Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Youfit Health Clubs Opens 7 New Clubs
Posted: October 5, 2017 in Chains
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL - Youfit Health Clubs has announced the opening of seven new clubs across three regions: Phoenix, AZ; Largo, FL; and North Lauderdale, FL. Founded in 2008, Youfit now has over 115 locations across the United States, predominantly in the South and Western regions. Read More...
Hammer Strength Launches Program Identifying Elite Strength Training Facilities
Posted: October 3, 2017 in Suppliers
ROSEMONT, IL - Each year, over 100,000 athletes consider taking their game to the next level by joining 460,000 NCAA student-athletes –-more than ever before-– to compete in 24 sports across 19,000 college teams. Program heads and coaches are constantly looking for ways to differentiate themselves so athletes and parents know they’re training in the most advanced facilities and using industry-trusted equipment. Hammer Strength, one of the world’s foremost strength training equipment line, initiated the Hammer Strength Training Center Program, which recognizes facilities in an elite class. Read More...
Now, Through October 13, Planet Fitness to Donate 100% of All New Member Enrollment Fees to Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Posted: October 2, 2017 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., aims to spread kindness and end bullying this October (National Bullying Prevention Month) by donating 100% of all new member enrollment fees now through October 13 to its nonprofit partner, Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The promotion, which last year raised more than $1 million, helps support programs to prevent bullying and promote a culture of kindness through Planet Fitness' philanthropic initiative, The Judgement Free Generation. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces its Newest Location in Westland, MI
Posted: October 1, 2017 in Chains
WESTLAND, MI - Crunch Fitness has announced a new 25,000-square foot gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in Westland, Michigan. The club is the first Crunch Fitness club in Michigan and opened to the public at the end of September. Read More...
Blink Fitness Expands Into Boston
Posted: September 28, 2017 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, a premium-quality, value-based fitness brand that focuses on how exercise makes you feel rather than exclusively focusing on how it makes you look, has signed a development deal to bring their concept to the Greater Boston Area. This announcement signals a much-anticipated entrance into the Massachusetts market. Read More...
IHRSA Releases 2017 Health Club Consumer Report
Posted: September 27, 2017 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has released the 2017 Health Club Consumer Report. This annual publication, based on a nationwide sample of more than 24,000 interviews, provides demographics and health, sports and fitness participation data on America’s health club consumers. Read More...
Celebrity Powerhouse Millennium Dance Complex And Dance-Fitness Leader Zumba Launch Inspiring Dance Campaign
Posted: September 27, 2017 in Suppliers
MIAMI, FL - A leader in dance fitness, Zumba is teaming up with Hollywood's hottest dance studio, Millennium Dance Complex (MDC), to visualize dance moves through a new lens. The two powerhouse brands are collaborating to get people moving, prompting interest in dance as a form of expression and exercise that everyone can do, and motivating fans to try Zumba classes. Read More...
9Round to Host 6th Annual Kick Event for Breast Cancer
Posted: September 27, 2017 in Chains
GREENVILLE, S.C. - 9Round, a fast-growing kickboxing fitness franchise, will host its 6th Annual Kick Event for Breast Cancer on Thursday, October 12, 2017. Throughout the day, fitness enthusiasts will have a unique opportunity to help raise money for the support of breast cancer research and awareness. Participating 9Round locations across the United States and Canada will donate one penny for every kick recorded. Read More...
PTR Welcomes New Director of Development
Posted: September 27, 2017 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) announces Isaac McBroom has joined the staff as Director of Development, filling the post after Brian Parkkonen was promoted to Director of Education. As Director of Development, McBroom’s responsibilities will include the scheduling and coordination of all PTR Certification Workshops in the USA, and ensuring that workshops are held in all 50 states each year. Read More...
Lyle Schuler Passes Away at Home In Hurley, New York
Posted: September 26, 2017 in Independents
HURLEY, N.Y. - Lyle Schuler passed away at home on Saturday, September 23rd in the presence of his wife, Holly Snow Schuler. The cause of death was not disclosed. Lyle Schuler was born in Bayshore, New York and resided in Hurley, New York. His funeral visitation will be at the Simpson-Gause Funeral Home at 411 Albany Avenue, Kingston, New York on Friday, September 29th from 1 to 8 PM. Lyle Schuler was a Cortland State Exercise Science Graduate who always had a passion for health and fitness and helping others realize their goals. With humble beginnings as an aerobics instructor, then personal trainer, he moved onto membership sales and General Management, and he eventually achieved Partnership status in the Gold’s Gym Hudson Valley group. Read More...
