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Xsport Fitness Corporate Office

XSport Fitness was founded in 2002 by current owner and CEO Steven Rayman. The company operates a chain of gym and fitness spas in the US.

The company is known for its luxurious and large gym’s, many of which have Olympic sized pools, cafes, climbing walls, personal trainers, and a store that offers supplements and health items. Most locations offer child care centers with closed TV captioning so clients can keep an eye on their children, even while working out. Currently ,the company has 39 locations in 4 states, with 2 more locations expected to open in 2017.

XSport Fitness offers a pay as you go program, with no cancellation fees or long term contracts. The Better Business Bureau has given the company an A+ rating for the past 7 years. Company headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois.

XSport Fitness

XSport Fitness was founded in 2002 by current owner and CEO Steven Rayman. The company operates a chain of gym and fitness spas in the US.

The company is known for its luxurious and large gym’s, many of which have Olympic sized pools, cafes, climbing walls, personal trainers, and a store that offers supplements and health items. Most locations offer child care centers with closed TV captioning so clients can keep an eye on their children, even while working out. Currently ,the company has 39 locations in 4 states, with 2 more locations expected to open in 2017.

XSport Fitness offers a pay as you go program, with no cancellation fees or long term contracts. The Better Business Bureau has given the company an A+ rating for the past 7 years. Company headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois.

History

Zumba Fitness Corporate Office

Zumba Fitness was founded in the 1990’s by choreographer and dancer Alberto “Beto” Perez in Cali, Columbia. The company offers classes, instructional DVD’s for a dance routine, including merengue and other Latin dances, designed to make physical fitness fun.

The company is now owned by Claudia Leitte, a Columbian pop singer. Classes are performed with variations around the world. Current CEO Alberto Perlman estimates that there are 14 million Zumba students in more than 186 countries. The company offers training classes fr instructors, DVD’s, shoes, athletic wear, and stickers.

Although Zumba does not charge for the use of their name, they do ask instructors to post their certificates in their classes. Headquarters are now located in Hallendale, Florida. The name “Zumba” has no real meaning, as Beto Perez admits he simply made up the name.

Zumba Fitness

Zumba Fitness was founded in the 1990’s by choreographer and dancer Alberto “Beto” Perez in Cali, Columbia. The company offers classes, instructional DVD’s for a dance routine, including merengue and other Latin dances, designed to make physical fitness fun.

The company is now owned by Claudia Leitte, a Columbian pop singer. Classes are performed with variations around the world. Current CEO Alberto Perlman estimates that there are 14 million Zumba students in more than 186 countries. The company offers training classes fr instructors, DVD’s, shoes, athletic wear, and stickers.

Although Zumba does not charge for the use of their name, they do ask instructors to post their certificates in their classes. Headquarters are now located in Hallendale, Florida. The name “Zumba” has no real meaning, as Beto Perez admits he simply made up the name.

History

Ladies First Fitness and Spa Corporate Office

Ladies First Fitness and Spa was founded in Lancaster, California, in 2009. The company operates a women only gym and day spa.

The company offers numerous classes, such as kick boxing and yoga, in addition to the usual weights, stairsteppers, and treadmills. Childcare is available every day except Sundays. The gym is best known for its women only “bootcamp”, which is a high intensity program that guarantees clients can lose 20 pounds in 6 weeks.

In addition to the gym, the company also offers tanning, massage therapy, waxing, facials, and cellulite treatment. The company also sells a few accessories and clothing items. Headquarters remain in Lancaster, California.

Ladies First Fitness and Spa

Ladies First Fitness and Spa was founded in Lancaster, California, in 2009. The company operates a women only gym and day spa.

The company offers numerous classes, such as kick boxing and yoga, in addition to the usual weights, stairsteppers, and treadmills. Childcare is available every day except Sundays. The gym is best known for its women only “bootcamp”, which is a high intensity program that guarantees clients can lose 20 pounds in 6 weeks.

