Retro Fitness Franchising News
Find out more about gym ownership, fitness franchise opportunities, along with what’s trending in the gym and fitness franchise industry.

Retro Fitness Offering Vaccine Membership Incentives (Franchising USA)
Andrew Alfano, CEO of Retro Fitness, said he believes that public health is about living your healthiest life. To promote this ethos, starting this month they are offering a zero down and zero commitment membership to anyone who has been vaccinated.
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Retro Fitness CEO offering free memberships if you’re vaccinated (Fox Business’ Varney & Co.)
Expert commentary on the state of public health amid COVID and how Retro Fitness is doing their part to incentivise people to get vaccinated and get back to their health clubs.
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Retro Fitness Incentivizes Population to Get Vaccinated through Membership Offer (Club Solutions)
Retro Fitness, which has more than 120 clubs open or in development across the U.S., is incentivizing Americans to get vaccinated by offering a $0 down and no commitment membership to anyone who has received the vaccine beginning April 1, 2021.
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Retro Fitness CEO on New York’s Imposed Gym Curfews (Cheddar)
As coronavirus cases continue to spike across the country, local officials are taking swift steps to curb the spread. In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo now mandating that indoor restaurants, bars and gyms must close at 10 P.M. for the foreseeable future. Andrew Alfano, CEO of Retro Fitness, joined Wake Up With Cheddar to discuss how this will impact his fitness centers.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives to Consider From Franchisors and Franchisees (Franchise Times)
Retro Fitness, a 15-year-old fitness franchise with more than 120 gyms open and in development, announced a $0 down and no commitment membership to vaccinated individuals starting April 1.
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Separate Gyms from Restaurants/Bars: Retro Fitness CEO’s Challenge to Governors (Club Solutions)
Andrew Alfano, the CEO of Retro Fitness, issues a challenge to all governors to separate gyms from restaurants and bars amid shutdowns.
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The CEOs of Life Time Fitness, Self Esteem Brands, and Retro Fitness Defend Keeping Gyms Open as Coronavirus Cases Climb. (Business Insider)
In conversations with Business Insider, the chief executives of Life Time Fitness, Self Esteem Brands, and Retro Fitness make their case for leaving fitness centers open and explain why they belive closing them is a threat to public health.
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Gyms Fight To Stay Open As Coronavirus Cases Surge (CNBC’s “Power Lunch”)
Andrew Alfano, Retro Fitness CEO, joins CNBC ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss why he says gyms should be part of the solution.
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Retro Fitness CEO Live on Fox Business’ Varney & Co.
Hard charging Stuart Varney believes the fitness industry is shrinking. With 71.6% of America overweight or obese, our CEO Andrew Alfrano laid out why we are not shrinking, how we are growing and how Retro Fitness and the fitness industry has a great opportunity to help get America Healthy.
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Relieved to Be Back at the Gym, but Is It Safe? (New York Times Online)
City gyms were allowed to reopen on Sept. 2, but lingering concerns about indoor workouts mean many may not endure
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