Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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ClubReady Extends Member Experience Capabilities for the Fitness Industry Through New Partner Initiatives
Posted: August 28, 2019 in Suppliers
ST. LOUIS, MO - ClubReady has announced a new technology partner structure designed around member experience innovation in the fitness industry. This development heightens both the innovation and service-oriented structures deployed by ClubReady earlier this year. This latest development is extending innovation capabilities for fitness studios. Read More...
Peloton Announces Filing Of Registration Statement For Proposed Initial Public Offering
Posted: August 28, 2019 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Peloton Interactive, Inc. has announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. Peloton has applied to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "PTON." Read More...
Ecore Athletic Debuts Turf Collection
Posted: August 28, 2019 in Suppliers
LANCASTER, PA - Ecore, a manufacturer of safe, ergonomic and acoustic performance surfaces for commercial and athletic markets, announces the release of its new Ecore Athletic Turf Collection featuring a total of five unique surfaces, including three that are new to market. Read More...
PTR & Bollettieri Release ‘Tennis in a Can’
Posted: August 28, 2019 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) and famed coach, Nick Bollettieri, are excited to jointly release a new program called Tennis in a Can that’s ideal for high school tennis coaches and is available now, just in time for the high school tennis season! Read More...
Gold’s Gym Honors Top Franchisees During 2019 Global Convention
Posted: August 27, 2019 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold’s Gym, a trusted fitness authority, announced during its annual Global Convention in Las Vegas the 2019 winners of the brand’s most prestigious franchising awards. Among some of the most notable awards distributed were Franchisees of the Year, Gold’s Vision awards and a new induction to the Gold’s Gym Hall of Fame. Read More...
Planet Fitness Named to Fortune’s 2019 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List
Posted: August 22, 2019 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT), one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States and home of the Judgement Free Zone, has announced it has been named to Fortune Magazine's 2019 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list, ranking 58 among the world's top three-year performers in revenues, profits and stock returns. Planet Fitness recently announced its 50th consecutive quarter of positive same store sales, ending the second quarter with 1,859 stores system-wide. The company has more than 14 million members and expects to open between 250 and 260 new locations system-wide in 2019, a record for the brand. Read More...
GRIT BXNG Launches Private Placement Opportunities for New Boxing Fitness Chain
Posted: August 22, 2019 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Bill Zanker, the motivational impresario who founded The Learning Annex, has teamed up with Tony Robbins, one of the world's leading life strategists, and Pitbull, the entertainment superstar, to launch a new boxing fitness concept, GRIT BXNG. GRIT BXNG has now announced the launch of a private placement offering that allows qualified investors the opportunity to invest in the company and assist in its goal of redefining fitness. A portion of the proceeds from this offering will go towards building out the second GRIT BXNG location. Read More...
Xponential Fitness’ Anthony Geisler Named Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 Award Winner in Orange County
Posted: August 22, 2019 in Chains
ORANGE COUNTY, CA - Xponential Fitness, a large curator of boutique fitness brands in the world, has announced that Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Geisler, received the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Award in Orange County. As the world's most prestigious business awards program for entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur Of The Year recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities, while also transforming our world. Read More...
Curves President Krishea Holloway to Acquire Curves DF Holdings
Posted: August 21, 2019 in Chains
WACO, TX - Curves DF Holdings has announced the sale of the business to current President, Krishea Holloway. An agreement to acquire all shares was reached between North Castle Partners, existing Shareholders, and Holloway. They closed the transaction on August 15th, 2019. Read More...
MINDBODY Acquires Software Consulting Firm Simplicity First
Posted: August 21, 2019 in Suppliers
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - MINDBODY, a leading technology platform for the wellness industry, has announced the acquisition of Simplicity First, a software consulting firm based in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Simplicity First, which had been a MINDBODY partner for several years, specializes in software development, quality assurance and project management. Read More...
Freemotion Sets Sights on Global Expansion
Posted: August 21, 2019 in Suppliers
LOGAN, UT - Freemotion, one of the fitness industry’s leading innovators, has promoted former Vice President of Sales, Americas, Chris McGill, to Vice President of Global Sales and previous National Account Manager, Marcy Spaulding, to Director of Sales for North America, as the U.S.-based fitness manufacturer continues to grow. Earlier this month, Freemotion announced the hires of Apostolos Seintis as Sales Director for Europe and Leopoldo Torres as Sales Director for Latin America. By attracting and retaining some of the biggest names in fitness, it provides more evidence of Freemotion’s vision and ambition for global expansion. Read More...
