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Club Insider Weekly: October 15 - 21, 2025 |
Genesis Health Clubs to Purchase Fitness 2000 and All Assets |
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WICHITA, KS - Fitness 2000 announced that it will sell all its assets to Genesis Health Clubs, effective immediately. Located at 1046 S. Oliver St. in Wichita, KS, and open since 1996, Fitness 2000 was a 22,000 square foot facility, featuring cardio and weight loss equipment and many more amenities. Fitness 2000 owner Mohsen Etezazi indicated that the time is right. “We’ve had a great run, but for personal reasons, it’s time to move on. Fortunately, we’ve worked out an arrangement with Genesis Health Clubs, so our members will now have access to a lot of nearby options for their daily workouts.” |
August 2, 2017
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Anytime Fitness Shares Development Plans for Upstate New York |
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Anytime Fitness, a fast-growing co-ed gym, recently announced plans to introduce over 150 locations in targeted areas throughout the state of New York. The community-focused brand will ramp up growth through strategic franchise partnerships and aims to open the new locations within the next five years. |
August 2, 2017
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Mountainside Fitness Partners with Sonora Quest Laboratories to Offer Customized Wellness Testing to Health Club Members |
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TEMPE, AZ - Mountainside Fitness and Sonora Quest Laboratories have collaborated to offer a select menu of wellness screens and health profiles to Mountainside Fitness members, empowering them to take control of their health by ordering certain lab tests on their own. These tests are available through Sonora Quest Laboratories' My Lab ReQuest service which, per Arizona law, allows consumers to order lab tests from a licensed clinical laboratory without physician orders. |
August 1, 2017
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Snap Fitness ‘What’s Your Fit?’ Campaign Inspires Communities to Reach Fitness Goals |
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CHANHASSEN, MN - Snap Fitness, one of the world’s premier 24/7 fitness brands, announces the launch of their anticipated national campaign, ‘What’s Your Fit?’. News of this campaign reflects the brand’s commitment and expertise to inspire communities and encourage individuals to reach their unique fitness goals in a supportive and results-driven culture. |
August 1, 2017
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Planet Fitness and its Franchisees Award $50,000 in Inaugural Judgement Free Generation Scholarship Program |
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HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc., one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States, announced it has awarded 10 deserving high school students nationwide as the recipients of its inaugural Judgement Free Generation Scholarship Program. As the home of the Judgement Free Zone, Planet Fitness seeks to recognize young people who have promoted kindness, acceptance and inclusion in their communities, qualities that Planet Fitness and its charitable partner, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, strongly support. As part of the program, each scholarship recipient will receive $5,000 toward their college education. |
July 27, 2017
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Gold’s Gym SoCal Wins Franchisee of the Year at the Gold’s Gym Convention |
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LAS VEGAS, NV - At the annual Gold's Gym Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gold's Gym SoCal was named as Franchisee of the Year. With 16 locations in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Orange County, Gold's Gym SoCal aspires to operate the finest health clubs in the region by providing the cleanest, most motivating and enjoyable facilities where every member, guest and employee are part of one family. Since 1965, Gold’s Gym has built a Legacy of Strength, a legacy that goes back to the very first Gold’s Gym in Venice, California. Fifty years later, Gold’s Gym is one of the most recognized gym chains in the world with more than 700 locations in 38 states and 23 countries. |
July 27, 2017
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Genesis Health Clubs Adds All-American Training Heart-Rate Based Interval Training to O Street Gym |
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LINCOLN, NE - Genesis Health Clubs announced plans to add All-American Training, its popular heart rate interval training program to its O Street Health Club in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a Grand Opening happening on Saturday, August 19th, 2017. All-American Training is an interval training program that features personalized, wearable heart rate monitors to measure energy expenditure. |
July 26, 2017
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Blink Fitness Opens In Newly Restored Brooklyn Lyceum |
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, a premium-quality, value-based fitness club, is excited to announce the opening of its newest Brooklyn location in the landmarked Brooklyn Lyceum building in Park Slope. The club will open the doors to its much-anticipated location on Tuesday, August 1st. |
July 25, 2017
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Experienced Marketing Manager, Jennifer Gillon, Joins Retro Fitness as Marketing Director |
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COLTS NECK, N.J. - As Retro Fitness continues to expand in new markets throughout the country, it's also expanding its marketing prowess with the hiring of Jennifer Gillon as Marketing Director. Her two decades of experience in consumer marketing will benefit both franchisees and corporate as the fitness franchise expands its footprint. |
July 24, 2017
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Planet Fitness Expands to Panama |
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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 upcoming opening of its first club in Panama. The country's first Judgement Free Zone in Santa Maria is expected to officially open this fall with a second location opening in Centennial by the end of 2017. The club will feature brand-name cardio and strength equipment, circuit training, fully-equipped locker rooms with day lockers and showers, numerous flat screen televisions and free small group fitness instruction by certified trainers. A 30-year fitness industry veteran and Planet Fitness franchisee for 13 years, Dave Leon, is the owner and operator of the Santa Maria and Centennial locations. |
