Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Mike Baugh Named USPTA Florida Executive Director
Posted: December 29, 2023 in Suppliers
LAKE NONA, FL - The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA), Inc. formally announces the appointment of Mike Baugh as the new USPTA Florida Executive Director. Mike's commitment to tennis extends beyond the court. His involvement in various USPTA committees and numerous local and statewide honors underscore his dedication to advancing the sport. Mike took over the role on December 4. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Shawnee, Kansas
Posted: December 28, 2023 in Chains
SHAWNEE, KS - Crunch Franchise announces the Spring 2024 opening of Crunch Shawnee, a 40,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility with $5 million worth of equipment in the seventh largest city in Kansas. Crunch Shawnee will take the place of a former 24-hour fitness facility, creating a new fitness offering for residents. Crunch Shawnee is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, one of the fastest growing franchisees in the Crunch system with numerous locations throughout the U.S. Read More...
Planet Fitness Debuts Empowering Partnership With Megan Thee Stallion, Dubbing Her As ‘Mother Fitness’ in a Dynamic Collaboration for the New Year
Posted: December 28, 2023 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces its partnership with three-time, Grammy award-winning artist, entrepreneur, philanthropist and health advocate Megan Thee Stallion. The bold new campaign features Megan as 'Mother Fitness,' encouraging gym goers to leave behind the barriers, including intimidation and high prices, commonly found at other gyms and join Planet Fitness, home of the Judgement Free Zone, to find their Big Fitness Energy. Read More...
Wearable Technology Named Top Fitness Trend for 2024
Posted: December 28, 2023 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) released survey results in the article “2024 ACSM Worldwide Fitness Trends: Future Directions of the Health and Fitness Industry,” published in the January/February issue of ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal. Since 2006, the ACSM Worldwide Fitness Trends survey has gathered input from 2,000 clinicians, researchers and practitioners in the fitness industry and is designed to provide input on fitness trends as opposed to “fads” that have little or no impact on the industry. Read More...
EōS Fitness Opens First Gym in Fullerton, California
Posted: December 27, 2023 in Chains
PHOENIX, AZ - EōS Fitness has stepped up the Fullerton fitness scene with the opening of its 14th location in the Golden State, just minutes from Cal State Fullerton (CSUF). Known for its broad range of high-end amenities and energy like no other, EōS brings cutting-edge smart technology along with the newest options in recovery to Fullerton residents. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Partners with KINRGY to Transform the Leading Fitness and Dance Platform into Brick-and-Mortar Experience
Posted: December 27, 2023 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF) (”Xponential” or “the Company”), one of the largest global franchisors of health and wellness brands, announces it has partnered with KINRGY, a dance and fitness platform founded by Julianne Hough to launch brick-and-mortar KINRGY studio locations. Read More...
Peloton Announces YouTube TV as an Official Entertainment Hub Partner
Posted: December 27, 2023 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Peloton has announced YouTube TV as an official Entertainment Hub partner providing All-Access Members the ability to stream their favorite movies, TV shows and live sports, right from their Peloton Bike(+), Tread(+), or Row. Members are invited to continue to make the most of their “me time” through this new partnership by combining fitness with entertainment, while still making strides towards their goals. Read More...
Life Time Reaffirms Full Year Fiscal 2023 Guidance
Posted: December 27, 2023 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Based on information as of December 26, 2023, Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. ("Life Time," "we," "our," "us," or the "Company") (NYSE: LTH) has reaffirmed its guidance for fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, that it provided on October 25, 2023, as part of its third quarter earnings release. Read More...
National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation Announces 2023 Scholarship Recipients
Posted: December 22, 2023 in Suppliers
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The NSCA Foundation is honored to announce the recipients of its 2023 Scholarships. Over $77,000 and additional expenses will be awarded to these 45 exceptional students to support their pursuits of academic excellence and prospective careers in strength and conditioning. Read More...
