Health and Fitness Club Industry News
Sunday, January 11th, 2026
Burn Boot Camp Celebrates Major Milestones with 600th Awarded Location and 44th State
Posted: January 23, 2025 in Chains
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Burn Boot Camp, a leader in the fitness industry, announces a major milestone in its expansion, awarding its 600th location in Logan, Utah. This significant achievement marks a key moment in the franchise's growth, which includes expanding its presence to 44 states by awarding its first location in Spokane Valley, Washington area. Additionally, Burn Boot Camp has made the 2025 Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list, marking its the seventh year in a row on the prestigious list. Read More...
YogaSix Expands to Asia with Inaugural Studio in Japan
Posted: January 23, 2025 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - YogaSix, the largest franchised yoga brand in the United States, is celebrating expansion into Asia, with the opening of its first studio in Japan. The new studio, which opened its doors on January 7, is in the Shinagawa neighborhood of Tokyo, offering a modern, innovative, energizing and inclusive yoga experience to the local community, including YogaSix’s signature heated yoga class, Y6 Hot. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Announces Appointment of John D’Anna to Chief Development Officer
Posted: January 22, 2025 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Fitness, a leading high-value, low-price gym, announces the appointment of John A. D'Anna, its Senior Vice President of Real Estate, as the company's new Chief Development Officer, effective January 21, 2025. Crunch Fitness ranked #1 in the fitness category for the second year in a row and #32 overall in the annual Entrepreneur Franchise 500, the world's most comprehensive franchise ranking. Read More...
The 2025 HFA European Congress Is Coming to Amsterdam October 2 – 3, 2025
Posted: January 22, 2025 in IHRSA
BOSTON, MA - The Health & Fitness Association’s annual European Congress will occur October 2 - 3, 2025, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The event returns to its 2014 location at the iconic Beurs van Berlage, the former stock exchange building turned conference center. Read More...
Myzone Assembles Stellar Leadership Team to Drive Growth
Posted: January 22, 2025 in Suppliers
U.K. - Myzone has announced three significant appointments to its global leadership team to drive product development and business growth. Jennie So joins the business as Chief Product Officer, Kyle Millroy joins as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Craig Artley has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. Read More...
American Council on Exercise Named a 2024 Winner of Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation
Posted: January 22, 2025 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE) has been recognized as a 2024 Winner of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation, an honor celebrating organizations with outstanding employment practices and a strong commitment to their employees' wellbeing. Read More...
Concept2 Announces Global Partnership with Battle Cancer Fitness Events
Posted: January 22, 2025 in Suppliers
MORRISVILLE, VT - Concept2 announces its global partnership with Battle Cancer as its exclusive event equipment sponsor with the RowErg, SkiErg and BikeErg. Concept2 is proud to support Battle Cancer in its mission to unite people through fitness and raise awareness for cancer research. As a company that values strength, resilience and community, Concept2 shares Battle Cancer’s vision of using exercise as a powerful tool for both physical recovery and emotional empowerment. Read More...
Statement From Health & Fitness Association on the Death of East Bank Club Founder Daniel Levin
Posted: January 17, 2025 in IHRSA
BOSTON, MA - Daniel Levin, who founded the East Bank Club in Chicago in 1980, died on January 11 at the age of 94. He is survived by his wife, Fay Hartog-Levin, a former US ambassador to the Netherlands, along with three children, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Read More...
Peloton Apparel Expands Offerings to U.S. Retailers
Posted: January 17, 2025 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - As part of our Peloton Apparel strategy, the company recently began collaborating with select U.S. retailers to offer more places for consumers to purchase Peloton clothing and accessories. Starting today, the company is launching an assortment of items on Target.com, one of the largest U.S. retailers. Read More...
Global Fitness Leader David “Patch” Patchell-Evans Becomes Majority Owner Of Regymen Fitness
Posted: January 16, 2025 in Chains
PENSACOLA, FL - REGYMEN Fitness announces the majority sale of the business to global fitness pioneer David “Patch” Patchell-Evans. Patch is a Canadian fitness entrepreneur with nearly 50 years of experience building and growing some of the world’s top fitness brands. Over the past five years Patch and his flagship company GoodLife Fitness have partnered with REGYMEN to integrate the boutique studio within 12 of his clubs in Canada with plans to continue to grow in this market. Read More...
