Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Gold’s Gym Appoints Dave Reiseman Chief Marketing Officer
Posted: May 9, 2018 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym has promoted Dave Reiseman to Chief Marketing Officer. Reiseman brings more than 20 years of brand-building experience across multiple industries including consumer, fitness, retail and franchising to his new position. Reiseman has been an integral part of the Gold's Gym marketing team for nearly 16 years, most recently serving as the company's Vice President of Marketing. In that role, he was responsible for driving overall brand marketing and communications efforts for more than 700 Gold's Gym locations around the world. Read More...
Gold’s Gym And Gymshark To Launch Limited-Edition Performance Wear Collection
Posted: May 8, 2018 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - A trusted fitness authority, Gold's Gym, and leading fitness apparel brand, Gymshark, have collaborated to create a limited-edition performance wear collection, Gymshark x Gold's Gym, available beginning June 1. The partnership further establishes both Gold's Gym's and Gymshark's commitment to helping people achieve their potential through fitness. Read More...
Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ Named Best Workout Song Of 2018 In March Music Madness
Posted: April 4, 2018 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - March Madness is over, but there's still one more champion to announce: "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses has bested the field in Gold's Gym's March Music Madness competition to be named Best Workout Song of 2018. March Music Madness was an interactive bracket-based competition made up of 16 songs nominated by celebrities such as Flo Rida, Steve Aoki and Robert Irvine, along with athletes, trainers and Gold's Gym members and fans. Throughout March, songs advanced through four rounds based on votes, with final voting for the championship held March 30-April 2. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Opens New Location in Glendale, California
Posted: April 3, 2018 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold’s Gym, a trusted fitness authority, opened its newest facility in Glendale, California on April 2nd. The gym is a 40,000 square-foot fitness paradise with beautiful views of the San Gabriel mountain range and downtown Glendale. The Glendale location will showcase the new Gold’s Gym experience, which will revolutionize the way people get results. Members can choose from personal training, group exercise classes, and GOLD’S FIT & GOLD’S BURN studio group training classes that allows members to enjoy studio type classes without the studio price. This is the 17th Gold’s Gym location that multi-unit franchisees Willy and Angel Banos have opened in Southern California. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Named 2018 Global Franchise Award Winner
Posted: February 21, 2018 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym has been named a Global Franchise Award Winner for 2018 in the category of Best Health, Beauty and Fitness Franchise. The 2018 Global Franchise Awards, sponsored by Global Franchise Magazine and chosen by a panel of judges of top franchise professionals from around the world, celebrate excellence in international franchising. Winners were selected on criteria including the brand's global intentions, the relationship fostered between franchisor and franchisee, how the brand is marketed and the extent to which a brand has advanced the cause of international franchising. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Resolves to Keep Getting Bigger in 2018
Posted: February 7, 2018 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - According to U.S. News, about 80% of New Year's resolutions fail by the second week of February. But, that's not the case for Gold's Gym Franchising LLC, where business is stronger than ever. The world's most iconic fitness chain will flex its muscle even more in 2018 with plans to expand beyond its 700+ locations in 28 countries around the world. Capping off a strong year of franchise development in 2017, Gold's Gym celebrated 49 new gym openings, including the two largest Gold's Gym locations ever built. Amman, Jordan, and Alexandria, Egypt, each opened new facilities with more than 150,000 square feet. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Delivers An Audio Fitness Experience Anytime, Anywhere With New GOLD’S AMP App
Posted: October 10, 2017 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, a trusted authority in fitness, introduces GOLD'S AMP, a new digital personal training app that provides a motivating and results-driven workout experience anytime, anywhere. Available to Gold's Gym members and non-members alike, GOLD'S AMP is the first and only digital coaching platform launched by a brick-and-mortar health club brand. GOLD'S AMP offers hundreds of coach-led, music-driven indoor and outdoor cardio, bodyweight and stretching workouts for users at every fitness level. Read More...
Gold’s Gym SoCal Wins Franchisee of the Year at the Gold’s Gym Convention
Posted: July 27, 2017 in Chains
LAS VEGAS, NV - At the annual Gold's Gym Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gold's Gym SoCal was named as Franchisee of the Year. With 16 locations in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Orange County, Gold's Gym SoCal aspires to operate the finest health clubs in the region by providing the cleanest, most motivating and enjoyable facilities where every member, guest and employee are part of one family. Since 1965, Gold’s Gym has built a Legacy of Strength, a legacy that goes back to the very first Gold’s Gym in Venice, California. Fifty years later, Gold’s Gym is one of the most recognized gym chains in the world with more than 700 locations in 38 states and 23 countries. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Announces 2017 Gold’s Gym Challenge Winners
Posted: June 13, 2017 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, a leading fitness authority, has selected 30 winners from age categories ranging 18 - 60+ in the Gold's Gym Challenge, the company's signature 12-week body transformation competition. Starting in January, more than 20,000 members from across the U.S. challenged themselves to improve their physical fitness, boost their overall health and get in the best shape of their lives. Twelve weeks later, the contest has produced incredible success stories that are not only inspiring but redefine the meaning of strength. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Experiences Strong First Quarter With Domestic And International Growth
Posted: May 3, 2017 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold’s Gym, a trusted source on health and fitness, announced that, during the first quarter of 2017, it signed franchise agreements to open nine gyms in the U.S., with 23 additional locations currently under development in 12 countries internationally. These signings expand the brand’s presence in new and existing markets across the world, including Tennessee, New York, California and in nations such as Egypt and Australia. Gold’s Gym also opened 17 new locations both domestically and internationally, resulting in a total of 737 open gyms at the end of the first quarter. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Signs Franchise Agreement to Expand Presence in Nashville Area
Posted: April 12, 2017 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, a trusted authority on health and fitness, announced Tennessee Fitness LLC has signed a franchise agreement to bring five additional Gold's Gym locations to Middle Tennessee. Owned by Robert Dennis, Andrew Davis and John Davis, Tennessee Fitness LLC currently owns and operates seven locations throughout the market in Murfreesboro, Henderson, Smyrna, Bellevue and Clarksville. The new locations will be opening throughout five counties in the Middle Tennessee region, including Wilson, Davidson and Williamson. Read More...
