Planet Fitness

Planet Fitness, Inc.
Planet Fitness
Company typePublic
IndustryFitness
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Founders
  • Michael Grondahl
  • Marc Grondahl
  • Rich Berks
[1]
HeadquartersHampton, New Hampshire, U.S.
Number of locations
2,400[2]
Area served
North America
Dominican Republic
Australia
Key people
Colleen Keating (CEO)[3]
Number of employees
1,616 (2020)
Websiteplanetfitness.com

Planet Fitness, Inc. is an American franchisor and operator of fitness centers based in Hampton, New Hampshire.[4] The company has around 2,400 clubs,[2] making it one of the largest fitness club franchises by number of members and locations. The franchise has locations in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Panama, Mexico, and Australia.[5] It markets itself as a "Judgement Free Zone" that caters to novice and casual gym users.

  1. ^ "At Youfit Health Clubs, patrons can feel the burn without bells, whistles".
  2. ^ a b "Planet Fitness Sets New Membership Records". Fitt Insider. February 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Planet Fitness Names Colleen Keating Chief Executive Officer". Planet Fitness. April 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Max (November 10, 2016). "Planet Fitness headquarters moving to Hampton". Seacoast online.com. GateHouse Media. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  5. ^ Hall, Nick (December 16, 2019). "4 international franchises that landed Down Under in 2019". Inside Franchise Business. Retrieved December 23, 2019.