FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 26, 2025
Crunch Fitness at Crossgates Pre Sales Open September 27, 2025
–Opening Fall 2025-
Guilderland, NY – Fitness Holdings North America, a leading franchisee of Crunch Fitness, is celebrating the upcoming opening of its new Albany gym, the franchisee’s 53rd location, and ninth location in New York at Crossgates. Equipment is in, so the community is welcome to come by and check out the newest gym in town for a VIP tour.
“The population of Albany is rapidly growing, which is driving the need for robust fitness offerings such as Crunch,” said CEO Mark Federico. “We are so excited to bring the Crunch Fitness experience to the Crossgates Mall and fill the fitness gap. From high-energy classes to state-of-the-art equipment, we’re ready to offer a fitness community that truly embraces all levels of fitness.”
Presale starts September 27th in the 32,000 square-foot facility. Members and guests can explore the gym’s extensive amenities, including a wide array of cardio machines, multiple Olympic lifting platforms, a selection of dumbbells up to 120 pounds, tanning, and relaxing hydromassage beds. The first 500 members who sign up on September 27th will get founding member rates: $1 to join, first month free, and up to $5 off monthly dues for life. You can reserve your spot to get this deal here: https://info.crunch.com/founding500-crossgates.
Crunch Crossgates also offers the exclusive CrunchONE Kickoff, a personalized program that provides members with a detailed fitness assessment and customized roadmap to achieve their fitness goals. This unique offering includes a session with a certified coach and a printed report outlining the discussed health and fitness goals and strategies.
Members can enjoy an array of innovative classes such as dance, yoga, Pilates, and more. The facility also features the HIITZone™, a Crunch-exclusive area designed for high-intensity interval training, offering heart-pumping, team-based workouts on cutting-edge training grounds. Classes are held at various times of morning, afternoon, and evening seven days a week to accommodate all schedules.
Crunch will be located on the lower level of the shopping center with main entrance access exteriorly on the western avenue side of the center near the café court main entrance. For more information about Crunch, follow them on Instagram and Facebook.
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About Crossgates:
Crossgates is the Capital Region’s premier shopping, dining and entertainment destination offering an impressive selection of national brands and the newest retail concepts. The center is anchored by Macy’s, JCPenney, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Primark and Best Buy, while offering more than 180 retail shops, including Apple. Crossgates offers 10 entertainment venues and over 20 on-site eateries, such as Dave & Buster’s, Get Air, Billy Beez, Apex Entertainment, Maggie McFly’s and Regal Cinemas with IMAX. Or simply relax at our award-winning day spa, Spa Mirbeau. Located adjacent to a dual-branded 192-room Homewood Suites and Tru by Hilton hotel, Crossgates is your destination to EAT. SHOP. PLAY. STAY. Additional information regarding Crossgates can be found at shopcrossgates.com, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
About Pyramid Management Group, LLC:
Pyramid Management Group, owner of Crossgates, is one of the largest, most innovative, privately-held real estate developers in the northeast. Headquartered in Syracuse, New York, Pyramid’s portfolio of dynamic shopping, dining and entertainment destinations dominate the northeast with 9 properties located throughout New York and Massachusetts. For nearly 50 years, Pyramid has built its reputation on being first, fast, ahead of the curve and always what’s next, leading the industry in combining the best elements of traditional retail with world-class dining and entertainment, all under one roof. For more information, visit www.pyramidmg.com
About Crunch Fitness:
Crunch Fitness started modestly as a small gym in a basement studio in New York City’s Greenwich Village in 1989 as a welcoming place for a diverse group of people to get fit. While Crunch believes in the power of fitness to improve lives, it also knows exercise is hard work and everyone can use a little more motivation. So, Crunch has fused fitness and entertainment to make serious exercise fun. Fitness Holdings North America is a 52-club and growing franchise of the Crunch Fitness brand, with Crossgates being its 53rd club opening in October 2025, and two more upcoming New York clubs in New Hartford, NY and Troy, NY.