Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
Crunch Fitness Warner Robins Providing Jobs, Benefiting Neighboring Businesses and Boosting Local Economy
Posted: January 26, 2023 in Chains
WARNER ROBINS, GA - Crunch Franchise opened its newest location, Crunch Warner Robins on December 12th, 2022, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars worth of state-of-the-art equipment. The facility is now welcoming up to 1,800 members daily, providing jobs to over 70 team members. As one of the newest employers in the area, the club is serving as a boost for Warner Robin's local economy and is attracting more activity and businesses to the area. Read More...
Empire Portfolio Group Opens New Great Falls, Virginia Orangetheory Fitness Studio
Posted: January 23, 2023 in Chains
GREAT FALLS, VA - 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 Great Falls, Virginia. The new studio will be the tenth in the greater Virginia area. Read More...
Life Time Expansion in New York City Continues with Opening of Seventh Location
Posted: January 18, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, debuts Life Time Midtown, a one-of-a-kind, 28,000-square-foot athletic country club, furthering the company's rapid expansion in New York City, marking its seventh location and fifth in Manhattan, specifically. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Evansville, Indiana
Posted: January 13, 2023 in Chains
EVANSVILLE, IN - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming Spring 2023 opening of Crunch Evansville, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Evansville is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system with numerous locations throughout the U.S. Read More...
Fitness Connection Announces the Grand Opening of its 15th Dallas location
Posted: January 13, 2023 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Since 1998, Fitness Connection, a Dallas-based fitness company, has been committed to providing a high-quality fitness experience at the lowest price possible. With 15 locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, they are excited to celebrate the opening of their newest club in Dallas proper. Read More...
Retro Fitness Announces First Health Club Locations Under Project LIFT Initiative
Posted: January 12, 2023 in Chains
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Retro Fitness, one of the fastest growing health club franchises, announces the opening of the first clubs under 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. BlackRock's Impact Opportunities Fund and James Collins, Managing Partner of Eastwood Capital Partners, together have committed to developing a minimum of 80 new Retro Fitness Health Clubs in four different regions in the country, the first of which are now open in Dallas, Texas. Read More...
Life Time, The Brodsky Organization and Greenland USA Announce New Life Time Athletic Country Club at Brooklyn Crossing In 2024
Posted: January 11, 2023 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Brodsky Organization and Greenland USA announce the forthcoming addition of Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, to its recently opened Brooklyn Crossing development in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. This relationship will bring the coveted Life Time athletic club experience to the 51-story residential tower in the heart of the borough in 2024. Read More...
Empire Portfolio Group Opens New Williston, Vermont Orangetheory Fitness Studio
Posted: January 9, 2023 in Chains
BURLINGTON, VT - 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 Williston, Vermont. The new studio will be the second in the greater Burlington area. Read More...
The Little Gym Signs Tampa Bay Franchise Agreement with Top-Performing Franchise Group
Posted: January 5, 2023 in Chains
TAMPA, FL - The Little Gym International, the world's premier enrichment and physical development center for children ages four months through 12 and part of the youth enrichment growth-focused platform Unleashed Brands, announces it has signed a franchise agreement which will bring three new locations to the Tampa Bay area over the next three years. Behind the deal are John and Dena Murphy, Tampa Bay locals who also own a successful Christian Brothers Automotive franchise in the area. Read More...
Empire Portfolio Group Opens New Orangetheory Fitness Studio in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City
Posted: December 28, 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 the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood on the West Side of Manhattan. The Hell's Kitchen location marks the 5th studio owned and operated by Empire in Manhattan. Other studios are located in Chelsea, Midtown West and the Upper West Side. Two additional studios will also open in early 2023 located in the West Village and TriBeCa. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Cypress, Texas
Posted: December 22, 2022 in Chains
CYPRESS, TX - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming December 2022 opening of Crunch Cypress, a $3 million, 30,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Cypress is located in a newly renovated previously occupied by 24 Hour Fitness. Crunch Cypress is owned by Cypress Fitness LLC, which partners with Crunch Sugar Land, Crunch Katy, and Crunch Atascocita in the surrounding Houston area. Read More...
Empire Portfolio Group Opens New Matthews, North Carolina Orangetheory Fitness Studio
Posted: December 19, 2022 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 Matthews, North Carolina. Read More...
Life Time Unveils New 52,000-Square-Foot Athletic Club at Station Landing in Medford, Massachusetts
Posted: December 14, 2022 in Chains
BOSTON, MA - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier Healthy Way of Life brand, has opened Life Time Medford at Station Landing, a one-of-a-kind athletic club in the heart of Medford, Massachusetts. The 52,000-square-foot destination is the fourth in Middlesex County and sixth in Massachusetts. Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn officially welcomed new members to the club with a commemorative ribbon-cutting ceremony. Read More...
Life Time Buckhead at Phipps Plaza Debuts
Posted: December 8, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN and ATLANTA, GA - Life Time Buckhead at Phipps Plaza has opened as the newest anchor in the redeveloped Phipps Plaza in Atlanta. The 127,000-square-foot destination occupies five stories at Simon's iconic property and brings together Life Time's (NYSE: LTH) one-of-a-kind athletic club and Life Time Work premium co-working experience. Read More...
UFC Gym Opens Newest Club in Imphal, India
Posted: December 7, 2022 in Chains
IMPHAL, INDIA - UFC GYM India announces the opening of its newest location, UFC GYM Imphal in Manipur. This training facility is the first UFC GYM in North East India. UFC GYM will also be launching the UFC FIT and CLASS models in India this year. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Signs Master Franchise Agreement in Japan for Rumble and AKT
Posted: December 5, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF), the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, announces it has signed a Master Franchise Agreement in Japan for Rumble and AKT. The agreement was signed with Wellness X Asia, Xponential’s existing Master Franchise Partner in Japan for Club Pilates and CycleBar. The agreement provides the Master Franchise Partner with the opportunity to license a minimum of 100 new studios over the next eight years, across the two brands. Read More...
Empire Portfolio Group Opens New Orangetheory Fitness Studio in College Downs – Charlotte, North Carolina
Posted: December 1, 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 is opening a new studio in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Charlotte-College Downs studio marks the 13th studio in greater Charlotte and the 58th studio overall, owned and operated by Empire. Read More...
Life Time’s Fourth Maryland Club Opens at Annapolis Town Center
Posted: November 30, 2022 in Chains
ANNAPOLIS, MD - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, announces the opening of Life Time Annapolis. Located at Annapolis Town Center, just minutes from the United States Naval Academy, Life Time's fourth Maryland club complements the center's entertainment, dining and shopping experience and adds to its growing health and wellness offerings. Read More...
Genesis Health Clubs Acquires Milestone 60th Location and Doubles Down on Tennis in Kansas City
Posted: November 30, 2022 in Chains
LIBERTY, MO - Genesis Health Clubs announces the purchase of Clayview Country Club in Liberty, Missouri. The club, now known as Genesis Health Clubs – Clayview, is the company's 60th location. It features an 8-lane, 25-meter outdoor swimming pool, which features a seasonal, climate-controlled structure, that enables year-round swimming. The club also includes a fitness area, two indoor pickleball courts, and eight indoor and four outdoor tennis courts. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Hixson, Tennessee
Posted: November 26, 2022 in Chains
HIXSON, TN - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming January 2023 opening of Crunch Hixson, a $4 million, 31,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Fitness Hixson is owned by TN Fitness Holdings, LLC and owns another location in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Read More...
