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Crunch Fitness selects Life Fitness as preferred supplier

25 Jan 2024
Crunch Fitness has selected Life Fitness as a preferred supplier for its US locations / Crunch Fitness
Crunch Fitness, a leading high-value, low-price gym known for its no judgments, inclusive experience, has selected Life Fitness as a preferred supplier for its U.S. locations.

Life Fitness, the global leader in commercial fitness equipment, will provide both strength and cardio solutions to Crunch clubs across the country. Crunch opened its doors in 1989 and has been a Life Fitness customer for over 30 years. This agreement marks an important new milestone, with a mutual goal of long-term success for each company.

"The decision to select Life Fitness as a preferred supplier was based on the company's industry-leading biomechanical approach and its exceptional equipment, which is well known for its durability. Like us, Life Fitness believes in inspiring everyone to lead a healthy life, and their equipment is truly accessible to exercisers at every level of fitness," said Michael J Blouin, SVP Corporate Development, Crunch Fitness. "This new agreement will help our franchisees to further build community and create exciting in-house fitness experiences for their members."

"We are thrilled to extend our relationship with Crunch, and we are proud to serve as a preferred supplier with a consultative approach," said Frank van de Ven, Chief Commercial Officer, Life Fitness. "We will provide fitness solutions under our Life Fitness and Hammer Strength brands that help Crunch in its mission to make exercising fun and enjoyable for its diverse membership. We look forward to supporting Crunch in achieving its business objectives, as well as helping Crunch exercisers on their fitness journeys."

For more than 55 years, Life Fitness has been the pioneer in premium fitness solutions, designed with a performance-first philosophy to benefit fitness facilities and exercisers and a commitment to elevating and co-creating fitness experiences that align with its partners' business goals. The company's best-in-class products are designed with an attention to superior biomechanics, resulting in memorable exerciser experiences. The company also provides exceptional, collaborative support focused on listening to and understanding partner needs. By delivering unique member experiences, Life Fitness brings value and increased performance to its partners' staff, business, and, most importantly, members.

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Life Fitness/Hammer Strength
Tel: +44 (0)1353 666017

Address: 109A Lancaster Way Business Park, Ely, CB6 3NX, United Kingdom
Craig Cocking, UK managing director / global digital experience director
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press release: Life Fitness/Hammer Strength

Gold company profile | Life Fitness/Hammer Strength
PRESS RELEASE

Crunch Fitness selects Life Fitness as preferred supplier

25 Jan 2024
Crunch Fitness has selected Life Fitness as a preferred supplier for its US locations / Crunch Fitness
Crunch Fitness, a leading high-value, low-price gym known for its no judgments, inclusive experience, has selected Life Fitness as a preferred supplier for its U.S. locations.

Life Fitness, the global leader in commercial fitness equipment, will provide both strength and cardio solutions to Crunch clubs across the country. Crunch opened its doors in 1989 and has been a Life Fitness customer for over 30 years. This agreement marks an important new milestone, with a mutual goal of long-term success for each company.

"The decision to select Life Fitness as a preferred supplier was based on the company's industry-leading biomechanical approach and its exceptional equipment, which is well known for its durability. Like us, Life Fitness believes in inspiring everyone to lead a healthy life, and their equipment is truly accessible to exercisers at every level of fitness," said Michael J Blouin, SVP Corporate Development, Crunch Fitness. "This new agreement will help our franchisees to further build community and create exciting in-house fitness experiences for their members."

"We are thrilled to extend our relationship with Crunch, and we are proud to serve as a preferred supplier with a consultative approach," said Frank van de Ven, Chief Commercial Officer, Life Fitness. "We will provide fitness solutions under our Life Fitness and Hammer Strength brands that help Crunch in its mission to make exercising fun and enjoyable for its diverse membership. We look forward to supporting Crunch in achieving its business objectives, as well as helping Crunch exercisers on their fitness journeys."

For more than 55 years, Life Fitness has been the pioneer in premium fitness solutions, designed with a performance-first philosophy to benefit fitness facilities and exercisers and a commitment to elevating and co-creating fitness experiences that align with its partners' business goals. The company's best-in-class products are designed with an attention to superior biomechanics, resulting in memorable exerciser experiences. The company also provides exceptional, collaborative support focused on listening to and understanding partner needs. By delivering unique member experiences, Life Fitness brings value and increased performance to its partners' staff, business, and, most importantly, members.

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Life Fitness/Hammer Strength
Tel: +44 (0)1353 666017

Address: 109A Lancaster Way Business Park, Ely, CB6 3NX, United Kingdom
Craig Cocking, UK managing director / global digital experience director
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Key personnel
Craig Cocking, UK managing director / global digital experience director
Adam Upton, UK sales director, regional accounts
Fiona Bibby, UK business development manager, hospitality
Key customers
Our partners span across many different sectors including Hospitality, Multi-Unit Housing, Health Clubs, Independent Gyms, and Education. We also help individuals create premium home gyms.

We work alongside global partners such as Gold’s Gym, Snap Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Hyatt, Hilton and Mariott, to name a few. We pride ourselves in partnering with global brands as well as local independent gyms.
Plans for the next 12 months
We will continue to put our customers at the forefront of our business, evolving and adapting to support a fitness market that is returning to growth.
We will do this through innovative digital technologies, inspiring workout spaces and thoughtful co-creation to continuously improve the exerciser experience. Engaging exerciser experiences can lead to increased acquisition, enhanced retention and ongoing satisfaction, a winning combination for our customers.
Testimonial
“For the past 5 years we have been working with Life Fitness, and the relationship and the trust we’ve built is second to none. For us, building a partnership and a collaboration is building a friendship. We don’t see having a supplier as a transaction but a long-lasting relationship for the future to come.”


– Robbie Leung, director of wellbeing, Pan Pacific London
Testimonial
“We wanted to work with a company that was going to take our needs and our goals really seriously, and we really felt like Life Fitness / Hammer Strength were the right people to do that.”

– Georgina Tyson, director of leisure & spa, Foxhills Country Club
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