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. History 2002–2004: Background and founding 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. Anytime Fitness is a subsidiary of Self Esteem Brands, LLC. In 2014, Anytime Fitness was ranked 'the fastest growing health club franchise'' In 2015, Entrepreneur Magazine ranked Anytime Fitness first on its global franchise list. The gym facilities are open 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. The company operates above 5,000 franchised locations in 50 countries. Anytime Fitness is an American franchise of health and fitness clubs that is based in Woodbury, Minnesota, United States.

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