Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Tuesday, August 18th, 2026
Crunch Franchise Brings Premier Fitness Destination to Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Posted: August 11, 2026 in Chains
FORT WALTON BEACH, FL - Crunch Fitness announces the upcoming opening of Crunch Fort Walton Beach in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The $5 million, 37,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility will open its doors in early 2027, with presale starting this fall. Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee Fit Fusion, Crunch Fort Walton Beach will be create a new fitness offering for residents of the Fort Walton Beach area. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Franchisee to Bring 20 New Clubs to Phoenix by 2027
Posted: July 21, 2026 in Chains
PHOENIX, AZ - Southwest Fitness Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of CR Fitness Holdings, is expanding Crunch Fitness' presence in the Phoenix market with five new clubs currently in presale and plans to open 20 locations across the region by the end of 2027. Read More...
CR Fitness Holdings Earns Six Awards at 2026 Crunch Convention
Posted: July 13, 2026 in Chains
TAMPA, FL - CR Fitness Holdings, one of the largest and fastest growing franchise groups of Crunch Fitness, was recognized with six awards at the 2026 Crunch Fitness Convention this June in San Antonio, Texas, honoring excellence in operations, leadership, growth and member experience. CR Fitness Holdings continues to expand under an experienced leadership team focused on operational excellence and sustainable growth. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Celebrates Record-Breaking Year at 2026 Global Franchise Convention Under New CEO Leadership
Posted: June 25, 2026 in Chains
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Crunch Fitness, one of the fitness industry's leading high-value, low-price gym brands, welcomed more than 700 franchisees, partners and team members from across its growing global network to San Antonio for its 2026 Crunch Global Franchise Convention, the largest gathering in company history, to celebrate a milestone year of record growth and brand expansion. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Appoints Chequan Lewis Chief Executive Officer; Jim Rowley Named Executive Chairman
Posted: June 22, 2026 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Fitness announces the appointment of Chequan Lewis as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Lewis succeeds Jim Rowley, who has transitioned to Executive Chairman. The leadership transition was announced at the opening of the company's 2026 Global Franchise Convention in San Antonio, the largest gathering in Crunch's history. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Launches Crunch Reform Pilates, Bringing Boutique Reformer Pilates to the Mainstream Gym Experience
Posted: June 10, 2026 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Fitness, one of the fitness industry's leading high-value, low-price (HVLP) gyms, announces the launch of Crunch Reform Pilates, a new reformer Pilates studio concept designed to bring one of the fitness industry's fastest-growing boutique modalities into the accessible mainstream gym environment without the premium price tag. Launching across 20 locations in California, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Illinois, Colorado and Michigan, Crunch's Reform Pilates group fitness class combines a hands-on, instructor-led class experience with integrated virtual guidance, delivering a modernized Pilates offering built for today's fitness consumer and gym-goer. Read More...
Leading Crunch Franchise Group CR Fitness Holdings Announces Organizational Restructuring
Posted: June 3, 2026 in Chains
TAMPA, FL - CR Fitness Holdings, a leading Crunch Fitness franchise group announces its new organizational structure to better align its operations within its current and future growth markets across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Arizona. Three subsidiaries will be formed and led by industry veterans who will oversee the day-to-day operations of 95 current CR Fitness open club locations (and counting), its 6,000 team members and over 1,000,000 members served across the divisions' respective markets. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Leads the Fitness Industry with 4.27M Square Feet Leased in 2025
Posted: February 24, 2026 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Fitness, one of the fitness industry's leading high-value, low-price gyms, experienced significant growth through leasing activity in 2025, according to year-end data from CoStar, the leading global provider of real estate information. Crunch signed an estimated 4.27 million square feet of space in 2025, an increase of +48% from 2024. The fitness club's lease volume is up +164% over the past three years, marking the third consecutive year in a row that the gym outpaced industry competitors in total leasing activity. In 2024, Crunch opened a total of 61 clubs, and in 2025, Crunch opened 91 clubs, demonstrating a 49% increase over the last year. Read More...
Top Crunch Fitness Franchisee CR Fitness Holdings Expands Central Florida Presence with Plans for Crunch Maitland
Posted: February 6, 2026 in Chains
MAITLAND, FL - CR Fitness Holdings LLC, the fastest-growing and leading franchisee of Crunch Fitness, announces plans to open Crunch Maitland, a 43,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art fitness facility in Maitland, Florida. The new club is projected to open in 2026. Backed by more than 150 years of combined industry experience, the leadership team—Vince Julien, Geoff Dyer, Jeff Dotson, and Tony Scrimale—currently operates 93 locations across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Tennessee, with continued expansion happening in Arizona. CR Fitness is on track to operate 110 Crunch Fitness locations nationwide by the end of 2026. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Takes #20 Spot In Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500
Posted: January 20, 2026 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Crunch Fitness, one of the fitness industry's leading high-value, low-price gyms, has ranked #20 overall in the annual Entrepreneur Franchise 500, the world's first and most comprehensive franchise ranking. Entering the top 20 and climbing the ranks from #32 to #20 overall, Crunch exhibits how the brand has successfully evolved to meet the unique needs of modern consumers and gym-goers. Read More...
