Health and Fitness Club Industry News
Friday, January 16th, 2026
The Annual Parisi Summit Returns to New Jersey
Posted: June 1, 2022 in Suppliers
FAIR LAWN, N.J. - The Annual Parisi Summit returned to the flagship location in Fair Lawn, New Jersey to celebrate 30 years of helping young athletes improve speed of movement and strength in character. More than 100 Parisi Speed School Coaches from all over the country gathered for two days of education, connection and growth, both personally and professionally. Read More...
CR Fitness Holdings Acquires Crunch Ballantyne in North Carolina and Crunch Frisco in Texas, Growing the Franchise to 40 Locations
Posted: June 1, 2022 in Chains
TAMPA, FL - CR Fitness, Crunch Fitness’ largest franchisee in the Southeast, announced the acquisition of Crunch Ballantyne in Charlotte, North Carolina and Crunch Frisco in Frisco, Texas. CR Fitness currently owns and operates 40 locations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. The company is owned by Vince Julien, Geoff Dyer, Tony Scrimale and Jeff Dotson, who together have more than 100 years of experience in the fitness industry. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces New Location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Posted: May 31, 2022 in Chains
PITTSBURGH, PA - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming October 2022 opening of Crunch McKnight, a spacious, $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million in state-of-the-art equipment and amenities. Crunch McKnight will be the first Crunch location in Pittsburgh. Crunch McKnight 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 McKnight will be Fitness Ventures' 27th location nationwide. Read More...
Genesis Health Clubs Lands Exclusive Contract at the Villages, Florida and Acquires Two Clubs
Posted: May 31, 2022 in Chains
THE VILLAGES, FL - Genesis Health Clubs announce the purchase of the Spanish Springs and Brownwood locations of MVP Athletic Clubs in The Villages, Florida. Included in the deal were exclusive rights to be the sole health club provider for The Villages, paving the way for future expansion. Read More...
Empire Portfolio Group Opens New Stamford-West Side, Connecticut Orangetheory Fitness Studio
Posted: May 31, 2022 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Empire Portfolio Group ("Empire"), a leading Area Developer and Franchisee of Orangetheory Fitness, the heart rate-based interval training fitness franchise, announces it has opened a new studio in Stamford, Connecticut. Read More...
Eledon Announces Phase 2a Trial Results for Tegoprubart, a Drug Invented at ALS TDI
Posted: May 27, 2022 in Other News
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Eledon Pharmaceuticals announced topline results from their Phase 2a trial of Tegoprubart (formerly AT1501), a drug invented and developed at the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI). The trial demonstrated Tegoprubart dose-dependent target engagement and pro-inflammatory biomarkers were dose-dependently reduced. Pro-inflammatory biomarker reduction was associated with a non-significant trend toward slowing disease progression as measured by ALSFRS-R. Read More...
ACSM Selects New ‘ESSR’ Editor-in-Chief
Posted: May 26, 2022 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - ACSM announces Sandra K. Hunter, Ph.D., FACSM has been selected as the next Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews (ESSR). Dr. Hunter was selected through a rigorous application and interview search process from among a pool of exceptionally qualified candidates. Read More...
Fitness Ventures LLC Adds VP of Construction to All-Star Team
Posted: May 25, 2022 in Chains
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL - Fitness Ventures, LLC. Headquartered in Altamonte Springs, FL, one of the fastest growing franchisees in the Crunch Fitness system announces the hiring of Jay Thomas as their new VP of Construction. Thomas will begin with the company on June 1, and will be responsible for overseeing all development projects throughout the United States, including nearly $50 million dollars of construction projects already in the pipeline. Read More...
U.S. Vets Housing Facility Benefits from Gift Courtesy of World Gym
Posted: May 25, 2022 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - World Gym, originator of the full-service gym model and a great American fitness brand, has provided all the equipment for a new gym at the U.S. Vets housing facility, an organization committed to ending veteran homelessness by providing housing, mental health support, job counseling and more. Read More...
Row House Debuts New Class Formats “Strength” and “Intervals”
Posted: May 25, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - To better serve its diverse membership and stay competitive in the rapidly growing indoor rowing space, Row House, a leading boutique fitness franchise offering classes on and off the rower, has debuted two new class formats: Strength and Intervals. Read More...
TITLE Boxing Club Adds Seasoned International Business Strategist to Franchise Development Roster
Posted: May 25, 2022 in Chains
SANTA MONICA, CA - TITLE Boxing Club, the nation’s leading fitness boxing company, announces the hiring of Franck Meunier as SVP of International Strategy and Business Development. The brand has been working behind the scenes to revamp its franchise support team to prepare for explosive development. Most recently, one year after being acquired by BoxUnion, the brand announced a strategic plan to restart franchise expansion and open 300+ clubs by 2025. Read More...
