World Gym
World Gym Taiwan Expanding into Mainland China
World Gym Taiwan, which owns and operates 24 fitness clubs in Taiwan, plans to open its first club this year in mainland China and 100 clubs in China within the next five years....
Mother Nature Damages Fitness Facilities throughout the Country
Health clubs were not immune to the violent weather that swept across the United States in 2011....
Tornadoes Destroy Clubs in Joplin, MO, Tuscaloosa, AL
Tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast this past spring killed hundreds and ravaged thousands of homes and buildings. Some fitness clubs in communities hit hardest by the storms were not spared....
Planet Fitness, World Gym Destroyed in Tuscaloosa Tornado
The Planet Fitness and World Gym clubs in Tuscaloosa, AL, were destroyed Wednesday by one of several devastating tornadoes that ripped through the town, the state of Alabama and across the South....
Anytime Fitness in Japan Unharmed after Earthquake, Tsunami
The Anytime Fitness club in Japan and its master franchise team based in Tokyo were unharmed in last week’s earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation....
U.S. Club Companies Look for Growth Opportunities Overseas
U.S. health club owners see opportunities for revenue growth in expanding outside the United States....
World Gym Comments about Shooting
PHILADELPHIA -- A World Gym International official has expressed remorse over last week’s shooting at one of the company’s clubs. ...
Gunfire Erupts at Philly World Gym
PHILADELPHIA -- Two people were wounded after a shooting took place during a basketball game at a World Gym in Northeast Philadelphia....
World Gym Member, 67, Suffers Beating
CHICAGO -- A World Gym owner says a 67-year-old man who was beaten up in his Chicago club last month is fine now....
Planet Fitness Sells World Gym
DOVER, NH -- The Joyce J. Cammilleri family purchased World Gym International from Planet Fitness for undisclosed terms on Dec. 31. ...
After Two Years, Planet Fitness Puts World Gym Up for Sale
Dover, NH Planet Fitness has recently been approached by two groups with offers to buy World Gym, Planet Fitness CEO Mike Grondahl confirmed in July....
Planet Fitness Puts World Gym Up for Sale
DOVER, NH -- It appears the World has become too much to handle for one Planet. Planet Fitness, which two years ago bought World Gym for around $10 million, is putting World Gym up for sale, Planet Fitness CEO Mike Grondahl confirmed Tuesday....
World Gym Moves into Key-Card Club Market
DOVER, NH World Gym has entered the world inhabited by around-the-clock club franchises such as Anytime Fitness and Snap Fitness, with a franchise model...
World Gym Unveils Name of Key-Card Clubs
DOVER, NH -- Although World Gym’s new key-card club model is open 24 hours, seven days a week, its name, World Gym 1440 All Axcess, doesn’t initially seem to imply that. That is, until you understand that there are 1,440 minutes in a day....
A Different World: Planet Fitness and World Gym
Wearing a motocross T-shirt and Bermuda shorts, Mike Grondahl doesn't seem like the typical head of a large club company. Not long ago, Grondahl was just...
