Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Community Gyms Coalition Launches Fitness is Essential Campaign
Posted: February 22, 2023 in Suppliers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Community Gyms Coalition (CGC), representing more than 15,000 community gyms and fitness facilities across the U.S. that serve over 25 million members, announces the launch of its Fitness is Essential campaign. Building on the CGC's commitments to the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, the Fitness is Essential campaign will educate Americans about the broad, profoundly positive effects of physical activity and fitness on mental and physical wellbeing. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Fargo Providing Jobs, Benefiting Neighboring Businesses and Boosting Local Economy
Posted: February 22, 2023 in Chains
FARGO, N.D. - Crunch Franchise has opened its newest location, Crunch Fargo, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars worth of state-of-the-art equipment. The facility, which formerly housed Toys R Us, is now welcoming up to 1,800 members daily. Crunch Fitness was also able to provide jobs to over 70 team members as one of the area's newest employers and is serving as a boost for Fargo's local economy, attracting more activity and businesses to the area. Read More...
Paramount Acceptance Celebrates 50 Years in Business in Fitness Industry
Posted: February 21, 2023 in Suppliers
HOLLADAY, UT - Leading gym software and billing services company, Paramount Acceptance, is marking the occasion of 50 years in business. The company was started in the 1970s by pioneers of the commercial fitness industry and continues to provide software and services to gyms and health clubs today. Paramount Acceptance’s offerings have been used by a range of gyms and health clubs during the last 50 years and has a long history of serving businesses like Vasa Fitness, Onyx Health Club, Peak Health and Wellness and 24e Fitness. Read More...
IHRSA Board of Directors Adds Two Industry Veterans
Posted: February 21, 2023 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness Association, announces that its Board of Directors has elected two new members. Ori Gorfine, President of US Fitness Holdings, and Richard Beddie, CEO of ExerciseNZ and chief of staff to the International Confederation of Registers for Exercise Professionals (ICREPs). Each assume positions on the Association’s Board of Directors. Ori fills a vacant seat and Richard will represent IHRSA’s Global Health & Fitness Alliance, a group of international senior industry leaders and stakeholders. Read More...
FitnessOnDemand Named Exclusive Hardware Supplier for In-studio Streaming for Xponential Fitness
Posted: February 20, 2023 in Chains, Suppliers
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FitnessOnDemand, a global leader in the collection, curation and provision of high-quality, premium digital fitness content, announces it has been named the exclusive hardware supplier for in-studio streaming for Xponential Fitness’ more than 2,500 studios nationwide. Effective immediately, FitnessOnDemand will provide Xponential+ content for their portfolio of ten world-class brands, creating a premium, seamless, in-studio digital experience for more than 590,000 studio members. Read More...
Manhattan’s First Permanent Indoor Pickleball Courts Debut at Life Time Sky
Posted: February 20, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the country's largest owner and operator of pickleball courts across its network of luxury athletic country clubs, announces the opening of Manhattan's first permanent indoor pickleball courts at Life Time Sky, located at The Moinian Group's Sky luxury apartment building in Midtown West. Bahram Akradi, Life Time Founder, Chairman and CEO, world-ranked professional pickleball player Simone Jardim and pickleball pros and coaches from several of Life Time's Tri-State area locations officially christened the courts with high-level play. Read More...
PTR Partners With Major Tennis Club Groups Life Time, Midtown, Sportime
Posted: February 20, 2023 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - The Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), the largest global organization of tennis teaching professionals and USTA’s only accredited certification organization, has signed formal partnership agreements with three of the largest tennis club groups in the U.S. to enhance the education of tennis teaching pros and coaches. Agreements with Life Time, Midtown Athletic Clubs and Sportime were recently announced by PTR President and CEO Dan Santorum at the PTR Annual Meeting, which was held during the PTR International Tennis Symposium in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Read More...
Crunch Fitness White Station Flexes its Muscles by Providing Jobs and Catalyzing Activity at Nearby Businesses
Posted: February 15, 2023 in Chains
MEMPHIS, TN - Crunch Franchise celebrated their official ribbon cutting at its newest location, Crunch White Station, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars worth of state-of-the-art equipment nestled on White Station Road in Memphis, Tennessee. Crunch Fitness also provided jobs to over 70 team members and is one of the newest employers serving as a boost for White Station's local economy by attracting more activity and businesses to the area. Read More...
World Gym Appoints New Vice President of Marketing
Posted: February 15, 2023 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - World Gym, an iconic, globally recognized gym brand and originator of the full-service gym model that has, for over four decades, empowered millions of people around the world to improve their lives through fitness, has appointed Brea Ballard as Vice President of Marketing. Ballard will drive growth at World Gym through the creation and execution of impactful marketing initiatives. Read More...
Peloton Appoints Dustin Grosz as Chief Executive Officer of Precor
Posted: February 15, 2023 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON), aleading connected fitness platform, announces its Board of Directors (“Board”) has appointed Dustin Grosz as Chief Executive Officer of Precor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peloton, effective immediately. Grosz has served as Interim Chief Executive Officer since December 12, 2022. Grosz brings more than 30 years of experience in the fitness industry. He will report to Dion Camp Sanders, Chief Emerging Business Officer of Peloton. Read More...
