Crunch Franchise Brings State-of-the-Art Crunch 3.0 Gym to San Rafael, California

Crunch San Rafael will feature the innovative Crunch 3.0 design for an elevated gym-goer experience

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Crunch Fitness today announced the upcoming opening of Crunch San Rafael in San Rafael, California. The $4 million, 18,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility will open its doors in Summer 2026. Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee Nor Cal Crunchers, LLC, Crunch San Rafael will be located at 38 Gary Place, across the Golden Gate Bridge and the Richmond Bridge, creating a new fitness offering for residents of San Rafael.

Crunch San Rafael will debut 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 more fun, Crunch San Rafael 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
• TRX®
• Advanced HIIT Classes
• Functional HIITZone™ training area with indoor turf
• Relax and Recovery - HydroMassage® beds, red light therapy
• Full-Service locker rooms with showers and a sauna

"We're excited to continue our growth in the Bay Area with the opening of our eighth Crunch Fitness location in San Rafael," said Brian Calegari, club owner. "Crunch is built for everyone, from first-time gym-goers to seasoned athletes, delivering a high-energy and fun environment that makes fitness approachable and effective."

Crunch Fitness was ranked #2 in the fitness category and #20 overall in the annual Entrepreneur Franchise 500®, up from #32 last year, earning recognition in the world's most comprehensive franchise ranking. 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.

Prospective members can visit info.crunch.com/rate-reservations to enter to win a one year all access membership and lock in the Founding 500 rate. The first 500 members will join for only $1 down and will get their first month free.

Crunch San Rafael will be inviting individuals to join the team to help their community experience fitness, wellness, relaxation, and recovery. Crunch San Rafael is on the search for membership representatives, personal trainers, group fitness instructor and personal training manager to join a team that believes in being the best place to work and workout. Interested applicants can apply today at https://www.crunch.com/locations/san-rafael.

About Crunch Fitness:

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