Fitness Together Attends Franchise Leadership and Development Conference

Fitness Together Attends Franchise Leadership & Development Conference

Wellness company preparing for growth efforts in 2010.

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - Oct. 6, 2009 - Executives from Fitness Together Holdings, Inc., parent company of Fitness Together Franchise Corporation, and elements therapeutic massage, inc., attended the 2009 Franchise Leadership & Development Conference, Sept. 23-25, in Chicago.

Held exclusively for franchise executives, the annual conference featured presentations by franchise industry experts who addressed growth issues and greater recruitment success in 2010.

"Everything we heard at the conference reaffirms what we are doing at Fitness Together to position us for strong growth in 2010 and over the next several years," said Jeff Jervik, president and CEO of Fitness Together Holdings. "We've strengthened our internal structures and systems, reorganized and hired senior staff focused specifically on growth and revamped our sales efforts and materials. Attending this conference was one more way we could prepare, network and gain information to further position our concepts for growth in the next year."

The combined Fitness Together Franchise Corporation and elements therapeutic massage network currently has 500 franchisees.

Jervik, Bob Haimes, executive vice president and chief growth officer of Fitness Together Holdings, Tom DeLosa, senior vice president and chief sales officer of Fitness Together Franchise Corporation, and Scott Wendrych, senior vice president and chief sales officer of elements therapeutic massage, were in attendance from Fitness Together Holdings.

About Fitness Together Holdings, Inc.:

Based in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Fitness Together Holdings, Inc., is one of the world's largest wellness organizations. The parent company oversees Fitness Together Franchise Corporation, a one-on-one personal training fitness franchisor established in 1983 that began franchising in 1996, and elements therapeutic massage, inc., a massage therapy franchisor that began franchising in 2006. Today, the combined franchise network has hundreds of franchises sold across the United States, Costa Rica, Israel, Ireland, and Canada.