Front & York to Bring First-of-Its-Kind Life Time Athletic Resort to DUMBO
Posted: August 21, 2019 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Front & York, the highly-anticipated mixed-use development transforming Brooklyn’s coveted DUMBO neighborhood, has announced that premier healthy lifestyle brand Life Time is committing to a large portion of commercial space at the development. Front & York will be home to the company’s first athletic lifestyle resort in Brooklyn. Front & York will open mid-2021, with Life Time anticipated to open in 2022. Read More...
St. Cloud Capital Announces Growth Capital Investment in Orangetheory Fitness Franchisee, AR HIIT, LLC
Posted: August 21, 2019 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - St. Cloud Capital has announced an investment in Little Rock, Arkansas-based AR HIIT, LLC (the "Company"), an Orangetheory Fitness franchisee. It is an investment out of St. Cloud's third fund, which has committed capital of $250 million. St. Cloud's investment was used to help fund the acquisition by Rock Ridge Growth Partners, LLC. The Company currently operates 7 Orangetheory Fitness studios with the development rights to open an additional 7 studios in the State of Arkansas. Read More...
Cardio Tennis is Latest Addition to USTA’s Programs Focused on Growing the Game
Posted: August 21, 2019 in Suppliers
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Earlier this year, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the Tennis Industry Association (TIA) reached a mutually beneficial agreement to transition ownership of Cardio Tennis to the USTA. Both sides are extremely excited about the existing and future potential of Cardio Tennis as a growth and retention tool. Cardio Tennis will now be housed in the newly created “Program Development” department of the USTA, under Community Tennis. Read More...
Eric Schreimann Named CEO of Club Fitness
Posted: August 21, 2019 in Chains
ST. LOUIS, MO - The Club Fitness Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Eric Schreimann to CEO of Club Fitness. Schreimann has been serving as Club Fitness Executive Vice President and CFO. He has a background in commercial and retail banking, and he was hired in 2015 to start the Club Fitness’ Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP). Club Fitness is 100% locally operated and employee owned. Club Fitness was founded in 1983 with a single location in Florissant, Missouri and currently operates 24 locations. Read More...
Planet Fitness to open “Judgement Free” Club in Mesa
Posted: August 19, 2019 in Chains
MESA, AZ - Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States and home of the Judgement Free Zone, announced it will open its third location in Mesa, AZ in the fall of 2019. The 18,000 square foot Mesa Planet Fitness will offer state of the art cardio machines and strength equipment, 30-Minute Express Circuit, fully equipped locker rooms with day lockers and showers, numerous flat screen televisions, HydroMassage loungers, massage chairs, tanning beds, a Total Body Enhancement booth and more. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Finalizes Master Agreement for Australia and New Zealand
Posted: August 15, 2019 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, a trusted fitness authority, recently entered into a new master franchise agreement for brand development in Australia and New Zealand with Australian investment group Colour Capital. According to the deal, Colour Capital's development commitment entails a minimum of 30 new locations in Australia and a minimum of 10 new locations in New Zealand. Read More...
NSCA Announces 2019 Tactical Strength and Conditioning Practitioner of the Year Award Winner
Posted: August 15, 2019 in Suppliers
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) announces that Tyler Christiansen has been selected as the NSCA’s Tactical Strength and Conditioning Practitioner of the Year for 2019. Christiansen becomes the fourth recipient of the award, which has been handed out since 2016. Award winners are selected by a volunteer committee, the NSCA Task Force, who determine the winner based on their contributions to teaching and practical application in the field of tactical strength and conditioning. Read More...
Ecore Collects More Than 4,700 Items for School Supply Drive
Posted: August 15, 2019 in Suppliers
LANCASTER, PA - Ecore recently hosted the “Just 4 Things” school supply drive and collected 4,712 items to benefit four elementary schools in the School District of Lancaster in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The supply drive ran from June 3rd through July 31st. Read More...
Club OS Appoints Director of Sales
Posted: August 13, 2019 in Suppliers
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Club OS, a premier sales and retention software company in the fitness market, has hired Jeff Wild as Director of Sales. Jeff comes to Club OS as an established leader in both health and wellness and SaaS technology sales. Jeff will work to expand the sales team's impact within the company. Read More...
