Health and Fitness Club Industry News
Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
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...
Planet Fitness Rockville Hosts Grand Opening
Posted: April 20, 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 Rockville, Maryland club on Thursday, April 12. Planet Fitness Rockville recently relocated from a 15,360-square-foot space to this new 30,000-square-foot space. Read More...
New Management at RSG Group USA
Posted: April 19, 2023 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Danny Waggoner and Brian Warne will succeed former CEO Sebastian Schoepe as co-CEOs of RSG Group USA Inc (Gold’s Gym), effective April 17, 2023. Danny Waggoner has been involved with the company gyms for 22 years, and Brian Warne has been part of the company’s management since 2018 and CFO since 2021. Read More...
Self Esteem Brands Expands in Europe, Welcomes Mitterlehner Fitness as Newest Anytime Fitness Master Franchisee
Posted: April 19, 2023 in Chains
WOODBURY, MN - Self Esteem Brands (SEB), the parent company of a global portfolio of fitness, health and wellness franchise brands, has announced that Manfred Mitterlehner, the fitness and personal training operator of Austria-based Mitterlehner Fitness, has joined Anytime Fitness as its latest master franchisee. Read More...
USPTA CEO Announces Retirement
Posted: April 19, 2023 in Suppliers
LAKE NONA, FL - John Embree, Chief Executive Officer of the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA), has announced his retirement, planned to go in effect at the end of 2023. He has served the association for 11 years as CEO and Executive Director, capping off a 50-year career in the tennis industry. Read More...
Crunch Franchisee, Fitness Ventures LLC, to Open State-of-the-Art Gym in Evansville, Indiana
Posted: April 18, 2023 in Chains
EVANSVILLE, IN - Crunch Franchisee, Fitness Ventures LLC, has announced the Presale & Grand Opening of Crunch Evansville, a state-of-the-art fitness facility owned by seasoned fitness veteran, Brian Hibbard. The new gym boasts 35,000 square feet of renovated space and $1 million worth of top-of-the-line fitness equipment. The facility is set to open on April 28 and will be the first Crunch gym in Indiana, with another one under construction that is slated to open this summer. Read More...
