Health and Fitness Club Industry News
Thursday, July 16th, 2026
USTA Hires Chief People and Culture Officer, a New Position
Posted: January 18, 2023 in Suppliers
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The USTA announces that Henry Lescaille, a multi-talented human resources executive with more than 30 years of experience in the field, has been named the USTA’s Chief People and Culture Officer. The position is newly-created by USTA Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Lew Sherr. Lescaille will be based at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida and will report directly to Sherr. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Evansville, Indiana
Posted: January 13, 2023 in Chains
EVANSVILLE, IN - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming Spring 2023 opening of Crunch Evansville, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Evansville is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system with numerous locations throughout the U.S. Read More...
Cincinnati Sports Club First Health Club in Nation to Offer Free Confidential Counseling Program for Mental Wellness
Posted: January 13, 2023 in Independents
CINCINNATI, OH - Cincinnati Sports Club takes great pride in being a steward to their members by fulfilling the whole person, serving them physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. The club recently began providing free, confidential counseling services by licensed mental health professionals to their members. Read More...
Fitness Connection Announces the Grand Opening of its 15th Dallas location
Posted: January 13, 2023 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Since 1998, Fitness Connection, a Dallas-based fitness company, has been committed to providing a high-quality fitness experience at the lowest price possible. With 15 locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, they are excited to celebrate the opening of their newest club in Dallas proper. Read More...
Retro Fitness Announces First Health Club Locations Under Project LIFT Initiative
Posted: January 12, 2023 in Chains
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Retro Fitness, one of the fastest growing health club franchises, announces the opening of the first clubs under Project LIFT, a new company initiative to open 500 health clubs in 50 Black and Brown communities across the country over the next five years. BlackRock's Impact Opportunities Fund and James Collins, Managing Partner of Eastwood Capital Partners, together have committed to developing a minimum of 80 new Retro Fitness Health Clubs in four different regions in the country, the first of which are now open in Dallas, Texas. Read More...
YouFit Gyms Announces Multimillion Dollar Investment Into Locations; Sells Texas Locations to Retro Fitness
Posted: January 12, 2023 in Chains
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL - YouFit Gyms, the popular nationwide fitness chain, announces its plans for a multimillion-dollar investment to further enhance their 70+ locations for their members. In addition to the investment YouFit Gyms is making, they recently agreed to sell the YouFit Gyms Texas locations to Retro Fitness. Read More...
Active Recovery Footwear Leader, OOFOS, and Global Leader in Human Performance, Exos, Announce Exclusive Partnership
Posted: January 12, 2023 in Chains
BRAINTREE, MA - OOFOS, a global leader in Active Recovery footwear, and Exos, a global leader in human performance, have partnered to continue their shared goals of improving health and recovery for athletes. The partnership between the two industry leaders includes a two-year agreement that will run through 2024. Read More...
Therabody Announces Monty Sharma as Chief Executive Officer
Posted: January 12, 2023 in Suppliers
LOS ANGELES, CA - Therabody, a global pioneer in wellness technology, announces the appointment of wellness industry leader Monty Sharma as President and Chief Executive Officer. Co-Founder and CEO Benjamin Nazarian will become Therabody's Executive Chairman, effective immediately. Read More...
Life Time, The Brodsky Organization and Greenland USA Announce New Life Time Athletic Country Club at Brooklyn Crossing In 2024
Posted: January 11, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Brodsky Organization and Greenland USA announce the forthcoming addition of Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, to its recently opened Brooklyn Crossing development in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. This relationship will bring the coveted Life Time athletic club experience to the 51-story residential tower in the heart of the borough in 2024. Read More...
Tennis Participation Grows for Third Straight Year, to 23.6 Million
Posted: January 11, 2023 in Suppliers
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The USTA announced that, in 2022, tennis participation increased for the third consecutive year in the U.S. Tennis participation grew by one million players last year with more than 23.6 million people playing the sport. This number, when added to the previous two years, represents an increase of 5.9 million, or 33%, since the start of 2020. Read More...
