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By the Numbers

In Partnership with Keepme

Up to 52% of gym searches now occur outside traditional operational hours. Fitness operators without an after-hours engagement strategy risk losing half of their potential leads to responsive competitors, per Keepme’s research.


Product Spotlight

In Partnership with Precor

Precor now exclusively carries the Glutebuilder® Selectorized line: the Pendulum Kickback, Kneeling Glute Isolator, 3D Multi-Abductor Pro, and Hip Thrust Elite, each engineered for controlled movement and proper joint alignment in a compact footprint. Learn more.




Idolem

How Idolem Grows Together With Its Tech Partner, bsport

How a flexible technology partnership is helping the Canadian wellness franchise support a complex operating model and ambitious expansion

childcare setting

Daxko Acquires Alaris, Adding Childcare Tech to Fitness Software Offerings

The deal brings childcare compliance and management tools to Daxko as the fitness software giant continues to expand its portfolio

Rendering of the fully built out Wabash Iron
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As Young People Drink Less, an Indianapolis Nightclub Reopens as a Gym

Wabash Iron is gearing up to open in December, keeping the stage, fog machines and a monster sound system to create “a nightclub with a gym inside it”

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Inside Friday Stairs, the Viral Anti-Run Club Toying With a Hyrox Turn

Some say it’s harder to get into than a Taylor Swift concert. It’s also free. Friday Stairs, a viral group workout, believes it can scale to as many as 50 cities

Holly Thaggard
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CEO Corner: WaterOuai!’s Holly Thaggard on the Rise of ‘Clean Packaging’ in CPG

Created by Thaggard and her son, Will, WaterOuai! comes inside aluminum cans specifically designed to avoid leaching microplastics

woman working out at Crunch Fitness

Crunch Fitness, NASM Launch Guaranteed Interview Program for Personal Trainers

NASM-certified personal trainers will receive a first-round interview for open roles across Crunch’s corporate and franchise gyms — the latest such move by gym operators looking to ramp up their PT hiring

Hyrox teams with Les Mills

Hyrox or CrossFit? Why Some Gym Owners Are Betting on Both

Hyrox has become impossible to ignore. And for CrossFit and functional fitness gym owners, it raises a timely question: Should I get on board?

Yoga Joint class

Top Crunch Franchisee Enters Boutique Fitness, Signing 25-Studio Yoga Joint Deal

The deal, CR Fitness’ first outside the Crunch Fitness orbit, lands nine months after a $350 million Sixth Street investment — and CEO Tony Scrimale says it won’t be the last

Morgan Kline, Ilona Maher and Devan Kline

Burn Boot Camp Adds Ilona Maher to Growing Roster of Brand Partners

The Olympic rugby star joins Kevin Hart and Marshmello as the 400-plus-location fitness franchise looks to extend its reach through high-profile partnerships

Bathhouse interior

Bathhouse Expands Beyond NYC With Massive Philadelphia Location

The social wellness operator is opening a 36,000-square-foot location in Philly’s Center City, its first location outside New York as it plots national expansion

Jordan fitness equipment

Jordan Brand Launches Gym Equipment as Nike Continues Fitness Push

The iconic basketball and sportswear brand is launching Jordan Strength, a premium equipment line spanning dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells, racks and more. It comes as parent company Nike makes a bigger push to capture the booming fitness industry

personal training session at a Life Time

Life Time, ISSA Expand Partnership to Include Guaranteed PT Interviews

Eligible ISSA-certified personal trainers will receive an interview opportunity at Life Time as the luxury operator looks to hire hundreds of coaches amid continued expansion

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