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Minnesota-based Anytime Fitness owner merging with Orangetheory in global gym deal

16/09/2024

Woodbury-based Self Esteem Brands, which owns national 24-hour gym chain Anytime Fitness, announced this week it will merge with Orangetheory Fitness to create a combined company with about 7,000 locations and $3.5 billion in annual revenue. The combined company will ultimately have a new name. A search is underway for a CEO to lead the new operation. The initial plan is for the merged company to have two headquarters locations, one in Minnesota and one in Florida. Anytime Fitness and Orangetheory will remain separate brands. Self Esteem also owns Waxing the City, Basecamp Fitness and the Bar Method and is…

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Personal trainers take fitness beyond the gym, embracing outdoor adventures and community

01/09/2024

The competitor traversed the side of a metal wall shaped like a twisting strand of DNA — his task was to climb from one side to the other, without touching the ground. As soon as he secured one of the slippery handholds, the footholds would disappear, and then the reverse. But he made it to the other side. He hopped off, wiped off some dried mud, and smiled as he emerged victorious from one of 20 obstacles in a Spartan Race near Sacramento. The rest of the team cheered and congratulated him; he was participating in the event with his…