9Round Kickboxing Fitness Expands into Iraq
Posted: January 16, 2025 in Chains
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. - 9Round Kickboxing Fitness, the world’s largest kickboxing fitness franchise, is breaking new ground with its latest expansion into Iraq. The move into Iraq is a testament to the growing global demand for 9Round’s unique blend of fitness, community and convenience. Read More...
ACSM’s Moving Through Cancer Recognized by White House
Posted: January 16, 2025 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - ACSM’s Moving Through Cancer Program, part of the Exercise is Medicine initiative, has been recognized by the White House Cancer Moonshot initiative for its notable work mapping exercise oncology program availability in the U.S., identifying disparities and publishing clinical guidelines recommending exercise to improve symptoms and treatment outcomes for people living with cancer. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Takes #1 Fitness Spot In Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 Ranking
Posted: January 15, 2025 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Fitness, one of the fitness industry's leading high-value, low-price gyms, ranked #1 in the fitness category and #32 overall in the annual Entrepreneur Franchise 500, the world's first and most comprehensive franchise ranking. The ranking follows a milestone year for Crunch Fitness, when the company celebrated its 35th anniversary; launched Crunch 3.0, an innovative new gym design; hit the three-million-member mark; and increased its franchise footprint to 500 gyms worldwide. Read More...
Local Planet Fitness Locations Opens Doors to LA County Amid Fires
Posted: January 15, 2025 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - Local Planet Fitness locations are opening their doors to anyone impacted by the LA County fires (residents, first responders, etc.) to use Planet Fitness facilities free of charge (no membership needed). Effective immediately, valid through the end of January. Read More...
Barry’s Announces New Strategic Investment Partner Princeton Equity Group
Posted: January 15, 2025 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Barry's, a global leader in boutique fitness, announces a new strategic investment from Princeton Equity Group ("Princeton"), a private equity firm focused on investing in and growing franchisor and multi-location companies. Founded in 1998 by Barry Jay, John Mumford and Rachel Coxton, Barry's has become synonymous with premium fitness experiences. Read More...
Purpose Brands Appoints Lauren Cody Brand President, Orangetheory Fitness
Posted: January 15, 2025 in Chains
BOCA RATON, FL and WOODBURY, MN - Purpose Brands, LLC, one of the world's largest and most trusted portfolios of fitness, health and wellness franchise brands and services, has named Lauren Cody as brand president, Orangetheory Fitness, a global leader in science-backed and technology tracked group fitness. Read More...
EōS Fitness Wraps Up 2024 with Sweeping Successes in Growth, Community and Innovation
Posted: January 15, 2025 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - EōS Fitness, the national High Value, Low Price (HVLP) gym brand with more than 175 locations open or on the way, closed out Q4 strong, building on its array of innovative, signature fitness options reaching more exercise practitioners than ever before. Through explosive growth in existing regions, plans to expand into Georgia and meticulously curated amenities providing customized fitness programming, the company is well on its way to opening 250 gyms by 2030. Read More...
ClassPass Partners with D1 Training to Bring World-Class Athletic-Based Training to Members
Posted: January 15, 2025 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - ClassPass, a leading fitness and wellness membership offering access to thousands of studios, gyms and spas globally, announces a dynamic partnership with D1 Training, the national fitness training facility specializing in sports science-backed, high-performance workouts. Read More...
Planet Fitness Strengthens Leadership Team with Two New Appointments
Posted: January 13, 2025 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) (the "Company") one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces that it has appointed Chip Ohlsson as Chief Development Officer, effective January 20, 2025, and Brian Povinelli as Chief Marketing Officer, effective February 10, 2025. Mr. Ohlsson and Mr. Povinelli will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Colleen Keating. Read More...
American Council on Exercise Partners with Coursera to Offer Foundational Course for Aspiring Personal Trainers
Posted: January 13, 2025 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE), a global leader in health and fitness education and certification, has partnered with Coursera, one of the largest online learning platforms, to present the “Intro to Personal Training: A Career Starter Certificate.” Read More...
