Crunch Franchise Brings State-of-the-Art Crunch 3.0 Gym to Austin, Texas

New location marks The Undefeated Tribe's eighth Crunch Fitness club in the Austin market

AUSTIN, Texas, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Crunch Fitness today announced the upcoming opening of Crunch North Austin in Austin, Texas. The $5 million, 30,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility will open its doors this fall. Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee The Undefeated Tribe, Crunch North Austin will be located at 8716 Research Blvd Suite 100, creating a new fitness offering for residents of the greater Austin area.

Crunch North Austin will feature the new Crunch 3.0 design, combining modern aesthetics with enhanced functionality to deliver an upgraded fitness experience. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch North Austin will offer:

• Expanded strength and functional training areas
• Top-quality cardio and strength training equipment
• Power half-hour circuit training
• Personal training
• Olympic lifting platforms
• Group Fitness studio with Crunch's world-famous group fitness classes
• Hot Yoga Studio
• TRX®
• Functional HIITZone™ training area with indoor turf
• Advanced HIIT classes
• Relax & Recover® services including HydroMassage® beds, red light therapy
• Tanning
• Kids Crunch babysitting
• Full-service locker rooms with showers and a sauna

Crunch North Austin will be The Undefeated Tribe's eighth gym in the Austin area. Founded in 2018 by Tony Hartl, The Undefeated Tribe is one of the fastest growing franchises within the Crunch Fitness system. Its locations span five states including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Missouri and Minnesota. The Undefeated Tribe has 60 locations open and in development and is growing its footprint to exceed 100 locations by 2028. It was selected as the Franchisee of the Year for the Crunch Fitness system in 2021 and 2023 and was recognized for its unique accomplishments and excellence in business performance, community service, and brand involvement.

"We are so excited to bring the Crunch Fitness brand to North Austin and offer outstanding and affordable fitness," said Tony Hartl, Founder and CEO of The Undefeated Tribe. "With world-class-equipment and amenities, round-the-clock hours and memberships that start at $9.99 per month, we can't wait to open our doors to North Austin residents."

Crunch North Austin will be offering an exclusive limited time promotion for their founding members. The first 500 members will join for only $1 and get their first month free plus get a free one hour personal training session and a free gym bag, water bottle and t-shirt. Prospective members can enter to win a free one year all access membership and lock in their Founding 500 rate at https://info.crunch.com/rate-reservations.

Crunch North Austin will be inviting over 100 individuals to join the team to help their community experience fitness, wellness, relaxation, and recovery. Crunch North Austin is on the search for Managers, Group Fitness Instructors, Personal Trainers, Customer Service Representatives, Facility Technicians and Babysitters to join a team that believes in being the best place to work and workout.

If you are interested in working hard, having fun, and making history please apply today at epiccrunchjobs.com.

Crunch was ranked #2 in the fitness category and #20 overall in the annual Entrepreneur Franchise 500®, up from #32 last year in the world's most comprehensive franchise ranking. The brand has appeared on the list for 13 consecutive years and will be inducted into the 2026 Hall of Fame and Consecutive Ranking Club. Crunch was also recognized on the annual Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing companies. The brand continues to expand nationwide and push the bar with innovative offerings for its members.

About Crunch:

Crunch is a gym that believes in making serious exercise fun by fusing fitness and entertainment and pioneering a philosophy of 'No Judgments.' Crunch serves a fitness community for all kinds of people with all types of goals, exercising all different ways, working it out at the same place together. Today, we are renowned for creating one-of-a-kind group fitness classes and unique programming for our wildly diverse members. Headquartered in New York City, Crunch serves 3.5 million members with over 550 gyms worldwide in 41 states, the District of Columbia, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, and India. Crunch is rapidly expanding across the U.S. and around the globe.

SOURCE Crunch Fitness