Snap Fitness to open new location

Ed Taylor, East Valley Tribune

Snap Fitness, a Minnesota-based franchiser of fitness centers, said it plans to open a new location March 1 at 990 E. Riggs Road, Chandler.

The business, owned by Chandler residents Jon and Susan Moore, will be the seventh Snap Fitness location in the Valley.

The club has set up a hotline to provide information about charter memberships at (480) 369-4457.

In addition to state-of-the-art equipment, the center will offer personal training and online services such as nutrition and meal planning through personal Web pages, Jon Moore said.

The company has opened more than 1,000 locations in the United States, Canada and India with another 900 sold or under development.

Snap Fitness Expansion India

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Patrick Strait, Snap Fitness

Snap Fitness, Inc., the rapidly growing franchisor of compact, 24/7 express fitness clubs, recently announced it will open new clubs in Bangalore and Mumbai, India. The new clubs will be owned and operated by Force Fitness India Pvt. Ltd., an experienced area developer of fitness franchises in India.

"With people earning more money in India today than ever before, many have an increasing propensity for spending their disposable incomes on ways to look and feel better," said Deepak Lalvani, Director-Sales Snap Fitness India. "For many of the workers in call centers and other business services that must work unusual hours, there is great demand for a fitness club such as Snap Fitness that is open 24/7, and emphasizes fast, convenient and affordable workouts."

Founded in 2003 by CEO Peter Taunton, Snap Fitness offers fitness clubs that emphasize fast, convenient and affordable workouts. A typical 2,500-square-foot facility features the same quality equipment as traditional big-box health clubs, but in a smaller, non-intimidating setting and at a fraction of the membership price.

Snap Fitness is experiencing phenomenal growth with more than 1,500 locations across the United States and Canada. Snap Fitness opened 86 new clubs in the second quarter of 2008, has opened close to 200 new clubs for the year. The company expects to close out the year with over 1000 locations open with 2000 markets sold. In addition to the two new club openings in India, Snap is looking to expand internationally throughout Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia.

The company is the leader in promoting member-friendly policies and value-added benefits. It offers month-to-month memberships as opposed to long-term contracts, and allows memberships to be frozen for up to three months a year with no penalty. In addition, the company provides members with a host of products and services, such as an Online Health Assessment and customized supplements, designed to give members better results and more value for their money.

"We are excited about the Force Fitness group joining the Snap Fitness team, and even more excited to expand Snap Fitness on an international level into India," said Taunton. "People all over the world are becoming increasingly aware that health and fitness is a necessity as opposed to a luxury. We are looking forward to fast growth in India and throughout the Middle East, and plan to open 250 new clubs within the next five years internationally."

Snap Fitness expands

BY SUE STOCK - STAFF WRITER
The News-Observer

After years of gyms and fitness centers that look like Disney amusement parks, one fitness chain is banking on a scaled-back model to drive growth.

Minnesota-based Snap Fitness is expanding in this market and others with its 24-hour centers, which offer cardio- and strength-training equipment but none of the extras found at larger centers.

"I came from the big-box fitness world running full-service clubs," President and founder Peter Taunton said. "That's what I owned, and I did that for 20-some-odd years. I just realized that in my full-service clubs, it was not the fitness classes and the climbing walls that people used the most. They wanted to come in, do some cardio and lift some weights and leave."

Customers of Snap Fitness have no contract and pay roughly $35 a month. The company has more than 1,000 stores in 47 states.

In the Triangle, there are five clubs already open in North Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Wendell, Pittsboro and Cary. In addition, there are sites under development at 3751 Holloway St. in Durham and 1000 S. Main St. in Holly Springs.

Overall, the company thinks the area could probably eventually have 20 or 30 clubs.

"We have 100 stores in Minnesota," Taunton said. "It's typically about a three-mile driving distance between our clubs."

Fitness Franchise opens two more West Michigan locations, more planned

The Grand Rapids Press
January 20, 2010

Fitness franchise, Snap Fitness is opening three new locations in the Grand Rapids area, bringing its total to 18 in the West Michigan region.

On Wednesday, two locations -- in Holland Township, at 12059 Felch St., and in Lowell, at 2153 West Main St., opened their doors. Another will open next month in Grand Rapids.

A location at 1600 E Beltline Ave. NE is slated to open Feb. 23.

Another six clubs are under development, according to the company which would like to open more franchise locations.

Founder and CEO Peter Taunton started the business as a smaller, more affordable alternative to big gyms.

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