<P> In December 2013, Anytime Fitness purchased a 38 - acre site in Woodbury, Minnesota to build new company headquarters . Roark Capital Group acquired a large minority share in Anytime Fitness in March 2014 . Erik Morris and Steve Romaniello, two directors from Roark, joined the board at Anytime Fitness after the acquisition . Mortensen and Runyon remained the company's primary holders and continued to run the business . </P> <P> In November 2015, Anytime Fitness opened its 3,000 th club in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England . </P> <P> The company moved its headquarters from Hastings to Woodbury, Minnesota in April 2016 . The new location contains 80,000 square feet of office space with a tattoo parlor and running trail . </P> <P> In June 2017, Anytime Fitness became the first U.S. - based fitness chain to be granted a franchising license in China . The company entered into a master franchise agreement with Maurice Levine, who had previously opened franchise locations in Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines . </P>

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