Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Why Active Wellness is The Healthy Life Company: It Starts From Within
Posted: July 26, 2023 in Chains
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Active Wellness, LLC, a leading fitness design and services company, also known as The Healthy Life Company has been inspiring others to live healthy, more active lives since 2014. From their nearly 50 partner wellness centers, workplace amenity spaces and active aging facilities across North America, they engage over 90k members to lead healthier lives daily through fitness and wellness to positively impact all aspects of optimal health. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Austin, Texas
Posted: July 24, 2023 in Chains
AUSTIN, TX - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming opening of Crunch South Austin, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot, open 24/7, two-story fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch South Austin is the first of six locations to open in the Austin community and is located in a newly renovated space previously occupied by 24 Hour Fitness. Crunch South Austin is owned by The Undefeated Tribe, one of the fastest growing franchises within the Crunch system with numerous locations in Texas and Oklahoma, with many more in development. Read More...
Life Time Foundation Launches Groundbreaking Solution to Support Healthier School Meals Nationwide
Posted: July 20, 2023 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Life Time (NYSE: LTH), announces its nationwide launch of a groundbreaking, complimentary digital resource, Green Onion, which is designed to help all school districts, purchasing cooperatives and food distributors analyze their K-12 food products to identify, remove and replace unhealthy ingredients and create positive, sustainable nutritional changes. Read More...
Life Time Athletic Country Club and Life Time Work Opens at The Clarendon Crossing in Arlington, Virginia
Posted: July 14, 2023 in Chains
ARLINGTON, VA - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, announces the opening of a one-of-a-kind athletic country club in Arlington, Virginia. The development is also home to Life Time Work, the company's premium coworking destination. Combined, the new destination makes Life Time a main anchor at The Crossing Clarendon, the multi-block stretch of mixed-used development with shops, restaurants, offices and more, owned by Regency Centers. The development spans 113,000 square feet over four floors, including 85,000 square feet for the athletic club and 28,000 square feet dedicated to Life Time's premium coworking spaces. Read More...
Crunch Franchisee Announces Purchase of Two New Locations in Dallas, Texas
Posted: July 12, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Franchisee, CR Fitness Holdings, announces the purchase of two new gyms in Allen and North Richland Hills in Dallas, Texas. Formerly big-box gyms operating under a different brand, these locations will be taken over as Crunch gyms on August 1 and will join CR Fitness' roster of 50 gyms across Texas, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. CR Fitness is owned by Vince Julien, Geoff Dyer, Tony Scrimale, and Jeff Dotson, who together, have more than 150 years of experience in the fitness industry. CR Fitness has doubled in growth over the last several years with plans to build fifteen to twenty new clubs per year. Read More...
EVCS Begins Installation of EV Chargers at LA Fitness and Esporta Fitness
Posted: July 12, 2023 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - EVCS, one of the largest electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging network operators on the West Coast, announces the commencement of construction for 165 EV chargers at 23 LA Fitness clubs and 1 Esporta Fitness club in California, Oregon and Washington. This milestone marks a significant step in EVCS' ongoing business relationship with Fitness International, LLC, a leading health club operator in the United States. Read More...
Self Esteem Brands Welcomes Anytime France as Newest Anytime Fitness Master Franchisee
Posted: July 12, 2023 in Chains
WOODBURY, MN - Self Esteem Brands (SEB), the parent company of a global portfolio of fitness, health and wellness franchise brands, announces that Anytime France SARL has joined Anytime Fitness as its latest master franchisee. With France, Self Esteem Brands will now have Anytime Fitness clubs operating in 41 countries and territories around the globe. Read More...
Xponential Announces Signing of Master Franchise Agreement in France for Club Pilates
Posted: July 12, 2023 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF) (“Xponential”), the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, announces it has signed a Master Franchise Agreement in France for its Club Pilates brand, representing Xponential’s 19th international country outside of North America. The agreement, signed with TCMP Fitness, LP and its partners Susan and Chris Fichaud, gives the Master Franchisee the opportunity to license a minimum of 75 Club Pilates studios in France over the next 10 years. Read More...
Orangetheory Fitness to Host Fitness Classes in Support of Special Olympics Texas Athletes and Competitions
Posted: July 10, 2023 in Chains
SAN ANTONIO, TX - 108 Orangetheory Fitness studios in Texas and Louisiana are hosting Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) athletes during an exclusive 60 or 90-minute class at local studios on either July 22nd or 23rd, 2023. Orangetheory members will pay $25 to participate in the class with all proceeds going to Special Olympics Texas. Each location's class will host a local Special Olympics athlete to promote inclusion and garner respect and understanding. If members cannot make the class, they also have the option to donate money from July 1 - 31st, 2023, to help support Special Olympics Texas athletes and competitions. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Parrish, Florida
Posted: July 5, 2023 in Chains
PARRISH, FL - Crunch Franchisee, CR Fitness Holdings LLC., announces the upcoming opening of Crunch Parrish, a $5 million, 28,000-square-foot fitness facility, with state-of-the-art equipment. CR Fitness Holdings LLC. is operated by Vince Julien, Geoff Dyer, Tony Scrimale, and Jeff Dotson, who combined have more than 100 years of experience in the fitness industry. The CR Fitness team currently operates 48 locations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. Crunch Parrish will be the fifth location in the Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan area. Read More...
