Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in North Brunswick

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Crunch Fitness announces its newest franchise location in North Brunswick, NJ. The gym brand will bring its 'No Judgments' philosophy, cutting edge training offerings and renowned group fitness programming to the family friendly suburban community.

Crunch North Brunswick is set to open for workouts in April 2014 featuring vast amounts of state-of-the-art cardio and strength training equipment, full-service locker rooms and a spacious group fitness studio to house a variety of Crunch's signature group fitness classes including BodyWeb with TRX®, Yoga Body Sculpt, BOSU® Bootcamp and more. Expert personal trainers will be on hand to provide personalized fitness plans and access to an online fitness and nutrition program is also available for members.

Crunch North Brunswick is centrally located on the town's main highway at 2421 US 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902. This is directly across Route 1 from the former Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical plant, which is under construction to turn into retail, residential and office locale, as well as home to a new NJ Transit station stop along the Northeast Corridor line, with completion estimated in 2018.

"We're looking forward to opening our first location in New Jersey in a brand-new plaza, offering gym-goers more than 20,000 square feet of gym space to get their sweat on," said Steve Viscardi, Crunch Franchisee and CEO of Fitness Holdings, LLC. "Our convenient location, Crunch's signature group exercise classes and expert personal trainers will help improve the overall health and wellness of the entire community."

Following the opening of Crunch North Brunswick, Fitness Holdings, LLC looks to continue expanding the Crunch brand across the east coast. With its first facility open in White Plains, New York, the company looks to open over 40 Crunch locations throughout New York State, Northern New Jersey, Westchester County, Philadelphia and Boston.

An enrollment center is now open at 2431 US 1 in North Brunswick, and is offering exclusive membership deals, including $0 Enrollment Fee for a limited time. To learn more about Crunch North Brunswick, go to www.crunchnorthbrunswick.com. For more information about opportunities with Crunch Franchise, go to www.crunchfranchise.com.

Crunch is a gym that believes in making serious exercise fun by fusing fitness and entertainment and pioneering a philosophy of No Judgments. Headquartered in New York City, and co-owned by New Evolution Ventures (NeV) and private-equity firm Angelo Gordon, Crunch serves over 300,000 members with 83 gyms worldwide, including 52 franchise locations throughout the country and Australia, and is rapidly expanding across the U.S. and around the globe. Go to www.crunch.com for more information.

About New Evolution Ventures™ (NeV) Based in Northern California, New Evolution Ventures (NeV) is a private equity firm focused on the acquisition, development and operations management of fitness, health and wellness interests both domestically and internationally. Founded in 2008 by Mark Mastrov, Jim Rowley and Mike Feeney, the current team of NeV professionals is shaping the world of fitness, health and wellness one brand at a time. With a foundation representing over a century of business experience, NeV currently has operations and investments in more than 20 countries worldwide representing over 800+ facilities. For more information, visit www.nev.com.

Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. is a privately held limited partnership founded in November 1988, and currently manages approximately $23 billion. The firm's investment focus centers on core competencies of real estate, credit, and private equity. Angelo, Gordon has over 200 employees (approximately half of whom are investment professionals) and is headquartered in New York, with associated offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., London, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Sydney. For more information, visit www.angelogordon.com.