Crunch Fitness Opens Newest Franchise Location in Beaverton, OR

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Crunch Fitness, the collection of gyms that has set the bar in fitness innovation, will open its newest franchise location in Beaverton, OR in February 2011. Crunch Beaverton, the brand's seventh franchise club, is located in the Cascade Station shopping mall at 8585 SW Cascade Ave Beaverton, OR 97008. Crunch joins Best Buy, Nordstrom Rack, Petsmart and Ross, to create a one stop shop for the Beaverton community.

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"Beaverton is the perfect place to open my second Crunch location," said owner, Steve Block. "Crunch provides a workout experience unlike any other with their No Judgments philosophy, and with affordable membership rates, it gives this fitness-friendly community more bang for their buck."

Crunch Beaverton is 17,000 square feet filled with 80 pieces of cardio equipment including PreCor, Star Trac, Free Motion, and Nautilus, tons of weights including machines, Free Motion and Hoist, expert personal trainers, an online fitness and nutrition program and tanning. Crunch's unique programming will be offered in the group fitness studio, including BodyWeb w/TRX, Bosu Bootcamp, Belly, Butt and Thighs Bootcamp, Tread and Shred, Fat Burning Pilates and Yoga Body Sculpt. Locker rooms and shower facilities will also be offered, all at a low membership fee, varying from $9.95 - $19.95 per month.

An enrollment center is now open at 8845 SW Cascade Ave (503) 227-8624, and a dedicated Beaverton website, www.crunchbeaverton.com is currently offering exclusive membership deals, including a special $0 enrollment offer for a limited time, prior to the club's grand opening.

Owners Steve Block and John LaRosa opened their first Crunch franchise location, Crunch Gresham, in September 2010. Crunch, owned by New Evolution Ventures (NeV), currently has seven franchise clubs, with over 50 others in the works around the globe. For more information about Crunch franchising opportunities go to www.crunchfranchise.com.

Crunch is a health club chain that leads the industry in fusing fitness and entertainment. Since opening our doors in 1989, our mission has been to make working out a good time. Today, we are renowned for creating one-of-a-kind group fitness classes and unique programming for our wildly diverse members. With this much going on, Crunch is more than a gym.  It's a fitness community for all types of people, with all types of goals, exercising all different ways; working it out at the same place together.  For more information go to www.crunch.com.

Based in Northern California, New Evolution Ventures (NeV) has a two decade plus record of success delivering superior returns on investment in the acquisition, development, management and operation within the fitness industry, both domestically and internationally.  Founded in 2008 by Mark Mastrov and Jim Rowley, the current team of NeV professionals represent over a century of experience working in a broad sector of health, wellness, sports, entertainment and fitness and has operations and investments in over 20 countries around the world. For more information go to www.newevolutionventures.com.

SOURCE Crunch Fitness