ClassPass has announced the winners of its 2025 Best of ClassPass Awards across 24 countries, adding a new food and beverage category as the platform expands beyond fitness bookings.

GymNation launches NapTime, a sleep-focused gym class timed to World Sleep Day, highlighting the growing role of recovery, breathwork, and sleep optimization in modern fitness programming.

This Girl Can and ukactive release a new guide to help UK gyms create safer spaces for women and girls, addressing harassment policies and improving member communication.

Chelsea Piers Fitness plans to open a 50,000-square-foot Hudson Square club in 2026, expanding its New York City footprint as the brand enters its fourth decade.

EGYM will debut its Smart Strength Series 3 machines and a connected gym operating system at HFA 2026, linking training equipment, data, and club operations.

WHOOP plans to hire more than 600 employees across engineering, research, hardware and marketing roles in 2026 as the wearable health technology company expands its global workforce.

lululemon launches its first ShowZero sweat concealing technology for high intensity sports, debuting with Frances Tiafoe at the BNP Paribas Open as the brand expands its performance apparel platform.

ABC Fitness and Gym Launch announce a collaboration that integrates Gym Launch’s coaching and growth systems with ABC’s enterprise software platform, combining marketing, member management and retention tools for gym and studio operators.

UFC GYM has partnered with NexGen MD Scientific to launch in-club longevity clinics offering GLP-1 and peptide therapies, marking its expansion into integrated fitness and telehealth services.

Planet Fitness reports strong 2025 earnings with 6.7% same club sales growth and 1.1 million net new members, while positioning itself to capture demand from GLP-1 users through strength training, recovery amenities, and new partnerships.

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Curt and Tammy Tambornino acquire Escape Fitness USA, combining domestic manufacturing and functional training expertise as Matthew Januszek remains president of the U.S. business.

The Athletic Clubs opens Financial District Athletic at 151 William Street, expanding to seven NYC locations as the brand integrates a lululemon Yet activation into its fixed 20 person squad training model.

NASM launches the Journal of Fitness, Wellness, and Human Performance, a peer reviewed publication focused on translating research into evidence based strategies for fitness, wellness, and human performance professionals.

Life Time plans to include Pilates studios in all 2026 new club openings, expanding its reformer and private session programming across more than 175 locations as demand for low-impact strength training continues to grow nationwide.

Pilates Addiction has sold 250 franchise licenses nationwide and plans to create over 2,000 jobs in 2026, alongside a $5.25 million investment in instructor training tuition as studio expansion accelerates.

Planet Fitness signs a new franchise agreement to expand in northern Mexico, adding clubs in Tijuana and Mexicali as national gym penetration remains below 7 percent.

Ministry of Sound launches its 2026 Games series, transforming its London nightclub into a competitive, music-led fitness arena with four scheduled events blending structured competition, DJ production and post-event social spaces.

General Mills expands its partnership with GHOST, bringing protein into the cereal aisle and signaling how mainstream food brands are adapting to fitness-driven demand.

Novo Nordisk has filed a lawsuit against Hims & Hers alleging patent infringement related to compounded semaglutide products in the U.S. market.