Genesis Health Clubs acquire four area Gold’s Gym locations

Genesis Health Clubs recently purchased four corporate-owned Gold’s Gym locations in the Kansas City metro including a location at 178 NW Oldham Parkway in Lee’s Summit.

The other locations are in Olathe, Liberty, and Kansas City. The Westport Gold’s Gym is an independently owned and operated franchise location that is not part of the transaction.

According to Genesis officials, the Wichita-based company first entered the Kansas City market with its purchase of the Midtown Athletic Club in Overland Park in March 2015.

The latest acquisition is one of thirteen in the past five years for Rodney Steven II, owner and president of Genesis Health Clubs. Steven said Genesis doubled its footprint in the Midwest from 2011 through 2014 with the purchases of fitness centers in Lawrence, Leavenworth, Topeka, and Manhattan, Kan. and Springfield, Mo.

“Over the past several years we have moved into many markets that I have wanted to open clubs in for some time,” Steven said in a press release annoucing the purchase. “I’ve always wanted to have a presence in Kansas City, and our Overland Park club has been a perfect fit for our brand.