Health and Fitness Club Industry News
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Life Time’s New York City Expansion Continues with Iconic Indoor Pickleball and Athletic Club Destination in the Penn District
Posted: June 20, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brand, announces it is entering into a lease agreement with Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) to occupy more than 53,000 square feet on the first three floors of PENN 1, located adjacent to Madison Square Garden in the heart of New York City. The redeveloped 57-story building serves major office tenants and is readily accessible to hundreds of thousands of daily commuters via the most accessible transportation hub in the country. Read More...
TRX Announces Hiring of Matt Browne as Senior Vice President of Engineering
Posted: June 20, 2023 in Suppliers
DELRAY BEACH, FL - TRX, a global leader in functional training products and world-class training content, has added former Nike innovator, Matt Browne, to its executive team as Senior Vice President of Engineering. Reporting directly to TRX CEO, Jack Daly, Browne joins an esteemed group of experienced and savvy business-minded executives to continue the brand's dramatic revitalization and ongoing evolution toward a digital ecosystem where innovative technology meets world-class products. Read More...
The Power of Personalization: How Customized Exercise Programs Enhance Fitness and Health
Posted: June 19, 2023 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - Recent research from a three-year study reveals consistent evidence that the implementation of personalized exercise programming, like that featured in the American Council on Exercise’s ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model (ACE IFT Model), optimizes training responsiveness and positively impacts a client’s cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness and cardiometabolic health. Read More...
24 Hour Fitness and Playworks To Unlock Over 240,000 Hours of Play for Children Nationwide
Posted: June 16, 2023 in Chains
CARLSBAD, CA - As part of their 40-year anniversary celebration, 24 Hour Fitness is launching an initiative with Playworks to inspire the next generation to live a more active and healthy lifestyle. Playworks is a national nonprofit organization that helps children transform their physical and emotional health through the power of play. Children today engage in active play 50% less than their parents did, putting their health and well-being at greater risk than ever before, which this new partnership aims to address. Read More...
ABC Fitness Celebrates Multiple FIT Summit 2023 Awards of Excellence
Posted: June 15, 2023 in Suppliers
LITTLE ROCK, AR - ABC Fitness (ABC), a leading provider of technology and related services for the fitness industry, announces success at the prestigious 2023 Awards of Excellence by the FIT Summit. ABC has been honored with two coveted awards: "Deal of the Year" for its acquisition of Glofox and "Technology Company of the Year" for ABC Glofox. Additionally, ABC Trainerize received accolades for being shortlisted as an "App of the Year" finalist. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Indianapolis
Posted: June 14, 2023 in Chains
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming Fall 2023 opening of Crunch Keystone, a $5 million, 43,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Keystone is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, one of the fastest growing franchisees in the Crunch system with numerous locations throughout the U.S. Crunch Keystone will be the 41st location nationwide for Fitness Ventures, LLC, and their 2nd location in Indianapolis. Read More...
Self Esteem Brands Launches SUMHIIT Fitness
Posted: June 14, 2023 in Chains
WOODBURY, MN - Self Esteem Brands (SEB), the parent company of a global portfolio of fitness, health and wellness franchise brands, announces the official launch of SUMHIIT Fitness (pronounced "Summit Fitness"), its first studio brand available for franchising worldwide. The brand was officially unveiled this week at FIT Summit in Singapore. Read More...
SilverSneakers to Support 2023 National Senior Games, Cheering on Senior Athletes who Embody Fitness and Healthy Aging
Posted: June 14, 2023 in Suppliers
NASHVILLE, TN - SilverSneakers by Tivity Health, a national leader in senior community fitness and wellness, will sponsor the 2023 National Senior Games, presented by Humana, July 7 - 18, 2023, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. SilverSneakers has 18 million eligible members nationwide and supports physical activity for all fitness levels, from beginners to competitive athletes. Read More...
Daxko Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Wes Gillette as Chief Product Officer
Posted: June 13, 2023 in Suppliers
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Daxko, a leading software and integrated payments solutions provider in the health, fitness and wellness industry, welcomes Wes Gillette as Chief Product Officer to spearhead a new era of product excellence. With over 17 years of experience pioneering solutions, Gillette brings a wealth of expertise in product excellence to drive the company's vision of enhancing user experiences, fostering rapid innovation, facilitating seamless integrations, and prioritizing valuable customer feedback. Read More...
Exos Partners With Wellness In The Schools & New York City Public Schools’ Office Of School Wellness Programs To Launch First-Ever Coach Council & Coaches Summit
Posted: June 13, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - Exos, the industry-leading performance coaching company, and Wellness in the Schools (WITS) have partnered with New York City Public School’s Office of School Wellness Programs (OSWP) to launch a first-of-its-kind Coach Council. The three organizations will work together to develop professional leadership events and opportunities for New York City’s (NYC) public school physical education (PE) teachers and coaches, including a Coaches’ Continuing Education Summit in the fall, expanding opportunities for accessible health and wellness for staff and students alike. Read More...
