Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Gold’s Gym Names Fitness Superstar Simeon Panda Global Brand Ambassador
Posted: April 27, 2022 in Chains
VENICE, CA - Gold's Gym, one of the most iconic names in fitness, has named bodybuilder and fitness mega-influencer, Simeon Panda, as the new face of the brand. The partnership bridges the famed, Venice-born gym's storied past to the future of the evolving brand. Panda, who has more than 17 million social media followers worldwide, joins past bodybuilding icons like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno and Franco Columbu who have famously chosen Gold's Gym as their muscle-building home. Panda is a longtime regular at The Mecca, the name given to the flagship Venice Gold's Gym for its global status as the center of the bodybuilding world. Read More...
TITLE Boxing Club Re-Enters the Ring to Fight Mental Health Stigmas
Posted: April 26, 2022 in Chains
SANTA MONICA, CA - TITLE Boxing Club, the nation's leading boxing fitness company, is continuing their fight against mental health stigmas during May's Mental Health Awareness Month with a "Knockout Stigma" initiative. On Saturday, May 21, 2022, clubs nationwide will host Knockout Stigma classes in-person and digitally on TITLE Boxing Club On Demand. Read More...
CorePower Yoga Expands to Florida with Its First Studio in Miami
Posted: April 26, 2022 in Chains
DENVER, CO - CorePower Yoga is making its Florida debut with the opening of its first studio in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida on May 5, 2022. Since its founding in 2002, CorePower Yoga has grown into the ultimate mind-body experience and has enriched communities throughout the country with its intensely physical workouts rooted in the mindfulness of yoga. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Laredo, Texas
Posted: April 22, 2022 in Chains
LAREDO, TX - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming June 2022 opening of Crunch Laredo, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Laredo is located in a newly renovated space previously occupied by Stein Mart. Crunch Laredo is owned by seasoned fitness veterans Brian Hibbard and John Armatas, who own 20 additional Crunch locations nationwide for Fitness Ventures. Read More...
Orangetheory Fitness is on the PATH to Going Green
Posted: April 21, 2022 in Chains, Suppliers
BOCA RATON, FL - A leading fitness brand, Orangetheory, and PATH Water, a leading sustainable bottled water brand, are joining forces this Earth Day to end single-use plastic water bottle consumption in the brand's U.S. studios. Through its continued work with PATH Water, Orangetheory studios have committed to replacing plastic water bottles with Orangetheory-branded PATH bottles to curb and ultimately eliminate plastic waste, a milestone resulting from the brand's existing relationship with PATH Water. Read More...
Pickleball Players Find Their Paradise at Life Time
Posted: April 13, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Pickleball, the game with the funny name that so many people are playing these days, recently earned the title of America's Fastest-Growing Sport... for the 2nd year in a row. Now, Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's leading healthy way of life company, is poised to become the largest, most premier pickleball destination in the United States. Read More...
Workout Anytime Expands Relationship with ABC Fitness Solutions Through Deployment of ABC IGNITE
Posted: April 12, 2022 in Chains, Suppliers
ALPHARETTA, GA and LITTLE ROCK, AR - The renowned fitness chain, Workout Anytime, and ABC Fitness Solutions, LLC (ABC), a leading provider of technology and related services for the fitness industry, have expanded their relationship by embracing the complete ABC IGNITE solution for total club management. In a strategic move to streamline its technology solutions and lower the overall cost of ownership, Workout Anytime is consolidating many of its current technology functions and will deploy the entire ABC IGNITE solution, a flagship suite of comprehensive club management solutions. Read More...
YouFit Gyms Launches YouFit Lifts, a Program to Raise Awareness for Local Charities and Non-Profit Organizations
Posted: April 12, 2022 in Chains
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL - YouFit Gyms, a popular nationwide fitness chain, has announced the launch of their community-focused program, YouFit Lifts. YouFit Lifts will be an ongoing initiative where YouFit Gyms partners with, and supports, local charities and nonprofit organizations in the communities surrounding their 80 locations across the country. Read More...
Life Time Delivers an Ultimate Boutique Experience as Ultra Fit Rolls Out Joining Alpha and GTX Small Group Offerings
Posted: April 12, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - As health-conscious consumers evaluate how and where they spend their time and resources, following more than two years of upheaval to their wellness routines, Life Time, the nation's premier Healthy Way of Life brand (NYSE: LTH), is delivering an ultimate boutique experience for its members with the nationwide rollout of Ultra Fit, Life Time's most intense workout designed to strengthen bodily systems for a higher metabolism, improved hormonal response and other physiological changes. Read More...
The Atlantic Club and Cooper Wellness Strategies Announce Strategic Partnership
Posted: April 11, 2022 in Chains, Suppliers
MANASQUAN, N.J. and DALLAS, TX - The Atlantic Club and Cooper Wellness Strategies, both pioneers in the medical fitness industry, announce an industry-first wellness partnership based on prevention. This new partnership, launching April 26, will provide the Manasquan community with wellness and medical fitness programming and fitness testing to optimize one’s health through prevention or chronic disease management. Read More...
