The Health & Fitness Association (HFA) announced that Chuck Runyon and Dave Mortensen, co-founders of Anytime Fitness and Purpose Brands, are the final inductees into the 2026 class of the Health & ...

Chuck Runyon and Dave Mortensen opened their first Anytime Fitness gym in 2002. Their concept was an alternative to big box gyms: A no-frills space with little supervision…just workout equipment that ...

In an interview with the Franchise Times earlier this year, Self Esteem Brands CEO Chuck Runyon held up his phone and called it “the most important piece of equipment in the fitness industry.” It’s no ...

When the Magellan Explorer departs on its maiden voyage to Antarctica in November the adventure expedition ship will have one more amenity. Through a joint venture with Anytime Fitness, the ...

In our first Mentor Series pairing, Chuck Runyon, co-founder of Anytime Fitness, the world's largest fitness franchise chain, and its parent company Purpose Brands (formerly Self Esteem Brands), which ...

Today, Anytime Fitness has more than $1 billion in revenue, close to four million members worldwide and a bold international expansion strategy. This year, Runyon will open 400 new locations, the ...

At least 1,400 people in 10 countries sport a cryptic purple tattoo somewhere on their bodies. From one angle, it looks like a letter from an obscure ancient alphabet, but with a little imagination, ...

Anytime Fitness, the Hastings-based franchiser of health clubs, acquired fitness app developer PumpOne on Monday, aiming to extend its connection to customers beyond their visits to the gym. Under the ...