Crunch Fitness may close Buckhead location Aug 19, 2009
Crunch Fitness filed for bankruptcy protection, citing slow memberships and overpriced leases at some of its locations. At the time of its bankruptcy filing, Crunch had 73,000 members at gyms in six U.S. cities. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Gospelcise is a workout that raises the spirit Jul 15, 2009
When gospelcise first appeared in the early part of the decade, it popped up at trendy gyms such as Crunch Fitness. It had a fairly short run before other dance-based workouts such as pole dancing and Bollywood Bhangra squeezed it out of rotation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Pole-dancing out as recession hits May 16, 2009
Crunch Fitness, the health-club chain with cardio-strip tease and pole-dancing classes, may have marked the end of an era when it filed for bankruptcy last week after about a 25 per cent membership decline since 2004. The New York-based company founded 20 years ago in an East Village aerobics studio cited slowing membership and overpriced leases for its troubles, even as publicly traded rivals that target families and large groups report increases. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Hold steady: Stability balls, boards help with balance training May 12, 2009
Crunch Fitness offers an Indo Board class in New York City and is launching similar programs in Chicago, San Francisco and Miami in June. BOSU BALANCE TRAINER. These popular flat-bottomed stability balls work for a range of ages and abilities. (Montana Standard, MT)
Crunch Fitness in Cobb closes abruptly Apr 10, 2009
Crunch fitness center in Cobb closes abruptly ... The Crunch fitness center in Cobb County s Parkway Pointe location abruptly shut its doors this week. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Fitness and the digital evolution Mar 18, 2009
NEW YORK Trina Schwimmer's workout video collection is like a mini fitness museum: Denise Austin, Karen Voight, Mari Winsor, Crunch Fitness. But Schwimmer's collection has been collecting dust as the 32-year-old Marina del Rey, Calif. (Montana Standard, MT)
How to choose your yoga class Mar 10, 2009
Hatha to hippie yoga, buff yoga, stone yoga and, soon, aerial yoga (Crunch Fitness; ). A YOGA PRIMER. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Yoga stretches beyond old limits to new fans Mar 7, 2009
Crunch Fitness which has two locations in metro Atlanta offers 39 varieties of yoga, including stone yoga (incorporating crystals), buff yoga (focused on strength training), even a naptime yoga. The club will soon unveil an antigravity yoga class that uses a soft, hammock-like trapeze to mimic a floating-like feeling. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Gaylord girl to appear on Rachael Ray Show Friday Feb 13, 2009
Last year Vinecki, her mother and three brothers, participated in a fund raiser for cancer research at Chicagos Crunch Fitness gym and raised funds at a 5K run in Rochester, Minn. where she won her age division. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
