Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Blink Fitness Promotes Two Key Players; Names Todd Magazine CEO
Posted: May 22, 2018 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, a premium-quality, value-based gym that has challenged industry norms by celebrating how exercise makes you feel, not just how it makes you look, has announced the promotion of former president Todd Magazine to Chief Executive Officer and former Vice President of Operations David Collignon to Senior Vice President of Operations. Read More...
Blink Fitness Opens Its Newest New Jersey Location In Newark
Posted: April 28, 2018 in Chains
NEWARK, N.J. - Blink Fitness, the premium-quality, value-based fitness club, is excited announces the grand opening of its 69th location, in Newark, New Jersey. The club opened the doors to its much-anticipated location on Friday, April 27th. As a part of the Grand Opening celebration, Blink Fitness donated 50 one-year memberships, worth over $10,000, to CASA for Children of Essex County, an organization dedicated to promoting the welfare of children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse, neglect or abandonment by providing a safety net of support, advocacy and mentorship. Read More...
Blink Fitness Announces Agreement for Expansion With Two-time NBA Champion Draymond Green
Posted: February 26, 2018 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green announced a franchise development deal to bring at least 20 gyms to Michigan and Illinois. This announcement marks the two-time NBA Champion, All Star, Olympic Gold Medalist and Defensive Player of the Year's first investment in the premium-quality, value-based fitness brand as Blink launches its first venture into the Great Lakes region. Read More...
No More Failed Resolutions: Blink Fitness Challenges America to be #ResolutionHappy
Posted: January 2, 2018 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, a premium-quality, value-based gym introduced its newest ad campaign, #ResolutionHappy. The campaign aims to tackle the stigma around the failure to complete New Year's resolutions, often centered around unrealistic expectations on body image, by encouraging gym-goers to shred their resolutions and shift to a more realistic, confidence-boosting approach to fitness. Read More...
Blink Fitness Opens Its Newest New Jersey Location In Willingboro
Posted: December 22, 2017 in Chains
WILLINGBORO, N.J. - Blink Fitness, the premium-quality, value-based fitness club, announces the opening of its newest New Jersey location in Willingboro. The club opened the doors to its much-anticipated location on Thursday, December 21 from 12 PM to 11 PM. As a part of the Grand Opening celebration, Blink Fitness donated 50 one-year memberships, worth over $10,000, to All Things Are Possible Foundation, an organization dedicated to empowering youth and enhancing the community through academics, athletics, awareness and arts. Read More...
Blink Fitness Brings Mood Above Muscle Approach to Los Angeles, Opening its 60th Location Nationwide
Posted: December 11, 2017 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, the premium-quality, value-based gym, announces its arrival to the West Coast with the opening of its first three gyms in Los Angeles. Marking its 60th location, the first Blink Fitness will be opening in Gardena at Gardena Plaza, followed by Huntington Park at the former Huntington Park Warner Theatre in early 2018, and Anaheim at Brookhurst Center in late 2018. Having established a strong footprint on the East Coast, as well as a rapidly expanding franchise business in additional markets, nationally, these three brand-new gyms mark the beginning of Blink's expansion in the Los Angeles metro area. Read More...
Blink Fitness Opens Its Newest Bronx Location In The Hub
Posted: November 22, 2017 in Chains
BRONX, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, the premium-quality, value-based fitness club, announces the opening of its newest Bronx location in The Hub. The club opened the doors to its much-anticipated location at 570 Melrose Avenue on Monday, November 20. As a part of the Grand Opening celebration, Blink Fitness donated 50 one-year memberships, worth over $10,000, to BronxConnect, an organization dedicated to developing urban youth into leaders and productive members of their communities. Read More...
Blink Fitness Celebrates Members with Disabilities In New Social Media Campaign to Demonstrate All Bodies Are Able Bodies
Posted: November 8, 2017 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, the premium quality, value-based gym strives to be a place where gym goers of all shapes and sizes feel welcome. Since launching the company's original "Every Body Happy" platform, the gym has challenged industry norms by celebrating how exercise makes you feel, not just how it makes you look. Blink Fitness recently and proudly earned the Title III ADA Sapolin Accommodation Award from Mayor de Blasio and the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities for being Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant. Now, Blink recognizes members who are defying the odds and maintaining physical fitness while living with disabilities. Read More...
Blink Fitness Accelerates Growth in New York & New Jersey
Posted: October 10, 2017 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, a premium-quality, value-based fitness brand that focuses on how exercise makes you feel rather than exclusively on how it makes you look, is set to expand in its home territory with a 6-unit agreement for Long Island and Westchester, New York along with Central New Jersey. Eclipse Capital LLC will develop the six gyms, all of which will be open and operating over the next five years. Read More...
Blink Fitness Expands Into Boston
Posted: September 28, 2017 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, a premium-quality, value-based fitness brand that focuses on how exercise makes you feel rather than exclusively focusing on how it makes you look, has signed a development deal to bring their concept to the Greater Boston Area. This announcement signals a much-anticipated entrance into the Massachusetts market. Read More...
Blink Fitness Accelerates National Expansion Initiative
Posted: September 6, 2017 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Blink Fitness – a premium-quality, value-based fitness brand that focuses on how exercise makes you feel rather than exclusively on how it makes you look – has announced the signing of three development agreements. The signings are for 18 gyms throughout major U.S. metropolitan areas. These market entries include the concept's first locations in Massachusetts and Virginia. This announcement comes on the heels of the brand's entry into Pennsylvania in June and their upcoming launch in California. Read More...