Second Annual Ride of a Life Time Cycling Event Raises More Than One Million Dollars to Improve Children’s Health
Posted: May 25, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - In just its second year, the annual Ride of a Life Time, a charity cycle event raising money to benefit the health of kids, fundraised more than $1 million in 40+ metro markets. More than 8,000 people took part in riding and more contributed in exceeding the goal. Read More...
ABC Fitness Solutions Names Sharad Mohan as Chief SaaS Officer
Posted: May 24, 2022 in Suppliers
LITTLE ROCK, AR - ABC Fitness Solutions (ABC), a leading technology and related services provider for the fitness industry, announces the appointment of Sharad Mohan, as Chief SaaS Officer for its SaaS offerings that serve the needs of more than 8,100 clubs, 245,000 coaches and 3M members around the world and who are outside of ABC IGNITE’s core customer base. Read More...
EoS Fitness Goes Big with Texas Expansion
Posted: May 23, 2022 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - They say everything's bigger in Texas, and for EoS Fitness, that means explosive growth as the company announces plans to bring its inclusive and welcoming fitness environment to the Lone Star State with a steady buildout of new gyms to empower and grow a community of exercise practitioners of all experience levels. In further endorsement of its commitment to Texas, EoS is moving company headquarters to Dallas. Read More...
Matrix Fitness Announces Partnership with the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation as Part of Larger Mental Health Initiative
Posted: May 23, 2022 in Suppliers
COTTAGE GROVE, WI - Matrix Fitness, one of the world’s fastest growing commercial fitness brands, kicked off several initiatives aimed at increasing the awareness of the positive relationship between mental health and exercise, which includes a partnership with the John W. Brick (JWB) Mental Health Foundation. The JWB Mental Health Foundation, a mission-driven non-profit organization, advocates for integrating exercise, nutrition and mind-body practices into treating mental illness and promoting mental wellness. The foundation was established in 2015 by co-founders Victor and Lynne Brick (of Planet Fitness Growth Partners) to honor Victor’s late brother John. Read More...
Retro Fitness Announces Project LIFT, the Largest Development Deal in Company History
Posted: May 20, 2022 in Chains
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Retro Fitness, one of the fastest growing health club franchises, announces the launch of 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. In partnership with the BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund, and James Collins, Managing Partner of Eastwood Capital Partners, 70 Retro Fitness new health club locations are now underway. This program marks the largest development deal in the history of Retro Fitness. Read More...
Energizing the Fitness Industry, Regymen Fitness Launches National Franchise Opportunity
Posted: May 19, 2022 in Chains
BATON ROUGE, LA - As consumer demand for quality boutique fitness facilities continues to rise, Regymen Fitness, a boutique gym offering an array of workouts to choose from with the technology to support it, has announced their plans of national expansion through franchising as they continue to grow. Regymen Fitness currently has 20 locations throughout North America. Read More...
IDEA Health & Fitness Association Announces New Ownership
Posted: May 19, 2022 in Other News
SAN DIEGO, CA - IDEA Health & Fitness Association, a leading organization for fitness and wellness professionals, announces new ownership as it prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary and a return to in-person education at its premier conference event, IDEA World Convention. Amy Boone Thompson, Former Vice President and General Manager and now Owner and Chief Executive Officer, will continue to lead IDEA as a new generation of fitness and wellness professionals Inspire the World to Fitness. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Madison, Wisconsin
Posted: May 18, 2022 in Chains
MADISON, WI - Crunch Franchise today announces the upcoming October 2022 opening of Crunch Madison, a spacious 50,000-square-foot fitness facility, with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities. Crunch Madison is owned by fitness industry veteran and enthusiast Brian Hibbard, Chief Executive Officer for Fitness Ventures, LLC, which owns and operates Crunch Fitness locations across the U.S. Read More...
Expansion, Growth and Revenue Projected for MENA Fitness Market
Posted: May 18, 2022 in IHRSA
BOSTON, MA - IHRSA and the Global Health & Fitness Alliance collaborated with Ken Research to produce the Assessment for Direct and Indirect Impact of Health and Fitness Clubs to MENA Economy - Outlook to 2025 report. While the report highlights timely current information on the state of the MENA health and fitness industry, it also provides crucial future market projections such as industry size by revenue. The report includes individual country reports for Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey, Algeria, Morocco, Oman and Qatar. Read More...
