Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Planet Fitness National Scholarship Awards $75,000 to 15 Boys & Girls Club Youth For Their Commitment to Kindness and Inclusion
Posted: June 27, 2018 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc., one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the U.S., announced it has awarded 15 youth from Boys & Girls Clubs across the country with $5,000 individual scholarships. Unlike most scholarships, which reward youth for academics or athletic abilities, these were awarded based on each teen’s inspiring efforts to create a kinder world for today’s youth as part of the company’s Judgement Free Generation philanthropic initiative, which aims to prevent bullying and promote kindness everywhere. Ceremonies honoring the scholarship recipients were held at local Boys & Girls Clubs. Read More...
Life Fitness Selected By Orangetheory Fitness to be Preferred Treadmill Supplier for International Expansion
Posted: June 27, 2018 in Chains, Suppliers
ROSEMONT, IL - Orangetheory Fitness, one of the world's fastest-growing fitness franchise brands, has selected Life Fitness as the preferred treadmill supplier for its growing international business. The Life Fitness treadmills were custom-engineered to give Orangetheory’s members an intuitive high intensity training interface and an ultra-comfortable running deck. Read More...
Four EXOS-supported Athletes Selected in 2018 NBA Draft
Posted: June 27, 2018 in Chains
PHOENIX, AZ - Four EXOS-supported players were selected in the 2018 NBA draft, including Number 1 pick Deandre Ayton. EXOS has now supported Number 1 picks in the NBA, MLB and NFL. Read More...
Life Time Teams Up With Peerfit to Expand Health Wellness Network
Posted: June 26, 2018 in Chains
TAMPA, FL - Peerfit, a digital platform that makes it easy for employers, insurance carriers, and brokers to offer fitness classes to their clients and employees announced they are teaming up with Life Time, the nation's only Healthy Way of Life brand which operates more than 138 premiere lifestyle resorts in the U.S. and Canada. Peerfit users in the greater Kansas City area will now have access to Life Time facilities through their employer sponsored wellness benefit. Additional Life Time locations will be added to the nationwide Peerfit network throughout 2018. Read More...
EXOS and Wel at Humana Team Up in Louisville, Kentucky
Posted: June 25, 2018 in Chains
LOUISVILLE, KY - Wel at Humana, a state-of-the-art health and fitness center managed by EXOS, the leader in human performance, is now open in Louisville. The two-story, 29,000-square-foot facility is adjacent to Humana’s headquarters, and the programs and services are designed to support everyone, regardless of their fitness level or wellness interests. Wel at Humana focuses on fitness, nutrition, mindset, and recovery for our employees and the community. Read More...
GYMBOX Fitness Announces New Equity Partner; Bill Windscheif Joins Texas-Based Fitness Company
Posted: June 22, 2018 in Chains
LONGVIEW, TX - GYMBOX Fitness announces the addition of long-time fitness industry leader, Bill Windscheif, as an equity partner in the Texas-based company, effective immediately. Bill’s career in the fitness industry spans more than 20 years. He’s held positions as Vice President of Operations at Gold’s Gym International and Vice President of Gym Development at World Gym International. Bill is also President of WinFit Enterprises, a health club consulting firm he and his wife founded in 2005. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Its Newest Locations in Farmington Hills, Michigan and Long Beach, Mississippi
Posted: June 21, 2018 in Chains
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI and LONG BEACH, MS - Crunch Franchise announced the opening of an approximately 25,000 square-foot gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in the heart of Farmington Hills and the opening of a 20,000 square-foot gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in Long Beach, MS. Crunch is known for its innovative group fitness programming and will offer more than 60 group classes per week including BodyWeb with TRX, Zumba, Cardio Tai Box and Yoga Body Sculpt. Members looking for additional guidance or motivation can utilize the HIITZone, an exclusive and proprietary high-intensity interval group training program. Read More...
Warriors Work on Wellness at UFC Boxing Class
Posted: June 20, 2018 in Chains
WAUKEGAN, IL - Injured veterans participated in a dynamic boxing class during a recent Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) event. Warriors learned how to maximize their workout with this empowering method of exercise at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Gym at Oak Lawn. WWP Physical Health and Wellness events are designed to connect warriors with training, skills and techniques that empower them to reduce stress, combat depression and live an overall healthy and active lifestyle. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Its Newest Location in Long Beach, California
Posted: June 18, 2018 in Chains
LONG BEACH, CA - Crunch Franchise announced the opening of a 24,500 square-foot gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in the heart of Downtown Long Beach, California. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, the new Crunch location will offer top-quality cardio and strength training equipment, half-hour circuit training, a functional training area with indoor turf, spin classes, a dedicated group fitness studio and more. Read More...
CorePower Yoga Partners With Yoga Foster To Bring Yoga And Mindfulness To Kids Across The Country
Posted: June 18, 2018 in Chains
DENVER, CO - CorePower Yoga announces a partnership with Yoga Foster, an organization dedicated to empowering educators with yoga and mindfulness resources to create healthier, happier classrooms. Through the partnership, CorePower Yoga will help raise money and awareness for Yoga Foster so that the organization can reach more educators and students nationwide with comprehensive yoga training programs. The initiative supports CorePower Yoga's mission of bringing the life-changing benefits of a yoga practice to as many people as possible. Read More...
