Crunch Franchise Brings State-of-the-Art Crunch 3.0 Gym to Westminster, Maryland

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

WESTMINSTER, Md., Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Crunch Fitness today announced the upcoming opening of Crunch Westminster in Westminster, Maryland. The $5 million, 35,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility will open its doors on Tuesday, February 24 at 5 a.m. ET. Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee Fitness Growth Capital, LLC, Crunch Westminster will be located at 521 Jermor Lane, creating a new fitness offering for residents of Westminster.

Crunch Westminster invites the Westminster community to join them on-site for a pre-opening party on Monday, February 23rd from 4 to 8 p.m. ET.

Crunch Westminster 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 Westminster 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
• Hot Yoga Studio
• Ride cycling classes
• Functional HIITZone™ training area with indoor turf
• Advanced HIIT Classes
• TRX®
• Stretching Zone
• Relax & Recover® - tanning, HydroMassage® beds, red light therapy
• Kids Crunch babysitting
• Full-service locker rooms with showers and a sauna
• Cryo Lounge
• Human Touch Massage Chairs
• Infrared Saunas
• Frost Locker

Fitness Growth Capital owns and operates 12 Crunch Fitness locations across the nation. Crunch Westminster will be Fitness Growth Capital's fourth location in Maryland, with plans to open more locations throughout the greater Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region, as well as Pennsylvania.

"We are excited to bring the Crunch brand to Westminster, Maryland. Crunch is for everyone, from the first-time gym-goer to the seasoned athlete," said Chad Smith of Fitness Growth Capital. "In a high-energy and fun environment, and with memberships starting at $9.99 per month, we have options to meet everyone's goals and budget."

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 CrunchWestminster.com for more information about memberships and sign up. Crunch Westminster is currently offering $1 down and first month free, with memberships starting at $9.99 per month.

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