Stuart Goldman of Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro, a leading health club industry trade publication, has written an extensive and well-researched article on the struggling 30-minute fitness franchise chains and some of the powerful names that were instrumental in putting the match to this “hot new franchise” phenomenon.
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Source: Lights Out by Stuart Goldman, Managing Editor, Fitness Business Pro
The troubles that continue to plague circuit club companies also extend to …read more

(FranchisePick.com)  What’s going on at 24 Hour Fitness?According to a company statement sent to Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro, Mark Mastrov, the founder of 24 Hour Fitness, has resigned as chairman of the board to “pursue other opportunities.
Mastrov founded the [del]* 24 Hour Fitness in 1983, and has been at the helm for 25 years.  According to the Fitness Business Pro article, “24 Hour grew from a one-club company into the highest-revenue producing company in the fitness club industry. 24 Hour serves more than 3 million members in more than 400 clubs worldwide.”
Mastrov was moved to the chairman of the …read more