Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Crunch Franchise Announces Its Newest Locations In Huntingdon Valley, PA and Columbia, S.C.
Posted: November 1, 2016 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch, the health club chain best known for making serious fitness fun through unique programming and cutting-edge training, announces the opening of its newest franchise locations in Huntingdon Valley, PA and Columbia S.C. The Huntingdon Valley location opened for workouts in October and brings its 'No Judgments' philosophy and fusion of fitness meets entertainment to the diverse community of Montgomery County. Crunch Columbia is anticipated to open for workouts in early 2017. Read More...
New $5.7 Million LA Fitness Signature Club Opens For Memphis Residents
Posted: October 27, 2016 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - LA Fitness is pleased to announce that its new Signature club in Memphis, a 45,000 square foot facility, officially opened for workouts on October 5th, 2016. A grand opening party is scheduled for Saturday, November 12th with complimentary workouts, fitness demonstrations and entertainment. Read More...
UFC Gym Expands Houston Footprint With Pearland Grand Opening On November 5
Posted: October 26, 2016 in Chains
PEARLAND, TX - UFC GYM announced that it will celebrate the grand opening of its second location in the Houston area on Saturday, November 5. Located in Pearland, this 9,000 square-foot gym will be open from 9AM – 4PM. “The reception to our gym from the local community has truly been amazing," UFC GYM – Pearland Owner, HaYoung Kim, said. "UFC GYM raises the bar as the premiere fitness destination for Houston fitness enthusiasts and we're excited to show off our features and amenities on Saturday.” Read More...
Life Time Expands In Washington Metro Region With Grand Opening of Gaithersburg Destination
Posted: October 20, 2016 in Chains
GAITHERSBURG, MD - Advancing its commitment to improve the health of communities, Life Time – The Healthy Way of Life Company, announced the opening of its newest destination, Life Time Athletic Gaithersburg, located in the Washinton Metro Region. A ribbon cutting and preview celebration was held on October 20 at 6:00PM. The club will opened for workouts on Friday, October 21 at 4:00AM. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Sale of 100th Franchise This Year
Posted: October 18, 2016 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch, the health club chain best known for making serious fitness fun through unique programming and cutting-edge training, announces that it has hit a milestone with the recent sale of the 100th Crunch franchise of 2016. This makes the company one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with well over 600 franchises sold in its first six years and 13 new clubs opening this month alone. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Its New Locations In Long Beach and Cerritos, CA
Posted: October 11, 2016 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch, the health club chain best known for making serious fitness fun through unique programming and cutting-edge training, announces the opening of two of its newest franchise locations in Long Beach and Cerritos, California. Having opened for workouts earlier this year, Crunch Long Beach and Crunch Cerritos bring their 'No Judgments' philosophies and fusion of fitness meets entertainment to their diverse surrounding communities. Read More...
Equinox Opens Iconic New Hollywood Location
Posted: October 7, 2016 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - Equinox, the high performance lifestyle leader, announced the opening of Equinox Hollywood, its 24th club in California and 84th club globally. Located in the epicenter of Hollywood's thriving cultural rebirth, Equinox Hollywood is emblematic of the area's evolution from classic entertainment industry destination to high performance living community. An early adopter in the neighborhood's ongoing resurgence, Equinox saw a significant opportunity to serve this particular area of Hollywood, as a new destination for its residents and neighboring communities. Read More...
UFC Gym Announces Exclusive Partnership With Fitspiration Philippines Corporation
Posted: September 20, 2016 in Chains
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - UFC GYM announced an exclusive 10-year partnership with the Fitspiration Philippines Corporation to open 30 locations throughout The Republic of the Philippines. The first signature UFC GYM, scheduled to open in early 2017, will be located in the Glorietta, Makati City section of Manilla. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Its New Location In Santa Maria, CA
Posted: September 15, 2016 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch, the health club chain best known for making serious fitness fun through unique programming and cutting-edge training, announces a new franchise location in Santa Maria, CA. Open for workouts since spring 2016, Crunch Santa Maria brings its 'No Judgments' philosophy and fusion of fitness meets entertainment to the active surrounding community. The 20,000 square-foot facility boasts 60+ pieces of state-of-the-art cardio and strength training equipment, more than 80,000 combined pounds of free weights, tanning and HydroMassage, full-service locker rooms complete with showers and changing rooms and a functional training area. The gym will be operated by General Manager Jay Moha and partner Nathan Groskreutz. Read More...
CorePower Yoga Announces New York City Launch
Posted: August 31, 2016 in Chains
DENVER, CO - CorePower Yoga, America's leading yoga brand that roots an intensely physical workout in the mindfulness of yoga, announces the opening of its first New York City location. Opening in early 2017, New Yorkers will now have access to CorePower Yoga's unique mind-body practice that turns stress into sweat. The new studio, located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, will mark CorePower Yoga's entry into the Tri-State area and round out its 150+ locations in close to 100 cities across the country. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Its Newest Location In Athens, Georgia
Posted: August 30, 2016 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch, the health club chain best known for making serious fitness fun through unique programming and cutting-edge training, announces the opening of its newest franchise in Athens, Georgia. Anticipated to open in the fall of 2016, Crunch Athens will bring its 'No Judgments' philosophy and fusion of fitness meets entertainment to the diverse and spirited community. Read More...
UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping and UFC Featherweight Cub Swanson Set To Open UFC Gym In Costa Mesa
Posted: August 24, 2016 in Chains
SANTA ANA, CA - UFC GYM announced that it has collaborated with UFC Middleweight Champion, Michael Bisping, and UFC Featherweight, Cub Swanson, to open a new signature gym in Costa Mesa, California. Slated to open later this year, the 18,000 square-foot gym will be located in Costa Mesa. Read More...
LA Fitness Announces New Location In Glendale, Arizona
Posted: August 3, 2016 in Chains
GLENDALE, AZ - LA Fitness is excited to announce the opening of a new health club in Glendale that opened Monday, August 1. Located on the northeast corner of 59th and Peoria Avenues, the new gym is currently accepting applications online for both full time and part time positions. LA Fitness will close their existing Peoria location and relocate members to the new Glendale space. The two clubs are less than two miles from each other. Read More...
UFC Gym Norfolk Celebrates Grand Opening on Saturday, August 6
Posted: August 2, 2016 in Chains
NORFOLK, VA - UFC GYM announced that it will celebrate the grand opening of its location in Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday, August 6 in Norfolk. The gym will be open from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, with events throughout the day. “The reception to our gym from the local community has truly been amazing," said UFC GYM Norfolk Franchise Owner, Lee Holland. "This gym raises the bar as the premiere fitness destination in Hampton Roads and we're excited to show off all the features and amenities to the local community at our Grand Opening.” Read More...
World Gym Coming to Nashville’s North Gulch Building
Posted: July 27, 2016 in Suppliers
NASHVILLE, TN - The North Gulch building, formerly home to Music City Auction, is being converted into World Gym Music City, the first Nashville location under that global fitness center brand. Gulch resident Johnny Wilkins will own the 25,000-square-foot gym, which is expected to open next year. The expansion is the latest for World Gym International, a global brand for bodybuilding and "seriously fun fitness" that added 11 gyms worldwide in the recent second quarter. Read More...
