US-based Crunch Fitness will open its landmark 400th gym in February 2022 in Texas.
Headquartered in New York City, Crunch has more than 1.8 million members with gyms worldwide in 30 states, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Portugal and Spain.
In Australia there are currently 10 outlets of the budget gym chain in New South Wales, and eight in Victoria.
Crunch globally has continued to see rapid expansion in memberships despite Covid; in October 2021 exceeding 128 per cent of pre-pandemic membership levels.
Ben Midgley, CEO of Crunch Franchise, said “We are proud of reaching the 400th Crunch gym milestone and the momentum we have maintained, despite the many challenges that the pandemic posed on the fitness industry.
“The significant growth we experienced is a true testament to not only Crunch’s leadership in the space but to our ongoing commitment to our members and their safety. It also speaks to our franchisees’ tremendous efforts and shows that our members wanted to get back in the gym as soon as possible.”
The new Crunch Fitness gym will hold proprietary group fitness classes for members, including BodyWeb with TRX®, Zumba, Cardio Tai Box, Yoga Body Sculpt, Fat Burning Pilates, in addition to its standard offer of cardio, weights, advanced high-intensity interval training sessions in the HIITZone, and a range of Relax & Recover services such as HydroMassage and red light therapy.
The San Angelo, Texas franchise will be operated by multi-unit franchisee Tony Hartl.
“We are beyond excited to be the 400th club within Crunch. San Angelo is our seventh gym of 50 planned locations over the next five years. We could not have picked a better partner than Crunch Fitness,” he said.
