The US-based SNAP Fitness franchise company is opening around 30 fitness centres a month.

Some of the key forthcoming centres are to open in Chicago and New Orleans. Clubs range from c.280–370sq m (c.3,000–4,000sq ft) and offer CV and strength equipment, freeweights and tanning.

SNAP works in partnership with Cybex International to roll out a significant number of its sites.

Cybex was recently named one of the ‘100 Best Small Companies to Watch’ by Business Week magazine. It was ranked at number 83 after the magazine reviewed 10,000 public companies with revenues of between US$50m and US$1.5bn a year.