Crunch attributes the milestone to the franchisees, teams, and millions of members who have fueled the brand’s continued global growth

NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Crunch Fitness, one of the world’s fastest-growing, most innovative fitness brands, today announced it has reached 600 locations worldwide, marking another major milestone that reflects the company’s rapid expansion and the growing demand for accessible fitness and wellness experiences.

What began as a single basement gym in New York City has grown into a global community of more than 4.5 million members. The 600-gym milestone marks an exciting new chapter for the brand and reflects the passion of its franchisees, club teams, and members, who have helped bring Crunch’s signature blend of serious exercise and fun to communities around the world.

Crunch officially celebrated the 600th club milestone with the opening of Crunch Arcadia in the Phoenix metro area. Crunch Arcadia is operated by Southwest Fitness Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Crunch Fitness franchisee CR Fitness Holdings.

Reaching this 600-gym milestone so quickly underscores Crunch’s current growth trajectory. In the last four years, the company increased annual gym openings by almost 200%. 

“The six hundred club mark is an incredible milestone for Crunch,” said Chequan Lewis, CEO of Crunch Fitness. “We’re incredibly proud of how far Crunch has come, but what makes 600 especially exciting is that it’s also CR Fitness’ 100th Crunch gym. As we reflect on this moment, we want to celebrate CR Fitness, one of our leading franchise partners. We also want to honor all our franchisees, who deliver legendary experiences to members every day and have fueled Crunch’s rapid growth.  Together, we have helped build this brand from a basement studio in Greenwich Village into an elevated experience for more than four and a half million members worldwide. We’re in our ‘No Limits’ era, and there is still so much opportunity to welcome new communities into our Crunch ecosystem.”

The 600-club milestone comes as the brand continues to evolve the member experience and expand its high-value, low-price approach into new markets through its revamped Crunch 3.0 and Crunch Select gym designs. That momentum has translated into external recognition: Crunch ranked #2 in the fitness category and #20 overall in Entrepreneur’s annual Franchise 500®, up from #32 the prior year.  It was also recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing companies.

As Crunch expands its global footprint, the brand remains focused on what has guided its growth from the start:  creating a “No Judgments” environment while finding new ways to meet members where they are in their fitness journey.

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About Crunch:

Crunch is a gym that believes in making serious exercise fun by fusing fitness and entertainment and pioneering a philosophy of ‘No Judgments.’ Crunch serves a fitness community for all kinds of people with all types of goals, exercising all different ways, working it out at the same place together. Today, we are renowned for creating one-of-a-kind group fitness classes and unique programming for our wildly diverse members. Headquartered in New York City, Crunch serves 4 million members with 600 gyms worldwide in 41 states, the District of Columbia, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, New Zealand, and Puerto Rico. Crunch is rapidly expanding across the U.S. and around the globe.

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