Anytime Fitness, Stronger U Join Community Gyms Coalition Members Declaring Fitness is Essential Commitments for White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

Commitments aim to promote fitness, physical activity, proper nutrition for all Americans through education, access, support through community gyms nationwide
Anytime Fitness, Stronger U provide bench strength to help reach more Americans with fitness, nutrition coaching; more than 70% in the U.S. live within 10 miles of an Anytime Fitness club

WOODBURY, MN, September 28 – Self Esteem Brands (SEB), parent company of a global portfolio of fitness and wellness brands including Anytime Fitness and Stronger U, applauds today’s announcement of the Fitness is Essential commitments made at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health by the Community Gyms Coalition (CGC), which represents more than 15,000 community gyms, clubs and fitness facilities across the U.S. that serve more than 25 million members.

Anytime Fitness and Stronger U are providing a publicly accessible virtual satellite event as part of today’s White House Conference, including free access to fitness and nutrition coaching videos designed to help Americans jump-start their fitness and health journeys. More than 70% of Americans live within 10 miles of an Anytime Fitness club, which brings a unique reach across the nation for the Fitness is Essential commitments.

“The past two years have been challenging for all Americans – we weren’t managing our health risk factors or building our immune systems through regular exercise and movement,” said Stacy Anderson, president, Anytime Fitness, in a welcome message for the virtual satellite event. “We have an opportunity now to go in a stronger direction: fitness is essential for Americans to improve their overall physical and mental health, and we are here to help. Along with the other SEB fitness and wellness brands, we are proud members of the CGC and thrilled to join the White House on this important initiative.”

“We’re on a mission to elevate lives, to enrich the health and wellbeing of people and communities,” said Chuck Runyon, co-founder and CEO of Self Esteem Brands. “The Fitness is Essential commitments are a natural extension of our purpose to improve the self-esteem of the world, and we look forward to working with the CGC, The White House, IHRSA (the global health and fitness industry association) and our 2,000 small business AF franchise owners and 1.7 million AF members across the U.S. to bring them to life.”

Visit the Anytime Fitness – Stronger U satellite event, with free access to fitness and nutrition coaching videos.

Read more about the CGC Fitness is Essential commitments to the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.

About Anytime Fitness

Anytime Fitness is the largest and fastest-growing fitness brand in the world, averaging 300 new clubs per year while serving nearly 5 million members at more than 5,500 clubs in nearly 40 countries and on all seven continents. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Anytime Fitness delivers personalized and affordable coaching with training, nutrition and recovery guidance proven to improve our members’ health – in the club, in their homes, in their pockets, wherever they are and anytime they need it. All franchised clubs are individually owned and operated, and members have access to any Anytime Fitness club worldwide. For more information, visit www.anytimefitness.com.

About Stronger U

Science based, inspired by education, and member obsessed with live, human coaches, Stronger U is here to empower people with coaching, community and nutritional intelligence so they can stop dieting and start living. For more information, visit www.strongeru.com.

About Self Esteem Brands

Our purpose is to improve the self-esteem of the world. Self Esteem Brands (SEB) is the parent company of Anytime Fitness (the world’s largest fitness franchise), Basecamp Fitness, The Bar Method, Stronger U and Waxing the City. Combined, most of our more than 5,000 franchise locations are locally operated across nearly 40 countries worldwide by independent, small business owners. SEB is also the parent company to affiliates Provision Security Solutions and Healthy Contributions. Leading with a culture anchored in the values of people, purpose, profits and play, plus a charitable focus through the HeartFirst Foundation®, SEB seeks to enrich the lives of all who interact with our brands and businesses. Our vision is a world of self-esteem for every human to rise from their challenges. For more information on Self Esteem Brands, please visit https://www.sebrands.com/.

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