Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Saturday, September 20th, 2025
Life Time Debuts First Luxury Athletic Country Club in Brooklyn
Posted: October 18, 2022 in Chains
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, announces the opening of Life Time Dumbo, the company's first location in Brooklyn and sixth in New York City. Prominently located in the up-and-coming Dumbo neighborhood within the Front & York development, the 3-story, 77,000-square-foot healthy living destination will serve members from nine months to 90+ years with an abundance of health and wellness activities starting with its Kids Academy up through specialized ARORA programming for active agers. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Posted: October 17, 2022 in Chains
WILKES BARRE, CA - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming December 2022 opening of Crunch Wilkes Barre, a $4 million, 28,000-square-foot fitness facility, with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in the Northeastern region of Pennsylvania. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Wilkes Barre will offer top-quality cardio equipment and strength training equipment, a functional training area with indoor turf, group fitness and cycling studios, a personal training studio, 3D-body scanners, saunas, HydroMassage chairs, tanning beds, Infrared wellness pods, an outdoor functional training area, Kids Crunch and more. Read More...
Snap Fitness Continues North American Expansion with Multi-Unit Development Deal in Northern New Jersey and the Hamptons
Posted: October 7, 2022 in Chains
NEW JERSEY - Snap Fitness, the fitness concept centered around its ‘for the feeling’ mantra, focused on how exercise makes you feel versus how you look, announces that it has signed a franchise agreement to bring at least three locations to the northern New Jersey and the Hamptons area in New York. Snap Fitness will further expand into the region, specifically targeting locations in Morris County along with locations in the South Hampton area. Read More...
Life Time Unveils Nearly 148,000 Square-Foot Athletic Country Club in Lake Zurich; Second Life Time to Open in Chicagoland in 2022
Posted: September 23, 2022 in Chains
LAKE ZURICH, IL - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier Healthy Way of Life brand, officially opens Life Time Lake Zurich, a one-of-a-kind athletic country club in the Village of Lake Zurich, Illinois. Covering nearly 148,000 square feet across three floors and an resort-like outdoor beach club, Life Time will serve members from nine months to 90+ years with a wide array of healthy living, healthy aging programs and services from children's programming through active agers. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Announces Newest Location in Swansea, Massachusetts
Posted: September 22, 2022 in Chains
SWANSEA, MA - Crunch Fitness announces the upcoming October 2022 opening of Crunch Swansea, a $4 million, 23,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1.5 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Swansea will operate 24 hours a day offering top-quality cardio and strength training equipment, circuit training, dedicated group fitness and ride studios, relax and recover areas and Olympic platforms. Read More...
Regymen Fitness Looks to Expand into New Orleans
Posted: September 22, 2022 in Chains
BATON ROUGE, LA - Regymen Fitness, a boutique gym offering an array of workouts with the technology to support its success, has announced their plans to expand into the New Orleans market. Regymen Fitness currently has 20 locations throughout North America. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Decatur, Alabama
Posted: September 19, 2022 in Chains
DECATUR, AL - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming October 2022 opening of Crunch Decatur, a $5.5 million, 27,500-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Decatur will offer top-quality cardio equipment and strength training equipment, circuit training, a dedicated group fitness studio, a dedicated ride studio, relax and recover areas and Olympic platforms. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Announces Partnership with Princess Cruises
Posted: September 13, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF), the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, announces an exclusive five-year licensing agreement with the iconic premium cruise brand, Princess Cruises. With this unique partnership, Xponential Fitness becomes the first cross-modality fitness franchise to put its curated brands on a major cruise line. Over the term of the agreement, a minimum of eight Xponential brands will be made available onboard each of Princess’ 15-ship fleet, resulting in a minimum total of 120 licensed studio experiences across the Princess fleet all operated by OneSpaWorld. Read More...
Planet Fitness Opens Gallery Place Location
Posted: September 12, 2022 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, announces the opening of its Gallery Place club in Washington D.C. An official Planet Fitness Gallery Place grand opening celebration is being planned for October 17. Planet Fitness Gallery Place is the first of three DC area clubs that PFGP is bringing to the community. The franchise division currently owns and operates 21 clubs in the DMA, including Ivy City and Penn Branch in the nation’s capital. Overall, there are 48 Planet Fitness clubs throughout the area. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Second of Five New Locations in Memphis, Tennessee
Posted: September 8, 2022 in Chains
MEMPHIS, TN - Crunch Franchise announces the opening of Crunch Cordova this winter, the second of five new Memphis Crunch Fitness locations set to open amidst Crunch's rapid and aggressive expansion into this area. Crunch Cordova will be a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment and will be located in a newly renovated space. Crunch Cordova will follow the opening of Crunch White Station this fall, each creating up to 100 new jobs in the community. Read More...
