Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Monday, November 3rd, 2025
Retro Fitness Continues to Expand Project LIFT Initiative with Grand Opening Events in Dallas, Texas
Posted: April 13, 2023 in Chains
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Retro Fitness, one of the fastest growing health club franchises, announces the continued expansion of their Project LIFT initiative with the grand opening of three health clubs in Dallas, Texas this week. The initiative aims to open 500 health clubs in 50 Black and Brown communities across the country over the next five years, providing access to affordable exercise, health and fitness options. Read More...
Fitness Connection Announces the Grand Opening of its 2nd San Antonio, Texas Location
Posted: April 12, 2023 in Chains
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Fitness Connection has opened its second gym in San Antonio, Texas. The new club offers the same high-quality facilities and services that members have come to expect from the chain. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Burlington, Vermont
Posted: April 5, 2023 in Chains
BURLINGTON, VT - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming Spring 2023 opening of Crunch Burlington, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Burlington is located in a newly renovated space previously occupied by Kmart. Crunch Burlington is owned by Fitness Holdings Northeast, LLC, one of the fastest growing Crunch franchisee in the northeast with numerous locations throughout Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Read More...
StretchLab Solidifies Title as World’s Largest Assisted Stretching Brand with 300 Studios Open
Posted: April 5, 2023 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - StretchLab, the largest assisted stretching franchise, surpassed another major milestone after recently opening its 300th studio in Canton, Connecticut. As the first assisted stretching brand to reach this number of studios, StretchLab shows no signs of slowing down as it also eclipsed 800 signed franchise agreements and opened 154 studios globally in 2022 alone. Read More...
New High-Tech Gym Iron 24 Announces Grand Opening in Pearland, Texas, its Second Houston-Area Location
Posted: April 5, 2023 in Chains
HOUSTON, TX - Say goodbye to unbreakable contracts, limited hours and complicated pricing structures. Iron 24 Fitness + Recovery, a new gym celebrating its grand opening in Pearland, Texas, does away with those fitness industry relics, using technology to provide a new level of convenience to Pearland gym-goers. Iron 24 plans to open new locations over the next several months, including gyms throughout Texas and locations in Florida and Alberta, Canada. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Haverhill, Massachusetts
Posted: March 29, 2023 in Chains
HAVERHILL, MA - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming Spring 2023 opening of Crunch Haverhill, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Haverhill is located in a newly renovated space previously occupied by Boston Sports Club. Crunch Haverhill is owned by Fitness Holdings Northeast, LLC, one of the fastest growing Crunch franchisee in the northeast with numerous locations throughout Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Virginia Beach
Posted: March 22, 2023 in Chains
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming summer opening of Crunch Chimney Hill, a $5 million, 52,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Chimney Hill is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, one of the fastest growing franchisees in the Crunch system with numerous locations throughout the U.S. Crunch Chimney Hill will be the 38th location nationwide for Fitness Ventures, LLC. Read More...
Life Time Bringing its Luxury Living Residences to Burlington, Massachusetts This Spring
Posted: March 22, 2023 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time (NYSE:LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, is bringing its one-of-a-kind Life Time Living experience to Burlington, Massachusetts with the debut of luxury-for-lease residences, which are set to open in Summer 2023. Construction is underway on the five-story, 167-unit development that will share a campus with the existing Life Time Burlington athletic country club, creating a 13-acre healthy living, healthy aging, healthy entertainment village for residents and members. Read More...
Life Time Expands Presence in Orange County with Athletic Country Club Opening at Lakeshore Development in Irvine
Posted: March 15, 2023 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, opens its newest location, Life Time Lakeshore-Irvine. The 94,000-square-foot athletic country club joins Laguna Niguel and Rancho San Clemente as the company's third Orange County destination. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Burlington, Vermont
Posted: March 8, 2023 in Chains
BURLINGTON, VT - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming Spring 2023 opening of Crunch Burlington, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility, with
$1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Burlington is located in a newly renovated space and is part of a new expansion of Crunch into Vermont. Crunch Burlington is owned by Fitness Holdings Northeast, LLC, the fastest growing Crunch franchisee in the northeast with numerous locations throughout Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Read More...
Life Time Brings Luxury Athletic Country Club Experience to Scottsdale, Arizona
Posted: March 8, 2023 in Chains
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, debuts Life Time Scottsdale Fashion Square, a one-of-a-kind, 50,000-square-foot athletic country club. The opening marks the latest, and most unique, addition to Macerich's Scottsdale Fashion Square's luxury redevelopment with its members-only health and wellness offerings. Read More...
