Health and Fitness Club Industry News
Friday, July 10th, 2026
USTA Foundation Receives $2.7 Million Gift from the Chess Foundation
Posted: December 15, 2025 in Suppliers
PURCHASE, N.Y. - The USTA Foundation announces it has received a $2.7 million grant from the Chess Foundation that will help it expand its reach and impact in under-resourced communities nationwide. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Brings State-of-the-Art Crunch 3.0 Gym to San Antonio, Texas
Posted: December 10, 2025 in Chains
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Crunch Fitness announces the upcoming opening of Crunch San Antonio Thousand Oaks in San Antonio, Texas. The $5 million, 35,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility will open its doors in Summer 2026. Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee The Undefeated Tribe, Crunch San Antonio Thousand Oaks will create a new fitness offering for residents of San Antonio. Read More...
World Gym Corporation Reports Robust November Revenue Growth and Unveils Ambitious 2026 Strategic Roadmap
Posted: December 10, 2025 in Chains
TAIPEI - World Gym Corp. (2762.TW), owner and operator of the iconic World Gym brand, announces consolidated revenue year-over-year increase of 14.24% compared to November 2024. YTD Revenue increased 11.95% over the same period last year. During its quarterly Investor Conference held on December 9, 2025, the Company shared an ambitious 2026 outlook centered on delivering high-value fitness and health services while accelerating global expansion. Read More...
Equinox Expands Partnership with Function to Advance A New Standard of Health by Bringing Precision to Performance
Posted: December 10, 2025 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Equinox, an authority in high-performance luxury lifestyle, is expanding its partnership with Function, the health platform offering access to 160+ advanced lab tests and imaging powered by FDA-cleared AI. This next phase brings comprehensive testing directly into the high-performance experience, empowering members to connect their workouts to their inner health like never before. Read More...
Mindbody and Attentive Commercial Partnership Brings Enterprise-Grade AI Marketing to the Wellness Industry
Posted: December 10, 2025 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Mindbody, a leading experience technology platform for the fitness, wellness and beauty industries, announces a strategic commercial partnership with Attentive, the AI marketing platform for 1:1 personalization trusted by leading global brands. Read More...
Fitness Ventures Accelerates National Expansion With Acquisition of Three South Texas Crunch Locations
Posted: December 8, 2025 in Chains
ORLANDO, FL - Fitness Ventures LLC, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisees in the Crunch Fitness system, has announced the acquisition of Crunch Brownsville, Crunch North Brownsville and Crunch Edinburg, marking another major step in the company's aggressive national growth strategy. With this acquisition, Fitness Ventures now operates 86 Crunch Fitness locations across 30 states. Read More...
Planet Fitness Kicks Off 2026 as Presenting Sponsor of Times Square’s New Year’s Eve Celebration, Empowering the Nation to Embrace Fitness for All
Posted: December 8, 2025 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 it will return for the eleventh consecutive year as the presenting sponsor of the Times Square's New Year's Eve celebration, in partnership with the Times Square Alliance and One Times Square. Read More...
ACE and The Online Sleep Coach Launch Course to Help Health and Exercise Professionals Address Sleep and Recovery
Posted: December 8, 2025 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE) and Nick Lambe, The Online Sleep Coach, announce the launch of the Sleep & Recovery Coach Course, a new educational program designed to equip health and exercise professionals improve client outcomes by integrating sleep and recovery science into their coaching practices. Read More...
PureGym Launches in New York and New Jersey With True 24/7 Fitness for the City That Never Sleeps
Posted: December 4, 2025 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - PureGym Limited ("PureGym" or "The PureGym Group") is launching across New York and New Jersey, most of which will open with true 24/7 access, with the remaining locations set to follow in the coming months. Formerly Blink Fitness, each gym has been upgraded and rebranded to reflect PureGym's fitness model: premium gym equipment at an affordable price. Read More...
Life Time’s Hybrid Athlete Competition Returns in 2026
Posted: December 4, 2025 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, announces the return of the LT Games, presented by Ten Thousand. Set for Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Life Time Target Center in Minneapolis, this one-day event follows the sold-out debut of the LT Games in October 2025, which drew athletes from across the country and marked a new era in hybrid fitness competitions. Read More...
