▁firm , ▁for ▁$ 4 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 st , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁private - equ ity ▁firm ▁T PG ▁is ▁acqu iring ▁Cr unch ▁F it ness ▁through ▁its ▁growth - equ ity ▁unit . ▁ ▁Cr unch ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁CE O ▁Jim ▁Row ley . ▁Keith ▁Wort s ▁is ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁company ’ s ▁Sign ature ▁business ▁and ▁Ben ▁Mid g ley ▁is ▁CE O ▁of ▁its ▁Fran ch ise ▁business . ▁ ▁Group ▁F it ness ▁Class es ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁Cr unch ▁featured ▁some ▁unusual ▁classes ▁such ▁as ▁pole ▁dan cing , ▁b icy cle - based ▁y oga , ▁co ed ▁wrest ling , ▁an ▁" Ab s , ▁Th igh s ▁and ▁G oss ip " ▁class ▁run ▁by ▁a ▁drag ▁queen , ▁and ▁Cap oe ira . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁classes ▁were ▁later ▁standard ized ▁across ▁various ▁locations , ▁some ▁popular ▁off be at ▁classes ▁remain , ▁such ▁k ara oke ▁b icy cling , ▁ ▁PO UND , ▁Ant ig rav ity ▁Y oga , ▁and ▁many ▁more . ▁▁ ▁Cr unch ’ s ▁wide ▁array ▁of ▁dynamic ▁group ▁fit ness ▁classes ▁include ▁The ▁R ide ▁– ▁the ▁g ym ’ s ▁propriet ary ▁station ary ▁bi ke ▁work outs ▁– ▁Card io ▁Tai ▁Box , ▁Y oga ▁Body ▁S cul pt , ▁F at ▁Burn ing ▁Pil ates , ▁J ill ian ▁Mich a els ▁Body sh red