In 2011, Anytime Fitness expanded into Qatar, Poland and the Netherlands. At that point, it had already expanded into Mexico and India. In mid-2010, the company announced plans to open clubs in Japan, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Chuck Runyon took over the role as CEO upon his departure. In December 2009, Jeff Klinger, who had been the company's CEO since inception, sold his shares in Anytime Fitness and stepped down from his role as CEO. īy October 2009, the company had more than 1,200 clubs with around 800,000 members. In January 2009, they opened their 1000th club in Wake Village, Texas. They also had 12 locations that they owned themselves.
By 2008, the company had almost 700 franchisees in 45 U.S. In February 2005, Anytime Fitness opened its first club outside of the United States in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 2005-2010: Growth and international expansion Runyon, Mortensen and Klinger sold 29 franchises before they opened their own corporate-owned location in Bemidji, Minnesota. Shortly after, two more locations were opened by former Southview Athletic Club employees in Duluth and Albert Lea, Minnesota. They chose the site because of the lack of other fitness clubs in the immediate area and a population large enough to support a fitness club. The first franchise location opened in Cambridge, Minnesota later that year. They provided Keller with support in choosing a site location, marketing strategies, equipment selection, and membership sales. Eric Keller, a former employee of Southview Athletic Club was interested in their business concept and agreed to become the first franchise owner of Anytime Fitness. Runyon, Mortensen, and Klinger founded Anytime Fitness in 2002. They developed the idea for Anytime Fitness after surveying the expectations that long-term members of large gyms had for their fitness clubs. During their ownership of Southview Athletic Club, they worked for a consulting firm focused on improving under-performing athletic clubs across the United States. During their ownership of the club, its membership rose from 500 to 4000. In 1995, they jointly purchased and ran Southview Athletic Club for seven years. We take the odd gym selfie flexing our muscles, meet friends for post-workout breaky, get some me-time while the kids have a little too much fun at the gym creche, take advantage of the hair straighteners (and all the beautiful products!), and feel completely at home in a space designed exclusively just for us.Anytime Fitness co-founders Chuck Runyon and Dave MortensenĬhuck Runyon, Dave Mortensen, and Jeff Klinger first met in the early 1990s while working for a fitness club in St. Our bodies get flexy and stretchy in reformer Pilates, we move with intention in yoga (sometimes we just roll around too), and we slow all the way down in mindful meditations. We dance (like nobody’s watching) in group fitness classes, get extra sweaty in FIIT30 sessions, talk a little too much to our friends while we’re on the treadmill (and bike, rower and cross-trainer…oops), sip on lattes in the lounge, and show off our new activewear on the gym floor. We adore lifting heavy weights – no, lifting weights does not make you ‘bulky’, and yes, it does make you fitter, stronger and toned. That simple idea blossomed from one boutique gym into the national health, fitness and wellness clubs women love, with 70+ locations all around Australia, the best personal trainers and nutrition coaches specialising in women’s health and fitness, and all the little touches that make Fernwood a haven for women. She nurtured the gym for women concept, and carved out a space for women to exercise with confidence. It was a simple idea, curated by Diana Williams.
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