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Eight years after launching his first franchise with his sister Jacinta McDonell, Anytime Fitness Australia co-founder Justin McDonell is focused on his next major franchising network. Here are McDonell’s top tips for getting a franchise network off the ground. 1. Start with your niche The secret to developing a franchise network comes down to finding […]
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Fitness On Demand has recently partnered with Pure Fitness to help bring virtual fitness to their clubs, while setting a new brand standard for virtual installations globally along the way. Pure Fitness is known to be an early adopter in the industry, being one of the first clubs in the world to launch The Immersive
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What’s new in Canadian Fitness: Goodlife Fitness and the Total Gym Elevate Circuit® Goodlife Fitness, founded by David Patchell-Evans 35 years ago, is now the largest fitness company in Canada, with over 375 Clubs and Goodlife Fitness is also the fourth largest fitness club chain in the world. Total Gym is the world’s leading privately-held
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Life Fitness continues to lead fitness facilities to the forefront of the digital world. Life Fitness, the global leader in commercial fitness equipment continues to innovate and stay ahead of the fitness trends with its latest Discover SE3 Consoles. The Discover SE3 console helps exercisers stay connected by enhancing the workout experience. Featuring a new
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Seventeen fitness franchise companies made the US Entrepreneur magazine’s 2017 Franchise 500 list, which was released this month. The list includes franchises of any kind. Anytime Fitness, Hastings, Minnesota, was the highest ranking fitness franchise on the list, coming in at No. 14 compared to its ranking of No. 10 last year. Two fitness franchises
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World Gym International HQ in Los Angeles announced it has secured deals to open 30 new gyms by this coming Winter and 8 of those are here in Australia. Exact locations are unconfirmed at this point, but it is likely that Adelaide will open its first World Gym. The successful franchise announced a global expansion that
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Consumer demand for virtual fitness reaches new heights as Wexer launches unseen virtual training concepts. Leading fit-tech company Wexer, have today announced a suite of brand new virtual classes. Produced by Move 123, the new content has been created to meet the growing demands of today’s consumer. Demand for Meditation Training and Mindful Exercise Meditation
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UK Fitness Industry experts have teamed up to launch a sleek new energy-saving product range. Jez Whitling, 25 year former veteran of the UK fitness industry, and Graham Bertrand, of Physique Sports equipment services for 30 years, are introducing the Intenza range of fitness machines to the UK fitness industry. Intenza is an impressive selection of eco-friendly
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Could the VUE VR treadmill really be the future of the treadmill? In 2012, Palmer Luckey put together a Kickstarter campaign to bring a VR headset to reality. Back then, the campaign was looking to raise US$250,000 – it did well raising US$2.4 million. Needless to say, its success brought an influx of startup companies
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Training bike used by Olympic champions rolls out to Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts and Conrad Hotels & Resorts. Hilton Worldwide (HLT) yesterday announced a partnership with cycling innovator Wattbike that will see the performance indoor bike rolled out to luxury hotels across the Americas. From mid-January, guests using the fitness centre at Waldorf Astoria
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Building on last year’s success, the Women’s Health and Fitness Summit are again offering ‘The Platform’. The Platform is an opportunity for 4 new presenters to get a leg up into the speaking circuit. CEO Mish believes that the only way we can bring more attention to Women’s health is to create a new wave
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The new training solution by Technogym, launched at the Olympic games in Rio, has won the most prestigious international design award. Technogym’s SKILLMILL, has been awarded the world’s most prestigious design prize: “Good Design”: the oldest and the most prestigious Awards Program organised worldwide. Founded in Chicago in 1950 by the former MoMA curator Edgar
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