Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Wednesday, May 27th, 2026
Planet Fitness Named to Fortune’s 2025 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List
Posted: October 27, 2025 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) (the "Company"), one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, has been named to Fortune's 2025 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List. The annual list, published by Fortune magazine, recognizes companies with exceptional growth in revenue, profits and stock performance over a three-year period. Read More...
Planet Fitness Appoints Sarah Powell as General Counsel
Posted: October 20, 2025 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) (the "Company"), one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces the appointment of Sarah Powell as General Counsel, effective November 17, 2025. Ms. Powell will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Colleen Keating. Read More...
IGNITE Fitness Holdings Appoints Joe Pepe, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer
Posted: October 10, 2025 in Chains
MILFORD, CT - IGNITE Fitness Holdings ("IGNITE" or "the Company"), one of the largest developers and operators of fitness clubs under the Planet Fitness brand, announces the appointment of Joe Pepe, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Pepe will also join the Company's Board of Directors. IGNITE currently operates 134 Planet Fitness locations across the U.S. and Canada, with five additional openings planned by the end of 2025. Read More...
Planet Fitness Kicks Off Annual October Fundraiser Celebrating 10 Years of Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Posted: October 1, 2025 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, announces the return of its annual October fundraising campaign to support Boys & Girls Clubs of America. This year's Planet Fitness fundraising campaign marks a transformative decade of empowering youth to build kinder, more inclusive communities with Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Read More...
Grand Fitness Partners Expands to 90 Planet Fitness Clubs with Strategic California Acquisitions
Posted: September 26, 2025 in Chains
CA - Grand Fitness Partners, one of the fastest-growing Planet Fitness franchisees, announces the acquisition of ten new clubs across California, expanding its footprint to 90 total clubs nationwide. The transactions include two clubs in Southern California (Ontario and San Bernardino) from Ontario Fitness, LLC, and eight clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area from Planet Fitness’ corporate club portfolio, which was finalized last month. Read More...
Planet Fitness Awards $250,000 in Scholarships to 50 Boys & Girls Clubs of America Teens for Their Commitment to Promoting Judgement Free Values
Posted: July 15, 2025 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, announces the recipients of its annual Judgement Free Generation scholarship, which awards teens for their continuous support of promoting inclusion, acceptance and kindness in their communities. Fifty Boys & Girls Clubs high school seniors across the U.S. were awarded $5,000 each toward furthering their education and will join the "JFG Squad," Planet Fitness' network of scholarship winners. Half of this year's Judgement Free Generation scholarship winners represent first-generation college students. Read More...
Planet Fitness Realigns Leadership Team to Drive Growth Initiatives
Posted: February 13, 2025 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT), one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces it has realigned its leadership team to support the company's strategic imperatives and propel the brand forward. The following appointments will take effect on March 3, 2025... Read More...
Local Planet Fitness Locations Opens Doors to LA County Amid Fires
Posted: January 15, 2025 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - Local Planet Fitness locations are opening their doors to anyone impacted by the LA County fires (residents, first responders, etc.) to use Planet Fitness facilities free of charge (no membership needed). Effective immediately, valid through the end of January. Read More...
Planet Fitness Strengthens Leadership Team with Two New Appointments
Posted: January 13, 2025 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) (the "Company") one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announces that it has appointed Chip Ohlsson as Chief Development Officer, effective January 20, 2025, and Brian Povinelli as Chief Marketing Officer, effective February 10, 2025. Mr. Ohlsson and Mr. Povinelli will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Colleen Keating. Read More...
Planet Fitness Donates More Than $10 Million Since 2016 to Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Advance Youth Wellbeing
Posted: December 30, 2024 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, announces that the Company has contributed more than $10.5 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of America since 2016 through its Judgement Free Generation philanthropic initiative, which aims to advance youth wellbeing and empower the next generation to foster kinder communities. In 2024 alone, Planet Fitness donated more than $1 million thanks to the support of many franchisees, members, team members and partners. Read More...
Planet Fitness Celebrates Tenth Year as Presenting Sponsor of Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration
Posted: December 13, 2024 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, announces that it will return for the tenth consecutive year as the presenting sponsor of the Times Square's New Year's Eve celebration, in partnership with the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment. Read More...