Life Time Expands Portfolio of Luxury Athletic Clubs in New York City with Opening of Iconic One Wall Street Destination; Brooklyn and Midtown Next
Posted: September 8, 2022 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Life Time ( NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, announces the opening of Life Time One Wall Street, the first of three athletic club destinations planned to open in New York City by the end of 2022. Located in the iconic One Wall Street Development in the Financial District, the 74,000-square-foot destination covers four floors and features something for everyone from 90 days old to 90 years old. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: September 1, 2022 in Chains
FARGO, N.D. - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming December 2022 opening of Crunch Fargo, a $5 million, 30,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Fargo is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system, and owns locations throughout the U.S. Read More...
Basecamp Fitness Signs Development Agreements to Add Seven Studios
Posted: August 31, 2022 in Chains
WOODBURY, MN - Basecamp Fitness, an emerging fitness franchise concept, announces the signing of franchise development agreements to bring seven units to Boston, Kansas City and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Basecamp Fitness's latest growth comes on the heels of the brand's recent announcement to enter Florida with a 20-unit development agreement in partnership with long-time Anytime Fitness franchisees. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Laredo, Texas
Posted: August 17, 2022 in Chains
LAREDO, TX - Crunch Franchise announces the expansion in Texas with the Grand Opening of Crunch Laredo, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility in the heart of Laredo. Crunch Fitness Laredo is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system, and owns locations throughout the U.S. Read More...
Life Time Opens Rooftop Beach Club, Full-Service Spa and Cafe in Downtown Palm Beach Gardens
Posted: August 11, 2022 in Chains
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - Shopping at Downtown Palm Beach Gardens takes on a new spin as Life Time (NYSE: LTH), one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, opens its four-story, 136,000 square-foot Life Time Palm Beach Gardens athletic country club. The new location marks the company's fourth in South Florida as it continues its expansion and will be followed by the opening of Life Time Miami at The Falls in early 2023. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Memphis, Tennessee Expansion
Posted: August 9, 2022 in Chains
MEMPHIS, TN - Crunch Franchise announces it will be expanding throughout the Memphis trade area with its first location being placed in White Station. Crunch White Station will be a $5 million, 50,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch White Station will be the largest gym in Memphis. Construction has already begun, and this location is scheduled to open this fall. Crunch Fitness White Station is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system, and owns locations throughout the U.S. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Signs Deal for CycleBar in Japan
Posted: August 9, 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 CycleBar, the world’s largest indoor cycling brand. The agreement, signed with Xponential’s Master Franchisee for Club Pilates in Japan, gives the Master Franchisee the opportunity to license at least 30 CycleBar studios in Japan over the next 10 years. Read More...
Regymen Fitness Sets Sights on Little Rock for Expansion
Posted: August 4, 2022 in Chains
LITTLE ROCK, AK - Regymen Fitness, a boutique gym offering an array of workouts with the technology to support its success, announces their plans to expand into the Little Rock market. Regymen Fitness currently has 20 locations throughout North America. Read More...
Crunch Franchise and Undefeated Tribe Announce New Location in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posted: July 25, 2022 in Chains
TULSA, OK - Crunch Franchise and Undefeated Tribe announce the planned opening of a new $4.5 million, 30,000-square foot, 24/7 gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The modern, expansive club will begin pre-selling memberships this winter. Read More...
Workout Anytime Signs 20-Unit Deal to Bring New Clubs to Four States
Posted: July 25, 2022 in Chains
ATLANTA, GA - Workout Anytime, a 180-plus-unit leader in the fitness industry, has signed an agreement to bring 20 new locations to markets in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Florida. This multi-unit development deal, which was signed in partnership with Phenomenal Gyms, LLC, comes as the fast-growing fitness franchise is outpacing its ambitious goal to sign 40 units by the end of the year. In the first quarter of the year alone, Workout Anytime signed deals for 27 clubs. Read More...
