Blink Fitness sought bankruptcy protection to help "execute an efficient and value-maximizing sale process to optimize its footprint and position the business for long-term success." ...

Planet Fitness — the largest gym chain in the US with more than 2,000 locations — had made an 11th-hour bid to acquire Blink, which last week accepted a lower offer from UK-based Pure Gym ...

Planet Fitness opened 132 locations in 2021 with now more than 2,000 U.S. clubs at a roughly $6.8 billion valuation. It has been making moves in recent years to expand its chain. Photo courtesy of ...