Health and Fitness Club Industry News
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Fitness Industry Experts Address Women’s Health in Exclusive Live Conference
Posted: April 26, 2023 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - On May 19, the American Council on Exercise invite media and fitness professionals to an exclusive live conference about how fitness professionals can better support women’s health. Top industry experts, including Dr. Jan Shroeder of Long Beach State University and Farel Hruska of EoS Fitness, will share the unique physiological, biomechanical and behavioral aspects that go into coaching and training women. Fitness professionals who attend will leave with practical concepts that they can use immediately to level up their programming and coaching. Read More...
ABC Fitness Announces Integration of its ABC GloFox and ABC Trainerize Platforms
Posted: April 26, 2023 in Suppliers
LITTLE ROCK, AR - In March, during IHRSA 2023, ABC Fitness announced its commitment to deliver innovative technology solutions to various segments of the fitness industry through distinct yet integrated and complementary platforms: ABC IGNITE, ABC GLOFOX, ABC EVO and ABC TRAINERIZE. Today, the company announces that ABC GLOFOX and ABC TRAINERIZE have launched an integration that will better serve fitness studios and gyms, allowing them to provide deeper member training experiences, advanced digital coaching and hybrid memberships. It also provides powerful tools to better manage their business, expand member yield and increase revenue. Read More...
JOOLA Becomes Official Paddle Sponsor of Life Time Pickleball
Posted: April 26, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - JOOLA announces an agreement with Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brands, to serve as an exclusive sponsor of Life Time Pickleball. JOOLA will be the primary pickleball paddle sponsor across all Life Time athletic country clubs offering indoor and outdoor pickleball courts. Members will have access to use JOOLA paddles during open play and Life time’s branded adult beginning Play Learn Love program, and paddles will also be available for sale at Life Time’s Pro Shops, LifeCafes and online. Read More...
Peloton Rental Program Launches in Canada
Posted: April 26, 2023 in Chains
CANADA - After initial success in the U.S. market in 2022, Peloton is expanding its Peloton Rental program, which includes Peloton Bike and Bike+, to the Canadian market, effective immediately. This low upfront cost, highly flexible option makes the brand more accessible, allowing potential future Members the opportunity to experience Peloton with no long-term commitment. Read More...
Gympass Adds MyFitnessPal to its Wellbeing Network, Bringing Nutrition and Fitness Tracking to Employees Around the World
Posted: April 26, 2023 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Gympass, the world's largest employee wellbeing platform, announces it has added MyFitnessPal, a global nutrition and food tracking app, to its roster of more than 50,000 wellbeing partners. MyFitnessPal brings unique nutrition and food tracking capabilities to the Gympass platform, providing organizations with the most comprehensive wellbeing benefits available. Since 2005, MyFitnessPal has empowered over 200 million users in over 120 countries and in 20 languages to take control of their nutritional health. Read More...
USPTA Announces a National Day of Giving
Posted: April 26, 2023 in Suppliers
LAKE NONA, FL - The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) announces the establishment of the USPTA National Day of Giving, from May 19 - 21, to raise money in support of the USPTA’s efforts to grow the game of tennis in underserved communities. The Association is looking forward to using the platform of National Tennis Month to jumpstart its fundraising efforts. Read More...
New Course Levels Up Fitness Pros’ Public Speaking Skills
Posted: April 24, 2023 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the IDEA Fitness & Health Association (IDEA) take a proactive step in supporting the career growth of health and fitness professionals by co-marketing a new speaking course, developed by experienced speaking coach Andrea Heuston of Artitudes Design Agency. Read More...
Life Time Closes on $45 Million Sale-Leaseback Transaction
Posted: April 21, 2023 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. ("Life Time" or the "Company") (NYSE: LTH) announces that the company closed on a sale-leaseback transaction for approximately $45 million in gross proceeds on April 20, 2023. The transaction involved one property and was with an institutional real estate investor that has completed multiple sale-leaseback transactions with Life Time. Read More...
Merrithew Launches Original Music Collection on Global Streaming Platforms
Posted: April 21, 2023 in Suppliers
TORONTO, ON - Merrithew, a leader in mind-body education and equipment, announces the global release of eight new Merrithew Music albums designed to complement one of its most popular fitness programs, Total Barre. Available on major streaming platforms everywhere, this new original music collection for fitness professionals and enthusiasts was composed and produced in-house to motivate, inspire and amplify Merrithew’s mind-body programming. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Announces its Newest Location in Danvers, Massachusetts
Posted: April 20, 2023 in Chains
DANVERS, MA - Crunch Fitness announces the upcoming June 2023 opening of Crunch Danvers, a $5 million, 32,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars’ worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Danvers is located in a newly renovated space previously occupied by Staples. Read More...
