Exercise/Fitness

4/22/2025 |  HS Student-Athletes Seek Grant Funding, Community Donations for Weight Room Renovations (Athletic Business) With latest grant funding, students and staff at Oskaloosa (Iowa) High School are halfway to their goal of raising $170,000 to renovate the school’s weight room. The new space will include inlaid platforms with power racks, dumbbell benches, Olympic bars and aesthetic updates. 

4/16/2025 |  Crunch Fitness Acquires Nine 24 Hour Fitness Gyms in Florida (SGB UPDATE) CR Fitness Holdings, the largest and fastest-growing franchisee of Crunch Fitness, announced its acquisition of nine 24 Hour Fitness gyms in Miami (Doral, Homestead, Miami Gardens, Plantation) and Orlando (Apopka, Kirkman, Lake Mary, Orlando Park, Winter Park) to become 3.0 Crunch Fitness locations.

4/16/2025 |  Marathon Tours & Travel Announced as Official Partner of 2025 Shanghai Maratho (SportsTravel) Marathon Tours & Travel will be the official international tour operator for the Shanghai Marathon, which this year will be on November 30.

4/10/2025 |  Interactive Strength Acquires Wattbike; Pushes Toward $65M in Pro Forma Revenues (SGB UPDATE) Interactive Strength Inc. (TRNR), the specialty fitness equipment manufacturer and owner of the Clmbr and Forme brands, has signed a binding transaction agreement to acquire Wattbike, an indoor performance training bike business, which has cumulatively sold more than 100,000 bikes. The binding agreement is said to be a significant milestone for both growth businesses, forming an omni-channel, fitness equipment portfolio with key operations in the U.S., Germany and the UK.

4/10/2025 |  REP Fitness Moves to DTC Model in the UK (SGB UPDATE) REP Fitness, the strength training equipment manufacturer headquartered in Colorado, has launched direct-to-consumer (DTC) operations in the UK.
“The UK is a pivotal market for REP as we continue to grow internationally. After the success of our EU launch in 2024, the UK was the logical next step for us,” said Ryan McGrotty, co-CEO of REP Fitness. “By bringing our class-leading racks, benches, barbells, and functional training tools directly to British customers, we can make quality strength equipment more accessible and continue empowering individuals to pursue their strength goals.”