EY Announces Patrick Walsh of Town Sports International Holding Inc., Named Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 Award Winner in New York
Posted: June 14, 2018 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - EY announced that Patrick Walsh, Chairman and Chief Executive of Town Sports International Holdings Inc., (“TSI,” “Town Sports” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:CLUB) received the Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 Award in the Transformational category in New York. Entrepreneur of The Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs, and it’s the only competitive awards program for leaders of high-growth companies. Read More...
Planet Fitness Appoints Ray Miolla as Chief Development Officer
Posted: June 12, 2018 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT), one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the U.S., announced the appointment of Ray Miolla as Chief Development Officer. Mr. Miolla will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives to fuel Planet Fitness' overall system-wide growth, overseeing market analysis, planning and development, real estate, construction and design, and franchise sales. Mr. Miolla joins Planet Fitness with over 20 years of real estate and development experience in domestic and international franchising from global brands like Gap, Burger King and Jamba Juice. Read More...
2018 Gold’s Gym Challenge Winners Announced
Posted: June 12, 2018 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, a trusted fitness authority, has selected 30 winners of the Gold's Gym Challenge, its signature 12-week body transformation contest. The contest awarded $100,000 in cash prizes to the Gold's Gym Challenge winners for their incredible and inspiring results. Starting in January, thousands of participants from across the country competed in five age categories ranging from 18 to 60+ as part of their Gold's Gym Challenge journeys. For the next 12 weeks, they worked to make a change in their lives, improving their physical fitness and overall health while reaching new levels of inner and outer strength. The 30 national Gold's Gym Challenge winners lost a combined 880 pounds and 425 inches. Read More...
Tough Mudder Bootcamp Announces Flagship Grand Opening and Rapid National Expansion
Posted: June 6, 2018 in Chains
BURLINGTON, MA - In a milestone moment for a leading sports, active lifestyle and media brand, Tough Mudder Inc. announces the grand opening of its flagship Tough Mudder Bootcamp, a high-intensity functional fitness training studio designed to challenge attendees of all fitness levels. Located in Burlington, Massachusetts. the studio is the first in its national expansion strategy. With 30 units sold in the U.S., and more than 10-15 in the pipeline, the next location to open is Las Vegas in late summer of 2018, with the remaining studios opening doors by end of year. Read More...
UFC Gym Announces Three New Gym Openings in the Greater Chicago Area
Posted: June 5, 2018 in Chains
CHICAGO, IL - UFC GYM, the rapidly expanding fitness franchise that creates training programs for all levels inspired by the training regimens of UFC athletes, announced the expansion of its footprint with three new gym locations in the Greater Chicago area. The new franchises, located in Naperville, Downers Grove and Yorktown Center, build on UFC GYM’s already strong presence in the metro area, bringing its total number of facilities in the market to nine. Read More...
ClubCorp Announces Leadership Transition
Posted: June 1, 2018 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp – The World Leader in Private Clubs – announced that David Pillsbury joined the company as Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2018. Pillsbury has held numerous leadership roles in the golf industry over the past 30 years. Read More...
Rodney Steven II and Genesis Health Clubs Announce Acquisition of all Kansas City-area World Gym Locations, Reaching Twenty Clubs in Kansas City Area
Posted: May 31, 2018 in Chains
WICHITA, KS - Rodney Steven II announced that Genesis Health Clubs will acquire both Kansas City-area World Gym locations and begin a major remodeling project on the Merriam Genesis location. Following closely on the heels of the announcement of the $30 million Goddard Aquatic Center, the acquisition of the new Merriam and Vivion Road locations brings the total count of Genesis Health Clubs locations to 47 across Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri and Oklahoma. Read More...
World Gym International and Winfit Enterprises Announce Departure of Bill Windscheif
Posted: May 31, 2018 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - World Gym International and Winfit Enterprises announced the departure of long time key executive and industry veteran, Bill Windscheif. Bill joined the World Gym family in the summer of 2009 and helped grow the brand for nearly nine years as Director of Operations and Vendor Programs. Read More...
Midtown Athletic Club Coach Mike Byrd is Going to Wimbledon
Posted: May 31, 2018 in Chains
CHICAGO, IL - As tennis is at the core of Midtown Athletic Club, many of us are looking forward to the Wimbledon games set to take place in early July. Wimbledon is widely regarded as the most prestigious tennis event in the world, and it goes without saying that the most elite tennis players will be seen on the court in London. This year, Midtown is honored to announce that one of our very own coaches, Michael Byrd, has been invited to Wimbledon to participate in a program led by Anne Pankhurst of the UK. The purpose of the program is to bring the latest in teaching practices, strategy, tactics and injury prevention techniques from the pro tour to the professional teaching coaches. Read More...
9Round Celebrates 10 Years at 2018 Convention
Posted: May 31, 2018 in Chains
LAS VEGAS, NV - Recently, 9Round Franchise Partners, preferred vendors and members of the home office team gathered in Las Vegas, Nevada to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of 9Round at the 2018 9Round World Convention. With more than 675 locations now open in 13 countries, this fast-growing fitness franchise had a lot of reasons to celebrate. And, while what happens in Vegas usually stays in Vegas, that wasn’t the case for the attendees of 9Round’s World Convention. Read More...
