Health and Fitness Club Industry News
Thursday, July 16th, 2026
Life Time Brings Luxury Athletic Country Club Experience to Scottsdale, Arizona
Posted: March 8, 2023 in Chains
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, debuts Life Time Scottsdale Fashion Square, a one-of-a-kind, 50,000-square-foot athletic country club. The opening marks the latest, and most unique, addition to Macerich's Scottsdale Fashion Square's luxury redevelopment with its members-only health and wellness offerings. Read More...
Empire Portfolio Group Opens Newest Orangetheory Fitness Studio in Westbrook – Rock Row, Maine
Posted: March 8, 2023 in Chains
PORTLAND, ME - 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 Portland, Maine. The new studio will be located in the Rock Row mix-used development and will be the third in the greater Portland area. Read More...
TRX Announces Relocation of Global Headquarters to Delray Beach, Florida
Posted: March 8, 2023 in Suppliers
DELRAY BEACH, FL - TRX, a global leader in tech-enabled functional training products and world-class training content, announces the relocation of its global headquarters from San Francisco to Delray Beach, Florida. Poised for a dramatic revitalization following its reacquisition by Founder and former CEO, Randy Hetrick, and newly appointed CEO and partner, Jack Daly, TRX is establishing new roots in Delray Beach after a long, storied history in San Francisco. Read More...
Planet Fitness Parkland Hosts Grand Opening
Posted: March 7, 2023 in Chains
TIMONIUM, MD - Planet Fitness, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand—celebrated the grand opening of its Parkland club on Thursday, February 23. The 19,703-square-foot facility features state-of-the-art cardio machines and strength equipment, 30-Minute Express Circuit, fully equipped locker rooms with lockers and showers and numerous flat screen televisions. Read More...
Austin Fitness Group Opens New Orangetheory Fitness Studio in KingsPointe Village – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posted: March 7, 2023 in Chains
TULSA, OK - Austin Fitness Group ("AFG"), a leading Area Developer and Franchisee for Orangetheory Fitness, announces the opening of a new studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The state-of-the-art fitness studio in KingsPointe Village will open on March 9, 2023. This will be the company's largest studio in Oklahoma and its sixth studio in the Sooner State. Read More...
Special Olympics and IHRSA Partner to Improve Fitness Industry Inclusivity
Posted: March 6, 2023 in HFA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Special Olympics and IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness Association, have partnered to build awareness and capacity within the fitness industry to support the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities (ID). IHRSA and Special Olympics will focus on increasing inclusive fitness opportunities within communities globally to support people with ID in leading an active and healthy life. Read More...
SilverSneakers Opens Nominations for 2023 Instructor of the Year
Posted: March 6, 2023 in Suppliers
NASHVILLE, TN - SilverSneakers by Tivity Health, the nation's leading community fitness program for older adults, opens the call for nominations for its 2023 SilverSneakers Instructor of the Year Awards. This year marks the 7th anniversary of the Instructor of the Year Awards, which honors all SilverSneakers fitness instructors who encourage and inspire members to stay active, build community and provide opportunities for vital social connection. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Announces Key Leadership Appointments, Including Naming Molly Long, Chief Experience Officer
Posted: March 2, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Fitness, a leading high-value, low-price gym, announces several key leadership changes that will help position the company for continued growth and success. The global fitness brand is pleased to announce that Molly Long is joining the company as Chief Experience Officer. Additional Crunch announcements include: Chad Waetzig Promoted to Chief Marketing Officer; Tim Welsh Promoted to Chief Development Officer; and Pam Brown Appointed as Vice President, Head of People and Culture. Read More...
Life Time Signs New Sale-Leaseback Letter of Intent for $45 Million, Adding to Previously Announced Sale-Leaseback Transactions of $78 Million
Posted: March 2, 2023 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. ("Life Time" or the "Company") (NYSE: LTH) announces that the company has entered into a non-binding letter of intent for the sale-leaseback of one property in a transaction totaling approximately $45 million in gross proceeds. The proposed transaction is with an institutional real estate investor that has completed multiple sale-leaseback transactions with Life Time previously. The parties intend for the sale and leaseback of the property to be completed in May 2023. Terms are consistent with the company's past transactions. Read More...
Peloton Appoints Dalana Brand as Chief People Officer
Posted: March 1, 2023 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON), the leading connected fitness platform, announces the appointment of Dalana Brand as Peloton's Chief People Officer (CPO), effective March 13, 2023. As a seasoned executive with significant global leadership experience in multiple industries, Brand joins the team with a strong reputation for organizational transformation. She will report to CEO Barry McCarthy and serve as a member of the leadership team, leading the company's Global People Team. Read More...
