Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Life Time Fitness Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and TPG
Posted: March 16, 2015 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM), The Healthy Way of Life Company, along with Leonard Green & Partners and TPG, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and TPG will acquire Life Time in a transaction valued at more than $4.0 billion. Other key investors include LNK Partners and Life Time Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bahram Akradi, who will remain in his role and has committed to make a rollover investment of $125 million in Life Time common stock. Read More...
IHRSA 2016 Announced For Orlando, Florida – March 21 – 24, 2016
Posted: March 13, 2015 in HFA
LOS ANGELES, LA - IHRSA 2016 will be held March 21-24, 2016 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL USA! Read More...
ClubCorp Delivers Record Full Year Results Ahead of Long-Term Growth Objective
Posted: March 12, 2015 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp - The World Leader in Private Clubs (NYSE: MYCC) - announces its fiscal-year 2014 financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 30, 2014. Read More...
Life Fitness Dares Facilities to Think Beyond Equipment at IHRSA 2015
Posted: March 12, 2015 in Suppliers
LOS ANGELES, CA - Successful facilities know that it takes more than equipment to keep its members happy, engaged and returning workout after workout, which is why Life Fitness, the global leader in commercial fitness equipment manufacturing, will highlight the Life Fitness ‘Journey’ at IHRSA 2015, March 11-14. The Journey concept focuses on customized floor plans and design solutions to help facilities differentiate their spaces through boosting client satisfaction, improving retention and achieving their maximum potential, and is integrated throughout all areas of the Life Fitness IHRSA booth, themed “Experiences that Inspire” (#1444). Read More...
Life Fitness Launches Adaptable, Realistic Rowing Experience
Posted: March 11, 2015 in Suppliers
LOS ANGELES, CA - Life Fitness, the global leader in commercial fitness equipment manufacturing, is introducing the Life Fitness Row GX Trainer, a rowing machine that gives exercisers the feeling of a natural rowing motion for a challenging full-body workout, at IHRSA 2015. As gym owners look for creative ways to provide new programs for their members and incorporate rowers to address the machine’s spike in popularity, the Row GX Trainer offers a wide range of applications, including small group training, and is an effective workout for a multitude of users and experience levels. Read More...
Technogym Announces New Integration with Apple HealthKit at IHRSA 2015
Posted: March 10, 2015 in Suppliers
LOS ANGELES, CA – Technogym, a world-leading company supplying products, services and solutions in wellness and fitness, announced new integration with HealthKit, Apple's new health platform, at IHRSA 2015, the annual convention of the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association in Los Angeles, CA, taking place at the LA Convention Center from March 11 – 14. Technogym is exhibiting at Booth #1722. Read More...
Technogym Special Edition of Let’s Move for a Better World Challenge at IHRSA 2015 to Benefit ALS
Posted: March 10, 2015 in Suppliers
LOS ANGELES, CA - Technogym, a world leading company supplying fitness and wellness products, services and solutions,will be conducting a special edition of its globally successful Let’s Move for a Better World challenge at IHRSA 2015, the annual convention of the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association in Los Angeles, CA, taking place at the LA Convention Center from March 11 – 14. Technogym is exhibiting at Booth #1722. Read More...
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. Expands High Value Low Price Club Model
Posted: March 10, 2015 in Chains
NEW YORK, NY - Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. ("TSI" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:CLUB), a leading owner and operator of health clubs in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. wants to give more people the opportunity to have access to its clubs in response to rising health care costs, changing demographics and the fact that nearly 70% of adult Americans are classified as overweight or obese. The company is now offering low monthly rates at select clubs by continuing to modify pricing of facilities to reduced fee memberships labeled High Value Low Price (HVLP). Read More...
Lower Downtown Denver Will Be Home To New Colorado Athletic Club
Posted: March 9, 2015 in Chains
DENVER, CO - Colorado Athletic Club announced today that it will occupy the entire second floor of 1601 Wewatta, a new Class A, 300,000-rentable-square-foot office building located in the Central Platte Valley district of Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver. Read More...
World Gym Bulks Up Millennial Membership With HIIT
Posted: March 5, 2015 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - World Gym, the iconic brand for bodybuilding and seriously fun fitness, has expanded its High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) programs in response to millennial demand. Read More...
