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title: "Blinking Virginia"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/35d90332-ba75-4e0a-958d-0f0c11684afa
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/blinking-virginia
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Fitness"
industry: "Fitness"
published: 2018-12-04T11:46:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.717Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1540497077202-7c8a3999166f?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Blinking Virginia

**TL;DR:** Blink Fitness is expanding into Northern Virginia through a 10-year agreement with Cove Fitness LLC, with plans to open five new locations. The expansion is part of the company's international growth plans, as reported by Global Franchise.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2018-12-04. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/blinking-virginia).*

## Story

Northern Virginia is being targeted for expansion by New York-based Blink Fitness. Following the signing of a 10 year agreement…

Northern Virginia is being targeted for expansion by New York-based Blink Fitness.

Following the signing of a 10 year agreement between Blink and Cove Fitness LLC, five new locations are slated to open in Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax.

Cove Fitness was launched in 2017 by Justin Bristow and Ned Williams and two others.

## Entities

- unit expansion (topic)
- Fitness (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- fitness industry (topic)
- James Fell (person)
- master franchise (topic)
- Blink Fitness (company)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/blinking-virginia). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/35d90332-ba75-4e0a-958d-0f0c11684afa).