Iron Grip Joins Gold’s Gym Global Vendor Program
Posted: December 19, 2016 in Suppliers
ORANGE COUNTY, CA - Iron Grip Barbell Company, an industry-leading manufacturer of innovative and durable American-made free weight equipment, has recently joined Gold’s Gym International’s Global Vendor Program (GVP). The Gold’s Gym GVP is designed to help Gold’s franchisees and vendor partners strengthen their business relationships through corporate communications, training and education and special pricing for volume purchases. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Accelerates Growth and Innovation In Strong 2016
Posted: December 13, 2016 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, a leading authority on health and fitness, announced it experienced strong growth in 2016 and continued its aggressive global expansion. Fueled by a growing demand for fitness, an influx of new franchise partners and the global recognition of its iconic brand, the company opened 66 new locations around the world in 2016. In addition to signing 18 development commitments in the U.S., Gold's Gym planted new flags in countries such as India, Japan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Australia. The momentum is already carrying over into 2017 with 47 new locations scheduled to open before the end of the year and aggressive plans to expand in countries like Germany, Africa, and South Korea. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Enters Footwear Market With Vibram Partnership
Posted: October 17, 2016 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - Gold's Gym, a leading authority on health and fitness, has entered into a footwear partnership with global footwear company, Vibram. This partnership speaks to the spirit of innovation and passion for fitness that both companies share. Vibram will develop a Gold's Gym FiveFinger cross training shoe in collaboration with Gold's Gym Fitness Experts. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Wraps Highly Successful 35th Annual Convention In Las Vegas
Posted: August 3, 2016 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - From July 10 through July 13, Gold’s Gym, a leading authority on health and fitness, hosted its 35th annual convention at the Mirage Casino and Resort in Las Vegas. More than 500 attendees, including Gold’s Gym franchise owners, corporate executives, team members and vendors from around the world, came together under the theme of “All In” to celebrate the iconic brand’s growth, preview new initiatives and share best practices. The event also featured powerful keynote speakers, more than 30 seminars and roundtable events for attendees, as well as naming of the 2016 Gold’s Gym Award Recipients. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Names Jolynda Ward As Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Posted: July 20, 2016 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, a world authority on health and fitness, has named Jolynda Ward as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. With more than 20 years of experience in education and training, Ward is an expert in the areas of company culture, organizational growth strategies and safety programs. At Gold's Gym, Ward will oversee the day-to-day operations of the company's training programs, career growth initiatives, company culture and organizational development. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Awards Matrix Fitness 2016 Vendor of the Year for Equipment
Posted: July 19, 2016 in Suppliers
COTTAGE GROVE, WI - Johnson Health Tech North America, Inc. announced that its commercial brand, Matrix Fitness, was awarded the 2016 Gold’s Gym Equipment Vendor of the Year, its fourth such honor in the past eight years. Gold’s Gym franchisees from 38 states and 17 countries ranked vendors in several areas, such as customer satisfaction and overall product quality, to name Matrix Fitness the Vendor of the Year in the Equipment category. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Expands Presence in St. Louis and Oklahoma City with Acquisition of Six 24 Hour Fitness Locations
Posted: June 15, 2016 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire all of the 24 Hour Fitness locations throughout the St. Louis and Oklahoma City metro areas. As part of the deal, the six 24 Hour Fitness locations will be rebranded under the Gold's Gym name, establishing the brand as the market leader in these cities with 10 locations in Oklahoma City and 11 locations in St. Louis. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Challenge Changes Thousands Of Lives In Just 12 Weeks
Posted: June 2, 2016 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - This January, more than 20,000 Gold's Gym members from across the U.S. accepted the annual Gold's Gym Challenge, a 12-week full body transformation competition that provides members with the opportunity to improve their lives and overall health. The result? Thousands of pounds and inches lost, as well as more than $100,000 of cash prizes awarded to the 30 most successful Challenge participants from around the country. Most importantly, the contest produced some of the most amazing transformations and inspiring stories to date. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Names Konstantinos “Dean” Pappous Chief Operating Officer
Posted: March 21, 2016 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, a leading authority on health and fitness, announced that it has hired Konstantinos ("Dean") Pappous as its new Chief Operating Officer. With more than 20 years of leadership experience in the health club industry, Pappous brings a strong track record of driving club growth as well as a reputation for developing talent and managing teams. In addition, he has tremendous insight into all areas of club operations. Read More...