July 20, 2017
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ClubCorp Reports Thirteenth Consecutive Quarter of Revenue Growth |
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DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp - The World Leader in Private Clubs (NYSE:MYCC) - announces financial results for its fiscal-year 2017 second quarter ended June 13, 2017: Revenue increased $7.4 million to $276.4 million, up 2.7%, for the second quarter of 2017. Net Income decreased $5.0 million to $0.8 million, down 86.2%, primarily due to higher selling, general and administrative expense related to centralization and transformation of administrative processes, finance processes and related IT systems, and impairment of assets related to recently divested clubs. Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $62.9 million, up 0.1%. |
July 20, 2017
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Crunch Franchise Announces Its Newest State-of-the-Art Facilities In Tampa, FL; Colorado Springs, CO and Chamblee, GA |
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Fitness has announced the planned openings of new state-of-the-art facilities in Tampa, Florida; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Chamblee, Georgia. Headquartered in New York City, Crunch serves over 900,000 members with over 180 gyms worldwide in 22 states, Puerto Rico and 4 countries. Crunch is rapidly expanding across the U.S. and around the globe. |
July 17, 2017
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TITLE Boxing Club Hires Marty Mazer as Vice President of Franchise Development |
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OVERLAND PARK, KS - With 18 openings already this year, TITLE Boxing Club, a leading boutique fitness studio specializing in boxing and kickboxing fitness classes, announced it has expanded its senior leadership team to further aid in the nationwide expansion of the brand. Marty Mazer has been named the new Vice President of Franchise Development for TITLE Boxing Club, bringing with him a wealth of industry knowledge and an impressive track record of franchise sales success. |
July 17, 2017
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Town Sports International Holdings Inc. Announces Plans to Acquire Lucille Roberts Health Club Business |
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Town Sports International Holdings Inc., ("TSI' or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CLUB), owner and operator of New York Sports Clubs (NYSC), announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Lucille Roberts Health Clubs businesses. The closing of the transaction is subject to certain conditions. The parties expect the transaction to be closed within the next month. The acquisition will add 16 clubs to TSI's portfolio in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. |
July 14, 2017
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Ten Oaks Partners Acquires Edgewater Fitness |
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ANNAPOLIS, MD - Ten Oaks Partners (parent company for Annapolis Athletic Club (AAC) in Annapolis, MD, and Coastal Fitness in Ocean City, MD) announces that it has added another great local, Annapolis area health and wellness club, Edgewater Fitness, to its family of clubs. |
July 13, 2017
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Equinox Fitness Clubs Receives Investment from L Catterton |
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NEW YORK, N.Y. and GREENWICH, CT - Equinox, the high performance lifestyle leader, announced a significant minority investment from L Catterton, the largest and most global consumer-focused private equity firm in the world. |
July 11, 2017
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Barry’s Bootcamp Announces Global Expansion Plans |
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LOS ANGELES, CA - Barry's Bootcamp, the original boutique lifestyle brand that innovated group fitness by creating an immersive and transformative full-body workout experience, announces the launch of six new markets, including three new U.S. states and three new international markets. The lifestyle brand will be opening studios in DC, Dallas and Atlanta, in addition to international launches in Milan, Stockholm and Toronto, taking the total number of studios to 39 worldwide. |
July 11, 2017
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CycleBar Gears Up for 100th Opening This Quarter |
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CINCINNATI, OH - CycleBar, a premier indoor cycling franchise, is celebrating an incredible year of franchise sales as it approaches its 100-store opening milestone. The strong franchise development momentum will bring CycleBar’s state-of-the-art studios and energetic community engagement to neighborhoods across the country. The company is on pace to reach its overarching goal of having 150 studios open to riders by end of year. |
July 11, 2017
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First Planet Fitness Powered by the Sun |
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HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc., one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the U.S., announced that its St. Petersburg club has partnered with Solar Energy Management to become the first 24/7 Planet Fitness to be a net-zero energy building. The updated, energy efficient Planet Fitness, located at 5335 66th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33709, is now 99.5% reliant on sustainable solar power. |
July 10, 2017
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Life Time Tri Series Launches New York City Championship Event |
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LOUISVILLE, CO - Continuing its commitment to grow the sport of triathlon, the Life Time Tri Series, produced by Life Time, Healthy Way of Life, introduces new athlete-friendly innovations and format changes to make the sport simpler, more accessible and more exciting for new and veteran athletes. Among the pioneering changes to the eight-race Life Time Tri Series will be the inaugural Life Time Tri New York City Championship, which will be held at the 2018 2XU New York City Triathlon. |
July 10, 2017
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