{"id":9372,"date":"2016-06-29T17:18:21","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T21:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.franchisegator.com\/articles\/?p=9372"},"modified":"2022-03-03T15:03:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:03:19","slug":"blink-fitness-announces-new-market-expansion-as-consumer-demand-propels-growth-plans-12581","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchisegator.com\/articles\/blink-fitness-announces-new-market-expansion-as-consumer-demand-propels-growth-plans-12581\/","title":{"rendered":"Blink Fitness Announces New Market Expansion as Consumer Demand Propels Growth Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hard to imagine, but today, just five short years after opening its first location, Blink Fitness is sending endorphins racing through a quarter million members at its nearly 50 gym locations.<\/p>\n<p>Blink is announcing today that it is advancing its franchising strategy. Intending to transform the attitude Americans have towards exercise \u2013 shifting the focus from physical benefits to the feelings that come from working out \u2013 Blink has set its course on expansive franchise growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe moment has arrived. Our membership numbers and our ability to consistently open new gyms is perfect proof that Blink is ripe for franchise investment,\u201d said Todd Magazine, president of Blink Fitness, who previously held top leadership positions for PepsiCo\u2019s Gatorade and Quaker Foods brands as well as Procter &amp; Gamble. \u201cOur members relate to the Mood Above Muscle\u2122 approach that Blink Fitness fosters \u2013 creating an environment and ethos around the importance of feeling good instead of just looking good.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hard to imagine, but today, just five short years after opening its first location, Blink Fitness is sending endorphins racing through a quarter million members at its nearly 50 gym locations. Blink is announcing today that it is advancing its franchising strategy. Intending to transform the attitude Americans have towards exercise \u2013 shifting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franchisegator.com\/articles\/blink-fitness-announces-new-market-expansion-as-consumer-demand-propels-growth-plans-12581\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Blink Fitness Announces New Market Expansion as Consumer Demand Propels Growth Plans<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-wire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blink Fitness Announces New Market Expansion as Consumer Demand Propels Growth Plans - Franchising Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Membership Numbers Increase as Consumers Respond to Mood Above Muscle\u2122 Gym Concept; 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