Empire Portfolio Group Opens Newest Orangetheory Fitness Studio in Westbrook – Rock Row, Maine
Posted: March 8, 2023 in Chains
PORTLAND, ME - Empire Portfolio Group ("Empire"), a leading Area Developer and Franchisee of Orangetheory Fitness, the heart rate-based interval training fitness franchise, announces it will open a new studio in Portland, Maine. The new studio will be located in the Rock Row mix-used development and will be the third in the greater Portland area. Read More...
Planet Fitness Parkland Hosts Grand Opening
Posted: March 7, 2023 in Chains
TIMONIUM, MD - Planet Fitness, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand—celebrated the grand opening of its Parkland club on Thursday, February 23. The 19,703-square-foot facility features state-of-the-art cardio machines and strength equipment, 30-Minute Express Circuit, fully equipped locker rooms with lockers and showers and numerous flat screen televisions. Read More...
Austin Fitness Group Opens New Orangetheory Fitness Studio in KingsPointe Village – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posted: March 7, 2023 in Chains
TULSA, OK - Austin Fitness Group ("AFG"), a leading Area Developer and Franchisee for Orangetheory Fitness, announces the opening of a new studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The state-of-the-art fitness studio in KingsPointe Village will open on March 9, 2023. This will be the company's largest studio in Oklahoma and its sixth studio in the Sooner State. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Fargo Providing Jobs, Benefiting Neighboring Businesses and Boosting Local Economy
Posted: February 22, 2023 in Chains
FARGO, N.D. - Crunch Franchise has opened its newest location, Crunch Fargo, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars worth of state-of-the-art equipment. The facility, which formerly housed Toys R Us, is now welcoming up to 1,800 members daily. Crunch Fitness was also able to provide jobs to over 70 team members as one of the area's newest employers and is serving as a boost for Fargo's local economy, attracting more activity and businesses to the area. Read More...
Crunch Fitness White Station Flexes its Muscles by Providing Jobs and Catalyzing Activity at Nearby Businesses
Posted: February 15, 2023 in Chains
MEMPHIS, TN - Crunch Franchise celebrated their official ribbon cutting at its newest location, Crunch White Station, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars worth of state-of-the-art equipment nestled on White Station Road in Memphis, Tennessee. Crunch Fitness also provided jobs to over 70 team members and is one of the newest employers serving as a boost for White Station's local economy by attracting more activity and businesses to the area. Read More...
VASA Fitness Builds on Strong Momentum in 2022 to Grow to 60 Clubs in 2023
Posted: February 10, 2023 in Chains
ENGLEWOOD, CO - VASA Fitness, a Great Place to Work certified company, announces plans for continued expansion in 2023 with nine new locations including its first club in Nebraska coming to Omaha in the second half of this year. By the end of 2023, VASA will operate 60 clubs across eight states with a focus this year on strengthening its presence in Illinois, Nebraska and Colorado. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in the Planned Development of Poinciana Lakes Plaza in Kissimmee, Florida
Posted: February 9, 2023 in Chains
KISSIMMEE, FL - Crunch Franchisee, CR Fitness Holdings, a leading franchisee of Crunch Fitness in the Southeast, announces the Spring 2024 opening of Crunch Poinciana, a five-million dollar, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility with state-of-the-art fitness equipment located in the newly developed Poinciana Lakes Plaza in Kissimmee, Florida. Read More...
Life Time City Centre Debuts Best in Class Squash Center with Nine Courts and Stadium Seating
Posted: February 1, 2023 in Chains
HOUSTON, TX - Life Time, (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, has upgraded its racquet sports experience at Life Time City Centre with an $800,000 investment into a new state-of-the-art squash complex. The new area features five additional courts, including an all-glass court with stadium seating available for events and large-scale squash tournaments. The existing four squash courts have also been renovated for a total of nine. Read More...
Empire Portfolio Group Opens New Cotswold, North Carolina Orangetheory Fitness Studio
Posted: January 30, 2023 in Chains
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Empire Portfolio Group ("Empire"), a leading Area Developer and Franchisee of Orangetheory Fitness, the heart rate-based interval training fitness franchise, announces it will open a new studio in the Charlotte, North Carolina neighborhood of Cotswold. Read More...
