Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Monday, July 27th, 2026
Life Time Opens its First Ground-Up Pickleball Destination Featuring Eight Indoor and Seven Outdoor Courts
Posted: April 8, 2024 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time (NYSE: LTH) is celebrating National Pickleball Month with the opening of its first dedicated, ground-up pickleball development. Life Time Chanhassen Pickleball is located adjacent to the Life Time Chanhassen, Minnesota athletic country club and the company's headquarters. Spanning a total of nearly 46,000 square feet, the club features eight indoor and seven outdoor courts with accompanying viewing areas, a bar and lounge, dressing rooms, retail and more. Read More...
Life Time Announces Opening of Denver West Athletic Country Club, Company’s Seventh Colorado Location
Posted: April 1, 2024 in Chains
DENVER, CO - Marking its seventh location in Colorado, Life Time (NYSE: LTH) announces the opening of Life Time Denver West. The new athletic country club expands the company's presence in Colorado to seven locations and brings a unique health, wellness and work experience to the foothills of Wheat Ridge. The three-story, nearly 111,000-square-foot destination features luxurious spaces to help people live their healthiest and happiest lives, from 90 days old to 90. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Yuma, Arizona
Posted: March 28, 2024 in Chains
YUMA, AZ - Crunch Franchise announces the grand opening of Crunch Yuma, a 40,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility in Yuma, Arizona. Brian Hibbard currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Fitness Ventures LLC, which owns and operates Crunch Fitness locations across the U.S. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces its Newest Location in Medford, Oregon
Posted: March 20, 2024 in Chains
MEDFORD, OR - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming opening of Crunch Medford, a 43,000-square foot gym with state-of-the-art facility and $5M in new equipment, projected to open its doors in summer 2024. Brian Hibbard serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Fitness Ventures LLC, which owns and operates Crunch Fitness locations across the U.S, including the recent opening in Eugene, Oregon. Read More...
Wello Works Redefines Work-Life Balance with Dual-Concept Space, Launching Soon in Australia and the United States
Posted: March 19, 2024 in Chains
AUSTRALIA - Tony de Leede, renowned wellness entrepreneur, is set to make waves in the world of coworking with the grand opening of Wello Works in Rosebery, Sydney, Australia on March 11 and Sandy Springs, Atlanta USA on April 15. This groundbreaking space introduces a dual-concept approach, seamlessly integrating coworking and wellness under one roof. Wello Works comprises two distinct spaces, Wello Coworking and the Wello Collective, each designed to cater to the diverse needs of today's consumer. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Poinciana, Florida
Posted: March 18, 2024 in Chains
POINCIANA, FL - Crunch Franchise announces the opening of Crunch Poinciana, a 35,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility for the Poinciana community. Crunch Poinciana is owned by CR Fitness Holdings LLC. CR Fitness is operated by Vince Julien, Geoff Dyer, Tony Scrimale, and Jeff Dotson, who have more than 150 years of combined experience in the fitness industry. The CR Fitness team operates 62 Crunch locations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas and has 16 more locations set to open in 2024. CR Fitness will also open its first Tennessee location in Knoxville this year and is working towards a goal of operating 100 clubs by 2026. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Monrovia, California
Posted: March 11, 2024 in Chains
MONROVIA, CA - Crunch Franchise announces the grand opening of Crunch Monrovia, a 30,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility in the heart of Monrovia, California. Crunch Monrovia will take the place of a former Bed, Bath and Beyond, creating a new fitness offering for Monrovia's 37,500 residents. Crunch Monrovia is owned by Harman Fitness, one of the biggest Crunch franchisees with currently 37 clubs in 5 states across the country. The Harman Fitness team has plans to open several more locations later this year in Long Beach, CA and Houston, TX. Read More...
Club Pilates Hits Historic Milestone with Opening of 1,000th Studio in Portland, Oregon
Posted: March 6, 2024 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Club Pilates, the largest premium boutique Pilates brand, announces the historic milestone of its 1,000th location opening in Portland, Oregon. This studio joins an expansive global network of Club Pilates studios, each offering effective and low impact Reformer-based fitness routines to people of all backgrounds. Read More...
Fitness Connection Unveils Its First Gym in Georgia and 46th Nationwide Location
Posted: February 29, 2024 in Chains
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA - Fitness Connection announces the grand opening of its highly anticipated inaugural gym in Georgia, marking the 46th addition to our nationwide network. Welcoming fitness enthusiasts since February 14, 2024, the state-of-the-art facility is now open for business. Read More...
Life Time Grows Garden State Presence to Eight with Opening of Life Time Middletown – Red Bank in New Jersey
Posted: February 28, 2024 in Chains
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. - Marking its first, ground-up athletic country club opening of 2024, Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier healthy way of life brand, is now welcoming members to Life Time Middletown - Red Bank the company's eighth destination in New Jersey, and first in Monmouth County. Its debut on February 27 follows the late-January opening of its nearby Life Time Work premium coworking space. Altogether, residents now have a unique health, wellness and work experience like no other. Read More...
