Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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YouFit Gyms Announces Multimillion Dollar Investment Into Locations; Sells Texas Locations to Retro Fitness
Posted: January 12, 2023 in Chains
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL - YouFit Gyms, the popular nationwide fitness chain, announces its plans for a multimillion-dollar investment to further enhance their 70+ locations for their members. In addition to the investment YouFit Gyms is making, they recently agreed to sell the YouFit Gyms Texas locations to Retro Fitness. Read More...
Active Recovery Footwear Leader, OOFOS, and Global Leader in Human Performance, Exos, Announce Exclusive Partnership
Posted: January 12, 2023 in Chains
BRAINTREE, MA - OOFOS, a global leader in Active Recovery footwear, and Exos, a global leader in human performance, have partnered to continue their shared goals of improving health and recovery for athletes. The partnership between the two industry leaders includes a two-year agreement that will run through 2024. Read More...
Life Time, The Brodsky Organization and Greenland USA Announce New Life Time Athletic Country Club at Brooklyn Crossing In 2024
Posted: January 11, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Brodsky Organization and Greenland USA announce the forthcoming addition of Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, to its recently opened Brooklyn Crossing development in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. This relationship will bring the coveted Life Time athletic club experience to the 51-story residential tower in the heart of the borough in 2024. Read More...
Workout Anytime Wraps 2022 With 15 New Locations and 49 Signed Agreements
Posted: January 10, 2023 in Chains
ATLANTA, GA - Workout Anytime, the 24-hour, seven-days-a-week fitness concept with nearly 200 units open across the U.S., has seen strong growth in 2022. With 15 new gyms opened, deals for 49 more signed, system-wide revenue increases and new markets broken into, the concept is a high-performing player in the industry. Read More...
Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs Supports Franchise Growth in 2022 with Impressive Investments and New Hires
Posted: January 10, 2023 in Chains
MANHATTAN, IL - Group fitness franchise Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs ended 2022 celebrating another year of growth. The business, which is part of the Fit For You Franchising umbrella, saw significant franchise interest, and the executives at Fit For You are excited to keep that momentum going in 2023. Read More...
Planet Fitness Announces Key Year-End Metrics
Posted: January 9, 2023 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT), one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces that as of December 31, 2022, it had approximately 17.0 million members, an increase of 1.8 million members since the end of 2021. Additionally, in 2022, it placed equipment in 154 new franchised locations and opened 158 new Planet Fitness stores including 14 corporate-owned locations, bringing system-wide total stores to 2,410. Read More...
Empire Portfolio Group Opens New Williston, Vermont Orangetheory Fitness Studio
Posted: January 9, 2023 in Chains
BURLINGTON, VT - Empire Portfolio Group ("Empire"), a leading Area Developer and Franchisee of Orangetheory Fitness, the heart rate-based interval training fitness franchise, announces it will open a new studio in Williston, Vermont. The new studio will be the second in the greater Burlington area. Read More...
Pure Barre Welcomes 2023 with New Class Format, Pure Barre Align
Posted: January 5, 2023 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Pure Barre, an Xponential Fitness brand offering the most effective full-body barre workout, announces the launch of its newest class format focused on balance, flexibility and strength, called Pure Barre Align. Read More...
The Little Gym Signs Tampa Bay Franchise Agreement with Top-Performing Franchise Group
Posted: January 5, 2023 in Chains
TAMPA, FL - The Little Gym International, the world's premier enrichment and physical development center for children ages four months through 12 and part of the youth enrichment growth-focused platform Unleashed Brands, announces it has signed a franchise agreement which will bring three new locations to the Tampa Bay area over the next three years. Behind the deal are John and Dena Murphy, Tampa Bay locals who also own a successful Christian Brothers Automotive franchise in the area. Read More...
Life Time Sky New York City to Expand with Dedicated Indoor Pickleball Club and Alpha Training Experience in Early 2023
Posted: January 4, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the country's largest owner and operator of pickleball courts across its network of luxury athletic country clubs, is bringing pickleball to New York City with the announced addition of indoor, street-level courts to Life Time Sky, located at The Moinian Group's high-end residences in Hell's Kitchen. Additionally, the expansion will feature space dedicated to the company's renowned Alpha strength and conditioning training program. Construction has started with an anticipated opening by early February 2023. Read More...