Planet Fitness Raises More Than $1 Million in 2023, Benefiting Long-Time Partner Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Posted: December 21, 2023 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces the company has contributed more than $9 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) since 2016, raising over $1 million just this year. This fundraising effort is made possible through the generous contributions of team members, franchisees, members and through Planet Fitness' philanthropic initiative, the Judgement Free Generation, which aims to empower the next generation to promote kindness and contribute to a more inclusive, judgement free planet. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Announces its Newest Location in New City, New York
Posted: December 20, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Fitness announces the upcoming Pre-Opening Preview Party on December 27th and the official opening this December 28th of a $5 million, 25,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars’ worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch New City is located in a newly renovated space previously occupied by a former UFC gym. Read More...
IHRSA Releases 2023 U.S. Health & Fitness Consumer Report
Posted: December 20, 2023 in Suppliers
BOSTON, MA - The number of Americans who were members of a fitness facility in 2022 increased by 3.7% to 68.9 million consumers ages six and older, a record number for the industry, and overall facility users (members plus non-member users) climbed 8.1% to 82.7 million people, according to the 2023 U.S. Health & Fitness Consumer Report, released by IHRSA, the Health & Fitness Association, a global community of health and fitness industry leaders. The member number is higher than in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic when the U.S. industry had 64.2 million members. Read More...
Xponential Announces Partnership with American Cancer Society
Posted: December 20, 2023 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF) (”Xponential” or “the Company”), one of the largest global franchisors of health and wellness brands, and the American Cancer Society, the only organization combating cancer through advocacy, research and patient support, to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat and survive cancer, announce a national partnership launching in January aimed at leveraging the power of health, wellness and fitness to create waves of positive impact across the nation to fight cancer. Read More...
VASA Fitness Expands to Nebraska
Posted: December 20, 2023 in Chains
ENGLEWOOD, CO - VASA Fitness, a Great Place to Work-certified company, announces the grand opening of a brand new nearly 60,000-square-foot fitness club located in Omaha, Nebraska. The new club is VASA’s first in the state, with another club planned to open in Lincoln in the second half of 2024. Read More...
UFC GYM Unveils Luxury Fitness in Jaipur, India
Posted: December 20, 2023 in Chains
JAIPUR, INDIA - UFC GYM India announces the opening of its newest and largest facility at Mansarovar in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Jaipur essentially means 'The City of Jai,' named after its founder, King Sawai Jai Singh, who was a notable warrior and an accomplished astronomer. Read More...
Peloton Appoints Lauren Weinberg as Chief Marketing Officer
Posted: December 20, 2023 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON), a leading connected fitness platform, announces the appointment of Lauren Weinberg as Peloton's new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). She will replace Leslie Berland. She will serve as a member of Peloton's leadership team, reporting directly to CEO Barry McCarthy. Read More...
Daxko Strengthens Position in Nonprofit Tech Leadership with Strategic CCC Asset Acquisition
Posted: December 20, 2023 in Suppliers
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Daxko, a leading software and integrated payments solutions provider in the health, fitness and wellness industry, announces the successful acquisition of non-profit software assets of Christensen Computer Company (CCC), an on-premises member data platform. This move is a strategic initiative towards modernizing member management solutions, aiming to deliver innovative solutions for nonprofit health and wellness organizations to engage communities more effectively. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Invites Members to “Feel Good, Not Bad” in New Creative Campaign
Posted: December 19, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Fitness, one of the fitness industry's leading high-value, low-price gyms, announces the launch of its uplifting "Feel Good, Not Bad" campaign. In partnership with creative agency Familiar Creatures, this new brand mantra aligns with Crunch's mission to make serious fitness fun through a huge variety of engaging experiences that allow all members to escape life's inevitable bad moments. Read More...
EōS Fitness Doubles Down on Texas Expansion with Two New Locations
Posted: December 19, 2023 in Chains
PHOENIX, AZ - EōS Fitness is sprinting toward its growth target in Texas with the opening of two new locations in Richmond and DeSoto. The new gyms bring 90,000+ square feet of high energy, amenity-rich fitness space to the Lone Star state, keeping EōS on track to open 50 new locations in the Greater Houston Area and DFW Metroplex, and bringing thousands of new jobs to Texas by 2028. Read More...
Merrithew Announces the Appointment of Beth Gibbs-Bartel to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Posted: December 19, 2023 in Suppliers
TORONTO, ON - Merrithew announces the appointment of Beth Gibbs-Bartel to the newly created position of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). This promotion is a testament to Beth’s outstanding contributions and commitment to excellence within the company. Read More...
