Health and Fitness Club Industry News
Tuesday, September 30th, 2025
GlobalFit Rebrands to Husk on 30th Anniversary
Posted: September 27, 2022 in Suppliers
WAYNE, PA - GlobalFit, a wellness technology company that began changing lives in 1992 through physical activity, announces it is rebranding to Husk. The Husk brand reflects the company's expansion in recent years into tele-nutrition, tele-mental health, wellness rewards, digital fitness and a wellness marketplace offering best-in-class pricing to the biggest brands in the industry. Husk was chosen because it represents the protective shell in which something amazing can flourish. Read More...
SoulCycle Announces Partnership with Bilt Rewards
Posted: September 26, 2022 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - SoulCycle, the transformational full-body fitness experience, is making rent day rewarding for everyone through a new partnership with Bilt Rewards, the first loyalty program that allows members to earn points on rent. Open to all and launching nationwide on Saturday, October 1 through December 1, 2022, SoulCycle x Bilt: Rent Day features an exclusive series of co-branded SoulCycle classes in over 50 studios for a workout that brings the joy of movement, music and community in one setting. Read More...
Life Time Unveils Nearly 148,000 Square-Foot Athletic Country Club in Lake Zurich; Second Life Time to Open in Chicagoland in 2022
Posted: September 23, 2022 in Chains
LAKE ZURICH, IL - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier Healthy Way of Life brand, officially opens Life Time Lake Zurich, a one-of-a-kind athletic country club in the Village of Lake Zurich, Illinois. Covering nearly 148,000 square feet across three floors and an resort-like outdoor beach club, Life Time will serve members from nine months to 90+ years with a wide array of healthy living, healthy aging programs and services from children's programming through active agers. Read More...
In-Shape to Raise $100k for Cancer Research
Posted: September 23, 2022 in Chains
STOCKTON, CA - In-Shape Health Clubs, California’s premier destination for fitness and wellness, announces its goal to raise $100,000 for cancer research in October during its 8th In-Shape Fights Cancer campaign. Funds raised will go to local chapters of The American Cancer Society and to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Read More...
Genesis Donates Basketball Gym to School Serving Kids In Need
Posted: September 23, 2022 in Chains
WICHITA, KS - A recent donation from Rodney Steven II, owner of Genesis Health Clubs, has had a big impact on a Kansas school and its surrounding neighborhood. Holy Savior Catholic Academy's primary mission is to provide quality education to under-resourced children in Wichita, Kansas. This Pre-K through 8th grade school primarily serves minority students of any or no religious affiliation, with the vast majority of them receiving free or reduced cost lunches. Currently, the academy teaches over 200 children. The Holy Savior Catholic Academy reached out to Steven for help funding the construction of a new addition to their school: a gymnasium. This gym was built from scratch, with the goal of providing a recreational space for nearby children. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Announces Newest Location in Swansea, Massachusetts
Posted: September 22, 2022 in Chains
SWANSEA, MA - Crunch Fitness announces the upcoming October 2022 opening of Crunch Swansea, a $4 million, 23,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1.5 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Swansea will operate 24 hours a day offering top-quality cardio and strength training equipment, circuit training, dedicated group fitness and ride studios, relax and recover areas and Olympic platforms. Read More...
REX Roundtables Introduces New Women’s Leadership Roundtable
Posted: September 22, 2022 in Suppliers
GARRISON, N.Y. - REX Roundtables announces a new REX Roundtable for Women in Leadership roles. The roundtable provides a welcoming and empowering place for women leaders to learn from each other and to develop their growth mindsets, professionally and personally. It is an ideal place for women to work on their business and join the highly successful network of REX Members. The NEW roundtable is a result of the REX Roundtables becoming an official strategic partner of IHRSA. Read More...
Mindbody Recognizes Exos with 2022 Industry Icon Award
Posted: September 22, 2022 in Chains, Suppliers
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - Mindbody, a leading experience technology platform for the wellness industry, announces that the company has awarded Exos, a world leader in human performance, with the 2022 Industry Icon Award. The award, presented annually at Mindbody's BOLD conference, is given to a Mindbody customer that has had a profound and lasting impact on the wellness industry and shown exponential growth in the previous 12 months. Read More...
Regymen Fitness Looks to Expand into New Orleans
Posted: September 22, 2022 in Chains
BATON ROUGE, LA - Regymen Fitness, a boutique gym offering an array of workouts with the technology to support its success, has announced their plans to expand into the New Orleans market. Regymen Fitness currently has 20 locations throughout North America. Read More...
Entrepreneurs Invest $180 Million for 15 Indoor Private Pickleball Clubs in Florida
Posted: September 22, 2022 in Chains
SARASOTA, FL - Commercial real estate entrepreneurs Brian and Valerie McCarthy, along with business partner Matthew Gordon, have set their sights on Florida for deploying more than $180 million to build at least 15 indoor private pickleball clubs. The first venture, under construction now is The Pickleball Club’s Sarasota location, by Lakewood Ranch. This, and all locations will be members only, privately-owned, for-profit sports clubs, fulfilling the niche for indoor amenity based pickleball play. Read More...
