Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Orangetheory Fitness and Self Esteem Brands Complete Merger, Creating the World’s Largest Footprint in Health, Fitness and Wellness Services
Posted: April 2, 2024 in Chains
BOCA RATON, FL and WOODBURY, MN - In a landmark move for the global health, fitness and wellness industry, Orangetheory Fitness, a leader in heart rate-based interval training, and Self Esteem Brands, a leading portfolio of purpose-driven health and personal care brands, have officially closed a merger of equals, creating the world's largest portfolio of powerhouse brands poised to capture greater market share in the $5.6 trillion global wellness economy. Read More...
Snap Fitness Launches Snap App 2.0
Posted: April 2, 2024 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Snap Fitness (part of Lift Brands) has upgraded its app, enhancing its members’ omnichannel fitness experience. With a refreshed User interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design, Snap App 2.0 features a number of improvements to the platform. Read More...
Jonas Fitness Names Sandy Crutcher as Next President
Posted: April 2, 2024 in Suppliers
WEBSTER, TX - Jonas Fitness, a leading provider of enterprise member management software and payment solutions for gyms, fitness clubs and medical wellness facilities, announces that Sandy Crutcher has been named President of the organization. Read More...
Life Time Announces Opening of Denver West Athletic Country Club, Company’s Seventh Colorado Location
Posted: April 1, 2024 in Chains
DENVER, CO - Marking its seventh location in Colorado, Life Time (NYSE: LTH) announces the opening of Life Time Denver West. The new athletic country club expands the company's presence in Colorado to seven locations and brings a unique health, wellness and work experience to the foothills of Wheat Ridge. The three-story, nearly 111,000-square-foot destination features luxurious spaces to help people live their healthiest and happiest lives, from 90 days old to 90. Read More...
Chelsea Piers Selects the New Life Fitness’ Ultra-Premium Immersive Cardio Line, Symbio, for their Chelsea Piers Fitness Flatiron Club
Posted: March 31, 2024 in Chains, Suppliers
ROSEMONT, IL and NEW YORK, N.Y. - Chelsea Piers has extended its relationship with Life Fitness, selecting the global leader in commercial fitness equipment to outfit its newest fitness club, Flatiron in Manhattan. A longtime partner of choice for Chelsea Piers, Life Fitness will equip the Flatiron Club with the newly launched SymbioTM cardio product line, which offers exercisers the highest standard of design and performance. Read More...
Gold’s Gym SoCal Marks 35 Years with Long Beach Expansion
Posted: March 29, 2024 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - Gold's Gym SoCal, the original home of fitness workouts, celebrates its 35th anniversary, marking three and a half decades of unparalleled dedication to health, wellness and community. To coincide with the milestone, Gold's Gym SoCal is unveiling its plans to open its newest state-of-the-art facility located at The Pike Outlets in Long Beach in Spring 2024. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Yuma, Arizona
Posted: March 28, 2024 in Chains
YUMA, AZ - Crunch Franchise announces the grand opening of Crunch Yuma, a 40,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility in Yuma, Arizona. Brian Hibbard currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Fitness Ventures LLC, which owns and operates Crunch Fitness locations across the U.S. Read More...
EGYM Acquires Hussle
Posted: March 28, 2024 in Suppliers
MUNICH/LONDON - EGYM, a global fitness technology and corporate health innovation leader, has acquired Hussle, a leading player in the UK’s corporate fitness market. By joining forces, EGYM further expands its leading position in the booming market of Europe with its corporate fitness network EGYM Wellpass. Read More...
USPTA Announces Provisional Accreditation by USTA
Posted: March 28, 2024 in Suppliers
LAKE NONA, FL - The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) announces it has received provisional accreditation by the United States Tennis Association (USTA). The USTA Accreditation Program is focused on raising the standards for the way in which tennis is delivered in the U.S. Recognizing that certified teaching professionals deliver the majority of tennis programs in the U.S., one of the goals of the accreditation program is to increase the quality and quantity of certified teaching professionals in the country. Read More...
USTA is First NGB to Partner with President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition
Posted: March 28, 2024 in Suppliers
MIAMI, FL - Tennis is the healthiest sport in the world, and today, the United States Tennis Association (USTA), alongside Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and special guests from the White House, announced that the USTA is the first National Governing Body (NGB) to partner with the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition (PCSFN). Read More...
