Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Wednesday, April 29th, 2026
Life Time Foundation Commits to ‘Get Kids Moving’ with More than $600,000 in Grants to Nineteen Youth Organizations Across the Nation
Posted: September 19, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Life Time (NYSE: LTH), announces nineteen grant recipients from its Get Kids Moving initiative, a new program launched in November 2021 to spark exercise and healthy movement in nation's youth. The program complements the Life Time Foundation's established and heralded work in improving youth nutrition through partnerships with more than 35 school districts, working to serve the most nourishing, delicious food possible to the students in their care, impacting 3,634 school sites and 1.7 million students since 2011. Read More...
Planet Fitness Motivated 3.5 Million High School Students to Prioritize Their Mental and Physical Health This Summer as Part of the ‘High School Summer Pass’ Initiative
Posted: September 14, 2022 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announced that more than 3.5 million high schoolers signed up for its High School Summer Pass program, logging 17 million workouts over the course of three-and-a-half months. High School Summer Pass took place from May 16 through August 31, during which Planet Fitness opened its doors to high schoolers ages 14 – 19 to work out for free at any of its more than 2,300 locations in the United States and Canada. Read More...
TG The Gym’s First Deadlift Challenge Benefits the Mitchell Thorp Foundation
Posted: August 23, 2022 in Chains
SAN DIEGO, CA - TG The Gym has partnered with the Mitchell Thorp Foundation for over 10 years, helping directly and indirectly raise over $1M to assist children suffering from life threatening diseases and disorders. TG partners in 5K run/walks, annual youth baseball tournament, and on August 20, 2022, the first TG The Gym Deadlift Challenge - "Every Rep Matters." Read More...
YouFit Gyms Hosts Charity Indoor Pickleball Tournament at Four South Florida Locations Benefiting Cancer Research Institute
Posted: August 8, 2022 in Chains
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL - YouFit Gyms, the popular nationwide fitness chain, on National Pickleball Day, announced a Charity Pickleball Tournament taking place on September 17 - 18, 2022 at four South Florida locations. As part of the gym's YouFit Lifts initiative, a community focused program that partners with, and supports, local charities and nonprofit organizations in the communities surrounding their 80 locations across the country, the Pickleball Tournament will donate all funds raised to the Cancer Research Institute in honor of longtime employee, David Sarner, who recently lost his battle to the disease. Read More...
Burn Boot Camp and Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Join Forces, Helping Families Live Longer and Grow Stronger
Posted: June 27, 2022 in Chains
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Burn Boot Camp, a leading fitness franchise with a mission and passion for empowering communities, is proud to be teaming up with Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) for the sixth annual 'Be Their Muscle' event taking place on Saturday, July 30th or Sunday, July 31st (depending on the location). Launched in 2016, the once local initiative has grown into an incredible national campaign raising over a million dollars to date for MDA, which supports families living with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related neuromuscular diseases. Read More...
Hundreds of Children to Experience the Benefits of Exercise Through New Training Program from Life Time and City Parks Foundations
Posted: June 15, 2022 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - To inspire New York City kids to get outdoors this summer and benefit from exercise and healthier eating, City Parks Foundation and Life Time Foundation have partnered to introduce the first-ever Life Time Foundation New York City Kids Run. This will be a running and nutrition program for children between the ages of 9-17 across four boroughs and will bring the established City Parks Foundation Family Adventure Race back to life after a two-year pause. Both initiatives will help children living in underserved communities learn and develop new sports skills, find joy in physical activity and develop healthy habits. Read More...
NYC Pure Barre and CycleBar Studios Reopen and Rebuild Community Efforts
Posted: June 1, 2022 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Pure Barre, the fastest, most effective full-body barre workout franchise, and CycleBar, the world’s first and largest indoor cycling franchise, recently reopened their studio doors to all of New York City. Both boutique fitness brands recently reopened individual studio locations as well as dual studios, giving New Yorkers the best of both barre and indoor cycling. Read More...
Second Annual Ride of a Life Time Cycling Event Raises More Than One Million Dollars to Improve Children’s Health
Posted: May 25, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - In just its second year, the annual Ride of a Life Time, a charity cycle event raising money to benefit the health of kids, fundraised more than $1 million in 40+ metro markets. More than 8,000 people took part in riding and more contributed in exceeding the goal. Read More...
TITLE Boxing Club Re-Enters the Ring to Fight Mental Health Stigmas
Posted: April 26, 2022 in Chains
SANTA MONICA, CA - TITLE Boxing Club, the nation's leading boxing fitness company, is continuing their fight against mental health stigmas during May's Mental Health Awareness Month with a "Knockout Stigma" initiative. On Saturday, May 21, 2022, clubs nationwide will host Knockout Stigma classes in-person and digitally on TITLE Boxing Club On Demand. Read More...
Ride of a Life Time Cycling Event Aims to Raise One Million Dollars to Improve Children’s Health
Posted: March 30, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - So many aspects of our lives have been adversely impacted over the last two years, including the physical and nutritional health of our children. To help improve this, Life Time, one the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands (NYSE: LTH), is inviting everyone to raise money for local children's hospitals and schools during its annual Ride of a Life Time charity cycle event on Saturday, April 30th. Read More...
