Koko FitClub Franchise News

Rockland, MA, May 9, 2012 - On May 2nd, Koko FitClub co-founders, Mike Lannon and Mary Obana, presented American Cancer Society and Relay for Life representatives with a check for $6000 on behalf of the company's franchises nationwide. The donation was the result of the first ever “5 Million Point Challenge,” a fundraising effort that capitalized on the ability of the innovative fitness club’s patented Smartraining™ technology to do something no other health clubs can do: collect and compile all the exercise activity data of its members across the country and translate it into points tallied toward a unique fundraising goal.
During the weekend of March 24-25, 2012, in the true spirit of Relay for Life, participants in 66 clubs across 27 states linked arms virtually and walked with their fellow “Koko Nuts” to raise the money for cancer research...

Innovative Health Club Rallies Members to Support American Cancer Society Relay for Life
March 19, 2012 // Franchising.com // For 24 hours during the weekend of March 24-25, 2012, Koko FitClub members will link arms virtually with their fellow “KokoNuts” across 27 states to raise money for cancer research.
The first ever Koko FitClub “5 Million Point Challenge” will capitalize on the ability of the innovative fitness club’s patented Smartraining™ technology to do something no other health club can do: collect and compile all the exercise activity data of its members nationwide and translate it into “Koko Points” to be tallied toward a unique fundraising goal. Every time a member comes to Koko FitClub they earn Koko Points for their workouts based on their effort and performance...

Boston, MA, January 12, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Koko FitClub made its debut this month in the 33rd Annual Entrepreneur Magazine Franchise 500 rankings. On newsstands now, the ranking is regarded as a listing of the very best in the franchise industry. The Rockland, Massachusetts based company, franchising since 2008, ranked #38 among "Top New Franchises" less than 5 years old, #101 in the "Fastest Growing" category and #399 overall.
Companies ranked in the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 are judged by the same criteria: objective, quantifiable measures of the franchise operation analyzed by an independent CPA. The most important factors include financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system. Since submitting a count of 37 open locations to the publication in August of 2011, over 23 additional Koko FitClubs have opened nationwide and the company reports hundreds of franchised locations will be open in 27 states by the end of the 2nd quarter of 2012...

Koko FitClub Coral Springs/Parkland first of 3 planned for Fort Lauderdale Region May 02, 2011 // Franchising.com // BOSTON, MA - Add Florida to Koko FitClub's growing locations list. Koko FitClub, LLC, is the fitness franchise revolutionizing the industry with spa-like clubs built around groundbreaking, proprietary exercise technology- the Koko Smartraining System. Today the company announced their debut in the Sunshine State. Koko FitClub Coral Springs/Parkland, Florida has joined the Koko family of nearly 40 clubs nationwide. Owners Amy and Rob Sottile have opened their first of three clubs planned for the area at 6290 West Sample Road, Suite 104 in Coral Springs.

Rob and Amy Sottile are Coral Springs locals whose family and professional lives are woven tightly into the fabric of the local community...

Newest owner in Dallas/Fort Worth to open Koko FitClub Keller early 2011 November 12, 2010 // Franchising.com // BOSTON, MA - The momentum keeps building for Koko FitClub, LLC, the fitness franchise revolutionizing the industry with spa-like clubs built around their groundbreaking, proprietary exercise technology- the Koko Smartraining System. Today the company announced a second developer will open Koko FitClubs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Early January, new owner Barbara Doweidt will open her first club in the community of Keller, in The Shoppes at Keller Crossing, located at 1632 Keller Parkway. Mary Obana, President and Co-Founder of Koko FitClub, says of this most recent multi-unit agreement, "by adding Barb Doweidt to the Koko mix in the Dallas/Fort Worth region, we now have two excellent developers whose individual growth, energy and success will build off each other, enabling Koko to maximize the number of people we can help in the community...

Owners of Multiple Clubs to Increase Koko Presence 50% by Early 2011 October 19, 2010 // Franchising.com // BOSTON, MA Koko - FitClub, LLC, the fitness franchise responsible for Smartraining, the groundbreaking, patented, exercise technology changing lives across the US and Canada, today released a list of locations where multi-unit owners are opening additional Koko FitClubs. Mary Obana, President and Co-Founder of Koko FitClub, says of this milestone for the company, "Our goal is for Koko to be the way people get and stay healthy. When our owners open multiple clubs, it means we are reaching more people and changing more lives. It also validates the success of our business model and that Smartraining, this technology we invented as a health solution for the 84% of people who have given up on gyms, WORKS and members LOVE it...

