Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Anytime Fitness is Poised to Make History As The First Franchise on All Seven Continents
Posted: April 8, 2019 in Chains
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, ANTARCTICA - Anytime Fitness, one of the world's largest and fastest-growing fitness club chains, is about to make history. No other franchise in the world has ever had locations on all seven continents. That will soon change when the first Anytime Fitness gym opens in Antarctica a few months from now. Read More...
Cycle For Survival Breaks Record With $42 Million Raised In 2019 For Rare Cancer Research
Posted: April 3, 2019 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Cycle for Survival, the movement to beat rare cancers, raised $42 million in 2019 through its signature indoor team cycling events, making it the most successful year to date. A total of $222 million has been raised since inception, with more than half of that total raised in the past three years. 100% of every dollar raised directly funds groundbreaking rare cancer research and clinical trials led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which owns and operates Cycle for Survival. Read More...
Life Time Disrupts Shared Workspace Industry with Opening of Life Time Work West End; Edina to Follow Later in 2019
Posted: April 3, 2019 in Chains
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - As Life Time, the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brand, continues to add to its health and wellness portfolio and high-end athletic lifestyle resorts, the company announced the opening of Life Time Work West End, the first-of-its-kind in Minnesota, and second in the country (Life Time Work Ardmore opened in April 2018.) Life Time Work West End is located just blocks away from the Life Time St. Louis Park athletic club. Read More...
Record Numbers for Let’s Move for a Better World 2019
Posted: April 3, 2019 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Technogym announced the amazing results of its 2019 Let’s Move for a Better World campaign, a worldwide social initiative to raise awareness in the fight against obesity and sedentariness, that ran its sixth edition from March 11 - 30, 2019. Let’s Move for a Better World is the biggest social campaign in the fitness and wellness industry that embodies Technogym’s mission to improve wellness on a global scale. Read More...
Brick Bodies Announces Padonia Re-Grand Opening Celebrating Over $1 Million in Renovations
Posted: April 3, 2019 in Chains
TIMONIUM, MD - Brick Bodies Fitness Services Inc. announces their re-grand opening at Brick Bodies Padonia on April 27, 2019 from 9AM to 12PM, celebrating an investment of over $1M in their 60,000 square-foot Padonia location. "We’re proud to open our doors to the community for our re-grand opening," shares Vicki Brick, CEO of Brick Bodies, "At Brick Bodies, our reputation as an industry leader is founded upon giving our members access to the latest fitness trends so they can maximize their results." Read More...
Gold’s Gym Appoints Craig Sherwood Chief Development Officer
Posted: April 2, 2019 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, a trusted fitness authority, has promoted Craig Sherwood to Chief Development Officer. Sherwood brings more than 20 years of franchise development experience across a variety of industries to this new and expanded role. As Chief Development Officer of Gold's Gym, Sherwood will maintain overarching responsibility for the brand's franchise community and licensing programs while spearheading the charge to expand the brand's international footprint through master franchising. Read More...
Anytime Fitness Announces Global Partnership With Special Olympics
Posted: April 2, 2019 in Chains
WOODBURY, MN - Avowing their shared commitment to helping all people lead healthy, happy lives, Anytime Fitness is pleased to announce a global partnership with Special Olympics. Anytime Fitness will encourage the owners and staff members at nearly 5,000 gyms to voluntarily coach, train and support Special Olympic athletes worldwide. Read More...
Planet Fitness Study Finds Fear of Judgement Prompts Majority Of Americans to Try to Get In Shape Before Ever Stepping Foot Into A Gym
Posted: April 2, 2019 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc., one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the U.S., reveals that fear of judgement directly impacts Americans' confidence to pursue a healthy lifestyle. A national study commissioned by Planet Fitness uncovers that 62 percent of Americans (nearly two thirds) have attempted to get into shape before ever stepping foot into a gym, noting that fear of being judged keeps them away from fitness facilities altogether (45%). Read More...
American College of Sports Medicine Announces Departure of Longtime CEO Jim Whitehead
Posted: April 2, 2019 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has announced the departure of CEO Jim Whitehead, who accepted a new leadership position after 29 years of distinguished service as head of the organization. An executive search process is underway, and ACSM Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Tim Calvert, has been named interim CEO. Read More...
ClubReady Adopts a Progressive Structure to Meet the Needs of the Fitness Industry
Posted: April 2, 2019 in Suppliers
ST. LOUIS, MO - ClubReady announces a new structure and commitment to service and customer experience in the fitness industry. With rapid growth over the last 10 years, the fitness industry shows no signs of slowing down. ClubReady has kept pace with the industry and seen tremendous growth over the last few years, supporting some of the most important brands in the industry. To meet the service needs and expectations of the fitness business of the future, ClubReady is adopting a new service-oriented structure. This customer-centric operations department will focus on the entire lifecycle of a ClubReady client. Read More...
