Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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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...
Xponential Fitness Launches XPASS Nationwide and Appoints Digital Strategy Expert Danyal Ali as President of XPASS
Posted: March 2, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF), the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, has announced the official nationwide launch of XPASS, giving subscribers access to tens of thousands of classes across multiple fitness modalities. XPASS is a first-of-its-kind, cross-brand subscription for Xponential Fitness, allowing consumers to discover and book classes across Xponential’s almost 2,000 studios in the United States. Xponential’s brands include Pure Barre, Club Pilates, CycleBar, Rumble, YogaSix, StretchLab, Row House, AKT, STRIDE and BFT. Read More...
StretchLab to Bring 16 Studios to Washington DC
Posted: February 22, 2022 in Chains
WASHINGTON, D.C. - StretchLab, a leading national assisted stretching franchise, announces a new franchise agreement that will bring 16 new studios to the Washington DC market. In addition to the DC agreement, StretchLab recently signed deals to bring new studios to Fargo, Charleston, Miami, Vancouver and Grand Rapids, among other markets. The company currently has 156 franchise locations open and more than 587 licensed locations. Read More...
Rumble Knocks Out 200 Signed Franchise Agreements
Posted: February 16, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - Rumble Boxing, the popular boxing-inspired group workout, is punching its weight in boutique fitness franchising. The company announces it has surpassed 200 signed franchise agreements less than a year since being acquired by Xponential Fitness and launching its franchise opportunity. This makes it one of the fastest brands in the portfolio to achieve this milestone. The Xponential family of brands also includes Club Pilates, Pure Barre, CycleBar, YogaSix, Row House, StretchLab, AKT, STRIDE and BFT. Read More...
StretchLab Opens 150th Studio and Reaches 500 Signed Franchise Agreements
Posted: January 27, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - StretchLab, a leading assisted stretching studio, announced it has recently signed its 500th franchise agreement and opened its 150th studio this month. In 2021, the company opened 52 locations and secured over 270 franchise agreements, illustrating the growth and continued demand for assisted stretching, especially following the pandemic which has encouraged millions of people to better prioritize their health and wellness. The 150th studio opened in Lake Pleasant, Arizona on January 24th. Read More...