Curves Keeps the Focus on the Gen-X Woman
Posted: April 7, 2022 in Chains
WACO, TX – For the more than 65.2 million women of Generation X, women in their 40s or 50s today, finding time for self-care may seem impossible. More often than ever before, this generation of women finds itself balancing the roles of primary caregiver in the family and full-time employee in the workplace, leaving little time to spare for self-care, especially fitness. This is a problem that needs to be addressed, according to Krishea Holloway, Curves President and CEO, because research points to the important role that physical activity plays in improved health and longer life. Read More...
Gold’s Gym SoCal Opens New Facility in Northridge
Posted: April 6, 2022 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - Gold’s Gym SoCal has officially opened the doors to Gold’s Gym Northridge, a new 40,000-square-foot facility in Northridge, Calfornia. With the Northridge opening, Gold’s Gym SoCal’s footprint has expanded to 21 operating facilities across Southern California. With two additional locations currently under construction, the SoCal group is on track to have a total of 23 gyms open by the end of this year. Angel and his brother, Willy Banos, Gold’s Gym SoCal COO, have established a prominent reputation as Southern California’s premiere gym operators since they opened their first Gold’s Gym franchise location in North Hollywood in 1987. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Debuts New Training Center in Jacksonville, Florida
Posted: April 4, 2022 in Chains
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Crunch Franchise announces the launch of its first-ever comprehensive National Training Center in Jacksonville, Florida. The National Training Center, part of the new 34,000 square-foot, $4 million Crunch Harbour Village location, offers an in-depth curriculum covering gym operations, including planning, pre-sale, construction, marketing, sales, operations, group fitness, personal training and fitness education for Crunch Franchise owners and operations personnel. This fully operational gym brings classroom training to life with real-time, hands-on training in a gym environment. Read More...
VillaSport Announces Acquisition of Axiom Fitness
Posted: April 4, 2022 in Chains
SAN RAFAEL, CA - VillaSport Athletic Club and Spa announces the acquisition of Axiom Fitness, a four-club fitness chain in Boise, Idaho. VillaSport has initiated a major expansion effort and continues to seek new locations in the greater Boise area and in its existing markets. The Axiom acquisition with VillaSport’s current portfolio of seven locations brings the total to 11 clubs across five states. Read More...
Blink Fitness Announces Strong Post-COVID Performance with March 2022 Closing as Best Sales Month in Company’s Eleven-Year History
Posted: April 4, 2022 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - As the country and individuals have started to become more comfortable in a post-COVID world, Blink Fitness announces record sales performance numbers. According to recent company data, March was the highest sales month in the history of the business, and February surpassed any previous February in the company's history. Blink Fitness' in-gym traffic data also indicates as members return to the gym, and new members join, they are more engaged than ever, and committed to returning to a fitness routine. Read More...
Orangetheory Fitness Continues Support of Women’s NCAA with NIL Offer to Most Outstanding Player
Posted: March 31, 2022 in Chains
BOCA RATON, FL - A leading fitness brand, Orangetheory, announces it is getting into the game by extending a name, image and likeness (NIL) offer to the forthcoming Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the Division 1 NCAA women's basketball National Championship game. As part of the offer, the female-founded company will honor an inspirational college woman's athlete and leverage her talents to co-design a custom workout available for Orangetheory members of all athletic abilities and fitness levels. Read More...
Ride of a Life Time Cycling Event Aims to Raise One Million Dollars to Improve Children’s Health
Posted: March 30, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - So many aspects of our lives have been adversely impacted over the last two years, including the physical and nutritional health of our children. To help improve this, Life Time, one the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands (NYSE: LTH), is inviting everyone to raise money for local children's hospitals and schools during its annual Ride of a Life Time charity cycle event on Saturday, April 30th. Read More...
EoS Fitness Partners with Betr Health to Help Members Achieve Health Goals from the Inside Out
Posted: March 29, 2022 in Chains
CARLSBAD, CA - Understanding that overall health comes from more than just exercise, EoS Fitness partnered with Betr Health to provide members a complete wellness solution that layers nutritional guidance, personalized coaching and 24/7 support on top of its existing industry-leading gyms and personal training programming. Read More...
Mayweather Boxing + Fitness Expands Footprint in Los Angeles Area
Posted: March 27, 2022 in Chains
CULVER CITY, CA – Mayweather Boxing + Fitness, a best-in-class group fitness experience that combines immersive training with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather’s champion techniques, announces the opening of its newest location in Culver City, California. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Daytona Beach, Florida
Posted: March 23, 2022 in Chains
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Crunch Franchise has announced the upcoming March 2022 opening of Crunch Daytona Beach, a spacious 28,000-square-foot fitness facility, with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities. Crunch Daytona Beach is located at the intersection of Daytona International Speedway Blvd and North Nova Road. Read More...
