Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Crunch Fitness Rises in Entrepreneur’s Annual Franchise 500 Ranking
Posted: January 18, 2023 in Chains
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Crunch Fitness demonstrates continued growth in Entrepreneur's 44th Annual Franchise 500 ranking, maintaining its spot in the top 10% for the second year in a row. Climbing the ranks from #43 to #39, Crunch exhibits how franchisees have successfully adapted and evolved to meet the unique circumstances and opportunities that have shaped the industry over the last three years. Read More...
Life Time Expansion in New York City Continues with Opening of Seventh Location
Posted: January 18, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, debuts Life Time Midtown, a one-of-a-kind, 28,000-square-foot athletic country club, furthering the company's rapid expansion in New York City, marking its seventh location and fifth in Manhattan, specifically. Read More...
Planet Fitness Ranked Among the Top Franchises in Entrepreneur’s Highly Competitive Franchise 500
Posted: January 18, 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 it has been recognized as one of the top franchises in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500, the world's first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking. Read More...
Majority of Xponential Fitness Brands Rank on Entrepreneur’s 2023 Franchise 500
Posted: January 18, 2023 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF), the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, announces that six of its ten brands have earned rankings on Entrepreneur’s 2023 Franchise 500 list, the first time that more than half of the company’s portfolio has been recognized in the same year. Read More...
Retro Fitness Launches The Beat to Pump Up Member Workouts with Underground Labels and Artists
Posted: January 18, 2023 in Chains
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Retro Fitness, one of the fastest growing health club franchises, announces the launch of The Beat, a new initiative to boost members mood and workout experience. Offering an unparalleled health club experience with underground and up-and-coming artists and new music, members across the country will feel the beat and endorphins that come from hearing featured artists' new releases during their visits to the health clubs, prior to their national debut. Read More...
Exos Announces the Launch of Coach for Good Program
Posted: January 18, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - Exos, an industry-leading coaching company, announces the launch of its first-ever social impact program, Coach for Good. Coach for Good’s first offering, in partnership with Wellness in the Schools, will bring virtual on-demand and live-streamed Exos Fit movement breaks to 7,500 students across 15 New York City public schools. Read More...
Peloton Appoints Leslie Berland as Chief Marketing Officer
Posted: January 18, 2023 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON), a leading connected fitness platform, announces the appointment of Leslie Berland as Peloton's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Berland brings more than two decades of strategic and creative marketing expertise for iconic brands. She will report to CEO Barry McCarthy and serve as a member of the leadership team, overseeing brand and product marketing, creative, consumer insights, membership and global communications. Read More...
USTA Hires Chief People and Culture Officer, a New Position
Posted: January 18, 2023 in Suppliers
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The USTA announces that Henry Lescaille, a multi-talented human resources executive with more than 30 years of experience in the field, has been named the USTA’s Chief People and Culture Officer. The position is newly-created by USTA Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Lew Sherr. Lescaille will be based at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida and will report directly to Sherr. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Evansville, Indiana
Posted: January 13, 2023 in Chains
EVANSVILLE, IN - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming Spring 2023 opening of Crunch Evansville, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Evansville is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system with numerous locations throughout the U.S. Read More...
Cincinnati Sports Club First Health Club in Nation to Offer Free Confidential Counseling Program for Mental Wellness
Posted: January 13, 2023 in Independents
CINCINNATI, OH - Cincinnati Sports Club takes great pride in being a steward to their members by fulfilling the whole person, serving them physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. The club recently began providing free, confidential counseling services by licensed mental health professionals to their members. Read More...
Fitness Connection Announces the Grand Opening of its 15th Dallas location
Posted: January 13, 2023 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Since 1998, Fitness Connection, a Dallas-based fitness company, has been committed to providing a high-quality fitness experience at the lowest price possible. With 15 locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, they are excited to celebrate the opening of their newest club in Dallas proper. Read More...
Retro Fitness Announces First Health Club Locations Under Project LIFT Initiative
Posted: January 12, 2023 in Chains
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Retro Fitness, one of the fastest growing health club franchises, announces the opening of the first clubs under Project LIFT, a new company initiative to open 500 health clubs in 50 Black and Brown communities across the country over the next five years. BlackRock's Impact Opportunities Fund and James Collins, Managing Partner of Eastwood Capital Partners, together have committed to developing a minimum of 80 new Retro Fitness Health Clubs in four different regions in the country, the first of which are now open in Dallas, Texas. Read More...
YouFit Gyms Announces Multimillion Dollar Investment Into Locations; Sells Texas Locations to Retro Fitness
Posted: January 12, 2023 in Chains
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL - YouFit Gyms, the popular nationwide fitness chain, announces its plans for a multimillion-dollar investment to further enhance their 70+ locations for their members. In addition to the investment YouFit Gyms is making, they recently agreed to sell the YouFit Gyms Texas locations to Retro Fitness. Read More...
Active Recovery Footwear Leader, OOFOS, and Global Leader in Human Performance, Exos, Announce Exclusive Partnership
Posted: January 12, 2023 in Chains
BRAINTREE, MA - OOFOS, a global leader in Active Recovery footwear, and Exos, a global leader in human performance, have partnered to continue their shared goals of improving health and recovery for athletes. The partnership between the two industry leaders includes a two-year agreement that will run through 2024. Read More...
Therabody Announces Monty Sharma as Chief Executive Officer
Posted: January 12, 2023 in Suppliers
LOS ANGELES, CA - Therabody, a global pioneer in wellness technology, announces the appointment of wellness industry leader Monty Sharma as President and Chief Executive Officer. Co-Founder and CEO Benjamin Nazarian will become Therabody's Executive Chairman, effective immediately. Read More...
Life Time, The Brodsky Organization and Greenland USA Announce New Life Time Athletic Country Club at Brooklyn Crossing In 2024
Posted: January 11, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Brodsky Organization and Greenland USA announce the forthcoming addition of Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, to its recently opened Brooklyn Crossing development in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. This relationship will bring the coveted Life Time athletic club experience to the 51-story residential tower in the heart of the borough in 2024. Read More...
Tennis Participation Grows for Third Straight Year, to 23.6 Million
Posted: January 11, 2023 in Suppliers
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The USTA announced that, in 2022, tennis participation increased for the third consecutive year in the U.S. Tennis participation grew by one million players last year with more than 23.6 million people playing the sport. This number, when added to the previous two years, represents an increase of 5.9 million, or 33%, since the start of 2020. Read More...
Stu Upson to Step Down as CEO of USA Pickleball
Posted: January 11, 2023 in Suppliers
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - USA Pickleball, the National Governing Body for the sport, announced that Stu Upson will step down as Chief Executive Officer and will depart the organization following a transition period. Upson assumed the role of USA Pickleball’s first-ever CEO in December 2020. Read More...
Workout Anytime Wraps 2022 With 15 New Locations and 49 Signed Agreements
Posted: January 10, 2023 in Chains
ATLANTA, GA - Workout Anytime, the 24-hour, seven-days-a-week fitness concept with nearly 200 units open across the U.S., has seen strong growth in 2022. With 15 new gyms opened, deals for 49 more signed, system-wide revenue increases and new markets broken into, the concept is a high-performing player in the industry. Read More...
Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs Supports Franchise Growth in 2022 with Impressive Investments and New Hires
Posted: January 10, 2023 in Chains
MANHATTAN, IL - Group fitness franchise Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs ended 2022 celebrating another year of growth. The business, which is part of the Fit For You Franchising umbrella, saw significant franchise interest, and the executives at Fit For You are excited to keep that momentum going in 2023. Read More...
