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title: "Crunch Franchise Announces New Location in Pittsburgh, PA"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f6b8a95a-952b-458f-a157-57136310bd0f
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220531_crunch_franchise_announces_new_location_in_pittsburgh_pa.html
category: "Gym & HVLP"
industry: "Fitness"
segment: "Gym & HVLP"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:08:27.685Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1540497077202-7c8a3999166f?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Crunch Franchise Announces New Location in Pittsburgh, PA

**TL;DR:** Crunch Franchise announces a new location in Pittsburgh, PA, offering various fitness equipment and classes. The location, Crunch McKnight, is owned by partners John Armatas and Brian Hibbard, and will be Fitness Ventures' 27th location nationwide.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-05-31. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220531_crunch_franchise_announces_new_location_in_pittsburgh_pa.html).*

## Story

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

Crunch McKnight is owned by partners John Armatas and Brian Hibbard, Chief Executive Officer for Fitness Ventures LLC, which owns and operates Crunch Fitness locations across the U.S. Crunch McKnight will be Fitness Ventures' 27th location nationwide.

"We are excited to bring the Crunch brand to Pittsburgh," said owner Brian Hibbard. "Crunch is for everyone, from the first-time gym-goer to the seasoned athlete. 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 exciting 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)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Fitness (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- TRX (company)
- Zumba (company)
- Crunch Franchise (company)
- fitness equipment (topic)
- Brian Hibbard (person)
- Fitness Ventures (company)
- group fitness classes (topic)
- Pittsburgh, PA (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220531_crunch_franchise_announces_new_location_in_pittsburgh_pa.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f6b8a95a-952b-458f-a157-57136310bd0f).