Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Planet Fitness Collaborates With Amazon Halo to Provide People with Tools and Resources to Start and Stick with Their Fitness Journeys
Posted: November 23, 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 a collaboration with Amazon Halo to provide more people with the tools and resources they need to achieve their fitness goals, inside the gym and beyond. Read More...
TITLE Boxing Club Announces International Deal Across Nine Countries
Posted: November 23, 2022 in Chains
SANTA MONICA, CA - TITLE Boxing Club, the world's leading boxing fitness brand that offers a full-body, authentic heavy bag workout, has signed the brand's first international deal that will bring its presence to nine countries. As the largest deal in TITLE's history, the agreement puts the brand on the fast track to its development goal of having 300 clubs open by 2025. Read More...
StretchLab Receives Accreditation of Brand’s Flexologist Training Program from the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE)
Posted: November 23, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - StretchLab, the world’s first and largest assisted stretching franchise, announces the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) has accredited its proprietary Flexologist Training Program (FTP) for a five-year period. This accreditation means that all Flexologists trained through StretchLab after August 2022 will now hold a nationally recognized certificate in assisted stretching. Read More...
Trainerize and NASM Partner to Bring More Accessible Education Programs to 400,000+ Personal Trainers and Coaches
Posted: November 23, 2022 in Suppliers
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Trainerize, powered by ABC Fitness Solutions, a premier fitness and coaching platform and mobile app that empowers engagement between fitness trainers, gym owners and their clients, announces that the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) has become the newest partner to join the Trainerize Education Program. Read More...
NASM Featured in BBC StoryWorks’ New Digital Series
Posted: November 23, 2022 in Suppliers
GILBERT, AZ - National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the global leader in fitness and wellness education and certifications, announces its feature episode in the BBC StoryWorks' new digital series, “In Pursuit of Wellness: The Art & Science of Living Well.” The series made its debut during the 2022 Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv, Israel earlier this month. Read More...
IHRSA Encourages Members to Sign CEO Pledge for Physical Activity
Posted: November 21, 2022 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - Every organization leader in America should sign the CEO Pledge for Physical Activity, says IHRSA President & CEO Liz Clark, and she hopes IHRSA members will lead by example. The Pledge, launched in late October, is a signature initiative of the Physical Activity Alliance, which counts IHRSA, ACE, ACSM, California Fitness Alliance, Move to Live More, Myzone and NASM among its board members. The goal of the Pledge is to impact at least 10 million American workers and fundamentally transform the workplace culture of the nation, from a culture that exacerbates the inactivity crisis to a culture that embraces physical activity and healthy movement. Read More...
World Cup Qatar: 28 out of 32 Teams Train with Technogym
Posted: November 20, 2022 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Technogym, a world-leading brand in products and digital technologies for fitness and wellness, Official Supplier of the last eight Olympics, and globally recognized as the reference brand for the athletic preparation of champions from all over the world, will train 28 of the 32 teams participating in the Soccer World Cup in Qatar providing the most innovative equipment for their athletic training. Read More...
LA Fitness to Host Statewide Event on December 3rd Celebrating Completion of $3.5M Renovation of its Indiana Clubs
Posted: November 18, 2022 in Chains
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - After investing more than $3.5 million upgrading its Indianapolis clubs, LA Fitness is inviting the public to see the results. LA Fitness will hold a statewide celebration on Saturday, December 3rd, with complimentary fitness classes, tours of its newly-renovated clubs and a chance to win complimentary, year-long memberships. Read More...
IHRSA Releases 2022 Health Club Consumer Report
Posted: November 17, 2022 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness Association, has released its latest industry analysis report outlining the state of the industry. While still not fully recovered from the dramatic decline triggered by pandemic restrictions and closures, the report reflects positive progress across key metrics. The 2022 IHRSA Health Club Consumer Report was sponsored by Optum, a division of UnitedHealth Group, supporting the fitness industry, and was assembled from detailed responses from 18,000 online consumer interviews and proprietary online panels representative of the U.S. population. Data analysis was conducted by L.E.K., a global strategy consulting firm. Read More...
Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs’ Announces New Franchise Success Manager
Posted: November 17, 2022 in Chains
MANHATTAN, IL - Jillyan Morris has been in the franchising world for over a decade. As a licensed cosmetologist and esthetician, she started out with Massage Envy and worked as an operating partner at Prose Nails. Eventually, her career took a turn into fitness as a regional manager at Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs, where she has now been named the brand’s Franchise Success Manager. Fitness Premier, the 18-unit fitness franchise, added this brand new position to help franchisees succeed in building their business. Read More...
