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Market Moves

Kimberly-Clark Closes $48.7B Kenvue Deal in Wellness Push

Kimberly-Clark's $48.7 billion acquisition of Kenvue creates a consumer health giant with 10 billion-dollar brands, and what that consolidation means for fitness and wellness operators watching the market shift.
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Market Moves

OneSpaWorld Hits $276.5M in Q3 as Wellness Travel Surges

OneSpaWorld's 22nd consecutive record quarter signals that wellness demand is shifting well beyond traditional gyms, and studio operators need to understand what that competition looks like.
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Strategy

Equinox Names New CEO and Plans $1 Billion in Growth

Equinox has appointed Brendan Whitworth as CEO alongside a $1 billion-plus growth investment plan, signalling what the company's own trajectory means for the wider premium fitness market.
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Strategy

Founders Club by 24 Hour Fitness Bets $10M on the Big-Box Return

Mark Mastrov's $10 million, 45,000-square-foot flagship in Las Vegas signals a deliberate move back toward large-format, equipment-heavy gyms at a moment when the sector is still sorting out what premium means.
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Market Moves

Intake Breathing Raises $62M: Nasal Strips Are Going Mainstream

A $62 million investment from Kind Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky's firm signals that nasal breathing is moving from niche biohacker product to mainstream consumer wellness category, with implications for how fitness operators think about recovery offerings.
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Retention

How Orangetheory and Crunch Use Wearable Data to Keep Members

How Orangetheory Fitness and Crunch Fitness are using wearables and fitness tracking to personalize coaching and keep members coming back.
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Strategy

Women's Strength Training Is the Demand Every Studio Is Chasing

Three industry moves reveal a single trend, and a concrete playbook for coaches who want to stay ahead of it.
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Retention

Members Leave Months Before They Cancel. Here Are the Signs to Watch.

What the research says predicts a gym or studio cancellation, which signals to check every week, and what actually brings members back. With sources.
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Strategy

How to Hire for a Fitness Studio: Stop Hiring on Gut Feel

A wave of leadership moves across the fitness industry reveals one uncomfortable truth: who you put in charge matters more than any piece of equipment you'll ever buy.
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Marketing & Community

Belonging Is the New Retention Lever in Fitness

From pharmacy referrals to protein snacks to Mark Wahlberg's gym, every smart bet in fitness right now is chasing the same thing: connection with a purpose.
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Marketing & Community

How to Brand a Fitness Studio: Scarcity, Identity and the Art-Market Lesson

Three fitness franchises are scaling fast by selling an experience, not just a workout: here's what that means for your programming today.
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Pricing & Revenue

Gym Revenue Leaks: Where Studios Lose Money and How to Audit It

While top fitness brands are aggressively growing, most studios are losing money through gaps they can't see: here's how to close them.
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