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title: "Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Columbia, Missouri"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a0a72c6c-3b6c-4134-a11f-24ecd55ecb90
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20211109_crunch_franchise_announces_newest_location_in_columbia_missouri.html
category: "Gym & HVLP"
industry: "Fitness"
segment: "Gym & HVLP"
published: 2021-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:12:19.563Z
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# Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Columbia, Missouri

**TL;DR:** Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming February 2022 opening of Crunch Columbia, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility near the University of Missouri. Crunch Columbia is owned by fitness duo Brian Hibbard and John Armatas.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-11-09. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20211109_crunch_franchise_announces_newest_location_in_columbia_missouri.html).*

## Story

COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 8, 2021 // PRNewswire // - Crunch Franchise today announced the upcoming February 2022 opening of Crunch Columbia, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment near the University of Missouri. Crunch Columbia will be located at 101 S Providence Rd.

Founding members can receive a pre-sale rate with $1 enrollment and one month free, in addition to free t-shirts, discounts on small group and personal training, and more.

Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Columbia will offer top-quality cardio equipment and strength training equipment, circuit training, personal training, a functional training area with indoor turf, a group fitness studio, a dedicated ride studio, Kids Crunch, tanning beds and sunless spray options, HydroMassage® beds, and more.

Crunch Columbia is owned by fitness duo Brian Hibbard and John Armatas.

"We are excited to bring the Crunch brand to Columbia. Crunch is for everyone, from the first-time gym-goer to the seasoned athlete," said co-owner Brian Hibbard. "Add 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 is known for its innovative group fitness programming and will offer a wide range of classes every week, including BodyWeb with TRX®, Zumba®, Cardio Tai Box, Yoga Body Sculpt and Fat Burning Pilates. Members looking for additional guidance or motivation can utilize the HIITZone™, a proprietary high-intensity interval group training program.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Fitness (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- franchise opening (topic)
- TRX (company)
- Zumba (company)
- Crunch Franchise (company)
- Brian Hibbard (person)
- fitness facility (topic)
- University of Missouri (location)
- Crunch Columbia (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20211109_crunch_franchise_announces_newest_location_in_columbia_missouri.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a0a72c6c-3b6c-4134-a11f-24ecd55ecb90).