Health and Fitness Club Industry News
Thursday, July 16th, 2026
Retro Fitness Partners with The Art of Living to Offer Mental Wellness to Members Nationwide
Posted: December 7, 2022 in Chains
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Retro Fitness, one of the fastest growing health club franchises, announces its newest partnership with The Art of Living, a global educational and humanitarian non-profit organization founded by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, to provide scientifically validated self-improvement techniques and self-development programs to Retro Fitness members everywhere. Read More...
UFC Gym Opens Newest Club in Imphal, India
Posted: December 7, 2022 in Chains
IMPHAL, INDIA - UFC GYM India announces the opening of its newest location, UFC GYM Imphal in Manipur. This training facility is the first UFC GYM in North East India. UFC GYM will also be launching the UFC FIT and CLASS models in India this year. Read More...
WWE’s “Next In Line” Program Partners with Exos
Posted: December 7, 2022 in Chains
STAMFORD, CT - WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Exos, a global leader in athlete training and human performance, announce a partnership to provide WWE’s “Next In Line” athletes with the opportunity to train at one of Exos’ world-class training and development facilities across the United States. Read More...
SoulCycle and ClassPass Announce Multi-Year Partnership
Posted: December 7, 2022 in Chains, Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - SoulCycle, the transformational full-body fitness experience, and ClassPass, a leading global fitness and wellness membership, announces a multi-year partnership where SoulCycle classes are now bookable on the ClassPass app. Read More...
Merrithew Partners with PrimaFit Group as its New Exclusive Equipment Distributor in Indonesia
Posted: December 7, 2022 in Suppliers
TORONTO, ONTARIO - Merrithew, a global leader in mind-body education and equipment, announces a partnership with PrimaFit Group, a leading supplier of world class fitness equipment and services in Indonesia. Read More...
Planet Fitness Returns as Presenting Sponsor of Times Square’s Iconic New Year’s Eve Celebration
Posted: December 6, 2022 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces that it will again return as the presenting sponsor of Times Square's New Year's Eve Celebration for the eighth consecutive year, in partnership with Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment. Planet Fitness will also be featured on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023" on Saturday, December 31, beginning at 8/7c on ABC, as well as on the Times Square's 2023 webcast throughout the night. Read More...
National Strength and Conditioning Association Announces 2023 Coach of the Year Awards
Posted: December 6, 2022 in Suppliers
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is proud to announce the recipients of the organization’s 2023 Coach of the Year Awards. Award winners are selected by the NSCA’s Coaching Taskforce, a group filled with previous award winners and other established leaders from the strength and conditioning community. The Taskforce determines the winners based on their contributions to the NSCA, their community and the coaching profession. Read More...
Crunch to Launch 12 New Boxing and HIIT Classes in Q1 of 2023
Posted: December 5, 2022 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch, the leading fitness company with a philosophy of "No Judgments," announced 12 new proprietary group fitness classes to launch throughout 2023, featuring programming exclusively available to Crunch members. Among the classes debuting in Q1 are four boxing formats, a new HIITZone workout and core strength training, joining a roster of 80+ existing group fitness offerings already available to members. Read More...
Seasoned Consumer and Health Policy Advocate Joins IHRSA
Posted: December 5, 2022 in HFA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Liz Clark, President & CEO of IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness Association, announces that Mike Goscinski has joined the organization as Vice President of Government Affairs. He is the organization’s first full-time, in-house Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist, part of an effort begun when Liz was recruited in 2021, which includes a renewed focus on advocacy and stakeholder outreach among other key priorities. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Signs Master Franchise Agreement in Japan for Rumble and AKT
Posted: December 5, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF), the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, announces it has signed a Master Franchise Agreement in Japan for Rumble and AKT. The agreement was signed with Wellness X Asia, Xponential’s existing Master Franchise Partner in Japan for Club Pilates and CycleBar. The agreement provides the Master Franchise Partner with the opportunity to license a minimum of 100 new studios over the next eight years, across the two brands. Read More...
