Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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Crunch Franchise and Undefeated Tribe Announce New Location in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posted: July 25, 2022 in Chains
TULSA, OK - Crunch Franchise and Undefeated Tribe announce the planned opening of a new $4.5 million, 30,000-square foot, 24/7 gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The modern, expansive club will begin pre-selling memberships this winter. Read More...
Workout Anytime Signs 20-Unit Deal to Bring New Clubs to Four States
Posted: July 25, 2022 in Chains
ATLANTA, GA - Workout Anytime, a 180-plus-unit leader in the fitness industry, has signed an agreement to bring 20 new locations to markets in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Florida. This multi-unit development deal, which was signed in partnership with Phenomenal Gyms, LLC, comes as the fast-growing fitness franchise is outpacing its ambitious goal to sign 40 units by the end of the year. In the first quarter of the year alone, Workout Anytime signed deals for 27 clubs. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Brands Row House and Rumble Boxing Partner with C4 Energy to Fuel Fitness Enthusiasts Across the Country
Posted: July 25, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Row House and Rumble, two of Xponential Fitness’ (NYSE: XPOF) powerhouse brands, announces that C4 Energy, one of the fastest-growing energy drink brands in the United States, is their new energy drink partner. Created by Nutrabolt, the Human Performance Company, C4 Energy, and C4 Smart Energy will now be available at participating studios nationwide. Read More...
New ACE Education Empowers Exercise Professionals to Better Serve All Individuals Seeking Healthy Lifestyles
Posted: July 25, 2022 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the Size Inclusive Training Academy launched a new continuing education course, the Size Inclusive Fitness Specialist. This new course prepares exercise professionals to equip larger bodied individuals to make healthy lifestyle changes with a weight neutral mentality. This course is part of ACE’s larger effort to build a more inclusive fitness industry. Read More...
U.S. Department of Energy Honors Life Time for Energy Reduction Initiatives
Posted: July 22, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recognized Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brand, for the company's energy efficiency improvements across nearly 160 athletic country clubs nationwide. DOE staff and Life Time leaders toured the company's Chanhassen, Minnesota club to see firsthand the technologies and procedures that helped Life Time increase its energy efficiency by 38% across more than 16 million square feet of building space. Read More...
USTA Foundation Receives $215K from Chase to Support 29 NJTLs
Posted: July 21, 2022 in Suppliers
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The USTA Foundation, the charitable arm of the United States Tennis Association Incorporated (USTA), announces that, for the ninth consecutive year, it has partnered with longtime U.S. Open sponsor Chase to award 29 National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) chapters with $215,000 in total grants to support year-round tennis and education programming. Read More...
GHFA Advisory Council Adds McCall Gosselin of Planet Fitness
Posted: July 20, 2022 in IHRSA
BOSTON, MA - The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA), under the leadership of Chair, Andrea Bell, and Vice Chair, Richard Beddie, announces the appointment of McCall Gosselin, Senior Vice President of Communications & Corporate Responsibility at Planet Fitness, to its Advisory Council. McCall replaces Anna Henwood, former Chief Marketing Officer of Les Mills International (LMI). Read More...
Planet Fitness Opens Newest Club in Martinsville, Indiana
Posted: July 20, 2022 in Chains
MARTINSVILLE, IN - Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces the grand opening of its newest club in Martinsville, Indiana. Planet Fitness is celebrating the grand opening on Friday, July 29, with a ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Kenneth Costin and the Martinsville Chamber of Commerce starting at 3:00 p.m. During the celebration, Planet Fitness will donate $2,500 to the Indy Honor Flights, a local non-profit organization that honors Indiana veterans for their service and sacrifice. Read More...
Active Wellness COO, Michele Wong, Named on The Top 25 Women Leaders in Consumer HealthTech of 2022
Posted: July 20, 2022 in Chains
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Active Wellness COO, Michele Wong, has been recognized as one of The Top 25 Women Leaders in Consumer HealthTech of 2022. The awardees on this year’s list represent some of the most innovative companies in the healthcare technology space. They provide their organizations with steady leadership and deep knowledge in their respective specialties, piloting their companies through ever-changing market conditions with an unwavering focus on customer needs. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Announces First Location in Arkansas
Posted: July 19, 2022 in Chains
FAYETTEVILLE, AR - Crunch Fitness announces the upcoming winter launch of Crunch Fayetteville, a franchise club located in a spacious, $5 million, 55,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million in state-of-the-art equipment and amenities. This will be the first Crunch location in Arkansas. Crunch Fayetteville is owned by partners John Armatas and Brian Hibbard, Chief Executive Officer for Fitness Ventures LLC, which owns and operates Crunch Fitness locations across the U.S. Crunch Fayetteville will be Fitness Ventures' 27th location nationwide. Read More...