In addition to the gym, the company also offers tanning, massage therapy, waxing, facials, and cellulite treatment. The company also sells a few accessories and clothing items. Headquarters remain in Lancaster, California.

History

TapOut Fitness Corporate Office

Tapout Fitness was founded in 2014 in Marietta, Georgia, by current CEO Ben Crosbie. The company operates a franchised gym operation.

Tapout is one of the best known names in the MMA industry, producing clothing and atheletic gear since the late 1990’s. The company uses martial arts, in addition to other forms of exercise, such as dancing, kickboxing, and karate. Most locations use a  20 minute, circuit base program, which is designed to show results quickly. Classes vary from location to location.

The company has 8 franchised locations currently, with new locations, including ones in Canada and Mexico, to open in the next 3 years. Initial franchise fee is $30,000, with qualifying veterans receiving a $5,000 discount on the originating fee.

Tapout Fitness

Tapout Fitness was founded in 2014 in Marietta, Georgia, by current CEO Ben Crosbie. The company operates a franchised gym operation.

Tapout is one of the best known names in the MMA industry, producing clothing and atheletic gear since the late 1990’s. The company uses martial arts, in addition to other forms of exercise, such as dancing, kickboxing, and karate. Most locations use a  20 minute, circuit base program, which is designed to show results quickly. Classes vary from location to location.

The company has 8 franchised locations currently, with new locations, including ones in Canada and Mexico, to open in the next 3 years. Initial franchise fee is $30,000, with qualifying veterans receiving a $5,000 discount on the originating fee.

History

Planet Fitness Corporate Office

Planet Fitness was founded by Michael Grondahl in 1992 when he purchased a struggling gym and dramatically lowered prices in order to compete with bigger name fitness clubs.

Planet Fitness differs from other clubs as they focus on the needs of newcomers as well as those who might have a more difficult time exercising for various reasons and the member who only comes in occasionally. Each Planet Fitness offers “Bagel Morning”, “Pizza Night”, and Tootsie Rolls are always available.

Planet Fitness now has more than 1,859 locations in 48 states and in the early part of 2015, they opened their first international location in Toronto, Canada.

As of January 2020, the company opened their 2,000 franchised location in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The company is listed as #14 on the Entrepreneur List of Fastest Growing Franchises in America. The company has third-party relationships to help finance start-up costs and equipment. Planet Fitness is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PLNT. In 2019, the company stock surged 38.7%. 

Due to the coronavirus crisis and subsequent quarantine, nearly all Planet Fitness locations were forced to close. The company is slowly reopening certain locations as restrictions are lifted during August and September 2020.

In November 2022, the company reported that it had reached a record 16.6 million clients. 

As of 2019, the company states that only 80 Planet Fitness locations are corporate-owned, the remainder are franchises.

Planet Fitness

Planet Fitness was founded by Michael Grondahl in 1992 when he purchased a struggling gym and dramatically lowered prices in order to compete with bigger name fitness clubs.

Planet Fitness differs from other clubs as they focus on the needs of newcomers as well as those who might have a more difficult time exercising for various reasons and the member who only comes in occasionally. Each Planet Fitness offers “Bagel Morning”, “Pizza Night”, and Tootsie Rolls are always available.

History

Planet Fitness now has more than 1,859 locations in 48 states and in the early part of 2015, they opened their first international location in Toronto, Canada.

As of January 2020, the company opened their 2,000 franchised location in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The company is listed as #14 on the Entrepreneur List of Fastest Growing Franchises in America. The company has third-party relationships to help finance start-up costs and equipment. Planet Fitness is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PLNT. In 2019, the company stock surged 38.7%. 

Due to the coronavirus crisis and subsequent quarantine, nearly all Planet Fitness locations were forced to close. The company is slowly reopening certain locations as restrictions are lifted during August and September 2020.

In November 2022, the company reported that it had reached a record 16.6 million clients. 

As of 2019, the company states that only 80 Planet Fitness locations are corporate-owned, the remainder are franchises.