9Round Kickboxing Fitness, the world’s largest kickboxing fitness franchise, has confirmed that long-time vendor Lebert Fitness has become the Canadian Master Developer responsible for growing the 9Round brand in Canada.
The intention is to better support the 25 existing Canadian franchise partners and ensure faster growth through new locations.
For 9Round this forms part of a wider global portfolio of nearly 400 locations open and operating throughout the United States, Australia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, India, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. And of course the aforementioned Canada.
Lebert Fitness, meanwhile, are enhanced bodyweight training experts aiming to make fitness more accessible through the design, manufacturing and distribution of high quality and versatile fitness products.
Founded in 2003 the company is also the original inventor of portable exercise bars for home and studio use.
9Round CEO, Shannon “The Cannon” Hudson sees the Lebert Fitness deal “as the perfect opportunity to re-imagine how to grow the brand in Canada and reinforce 9Round’s commitment to making kickboxing accessible to more people.”
He added: “9Round and Lebert Fitness have had a long-term relationship, as Lebert strength training products have been embedded in our program for years. We are aligned in our values to provide the best quality products and workouts to as many people as possible, as kickboxing and bodyweight strength training make for an unparalleled fitness experience.”
Chief Fitness Officer and founder of Lebert Fitness, Marc Lebert notes the opportunity to grow 9Round on their home turf. “Not only does Lebert Fitness have a storied history in both bodyweight and martial arts, but our longstanding relationship with 9Round made us big fans of their brand, their people, and the massively dedicated franchise partners who are all committed to helping people in their local communities grow stronger, physically and mentally.”
Expanding on the benefits of the two brands coming together, Lebert Fitness President David Faassen added: “Bringing the power of the Lebert Fitness brand to Canadian 9Round franchise owners will allow us to positively impact more people and provide even greater support while introducing new revenue opportunities for franchise owners.
“We want all 9Round franchise partners to thrive, and ultimately, we want new opportunities for entrepreneurs to join our thriving kickboxing fitness community as we add more franchises. r noted.
For more information visit www.9round.com or www.9round.ca and https://lebertfitness.com
