Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Thursday, June 4th, 2026
CycleBar Studios Around the World Ride Toward a Cure for Breast Cancer in October
Posted: October 3, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with more than 2 million estimated new cases recorded in 2020. In an effort to spread awareness and contribute to breast cancer research efforts, CycleBar, the world’s largest indoor cycling franchise, is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month through a special CycleGives event. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Announces Partnership with Princess Cruises
Posted: September 13, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF), the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, announces an exclusive five-year licensing agreement with the iconic premium cruise brand, Princess Cruises. With this unique partnership, Xponential Fitness becomes the first cross-modality fitness franchise to put its curated brands on a major cruise line. Over the term of the agreement, a minimum of eight Xponential brands will be made available onboard each of Princess’ 15-ship fleet, resulting in a minimum total of 120 licensed studio experiences across the Princess fleet all operated by OneSpaWorld. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Signs Deal for CycleBar in Japan
Posted: August 9, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF), the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, announces it has signed a Master Franchise Agreement in Japan for CycleBar, the world’s largest indoor cycling brand. The agreement, signed with Xponential’s Master Franchisee for Club Pilates in Japan, gives the Master Franchisee the opportunity to license at least 30 CycleBar studios in Japan over the next 10 years. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Brands Row House and Rumble Boxing Partner with C4 Energy to Fuel Fitness Enthusiasts Across the Country
Posted: July 25, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Row House and Rumble, two of Xponential Fitness’ (NYSE: XPOF) powerhouse brands, announces that C4 Energy, one of the fastest-growing energy drink brands in the United States, is their new energy drink partner. Created by Nutrabolt, the Human Performance Company, C4 Energy, and C4 Smart Energy will now be available at participating studios nationwide. Read More...
Club Pilates Signs Master Franchise Agreement in the United Kingdom
Posted: July 11, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Club Pilates, the world’s largest Pilates brand, announces it has signed a Master Franchise Agreement in the United Kingdom (UK), including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The agreement gives the Master Franchisee the opportunity to license at least 50 Club Pilates studios over the next 10 years. The new studios will bring Club Pilates’ international reach to 11 countries outside of North America. Read More...
Xponential Fitness CFO, John Meloun, Receives “CFO of the Year” Honor
Posted: June 28, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness CFO, John Meloun, recently received "CFO of the Year" in Orange County Business Journal's Annual Awards Event. Always humble, John shared what the last few years have been like in his role, how his career shaped his success at Xponential and what's in store for the future... Read More...
StretchLab, Global Leader in Assisted Stretching, Celebrates 200th Studio Opening
Posted: June 8, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - StretchLab, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing assisted stretching franchise, announces the grand opening of its 200th studio in Huntington Beach, California. In less than five years of franchising, the wellness leader has experienced explosive growth across the globe, bringing assisted stretching to the mainstream in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and securing over 700 signed franchise agreements. Read More...
Row House Debuts New Class Formats “Strength” and “Intervals”
Posted: May 25, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - To better serve its diverse membership and stay competitive in the rapidly growing indoor rowing space, Row House, a leading boutique fitness franchise offering classes on and off the rower, has debuted two new class formats: Strength and Intervals. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Signs Multi-Brand Master Franchise Agreement for Mexico
Posted: May 10, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF), the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, announces it has signed a Master Franchise Agreement in Mexico for three of its brands: StretchLab, Rumble and AKT. The agreement provides the Master Franchisee with the opportunity to license at least 60 studios across the three brands to potential franchisees in Mexico over the next 10 years. Read More...
Club Pilates Partners with Profile Plan to Provide All-Encompassing Wellness to Members
Posted: May 2, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Club Pilates, the world’s largest Pilates franchise, has partnered with Profile Plan, a leading health and nutrition virtual program, to help members achieve all of their health and wellness goals both on and off of the Reformer. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Debuts New Digital Platform Xponential+
Posted: April 18, 2022 in Suppliers
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF) (“Xponential”), the leading curator of boutique fitness brands across ten fitness modalities, announces its new digital platform Xponential+ (“XPLUS”) has officially launched, providing live and on-demand access to the same sought-after workouts offered in thousands of studio locations around the globe. Xponential’s brands include Club Pilates, Pure Barre, CycleBar, StretchLab, YogaSix, Row House, AKT, STRIDE, Rumble and BFT. Read More...
