{"id":923,"date":"2015-09-03T02:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=923"},"modified":"2015-09-09T11:58:39","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T16:58:39","slug":"anytime-fitness-turns-up-the-volume-at-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/chains\/anytime-fitness-turns-up-the-volume-at-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Anytime Fitness \u201cTurns Up The Volume\u201d At Annual Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AnytimeAnytime Fitness<\/p>\n

NASHVILLE, TN<\/strong> – When the co-founders of a company kick-off the opening ceremonies wearing plaid purple kilts, playing air guitars and boisterously lip-synching Queen\u2019s \u201cWe are the Champions,\u201d you know that you\u2019re not attending just any corporate conference. But, that\u2019s precisely how Chuck Runyon and Dave Mortensen jump-started last week\u2019s annual get-together, attended by nearly 2,500 Anytime Fitness franchisees, club managers, personal trainers, vendors and corporate staffers.<\/p>\n

Recently honored as the \u201c#1Top Global Franchise\u201d by Entrepreneur magazine, Anytime Fitness is the world\u2019s fastest-growing fitness club chain, serving more than 2.5 million members in nearly 3,000 clubs in 22 countries on five continents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think of our annual conference as the most important event of the year for the entire franchise,\u201d said Runyon. \u201cIt\u2019s a time to celebrate our accomplishments, reflect on what we\u2019ve accomplished and where we\u2019re headed, share new information, visit with good friends and rejuvenate ourselves for the coming year.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to traditional conference seminars, presentations and guest speakers, the Anytime Fitness convention featured a massive outdoor workout attended by nearly 1,000 franchisees and staffers, tattoo artists who permanently inked 200 conference attendees with the company\u2019s \u201cRunningman\u201d logo, and a Saturday night awards ceremony that poked fun at both Runyon and Mortensen while celebrating the accomplishments of several extraordinary Anytime Fitness members and employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe in operating at the intersection of purpose, people, profits and play,\u201d said Mortensen. \u201cThat\u2019s why we mix our serious business with serious fun. Our annual conference is reflective of how we do business all year round, albeit with a little extra dose of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

The planning has already begun for next year\u2019s fun. The 2016 Anytime Fitness annual conference will be September 8-11 in Lake Placid, NY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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