Jones College Athletics Program Selected to Receive $10,000 Hammer Strength Equipment Grant
Posted: July 19, 2022 in Suppliers
FRANKLIN PARK, IL - The athletics program at Jones College in Ellisville, Mississippi has been selected to receive the first-ever Life Fitness/Hammer Strength Equipment Grant, valued at $10,000. The grant is sponsored by Life Fitness Family of Brands, in partnership with the National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation, which managed the grant application process. The grant was open to NSCA members who represent junior college or community college athletic training programs. Read More...
Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs Welcomes New Chief Operations Officer Josh Hettiger
Posted: July 19, 2022 in Chains
MANHATTAN, IL - Fitness Premier 24/7 announces the appointment of Josh Hettiger to Chief Operations Officer. As COO, Hettiger will handle franchise development and other growth efforts for the brand. Fitness Premier is unlike other fitness concepts in the market as they are not quite a boutique model but also do not follow the big-box gym model. This, along with the general flexibility of the brand’s leadership, allows franchisees to develop a model that works for them, their goals and available resources. Read More...
John R. Doubman Named New Chief Operating Officer of Ecore International and President of Ecore Commercial
Posted: July 19, 2022 in Suppliers
LANCASTER, PA - Ecore, a company that transforms reclaimed materials into high-performance products that make people’s lives better, announces the hiring of John “Jay” R. Doubman as Chief Operating Officer of Ecore International and President of Ecore Commercial. Read More...
Regymen Fitness Continues to Expand Its National Footprint, Announcing Upcoming Monroe Location
Posted: July 18, 2022 in Chains
MONROE, LA - Regymen Fitness, a boutique gym offering an array of workouts with the technology to support its success, is continuing its rapid national expansion, announcing their newest location in the Bayou State, opening in Monroe. The brand’s newest location is expected to open in Q3 of 2022 and will be led by Louisiana native, Kenny O’Neil. Read More...
2022 IDEA World Convention Scholarship Awardees Announced
Posted: July 18, 2022 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The IDEA World Convention Scholarship Program, funded by Kathie and Peter Davis, Founders of IDEA Health & Fitness Association (IDEA) and the IDEA Foundation (now the American Council on Exercise, or ACE), announced five 2022 Award Recipients who will attend this year’s IDEA World Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 20 - 24, 2022. Read More...
Wellbeats’ Von Bank Honored by LFE Capital
Posted: July 18, 2022 in Suppliers
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Wellbeats, a LifeSpeak company, announces Wellbeats President and LifeSpeak COO, Jason Von Bank, has been honored by LFE Capital as a recipient of LFE Capital’s Award of Excellence. LFE Capital has a tradition of honoring portfolio company executives at its annual meeting. It recognizes exceptional accomplishments and acknowledges the courage, energy and fortitude it takes to be a builder of businesses. Read More...
Life Time Reaches 30 Years of Inspiring Health and Happiness
Posted: July 15, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brand, opened its first club in a Brooklyn Park, Minnesota strip mall 30 years ago. Much has occurred over three decades, including extraordinary growth of the company, which now offers nearly 160 athletic country clubs encompassing 16-million square feet across 41 major markets in the U.S. and Canada, and the development of a complete omnichannel Healthy Way of Life ecosystem. Over this time, Life Time has served millions of people and more than one billion visits, been part of incredible stories of personal achievement and life-altering events and grown an amazing community of like-minded people seeking health and happiness. Read More...
YouFit Gyms Named Official Gym of University of Miami Athletics
Posted: July 15, 2022 in Chains
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL - YouFit Gyms, a popular nationwide fitness chain, announces a partnership with University of Miami Athletics as the Official Gym of the Miami Hurricanes. The partnership has begun and will continue throughout the 2022 - 2023 football and basketball seasons. Read More...
9Round Appoints Glofox as Software Partner to Support International Expansion
Posted: July 13, 2022 in Chains, Suppliers
GREENVILLE, S.C. - 9Round, a global leader in kickboxing fitness, announces the appointment of Glofox, one of the fastest-growing fitness operating platforms, as their exclusive International software partner. As part of the agreement, Glofox will be providing its operating platform to 9Round studios in over 20 markets with growth expected to expand into a further 15 markets in the next two to three years. Read More...
ClubIntel Releases: Optimizing Personalization Using Fitness Personas
Posted: July 13, 2022 in Suppliers
DALLAS, TX - Creating consumer personas is a tool that is designed to give in-depth knowledge of consumer behavior and possible interactions they could have with a product (health club or gym). The exercise of creating customer profiles (personas) has many benefits, but most important is the opportunity to have deep knowledge about the consumer base and develop products, services and programs (think your club’s value proposition) to address their needs, and then establish a marketing campaign to communicate how your brand addresses the consumer needs (benefits). In a recent study conducted by ClubIntel on behalf of ABC Fitness Solutions, four fitness consumer personas we revealed... Read More...