Fitness On Demand Strengthens Team as it Prepares for Further Growth in 2024
Posted: March 27, 2024 in Suppliers
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Fitness On Demand, a leading digital fitness and engagement platform, has strengthened its leadership team by appointing Nick Gustafson as Marketing Director as it prepares for another year of significant growth. Read More...
Fitness Formula Clubs Celebrates 40 Years By Being Named Chicago Reader’s 2023 Best in Chicago
Posted: March 24, 2024 in Chains
CHICAGO, IL - As Chicagoland-based Fitness Formula Clubs’ (FFC) embarks on its 40th year, another milestone is added to the celebrations: being named Chicago Reader’s Best Gyms in Chicago for 2023. Founded in 1984, FFC is dedicated to making a lasting impact on the local communities it serves across its 10 locations, seven within Chicago city limits and three in the nearby suburbs. Read More...
TRX Hosts Grand Opening of Global Headquarters and Training Center in Delray Beach
Posted: March 23, 2024 in Suppliers
DELRAY BEACH, FL - TRX, a global leader in functional training products and world-class training content, hosted the official grand opening of the company's new global headquarters and functional fitness gym, the TRX Training Center. The TRX Training Center is a world-class fitness destination for functional training, HIIT, yoga and other full-body workouts. Read More...
Self Esteem Brands Announces Expansion of Anytime Fitness Brand into United Arab Emirates
Posted: March 22, 2024 in Chains
WOODBURY, MN and DUBAI, UAE - Self Esteem Brands (SEB), the parent company of a global portfolio of fitness, health and wellness franchise brands, announces its latest master franchisee in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an investment group led by Dr. Mark Mobius, an investor synonymous with emerging and frontier markets and one of the most successful and influential money managers over the past 30 years. Read More...
Dan Santorum Leaves PTR After Four Decades of Service
Posted: March 22, 2024 in Suppliers
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL - After four decades of dedicated service, Dan Santorum is departing PTR. Dan has been an instrumental part of PTR’s global growth and success. PTR plans to promptly begin a search for a new CEO. In the interim, Karl Hale, former PTR Board Chair, will step in and assume, on an interim basis, the CEO responsibilities as PTR works through the search process. Read More...
ACSM Releases 2023 Certification Annual Report
Posted: March 21, 2024 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The 2023 ACSM Certification Annual Report is now available for download. Gain insights into how ACSM's certification portfolio performed, updates on the ACSM Committee on Certification and Registry Boards (CCRB) strategy for lifelong learning, and highlights of CCRB's advocacy and outreach efforts in collaboration with the Coalition for the Registration of Exercise Professionals (CREP) and the Physical Activity Alliance. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces its Newest Location in Medford, Oregon
Posted: March 20, 2024 in Chains
MEDFORD, OR - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming opening of Crunch Medford, a 43,000-square foot gym with state-of-the-art facility and $5M in new equipment, projected to open its doors in summer 2024. Brian Hibbard serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Fitness Ventures LLC, which owns and operates Crunch Fitness locations across the U.S, including the recent opening in Eugene, Oregon. Read More...
Equinox Group Secures Strategic Investments to Refinance Existing Loans and Support Growth as the Global Leader in High Performance Living
Posted: March 20, 2024 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Equinox, an authority in high performance luxury living, announces it has secured approximately $1.8 billion in new capital to refinance maturing loans as well as to fund general corporate purposes and growth, including new clubs. Read More...
ALS Therapy Development Institute, Answer ALS and Microsoft Announce Groundbreaking Data Sharing Collaboration
Posted: March 20, 2024 in Suppliers
CAMBRIDGE, MA - The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), Answer ALS and Microsoft announce a collaboration that will bring together the two largest existing clinical and omics data sets relating to ALS. Through this partnership, comprehensive data collected through ALS TDI’s ALS Research Collaborative (ARC) will be added to Neuromine, an innovative data portal launched in 2021 by Answer ALS and powered by Microsoft Azure. Read More...
Wello Works Redefines Work-Life Balance with Dual-Concept Space, Launching Soon in Australia and the United States
Posted: March 19, 2024 in Chains
AUSTRALIA - Tony de Leede, renowned wellness entrepreneur, is set to make waves in the world of coworking with the grand opening of Wello Works in Rosebery, Sydney, Australia on March 11 and Sandy Springs, Atlanta USA on April 15. This groundbreaking space introduces a dual-concept approach, seamlessly integrating coworking and wellness under one roof. Wello Works comprises two distinct spaces, Wello Coworking and the Wello Collective, each designed to cater to the diverse needs of today's consumer. Read More...
