Jarrod Saracco, who led the introduction of two new models for World Gym, was let go on Dec. 20 in a move that came as a surprise to him, he told Club Industry.

The purchaser, JEM Wellness Brands, has committed to open 75 new Crunch locations by 2032.

Club Industry called upon a range of industry leaders to gauge what they think the trends to watch will be in 2023. Download this free report to read the thoughts of leaders such as Karl Sanft, CEO of 24 Hour Fitness; Adam Sedlack, COO of UFC Gyms; Ben Midgley, CEO of Crunch Franchising; Lindsay Vastola, founder of Vast Potential; Sandy Wiedmeyer, operations superintendent at RecPlex; Ronn McMahon, president CEO of Greater Wichita (Kansas) YMCA, and more.

Before the fitness industry looks at how it performed in 2022, Club Industry gathered data on how the industry performed during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic and all its restrictions from 2019-2021. Companies such as Life Time, LA Fitness, Planet Fitness, Xponential Fitness, the Bay Clubs, Orangetheory Fitness and others are included.