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

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…

Liverpool-Nottingham Forest lineups, starting 11s, team news: Mohamed Salah fitness latest

Liverpool fans have been introduced to a host of new heroes over a dizzying few days as the Jurgen Klopp era twists and turns towards its conclusion. Academy products such as Conor Bradley, James McConnell and Bobby Clark all played their part as the depleted Reds beat Chelsea 1-0 in extra time last weekend to lift the Carabao Cup. Then, in midweek, Lewis Koumas opened the scoring and Jayden Danns came off the bench for a game-sealing brace as Southampton were beaten 3-0 in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Obviously, such a situation is not sustainable in the…