Mountain View & Los Altos Eyed for First Silicon Valley, CA Location

September 15, 2010 // Franchising.com // BOSTON, MA: Koko FitClub, LLC, the technology company revolutionizing the fitness franchise world and hailed by Entrepreneur Magazine as "What the fitness industry needs," announced today its well-suited arrival into the innovative Silicon Valley. Owners Jeff and Elaine Mossner, both Northern California natives, are scheduled to open their new club in February 2011. The Mossners say curiosity to try out the cutting edge Koko Smartraining System with its cool analytic capabilities will be what first drives people from the tech savvy communities into Koko FitClub; they will stay because of the time-efficient workouts and great results...

Omaha Club's September Opening is First in Multi-Unit Agreement

August 25, 2010 // Franchising.com // BOSTON, MA: Koko FitClub, LLC, the technology company reinventing the fitness franchise business and hailed by Entrepreneur Magazine as "What the fitness industry needs," announced today the September opening of the first Koko FitClub in Nebraska. Keely and Tim Frame, owners of For His Glory, LLC, have located the first club in their multi-unit agreement in the city of Omaha, at 16919 Audrey Street, Suite 13.

In Koko FitClub, the Frames have found a business they are both excited about. Keely, who will be running the club on a day to day basis, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with a degree in exercise science...

Club Opening in North Dallas Suburbs, First in Multi-Unit Agreement August 03, 2010 // Franchising.com // BOSTON, MA - Koko FitClub, LLC, the technology company reinventing the fitness franchise business, adds the Lone Star State to its growing roster of locations nationwide. This first area agreement in Texas encompasses the high-growth suburbs north of Dallas including Frisco, McKinney, Plano and Allen. When the doors open to their first North Dallas Koko FitClub in December, owners Jeremy and Jenee' Harris, will finally get to combine the keen business skills they've honed as successful franchise owners with their shared passion for fitness.

When Jeremy and Jenee' describe what led them to Koko FitClub, that same word comes up over and over: Passion...

Site in Barnstable Village of Centerville the First in Multi-Unit Agreement July 15, 2010 // Franchising.com // BOSTON, MA - Koko FitClub, LLC, the technology company reinventing the fitness franchise business, adds Cape Cod to their growing list of area development agreements for Massachusetts. The first location in this multi-unit agreement for the Cape will open late summer at the Bell Tower Mall, 1600 Falmouth Road (Route 28), in the Barnstable village of Centerville. And with the build out of their first location underway, owners Tim and Ashley Calise are already scouting for their second Cape Cod location.

The Calises are former college athletes, busy new parents and now Koko FitClub's first "member owners." They were hooked on the concept at the corporate owned club in Pembroke, MA...

Woodinville in Seattle's Eastside is First Location in Multi-Unit Agreement

July 06, 2010 // Franchising.com // BOSTON, MA,: Koko FitClub, LLC, the technology company reinventing the fitness franchise business, announced an expanded West Coast presence with a new area development agreement in Washington State. The first Washington location, Koko FitClub Woodinville, will open at 17614 140th Ave NE late this summer. It is the first in an Eastside Seattle multi-unit agreement with owner Victoria Holsclaw and her company Puget Sound Fit Clubs, Inc.

Koko FitClub Woodinville owner, Victoria Holsclaw, is certified in elementary education and has spent four, very successful years managing a tutoring franchise. Early this year, according to Holsclaw, she came to the realization that it was time "to stop working for the man...

Acton Location is First in MetroWest Multi-Unit Agreement July 02, 2010 // Franchising.com // BOSTON, MA - Koko FitClub, LLC, the technology company reinventing the fitness franchise business, continues to add locations in its home state of Massachusetts, today announcing their latest in the MetroWest town of Acton. Scheduled to open in August at 342 Great Road in the Acton Woods Plaza, this is the first Koko FitClub for owners Jeff & Lori Granville who intend to open multiple clubs in the MetroWest region.

The Granville's were searching for both a business opportunity and a lifestyle change when they came across Koko FitClub. With backgrounds in the computer and software industry, both Lori and Jeff immediately understood the power of bringing technology to fitness...

Company Signs Multi-Unit Agreement for San Francisco's East Bay

June 08, 2010 // Franchising.com // BOSTON, MA,: Koko FitClub, LLC, the technology company that is reinventing the fitness franchise business, today announced their latest area development agreement for the East Bay region of San Francisco, CA. The first opening in this California debut for Koko FitClub is scheduled before the end of December, 2010.

Val Rogers, co-owner of the future East Bay Koko FitClubs with husband Michael, look forward to bringing the Koko Smartraining System to these technology-savvy Bay Area communities. "People here are serious about their health and fitness and technology is huge!" Residents of this area, located just north of Silicon Valley, are completely at ease with the integration of technology into their daily lives...