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2026 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 8 Club Pilates
January

2026 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 8 Club Pilates

  • Laura Michaels
  • Dec 30, 2025

Club Pilates crossed the 1,000-unit mark in 2024 and ended the year with 1,198 global studios. That’s a 45 percent increase from 2022, and Pre…

Inside the Rise of Major Club Pilates Franchisee Spartan Fitness
Fitness-finance

Inside the Rise of Major Club Pilates Franchisee Spartan Fitness

  • Joe Halpern
  • Updated Nov 25, 2025

David Schuck gets a friendly reminder every night from his wife when he returns home from work to close the laptop and slow down.

Former Xponential CEO Launches Another Fitness Group
Franchise Mergers and Acquisitions

Former Xponential CEO Launches Another Fitness Group

  • Emilee Wentland
  • Updated Aug 26, 2025

Anthony Geisler, who was forced out of the top spot at Xponential last year during a federal investigation, formed Sequel Brands and is franchising its four concepts.

Private Equity Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Growing Club Pilates Franchisee
Franchise Mergers and Acquisitions

Private Equity Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Growing Club Pilates Franchisee

  • By Laura Michaels
  • Updated Aug 26, 2025

Eagle Merchant Partners makes a return to the fitness segment with its investment in Aligned Fitness, a multi-unit Club Pilates franchisee out…

2025 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 5 Club Pilates
Franchise Times Cover Stories

2025 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 5 Club Pilates

  • Emilee Wentland
  • Updated Dec 27, 2024

Xponential Fitness-backed Club Pilates ended 2023 with just under 1,000 studios. The 996-unit franchise added 317 studios since 2021, a 46.7 p…

Xponential Feels Impacts of Federal Investigations, CEO Change, Q2 Results Show
Franchise News

Xponential Feels Impacts of Federal Investigations, CEO Change, Q2 Results Show

  • By Laura Michaels
  • Updated Aug 2, 2024

Because of what Chief Financial Officer John Meloun described as “some short-term disruptions from our change in leadership and continued regu…

Where Are They Now? Jetset Pilates Grows Team and Units
Franchise News

Where Are They Now? Jetset Pilates Grows Team and Units

  • Megan Glenn
  • Updated Jul 17, 2024

This article is part of "Where Are They Now?"—an ongoing series in which Franchise Times reporters Megan Glenn and Emilee Wentland catch up wi…

Xponential Fitness Removes Its CEO as Federal Investigation Expands
Franchise News

Xponential Fitness Removes Its CEO as Federal Investigation Expands

  • By Laura Michaels
  • Updated May 17, 2024

Anthony Geisler, who founded multi-brand platform company Xponential Fitness in 2017 and has served as CEO since, was removed from his position and suspended indefinitely, the company announced May 10.

Xponential Fitness Defrauded Shareholders, Class Action Suits Allege
Franchise Legal

Xponential Fitness Defrauded Shareholders, Class Action Suits Allege

  • Emilee Wentland
  • Updated Apr 5, 2024

Xponential Fitness defrauded its investors by making “materially false and misleading statements and omissions regarding Xponential’s business…

FT Reporters Try Out Three Boutique Fitness Concepts
Franchise News

FT Reporters Try Out Three Boutique Fitness Concepts

  • Laura Michaels, Megan Glenn, Emilee Wentland
  • Oct 30, 2023

“Jab, cross, left hook, upper cut, duck!” shouts the instructor as the sound of punches hitting boxing bags mixes with blaring hip-hop and hou…

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