Health and Fitness Club Industry News
Friday, January 16th, 2026
Xponential Fitness CFO, John Meloun, Receives “CFO of the Year” Honor
Posted: June 28, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness CFO, John Meloun, recently received "CFO of the Year" in Orange County Business Journal's Annual Awards Event. Always humble, John shared what the last few years have been like in his role, how his career shaped his success at Xponential and what's in store for the future... Read More...
12 Balanced Body Reformers Now CE Certified for 12 Years
Posted: June 28, 2022 in Suppliers
U.K. - Balanced Body has always believed that mindful movement like Pilates changes people’s lives. That’s why it is exciting that 12 Balanced Body Reformers and Towers have now acquired a CE Marking, verifying the equipment’s status as a Class I Medical Device across most of the EU. Read More...
UFC GYM Debuts New UFC FIT Premium Fitness Facility at Westfield Oakridge in San Jose
Posted: June 27, 2022 in Chains
SAN JOSE, CA - UFC GYM, the first major brand extension of UFC, continues its expansion throughout California with the grand opening of its new UFC FIT San Jose location. The 40,000-square-foot premier fitness facility is officially open for workouts and will honor the occasion with a grand opening celebration in July. Read More...
Burn Boot Camp and Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Join Forces, Helping Families Live Longer and Grow Stronger
Posted: June 27, 2022 in Chains
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Burn Boot Camp, a leading fitness franchise with a mission and passion for empowering communities, is proud to be teaming up with Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) for the sixth annual 'Be Their Muscle' event taking place on Saturday, July 30th or Sunday, July 31st (depending on the location). Launched in 2016, the once local initiative has grown into an incredible national campaign raising over a million dollars to date for MDA, which supports families living with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related neuromuscular diseases. Read More...
NSCA Announces 2022 Annual Award Recipients
Posted: June 27, 2022 in Suppliers
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) announces this year’s recipients for the organization’s 2022 Annual Awards. These distinctive awards honor professionals around the world for outstanding achievement in their field. Each of the award winners will be formally recognized at the NSCA’s National Conference, which will be held from July 6 - 9, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Read More...
New Report Details Global Fitness Industry’s Profound Economic Impact
Posted: June 23, 2022 in IHRSA
BOSTON, MA - In a first-of-its-kind advocacy report, the health and fitness industry targets governments to assist policymakers in making preferable decisions related to health and wellbeing and to improve population health and productivity worldwide. Commissioned by IHRSA and the Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) and produced by Deloitte, the Economic Health & Societal Well-being: Quantifying the Impact of the Global Health & Fitness Sector Global Report analyzes the economic and socioeconomic impact of the global health and fitness industry. Read More...
The 2022 Congressional Physical Activity Challenge Are In
Posted: June 23, 2022 in Suppliers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The winners have been announced for the 2022 Congressional Physical Activity Challenge, in partnership with Myzone and the Physical Activity Alliance. In his last year competing prior to his retirement and following last year’s win for his team, Senator Richard Burr and his office staff have once again had success. Burr takes the titles for Total Team MEPs and getting the most staff participants across the line for the World Health Organization’s guidelines for physical activity, equating to 1300 MEPs. Read More...
ABC Fitness Solutions Celebrates Overall Success of ABC IGNITE at IHRSA 2022
Posted: June 22, 2022 in Suppliers
LITTLE ROCK, AR and MIAMI BEACH, FL - At IHRSA 2022, ABC Fitness Solutions, a leading technology and related services provider for the fitness industry is celebrating the success of its ABC IGNITE next-generation club management solution. With over 100 Club conversions in under six months, ABC IGNITE is sweeping across the states from East to West, delivering cost and time savings and increased member sign up as well as member management and engagement, billing and reporting, CRM, Sales and staff utilization. Read More...
HealthyCARE: Your Pathway to Future Growth
Posted: June 22, 2022 in Suppliers
MIAMI, FL - Smart Health Clubs and GENAVIX announce the merger of their two companies, which are focused on bridging the gap between healthcare and fitness with the introduction of HealthyCARE®. HealthyCARE® is a technology-based revenue generation solution. This solution allows club members to sign-up and pay for lifestyle programs and services, such as nutrition, fitness coaching and specialty services. These services will be offered by registered dietitians and certified coaches/practitioners, or with local, regional and national medical subject matter experts already participating in HealthyCARE® without any need to hire new staff. Read More...
F45 Launches Corporate Partnership Program, Bringing Studios and Classes to the Office
Posted: June 22, 2022 in Chains
AUSTIN, TX - F45 Training Holdings Inc. ("F45" or the "Company") (NYSE: FXLV), a fast-growing fitness franchisor, announces the formal launch of its corporate partnership program. Through this program, organizations will be able to open an F45 studio inside their corporate offices to offer F45 classes directly to their employees. The goal of the program is to make exercise more accessible for corporate employees and bring F45’s innovative fitness program directly to the office. Read More...
