[5] The founders, Chuck Runyon, Dave Mortensen, and Jeff Klinger initially met in the early 1990s while employed at a fitness club in St. Paul, Minnesota.

[8] Eric Keller, a former employee of Southview Athletic Club, was interested in their business concept and agreed to become the first franchise owner of Anytime Fitness.

[6] In February 2005, Anytime Fitness opened its first club outside of the United States in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

[11] In 2010, the company announced plans to open clubs in Japan, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.

[14] By 2012, the franchise had opened locations in Australia, Canada, Grand Cayman, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, New Zealand, Qatar, and the United Kingdom.

[8] Erik Morris and Steve Romaniello, two directors from Roark, joined the board at Anytime Fitness after the acquisition.

[23][24] In 2019 the Anytime Fitness franchise started to provide passengers on the cruise ship Magellan Explorer with a gym to exercise traveling to and from Antarctica.

[19] Rates are dependent on the prices set by the member's "home club," but they are allowed access to other Anytime Fitness locations.

[31] Members and employees have a history of getting the logo tattoo, with an estimated 4,000 individuals inking their bodies, including CEO Chuck Runyon.

[citation needed] In 2014, Entrepreneur magazine ranked Anytime Fitness number one on their franchise 500 list.