Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Regymen Fitness Continues to Expand Its National Footprint, Announcing Upcoming Monroe Location
Posted: July 18, 2022 in Chains
MONROE, LA - Regymen Fitness, a boutique gym offering an array of workouts with the technology to support its success, is continuing its rapid national expansion, announcing their newest location in the Bayou State, opening in Monroe. The brand’s newest location is expected to open in Q3 of 2022 and will be led by Louisiana native, Kenny O’Neil. Read More...
2022 IDEA World Convention Scholarship Awardees Announced
Posted: July 18, 2022 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The IDEA World Convention Scholarship Program, funded by Kathie and Peter Davis, Founders of IDEA Health & Fitness Association (IDEA) and the IDEA Foundation (now the American Council on Exercise, or ACE), announced five 2022 Award Recipients who will attend this year’s IDEA World Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 20 - 24, 2022. Read More...
Wellbeats’ Von Bank Honored by LFE Capital
Posted: July 18, 2022 in Suppliers
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Wellbeats, a LifeSpeak company, announces Wellbeats President and LifeSpeak COO, Jason Von Bank, has been honored by LFE Capital as a recipient of LFE Capital’s Award of Excellence. LFE Capital has a tradition of honoring portfolio company executives at its annual meeting. It recognizes exceptional accomplishments and acknowledges the courage, energy and fortitude it takes to be a builder of businesses. Read More...
Life Time Reaches 30 Years of Inspiring Health and Happiness
Posted: July 15, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brand, opened its first club in a Brooklyn Park, Minnesota strip mall 30 years ago. Much has occurred over three decades, including extraordinary growth of the company, which now offers nearly 160 athletic country clubs encompassing 16-million square feet across 41 major markets in the U.S. and Canada, and the development of a complete omnichannel Healthy Way of Life ecosystem. Over this time, Life Time has served millions of people and more than one billion visits, been part of incredible stories of personal achievement and life-altering events and grown an amazing community of like-minded people seeking health and happiness. Read More...
YouFit Gyms Named Official Gym of University of Miami Athletics
Posted: July 15, 2022 in Chains
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL - YouFit Gyms, a popular nationwide fitness chain, announces a partnership with University of Miami Athletics as the Official Gym of the Miami Hurricanes. The partnership has begun and will continue throughout the 2022 - 2023 football and basketball seasons. Read More...
9Round Appoints Glofox as Software Partner to Support International Expansion
Posted: July 13, 2022 in Chains, Suppliers
GREENVILLE, S.C. - 9Round, a global leader in kickboxing fitness, announces the appointment of Glofox, one of the fastest-growing fitness operating platforms, as their exclusive International software partner. As part of the agreement, Glofox will be providing its operating platform to 9Round studios in over 20 markets with growth expected to expand into a further 15 markets in the next two to three years. Read More...
ClubIntel Releases: Optimizing Personalization Using Fitness Personas
Posted: July 13, 2022 in Suppliers
DALLAS, TX - Creating consumer personas is a tool that is designed to give in-depth knowledge of consumer behavior and possible interactions they could have with a product (health club or gym). The exercise of creating customer profiles (personas) has many benefits, but most important is the opportunity to have deep knowledge about the consumer base and develop products, services and programs (think your club’s value proposition) to address their needs, and then establish a marketing campaign to communicate how your brand addresses the consumer needs (benefits). In a recent study conducted by ClubIntel on behalf of ABC Fitness Solutions, four fitness consumer personas we revealed... Read More...
Peloton Exits Owned-Manufacturing and Expands Partnership with Leading Taiwanese Manufacturer Rexon
Posted: July 12, 2022 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Peloton Interactive, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTON) ("Peloton" or the "Company") announces it is exiting all owned-manufacturing operations and expanding its current relationship with leading Taiwanese manufacturer Rexon Industrial Corp. The shift is a natural progression in Peloton's strategy to simplify its supply chain and focus on technology and best-in-class content to continue driving the business forward as the leading global connected fitness company. Read More...
Arlington, Virginia Named ‘Fittest City’ in 2022 American Fitness Index Ranking
Posted: July 12, 2022 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Arlington, Virginia, has been named “America’s Fittest City” in the annual American Fitness Index rankings published by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Elevance Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Elevance Health. The ACSM / Elevance Health Foundation Fitness Index evaluated America’s 100 largest cities using 34 evidence-based indicators. Rounding out the top 10 fittest cities are Madison, Wisconsin; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Washington, D.C.; Seattle, Washington; Irvine, California; Portland, Oregon; St. Paul, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; and Chicago, Illinois (first time in the top 10). Read More...
Club Pilates Signs Master Franchise Agreement in the United Kingdom
Posted: July 11, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Club Pilates, the world’s largest Pilates brand, announces it has signed a Master Franchise Agreement in the United Kingdom (UK), including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The agreement gives the Master Franchisee the opportunity to license at least 50 Club Pilates studios over the next 10 years. The new studios will bring Club Pilates’ international reach to 11 countries outside of North America. Read More...