National Academy of Sports Medicine Provides Career Support to 5,000+ Fitness Professionals
Posted: June 22, 2022 in Suppliers
GILBERT, AZ - National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), a global leader in fitness education and certifications, has relaunched its nasmjobs.com career platform to offer an extensive array of new career-enhancing resources for both employers and job seekers alike. The career platform currently serves more than 5,000 job seekers and lists over 300 total job postings, with 100 new job opportunities added in May 2022 alone. Read More...
FitFighter is on the Move with $2.5M in New Funding
Posted: June 22, 2022 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - FitFighter Inc. announces it has raised $2.5 million in seed round investments to build its salesforce, expand its gym programs and military training, advance product design and accelerate production. The funding round was led by Jennus Innovation and anchored by Abraham Trust, adding a deep bench of partners to its initial investment from Daniel Lubetzky, representing Equilibra Ventures. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Celebrates Two Million Member Mark
Posted: June 21, 2022 in Chains
NORWALK, CT - Crunch Fitness marks the milestone of reaching two million members at the full-service fitness brand. This achievement comes as Crunch continues to outpace the industry in membership growth, earning its spot as the number one high-value, low-price franchise gym. The two-millionth member, Julia Dever, signed up at Crunch Norwalk in Connecticut, where she was surprised with a special celebration and awarded $2,000 worth of prizes, including a complimentary two-year gym membership and various gifts. Read More...
REX Roundtables Announces Partnership with ITR Economics to Help Members Make Data-Driven Business Decisions
Posted: June 21, 2022 in Suppliers
NEW YORK - REX Roundtables announces its new partnership with ITR Economics, an economic forecasting firm that will provide REX Roundtables members and their companies with additional economic intelligence to drive practical and profitable business decisions. Through this partnership, REX Roundtables Members will have access to several new resources, including... Read More...
Matrix Fitness Showcases New Programming, Platforms and More at IHRSA 2022
Posted: June 21, 2022 in Suppliers
COTTAGE GROVE, WI - Matrix Fitness returns to the IHRSA Convention and Tradeshow ready to engage attendees with a high-energy booth presence. The fastest-growing commercial fitness brand will feature newly released offerings ranging from new programming designed around high-intensity interval training to noise-reducing platforms and much more. Read More...
FitnessOnDemand Launches SO1O Turnkey Virtual Fitness Station at IHRSA 2022
Posted: June 21, 2022 in Suppliers
MIAMI, FL - Visitors to IHRSA this week can get a first look at an exciting new innovation from FitnessOnDemand. Introducing SO1O (“solo”), a new FOD interface that is designed for maximum versatility and easy, plug and play use to upgrade or transform any open space or studio anywhere in the club. Read More...
U.S. Health Club Membership Reaches Over 66 Million Americans
Posted: June 20, 2022 in IHRSA
BOSTON, MA - More than one out of five Americans belonged to a health club or studio in 2021, totaling 66.5 million consumers ages 6 years and older. The latest data shows a 3.8% growth over the last two years, a validation of the importance of the industry despite COVID’s challenges. Read More...
Nominate for the 2022 USTA Outstanding Facility Awards
Posted: June 20, 2022 in Suppliers
LAKE NONA, FL - Do you know an outstanding tennis facility in your area? Do you work at or manage a facility that you feel deserves national recognition? Apply now for the 40th annual USTA Outstanding Facility Awards program. Read More...
Blink Fitness Celebrates the Opening of Their Newest Location with the West Fordham Gym
Posted: June 16, 2022 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, which celebrates Mood Above Muscle, focusing on how exercise makes you feel versus how it makes you look, announces its newest location in the Bronx. Blink's new West Fordham location is designed with scientifically-proven mood-lifting features in mind, including the space's brightly lit, vibrantly colored, clean and spacious layout. This is the fitness chain's 13th location in the Bronx and its second gym in Fordham to serve the community's growing demand. Read More...
Retro Fitness Launches Nationwide Corporate Team Building Program Led by Veteran “Green Berets”
Posted: June 16, 2022 in Chains
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Retro Fitness, one of the fastest growing health club franchises, announces the launch of its new Retro Fitness Team Building Program, created in partnership with United States Army Special Forces veterans, "Green Berets." Developed to assist Human Resource departments rebuild their teams as businesses open back up and employees return to the office, the Team Building Program aims to establish a strong sense of collaboration, productivity, trust and respect among employees. Read More...
