Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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PTR & Bollettieri Release ‘Tennis in a Can’
Posted: August 28, 2019 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) and famed coach, Nick Bollettieri, are excited to jointly release a new program called Tennis in a Can that’s ideal for high school tennis coaches and is available now, just in time for the high school tennis season! Read More...
Gold’s Gym Honors Top Franchisees During 2019 Global Convention
Posted: August 27, 2019 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold’s Gym, a trusted fitness authority, announced during its annual Global Convention in Las Vegas the 2019 winners of the brand’s most prestigious franchising awards. Among some of the most notable awards distributed were Franchisees of the Year, Gold’s Vision awards and a new induction to the Gold’s Gym Hall of Fame. Read More...
Planet Fitness Named to Fortune’s 2019 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List
Posted: August 22, 2019 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT), one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States and home of the Judgement Free Zone, has announced it has been named to Fortune Magazine's 2019 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list, ranking 58 among the world's top three-year performers in revenues, profits and stock returns. Planet Fitness recently announced its 50th consecutive quarter of positive same store sales, ending the second quarter with 1,859 stores system-wide. The company has more than 14 million members and expects to open between 250 and 260 new locations system-wide in 2019, a record for the brand. Read More...
GRIT BXNG Launches Private Placement Opportunities for New Boxing Fitness Chain
Posted: August 22, 2019 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Bill Zanker, the motivational impresario who founded The Learning Annex, has teamed up with Tony Robbins, one of the world's leading life strategists, and Pitbull, the entertainment superstar, to launch a new boxing fitness concept, GRIT BXNG. GRIT BXNG has now announced the launch of a private placement offering that allows qualified investors the opportunity to invest in the company and assist in its goal of redefining fitness. A portion of the proceeds from this offering will go towards building out the second GRIT BXNG location. Read More...
Xponential Fitness’ Anthony Geisler Named Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 Award Winner in Orange County
Posted: August 22, 2019 in Chains
ORANGE COUNTY, CA - Xponential Fitness, a large curator of boutique fitness brands in the world, has announced that Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Geisler, received the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Award in Orange County. As the world's most prestigious business awards program for entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur Of The Year recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities, while also transforming our world. Read More...
Curves President Krishea Holloway to Acquire Curves DF Holdings
Posted: August 21, 2019 in Chains
WACO, TX - Curves DF Holdings has announced the sale of the business to current President, Krishea Holloway. An agreement to acquire all shares was reached between North Castle Partners, existing Shareholders, and Holloway. They closed the transaction on August 15th, 2019. Read More...
MINDBODY Acquires Software Consulting Firm Simplicity First
Posted: August 21, 2019 in Suppliers
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - MINDBODY, a leading technology platform for the wellness industry, has announced the acquisition of Simplicity First, a software consulting firm based in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Simplicity First, which had been a MINDBODY partner for several years, specializes in software development, quality assurance and project management. Read More...
Freemotion Sets Sights on Global Expansion
Posted: August 21, 2019 in Suppliers
LOGAN, UT - Freemotion, one of the fitness industry’s leading innovators, has promoted former Vice President of Sales, Americas, Chris McGill, to Vice President of Global Sales and previous National Account Manager, Marcy Spaulding, to Director of Sales for North America, as the U.S.-based fitness manufacturer continues to grow. Earlier this month, Freemotion announced the hires of Apostolos Seintis as Sales Director for Europe and Leopoldo Torres as Sales Director for Latin America. By attracting and retaining some of the biggest names in fitness, it provides more evidence of Freemotion’s vision and ambition for global expansion. Read More...
Front & York to Bring First-of-Its-Kind Life Time Athletic Resort to DUMBO
Posted: August 21, 2019 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Front & York, the highly-anticipated mixed-use development transforming Brooklyn’s coveted DUMBO neighborhood, has announced that premier healthy lifestyle brand Life Time is committing to a large portion of commercial space at the development. Front & York will be home to the company’s first athletic lifestyle resort in Brooklyn. Front & York will open mid-2021, with Life Time anticipated to open in 2022. Read More...
St. Cloud Capital Announces Growth Capital Investment in Orangetheory Fitness Franchisee, AR HIIT, LLC
Posted: August 21, 2019 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - St. Cloud Capital has announced an investment in Little Rock, Arkansas-based AR HIIT, LLC (the "Company"), an Orangetheory Fitness franchisee. It is an investment out of St. Cloud's third fund, which has committed capital of $250 million. St. Cloud's investment was used to help fund the acquisition by Rock Ridge Growth Partners, LLC. The Company currently operates 7 Orangetheory Fitness studios with the development rights to open an additional 7 studios in the State of Arkansas. Read More...
