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Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Locations in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Columbia, Missouri
Posted: November 10, 2021 in Chains
BATON ROUGE, LA and COLUMBIA, MO - Crunch Franchise has announced the upcoming opening of Crunch Baton Rouge this winter, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Franchise has also announced the upcoming February 2022 opening of Crunch Columbia, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment near the University of Missouri. Read More...
In-Shape Raises $100K For Cancer Research
Posted: November 10, 2021 in Chains
STOCKTON, CA - In-Shape Health Clubs, one of California's top community destinations for health and fitness, has announced it successfully reached its goal of raising $100,000 in the month of October for its 7th annual In-Shape Fights Cancer campaign. The money raised will go to local chapters of the American Cancer Society and to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and add to the $476,000 In-Shape previously raised and donated for a total of $576,000. Read More...
9Round Ranked a Top Franchise for Veterans by Entrepreneur Magazine
Posted: November 10, 2021 in Chains
GREENVILLE, S.C. - 9Round Franchising, LLC, has been ranked 60th on Entrepreneur magazine’s 2021 list of Top Franchises for Veterans. This is the fifth consecutive year 9Round has been included on this list, which features a diverse range of franchises that offer advantageous opportunities to military veterans. Read More...
Peter Kent Hired as ClubCorp’s Chief Commercial Officer to Drive Growth
Posted: November 10, 2021 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp – The World Leader in Private Clubs – has announced Peter Kent, known in the industry for his global sales and business development efforts, has joined as its new Chief Commercial Officer focused on continuing the company’s innovative efforts to drive revenue. Read More...
Retro Fitness Launches At-Home Stationary Bike and In-Gym Membership
Posted: November 10, 2021 in Chains
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Retro Fitness, a leader in high-value, low-price fitness, announced the launch of the Retro Fitness COBRA, an at-home stationary bike, virtual classes and in-gym membership. This marks the brand's entry into the at-home fitness arena and the first national gym to offer a membership that combines both at-home and in-gym fitness experiences. Read More...
Virtual Fitness Offerings Are Here to Stay and Will Enhance Your Gym Memberships
Posted: November 7, 2021 in Suppliers
In our new era of streaming and virtual lifestyles, digital fitness is playing a huge role in the billion-dollar fitness industry and is pivotal for future success. Brands are seeing an upturn in online courses and virtual gym experiences that don’t seem to be going away anytime soon. UpSwell conducted a consumer survey to find out what customers really want, what factors are affecting gym attendance and what would motivate them to rejoin or renew their membership to a gym. In that survey, it was found that 64% of consumers prefer to workout at home or outdoors versus working out at the gym, meaning virtual fitness is officially here to stay. Here are some marketing tips to follow in this new reality... Read More...
Workout Anytime Approves The TireFlip 180 For Clubs Nationwide
Posted: November 6, 2021 in Chains
ALPHARETTA, GA - The renowned fitness chain, Workout Anytime, has officially approved The TireFlip 180 System from The Abs Company as their newest HIIT innovation in their 160+ clubs. The TireFlip 180 system includes: the TireFlip180, a set of weight plates (60lbs) and the Battle Rope ST. Read More...
FlexIt Launches FlexIt Nutrition, a New Initiative Providing Users with Fully Customized Nutritional Products
Posted: November 5, 2021 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - FlexIt, a leader in virtual fitness solutions, is launching FlexIt Nutrition, offering customized health products to ensure users follow a holistic wellness plan and achieve maximum results. With FlexIt Nutrition, users can now pair their workouts with recommended nutrition products based on their fitness levels, dietary restrictions and health goals to maximize the efficacy of their workouts. Read More...
Emergency Temporary Standard on Biden Vaccine Mandate Released
Posted: November 4, 2021 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - On September 9, President Biden announced the “Path out of the Pandemic,” a set of wide-reaching regulations meant to contain the surge in cases of COVID-19 across the nation and move the country back towards normal. Amongst the announced regulations is a vaccine mandate for federal workers and contractors, healthcare workers and employees of large businesses. At the heart of these regulations is the directive to the Department of Labor to ensure that all businesses with 100 or more employees are either vaccinated or tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis. This is estimated to cover over 80 million workers in the United States. Here are details of the announced Emergency Temporary Standard... Read More...
Xponential Fitness Announces Exclusive Strategic Development Agreement with the Operator of the LA Fitness and City Sports Club Brands
Posted: November 4, 2021 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF) (“Xponential” or “the Company”), a curator of leading boutique fitness brands, and Fitness International, LLC, operator of LA Fitness (“LAF”) and City Sports Club (“CSC”), announce an exclusive development agreement. The agreement lays out a minimum development of over 350 franchised locations over five years to add Xponential brands in more than 500 Fitness International locations. This development commitment will afford Xponential Fitness the opportunity to invite existing franchisees who own a studio with an LAF or CSC location within their protected territory to open an Xponential brand studio inside of these locations. Read More...
