Exercise/Fitness

12/24/2025 |  Survey: Americans Plan to Invest $60 Billion in Health and Fitness in 2026 (SGB UPDATE) A new nationwide survey from the Health & Fitness Association (HFA)* found that U.S. consumers plan to spend $60 billion in 2026 to support their health, fitness, exercise goals, and New Year’s resolutions.
Among the 56 percent of U.S. adults who plan to set personal goals for the year ahead, 54 percent, roughly 82 million people, said they intend to focus on health, fitness and exercise, making it the most popular resolution for the new year.

12/16/2025 |  Planet Fitness Completes Refinancing (SGB UPDATE)

Planet Fitness, Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced refinancing transaction. Proceeds will be used to retire debt.

 

12/16/2025 |  CR Fitness Holdings to Open New Crunch Fitness Location in McKinney, Texas (SGB UPDATE) CR Fitness Holdings LLC, a leading Crunch Fitness franchisee is opening a $12 million 40,000 square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility in McKinney, Texas in 2026. The company claims that Crunch McKinney will be the first-ever HVLP (High-Value Low-Price) gym in the U.S. to feature a dedicated Reformer Pilates studio. The 1,300 square-foot studio is designed to accommodate more than 10+ Reformer machines.

12/10/2025 |  Aligned Fitness Acquires 13 Club Pilates Studios (SGB UPDATE) Aligned Fitness, a portfolio company of Eagle Merchant Partners, recently completed four add-on acquisitions comprising of 13 studios that expand the company’s Club Pilates footprint across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

12/10/2025 |  Pilates Dominates Fitness Bookings for ClassPass in 2025 (SGB UPDATE) Pilates was the most-booked workout worldwide for the third year in a row on ClassPass, followed in the top five by yoga, strength training, cycling and barre, according to the fitness booking app’s annual Look Back Report.
The figures are based on reservation data from January 1 through October 10, 2025.