Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Life Time Continues New Jersey Growth with Announcement of First Life Time Work at Somerset Corporate Center in 2020
Posted: November 25, 2019 in Chains
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - Following the successful opening of Life Time Bridgewater in July 2019, the premiere healthy lifestyle brand has just announced plans and a waitlist to debut Life Time Work, its high-end shared workspace, in Spring 2020. The opening will be its first in New Jersey and fourth across the country, with multiple locations planned. Read More...
EōS Fitness Bolsters Presence in Utah, Steady Expansion Continues Through 2020; Donates $100,000 to Benefit Children’s Cancer Research Fund
Posted: November 25, 2019 in Chains
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - EōS Fitness, a leader in the fitness industry with 75+ High Value Low Price (HVLP) locations open or on the way in Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada and Utah, announced it is expanding its presence in Utah with four new locations opening in 2020 for a total of nine gym locations throughout the state. EōS Fitness also announced its charitable donation in the amount of $100,000 to Children's Cancer Research Fund, a nonprofit organization providing support to children suffering from cancer-related illnesses. Read More...
Elite Sports Clubs Acquired by Peter Goldman of Lakeshore Sport & Fitness
Posted: November 22, 2019 in Chains
BROOKFIELD, WI - It has been announced that Elite Sports Clubs, with five locations in the greater Milwaukee area, is changing ownership. Elite Sports Clubs has been acquired by a group led by Peter Goldman, which currently owns Lakeshore Sport & Fitness, with two locations in Chicago, IL. Elite Sports Clubs was previously owned for over 30 years by Kay Yuspeh, who transformed the clubs and industry during her career. Read More...
MINDBODY Wellness Index Reveals Top 10 Healthiest Cities in America
Posted: November 22, 2019 in Suppliers
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - MINDBODY, the leading technology platform for the wellness industry, has released the Top 10 list of Healthiest Cities in America as part of its 2020 MINDBODY Wellness Index. The list was topped by Miami, FL followed by Atlanta, GA and San Francisco, CA. The study, which evaluated the largest cities in the U.S. by population and ranked them from healthiest to least through a proprietary scoring algorithm, provides a snapshot of health in America’s largest urban centers. Read More...
Majority of Adolescents Worldwide Not Sufficiently Physically Active, Says WHO
Posted: November 22, 2019 in Other News
GENEVA - The first-ever global trends for adolescent insufficient physical activity show that urgent action is needed to increase physical activity levels in girls and boys aged 11 to 17 years. The study, published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal and produced by researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO), finds that more than 80% of school-going adolescents globally did not meet current recommendations of at least one hour of physical activity per day, including 85% of girls and 78% of boys. Read More...
Allison Walsh Joins Wellbeats as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Consultant Relations
Posted: November 22, 2019 in Suppliers
ST. LOUIS PARK, MN - Wellbeats announces that Allison Walsh has joined the company as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Consultant Relations. As a strategic leader, health and wellbeing sales professional and mother of four, Allison brings a unique passion and energy to Wellbeats. She will have a pivotal role in supporting Wellbeats’ mission to bring health solutions to corporate populations. Read More...
Codelocks Americas Announces Partnership with Tether Technologies
Posted: November 21, 2019 in Suppliers
IRVINE, CA - Codelocks Inc., a leading access control company that designs and distributes innovative, standalone keyless door locks and access products, announces a strategic partnership with Tether Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of digital tethering solutions for master keys and access cards. The challenge in the industry is to prevent keys from being lost while on the job, Tether Technologies’ focuses on ways to address and resolve human error associated with master key loss. Read More...
Planet Fitness Prices $550 Million Securitized Financing
Posted: November 20, 2019 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company") announced that it has priced $550 million of Series 2019-1 Class A-2 Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes (the "Class A-2 Notes"), with an anticipated repayment term of ten years and a fixed interest rate of 3.858% per annum, payable quarterly. The Class A-2 Notes are expected to be issued by Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC (the "Master Issuer"), a limited-purpose, bankruptcy remote, indirect subsidiary of Planet Fitness, Inc. in a privately placed securitization transaction. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Enters Germany and Austria Markets
Posted: November 20, 2019 in Suppliers
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, a curator of boutique fitness brands, has announced the signing of a Master Franchise Agreement for Germany and Austria, a development expected to bring more than 150 Xponential Fitness studios to the countries over the next five years. Initial brands included in the agreement are Club Pilates and Pure Barre, both category-leading pioneers in boutique fitness. Additional brands are expected to be launched in the future. Read More...
Power Wellness Welcomes New Vice President of Client Development
Posted: November 19, 2019 in Suppliers
LOMBARD, IL - Power Wellness announces that Paul Prather has joined the company as Vice President of Client Development. Paul has spent the past 21 years in the health, wellness and education fields. He has provided expert-grade solutions for both business and operations services as well as wellness and fitness systems to YMCAs, national fitness club chains, hospital networks, world-wide sports performance companies and professional sports leagues. Read More...
