Purpose Brands announced that the master franchisee of Anytime Fitness in France has acquired France’s Interval Sport Fitness Group and will convert ten Interval Sport locations into Anytime Fitness clubs. The master franchisee, Anytime France, SAS, currently operates three clubs across the country, including in the Île-de-France (Paris), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions.

“The Anytime Fitness brand is experiencing explosive growth: We just opened our 6,000th location and plan to open 500 clubs worldwide this year,” said Sander van den Born, international director of Purpose Brands. “With European fitness trends favoring strength training and recovery, expanding the brand into France is a logical next step, and the Anytime France team is exactly the right partner for us to achieve this.” “Our model of finding the right local partner has proven successful time and again globally, and we look forward to continuing our growth across Europe.”

Anytime France is owned by Benoit Hanssen and Matt Burgess, who also operate Anytime Fitness clubs throughout Italy.

“The integration of Interval Sport clubs into the Anytime Fitness network means we are welcoming 10 new locations, 23 employees, and 14,000 members into our family,” said Hanssen. “Our priority now is to ensure that each of them receives the same personalized, high-quality experience that our current members already enjoy.”

“This acquisition perfectly reflects the type of growth we want to see across Europe: a well-considered, community-driven expansion that allows strong national operators, like Anytime France, to establish a presence in new regions,” said Stacy Anderson, global brand president of Anytime Fitness. “Diversifying our clubs to meet the needs of our local members while maintaining our global brand standards has always been central to our growth strategy. This is a significant step forward for our members in France and demonstrates the strength of our model as we continue to expand throughout the region.”

Anytime Fitness plans to open 500 new clubs in 2026 and currently has 5.6 million members in over 6,000 clubs across 40 countries. Purpose Brands’ portfolio includes Anytime Fitness, Orangetheory Fitness, Waxing the City, The Bar Method, and Provision Security.