Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Blink Fitness Launches “Tune Out While You Work Out”
Posted: April 5, 2017 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Americans are experiencing record levels of stress (1). To raise awareness of the importance of mental health during National Stress Awareness Month, Blink Fitness has launched "Tune Out While You Work Out," an initiative to encourage members to minimize stress and focus on themselves. Every Monday for the month of April, Blink will be switching its television programming to mood-lifting and news-free content in all locations, while inspiring members to take a step back from social media and all of their daily stressors through exercise. The content will include comedy, entertainment, music and educational programming. Read More...
Planet Fitness Reaches 10 Million Member Mark
Posted: April 4, 2017 in Chains
NEWINGTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT), one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the U.S., announced that, as of the end of March 2017, the brand reached the significant landmark of 10 million club members across its entire system. "We are thrilled to announce this milestone," said Chris Rondeau, Chief Executive Officer of Planet Fitness. "A key to our success is our differentiated Judgement-Free environment combined with our affordable price point and high-quality experience. While the industry targets avid exercisers, Planet Fitness has consistently attracted first-time users who have never belonged to a gym before and casual users. In fact, of almost one million new Planet Fitness members surveyed in 2016, over 40% had never belonged to a gym before." Read More...
Genesis Health Clubs Continues to Grow as Largest Health Club Provider in Midwest
Posted: April 3, 2017 in Chains
WICHITA, KS – Genesis Health Clubs has announced that it has purchased HealthRidge Fitness Center in Olathe, Kansas, its 13th Kansas City area location. The facility, now known as Genesis Health Clubs – Olathe Ridgeview, is a massive health club, including strength and cardio equipment, personal training, indoor and outdoor pools, basketball, racquetball, day spa, indoor running track, outdoor fitness trail, CrossFit, over 100 group fitness classes per week and kids programs, including karate. Read More...
Cycle For Survival Raises A Record-Breaking $34 Million In One Year To Beat Rare Cancers
Posted: April 3, 2017 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Cycle for Survival, the movement to beat rare cancers, raised $34 million in 2017 through its indoor team cycling events, the most raised in a single year in the history of the movement. Cycle for Survival's overall fundraising total since it started in 2007 is $140 million, of which $110 million was raised in the past four years. 100% of every dollar is allocated within six months to groundbreaking rare cancer research and clinical trials led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which owns and operates Cycle for Survival. Read More...
Orangetheory Fitness Signs Deal To Develop 70 Studios In The UK
Posted: April 3, 2017 in Chains
BOCA RATON, FL - Orangetheory Fitness, a scientifically backed and fast-growing fitness franchise, announced it has signed a master franchise agreement to expand the unique fitness concept in the United Kingdom. The master franchisee, 3 Kings, LLC, has agreed to open 70 studios over the next decade throughout Southern England, including at least 30 studios in London. 3 Kings, LLC will also be taking over three of the four current Orangetheory Fitness studios in the U.K. The company plans to renovate the existing Orangetheory Fitness studios and open an additional three to five new studios within the next 12 months. Read More...
Muscle Up Marketing CEO Named Entrepreneur of the Year
Posted: March 30, 2017 in Suppliers
ALPHARETTA, GA - Auburn University’s Raymond J. Harbert College of Business named Jon Butts, CEO of Muscle Up Marketing, Entrepreneur of the Year. The prestigious award is open to alumni who graduated more than ten years ago. Winners are selected based on their recent professional accomplishments, their impact as business leaders, ethics and integrity. “Being recognized as Auburn University’s Entrepreneur of the Year is one of the proudest achievements of my career,” said Butts. “I am deeply humbled to receive this award when I think about the thousands of Auburn alumni who have done so many amazing things.” Read More...
TRX Wins $6.8 Million Federal Court Judgment for Willful Patent and Trademark Infringement
Posted: March 30, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - A unanimous Federal jury in the Northern District of California has awarded Fitness Anywhere LLC (TRX) more than $6.8 million in damages against WOSS Enterprises LLC, an online company manipulating e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, to sell several knock-off versions of TRX's patented Suspension Trainer. The jury found WOSS to have willfully infringed one of TRX's dozen U.S. Patents (U.S. Patent No. 7,044,896) through the sale of six of its products, and to have engaged in willful trademark infringement of TRX's incontestable trademark, SUSPENSION TRAINING®. Read More...
ClubConnect to Power Staff Education for American Family Fitness
Posted: March 29, 2017 in Chains
SAN DIEGO, CA - ClubConnect, a fast-growing club software platform in the fitness industry, announces that American Family Fitness has joined its platform. ClubConnect is a leading health club-focused platform that powers the education for the world’s top health clubs. The platform includes certification verification, a fitness-specific LMS, 200 CEC courses, over 10,000 professional award-winning articles, a proprietary education score for each staff member, customized dashboards, a program-design tool and much more. Read More...
Parisi Training Systems Forms Strategic Partnership With SKLZ
Posted: March 29, 2017 in Suppliers
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. - With any newly formed alliance, all parties involved need to feel it is a win-win, and that was the driving force behind the latest news coming from Parisi Training Systems. As a means to ensure the Parisi Network of locations has access to the most cutting edge equipment for their athletes, the company announced a strategic partnership with the equipment company SKLZ, out of Carlsbad, California. Read More...
Congressional Fitness Challenge Allows Nation’s Leaders to Encourage Healthy Lifestyles
Posted: March 29, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercises (ACE) announced the winners of its annual Congressional Fitness Challenge, a 6-week competition that saw participation from more than 300 congressional staffers and 10 members of Congress. The challenge offers Congress and their staff the opportunity to serve as role models of healthy living by tracking various forms of physical activity, including the steps they take each day, as they strive to incorporate more movement into their daily lives. According to ACE, the friendly contest proved bi-partisan in nature, drawing almost equal numbers of teams from both parties. Read More...
