyone from 90 days old to 90 years old. Read More...
Pure Barre’s Popular Fall Fit Challenge Returns to Studios Nationwide
Posted: September 6, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Pure Barre, a fast and effective full-body barre workout brand, announces the return of its popular Fall Fit Challenge, which invites members and new faces to complete 30 Pure Barre classes in 60 days. The challenge has begun and runs until November 4, 2022. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: September 1, 2022 in Chains
FARGO, N.D. - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming December 2022 opening of Crunch Fargo, a $5 million, 30,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Fargo is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system, and owns locations throughout the U.S. Read More...
Orangetheory Fitness Appoints Jason Dunlop as President of International
Posted: September 1, 2022 in Chains
BOCA RATON, FL - As a leading fitness brand, Orangetheory Fitness is committed to continued market growth and new studio openings around the world. To further develop the brand's worldwide presence, Orangetheory announceds the appointment of Jason Dunlop as President of International, overseeing the brand's international studio portfolio and ongoing expansion efforts. Read More...
