Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Jim Worthington to Deliver Opening Keynote at the 5th Annual Motionsoft Technology Summit; EOS Fitness, Excel Fitness Holdings, Gold’s Gym, and Planet Fitness Executives Join the Motionsoft Technology Summit Advisory Board
Posted: August 15, 2018 in Suppliers
ROCKVILLE, MD - Motionsoft, a leader in advanced software, integrated payment processing and back office business management services for the health, fitness and wellness markets and host of the annual Motionsoft Technology Summit announced that Jim Worthington will deliver the opening keynoted for the 5th annual Motionsoft Technology Summit in Washington, D.C. Motionsoft also announced that Troy Freet with EOS Fitness, Jeff Helfgott with Excel Fitness Holdings, Dave Reissman with Gold's Gym, and Craig Miller with Planet Fitness have joined the 2018 Motionsoft Technology Summit Advisory Board. Read More...
Planet Fitness, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2018 Results
Posted: August 9, 2018 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE : PLNT) reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2018: Total revenue increased from the prior year period by 31.0% to $140.6 million. System-wide same store sales increased 10.2%. Net income attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc. was $25.9 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, compared to net income attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc. of $12.4 million, or $0.16 per diluted share in the prior year period. Net income was $30.4 million, compared to net income of $18.0 million in the prior year period. Adjusted net income increased 53.3% to $33.2 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, compared to $21.7 million, or $0.22 per diluted share in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA increased 21.8% to $58.4 million from $47.9 million in the prior year period. 44 new Planet Fitness franchise stores were opened during the period, bringing system-wide total stores to 1,608 as of June 30, 2018. Read More...
Class Is Back In Session
Posted: August 8, 2018 in Suppliers
ALPHARETTA, GA - School is about to start, and parents everywhere are rejoicing. You should be too! With kids going back to school, that means that stay-at-home parents everywhere are rearranging their schedules. If you use the right marketing techniques, your club will end up on their list of to-dos while their kids are in school! There are many things to consider when marketing to stay-at-home parents, with cost and time efficiency topping the list. Follow these four steps, and back-to-school for kids, could turn into back-to-gym for their parents... Read More...
Sarah Ziemer Joins Wellbeats Leadership Team as Vice President, Corporate Sales
Posted: August 8, 2018 in Suppliers
ST. LOUIS PARK, MN - Wellbeats continues to add top talent to their team, bringing on corporate wellbeing industry veteran Sarah Ziemer. Sarah joins Wellbeats with over 18 years of experience in corporate health and wellbeing sales, strategy and leadership with large multinational corporations. Read More...
Fitness Phenom Megan Roup Launches The Sculpt Society Exclusively at Equinox Fitness Clubs
Posted: August 8, 2018 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Equinox, the high-performance lifestyle leader, announced the exclusive launch of Megan Roup’s @thesculptsociety, one of social media’s most buzzed-about workouts, at Equinox Fitness Clubs. A favorite among celebrities, models and influencers alike, The Sculpt Society was first introduced at Equinox’s talent-incubator space, PROJECT by Equinox, to waitlist-only crowds. The offering, which has since amassed a cult following in New York City and across social media, is now be available at eight Equinox clubs in New York City, with plans for additional clubs later in 2018 and into 2019. Read More...
TennisPro Magazine Editor Receives Award
Posted: August 7, 2018 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) announced that Peggy Edwards, Director of Communications and Editor of TennisPro Magazine, was presented a 2018 APEX Award (Awards for Publishing Excellence). The APEX award category ‘Magazines, Journals & Tabloids - Print’ was for the November/December issue of TennisPro. TennisPro is the official publication of PTR tennis teachers and coaches. Edwards, who has been with PTR since 1998, has been the recipient of 23 APEX awards for TennisPro. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Its Newest Locations in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Waco, Texas; 1,500+ Join New Crunch Gym in Tuscaloosa on Record First Day of Pre-Opening Sales
Posted: August 6, 2018 in Chains
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., WACO, TX, and TUSCALOOSA, AL - Crunch Franchise announced the opening of a 20,000 square-foot gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as well as the planned opening of a new 24,000-square foot, 24/7 gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in Waco, Texas. Crunch Franchise also announced that 1,536 people signed up for memberships for the Crunch gym opening in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on the first day they became available. That figure sets a Crunch Franchise record for the most memberships sold during the first day of a gym's pre-opening sales period ("pre-sale"). Read More...
Long Reach Tennis Club Honored With USTA Excellence Award
Posted: August 2, 2018 in Chains
COLUMBIA, MD - The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has selected Long Reach Tennis Club in Columbia, Maryland, as one the winners of the 37th annual USTA Facility Awards, which recognize excellence in the construction and/or renovation of tennis facilities throughout the country. Long Reach Tennis Club, which is owned and operated by Columbia Association (CA), will be honored at the USTA Semi-Annual Meeting in New York City on August 30. Read More...
HEAD Penn to Sponsor Professional Pickleball Registry
Posted: August 2, 2018 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR) announces a three-year sponsorship agreement with HEAD Penn. HEAD is the Official Paddle and Bag of PPR. PPR members are already receiving benefits from preferred pricing on HEAD Extreme and Radical series paddles, Supercombi bags and backpacks, as well as other pickleball equipment, including nets and eyewear. Read More...
Planet Fitness Completes Refinancing Transaction; Appoints Roger Chacko Chief Commercial Officer
Posted: August 1, 2018 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:PLNT) (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company") announced that it has completed its previously announced refinancing transaction of certain of its subsidiaries with a new securitized financing facility, with the placement by its special purpose subsidiary (the "Master Issuer") of a new series of $1.275 billion of securitized notes (the "2018 Notes"). Planet Fitness also announced that Roger Chacko has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer effective immediately. In this newly created position, Chacko will be responsible for overseeing the Company's demand generation functions such as marketing, branding, public relations and communications, sales and corporate partnerships, channel management, corporate strategy, analytics, and consumer research. He will report directly to Chris Rondeau, Chief Executive Officer of Planet Fitness. Read More...
