Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Jim Fromuth, Vic Braden to Join Tennis Industry Hall of Fame
Posted: August 1, 2018 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD, ISLAND, S.C. - Tennis players, and their industry, can thank both Jim Fromuth and the late Vic Braden for helping to improve the game and grow the sport. Fromuth, the Founder of the Eponymous Tennis Equipment distribution company, and Braden, whose tennis academies, books and videos brought tennis to the masses, both have had a hand in millions of players enjoying this game over the last four decades. Both men will be inducted into the Tennis Industry Hall of Fame on August 27, during the TIA Tennis Forum at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Read More...
Celsius Names Edwin Negron-Carballo As Chief Financial Officer To Support Continued Growth
Posted: August 1, 2018 in Suppliers
BOCA RATON, FL - Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CELH), maker of the globally marketed performance drinks, CELSIUS, announces the hiring of Edwin F. Negron-Carballo, as Chief Financial Officer. This addition to the leadership relieves CEO John Fieldly of his additional duties as Chief Financial Officer, a position which he held for his first six years with Celsius Holdings, Inc. Read More...
KKR to Acquire The Bay Club Company
Posted: July 27, 2018 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. and SAN FRANCISCO, CA - KKR, a leading global investment firm, and The Bay Club Company (“Bay Club”), a premier active lifestyle and hospitality company, announce the signing of a definitive agreement under which KKR will acquire Bay Club from York Capital Management and minority investors, including JMA Ventures and Roxborough Group. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More...
Crunch Signs Multi-State Franchise Deal
Posted: July 26, 2018 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Franchise announced a new 10-unit franchise agreement to build clubs in several southeastern states. Crunch currently has more than 1 million members and 250 gyms worldwide in 25 states, Puerto Rico and four countries. The agreement is with Jorge Roldan, CEO of Team Roldan, LLC. Roldan is a fitness-industry franchising expert who most recently launched, owned and operated five Planet Fitness locations, which he sold in 2016. Read More...
Muscle Up Marketing Acquired by Mudlick Mail
Posted: July 26, 2018 in Suppliers
STAMFORD, CT - Mudlick Mail announces that it will combine operations with Muscle Up Marketing, a full-service marketing firm specializing in serving the fitness and health and wellness industries. The combination will expand Mudlick's expertise into a brand-new vertical market while enhancing the digital services offered to clients. This acquisition marks the first transaction driving towards Mudlick's vision to become the leading provider of direct response marketing. Read More...
PHIT Act Passes the House, Now Moves to Senate
Posted: July 25, 2018 in HFA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a major step to help overcome the “Inactivity Pandemic” and improve the health of Americans, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act by a bipartisan vote of 277-142. The PHIT Act now moves to the Senate for consideration. The action in the House comes less than two weeks after being passed by the House Ways and Means Committee by a vote of 28-6. The PHIT Act was part of a larger package of health savings account (HSA) reform measures. Read More...
Blink Fitness Accelerates Expansion with Strategic Multi-State Deal with Seritage Growth Properties
Posted: July 25, 2018 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, a premium-quality, value-based gym that has challenged industry norms by celebrating how exercise makes you feel, not just how it makes you look, and Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG) have announced a deal to expand Blink Fitness' reach. The multi-property lease agreement will bring 17 corporate and franchisee-owned gyms to major metropolitan areas across ten states and is a part of Blink Fitness' aggressive strategic growth strategy. Read More...
CorePower Yoga Launches Yoga On Demand
Posted: July 25, 2018 in Chains
DENVER, CO - America's leading yoga studio, CorePower Yoga, is launching CorePower Yoga On Demand, an online resource dedicated to helping students take class with CorePower whenever, wherever. The program launches with over 30 videos taught by CorePower Yoga teachers and developed with both the new and experienced yogi in mind. Read More...
Mayweather Boxing + Fitness Launches Domestic and International Franchise Program
Posted: July 25, 2018 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - Mayweather Boxing + Fitness, a best-in-class fitness experience created by the most successful boxer of all time, announced the launch of its comprehensive domestic franchising and international territory rights program. Boxing great Floyd Mayweather announced the global business venture and its structured franchise model following his highly anticipated "Money Fight" against Conor McGregor in August 2017. Emblematic of Floyd's passion for family, fitness and community, the new enterprise is grounded in the philosophy that fitness levels shouldn't be determined by socioeconomic status, and that everyone should have access to, and benefit from, elite fitness resources. Read More...
Inaugural Pickleball Coach Certification Held on Hilton Head Island
Posted: July 25, 2018 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR) conducted its first ever Pickleball Certification Workshop at Palmetto Dunes Tennis & Pickleball Center on Hilton Head Island. Twelve coaches from seven states, including Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, participated in the workshop that was conducted by Sarah Ansboury, PPR’s Education Consultant and Lead Clinician. PPR Clinicians Linh Ansboury and Randy Coleman assisted. Read More...