Peloton Releases Peloton Row and New Features on Peloton Guide
Posted: September 20, 2022 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON), a global leader in immersive connected fitness experiences, unveils Peloton Row, marking its highly anticipated entry into rowing. Following in the path of its existing portfolio, Peloton Row combines the innovative software, premium hardware design and exclusive content that make up the signature Peloton experience with a unique low-impact, full-body cardio and strength workout. Pre-orders in the U.S. start immediately, with deliveries anticipated to begin in December 2022. Read More...
Therabody Solidifies Category Leadership with $165 Million Growth Equity Round and Launch of Eight New Innovative Products
Posted: September 20, 2022 in Suppliers
LOS ANGELES, CA - Therabody, a global pioneer in wellness technology, announces the close of its growth equity round with a total financial backing of $165 million, alongside the launch of eight new products that expand the brand to whole-body wellness with proven benefits across performance, pain, stress and sleep. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Decatur, Alabama
Posted: September 19, 2022 in Chains
DECATUR, AL - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming October 2022 opening of Crunch Decatur, a $5.5 million, 27,500-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Decatur will offer top-quality cardio equipment and strength training equipment, circuit training, a dedicated group fitness studio, a dedicated ride studio, relax and recover areas and Olympic platforms. Read More...
SilverSneakers Marks Three Decades of Providing Dynamic Health Improvement Solutions for Seniors
Posted: September 19, 2022 in Suppliers
NASHVILLE, TN - SilverSneakers by Tivity Health, the nation's leading community fitness program for older Americans, marks 30 years of helping seniors get stronger, healthier and more connected with a virtual member celebration and class, and colleague activities. During the SilverSneakers LIVE class, CEO Richard Ashworth announced that on August 31, SilverSneakers achieved a Guinness World Records title for the Most Views in a Dance Fitness class on Facebook Live. Read More...
Life Time Foundation Commits to ‘Get Kids Moving’ with More than $600,000 in Grants to Nineteen Youth Organizations Across the Nation
Posted: September 19, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Life Time (NYSE: LTH), announces nineteen grant recipients from its Get Kids Moving initiative, a new program launched in November 2021 to spark exercise and healthy movement in nation's youth. The program complements the Life Time Foundation's established and heralded work in improving youth nutrition through partnerships with more than 35 school districts, working to serve the most nourishing, delicious food possible to the students in their care, impacting 3,634 school sites and 1.7 million students since 2011. Read More...
9Round Levels Up Customer Experience
Posted: September 19, 2022 in Chains
GREENVILLE, S.C. - 9Round, the world’s largest kickboxing fitness franchise, is kicking its members' experience up a notch with a variety of in-studio enhancements including Daily Workout Screens, heart-pumping music by FitRadio and updated membership options at participating studios. These innovative additions to 9Round, part of the brand's customer-centric approach to fitness, are set to expand members' options and enhance the workout experience, whether in-studio or at home. Read More...
NSCA Announces VALD as an Official Sponsor
Posted: September 16, 2022 in Suppliers
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) announces VALD as an Official Sponsor. The company is at the forefront of human measurement technologies, offering strength and conditioning coaches, sport scientists, and clinicians unique insights into human performance, injury risk and rehabilitation. Read More...
Digilock Unveils Curve, the Sleek New Standard in Upgradeable Lock Innovation
Posted: September 15, 2022 in Suppliers
PETALUMA, CA - Digilock, a global leader in keyless lock solutions, unveils its latest design-forward innovation, Curve. Inspired by the company's bestselling and industry-favored classic model, this next-generation lock has all the modern advantages, featuring basic, advanced or networked cloud management capabilities for anytime, anywhere control. Curve also offers wireless connectivity through Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) and customer choice of keypad, RFID or Mobile ID access, to further simplify deployment options. Read More...
Planet Fitness Motivated 3.5 Million High School Students to Prioritize Their Mental and Physical Health This Summer as Part of the ‘High School Summer Pass’ Initiative
Posted: September 14, 2022 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, announced that more than 3.5 million high schoolers signed up for its High School Summer Pass program, logging 17 million workouts over the course of three-and-a-half months. High School Summer Pass took place from May 16 through August 31, during which Planet Fitness opened its doors to high schoolers ages 14 – 19 to work out for free at any of its more than 2,300 locations in the United States and Canada. Read More...
Mindbody Continues to Support Wellness Industry with Launch of ClassPass Revenue Guarantee
Posted: September 14, 2022 in Suppliers
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - Mindbody, a leading experience technology platform for the wellness industry, and ClassPass, the premier fitness and wellness membership, announce the ClassPass Revenue Guarantee. This new program, exclusive to Mindbody customers, provides a monetarily backed guarantee that ClassPass will drive incremental revenue growth. Through this guarantee, if the business does not see a positive impact within 90 days of implementing ClassPass, Mindbody will write that customer a check for 2x the difference. Read More...
