Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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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...
Life Time Announces Top Health and Fitness Trends for 2023
Posted: January 2, 2023 in Chains
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands with more than 160 athletic country clubs across North America, is keeping tabs on the emerging trends in all-encompassing wellness as we start 2023. Every year brings changes in trends, industries, technology and discoveries that impact our day-to-day lives. To stay ahead of the game, Life Time worked with its various experts (Personal Trainers, Registered Dietitians, Coaches) to share predictions on what they see coming in 2023 for health, fitness, nutrition and mental wellness... Read More...
Genesis Health Clubs Donates Christmas Gifts to 67 Families in Need
Posted: December 30, 2022 in Chains
WICHITA, KS - Genesis Health Clubs again donated Christmas gifts to families in need in each of the communities in which it operates. The seven-state operation saw families receive assistance in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado and Florida, with each of the 67 families receiving hundreds of dollars-worth of Christmas gifts. To ensure the gifts had maximum impact, local school districts were asked to pick the families in the most need near each club. Read More...
Empire Portfolio Group Opens New Orangetheory Fitness Studio in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City
Posted: December 28, 2022 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Empire Portfolio Group ("Empire"), a leading Area Developer and Franchisee of Orangetheory Fitness, the heart rate-based interval training fitness franchise, announces it has opened a new studio in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood on the West Side of Manhattan. The Hell's Kitchen location marks the 5th studio owned and operated by Empire in Manhattan. Other studios are located in Chelsea, Midtown West and the Upper West Side. Two additional studios will also open in early 2023 located in the West Village and TriBeCa. Read More...
