PLANET FITNESS

Special Strong helps make fitness more accessible to people with physical challenges and special needs

Planet Fitness Houston locations are now teamed up with Special Strong to pave the way for adaptive fitness.

‘They’re not scared’: Sex offender arrested after assaulting grandmother in gym parking lot in Spring; Bond set at $100

A registered sex offender is wanted for assaulting a woman in a gym parking lot in north Harris County, according to Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman.

Free workouts: Houston-area high schoolers can work out here this summer for $0

Planet Fitness announced Wednesday that it is inviting high school students ages 14 to 19 to work out for free at any of its Houston locations from May 16 through Aug. 31, as part of its nationwide High School Summer Pass program.

Hot job skills: Managers in demand in Houston

Houston is seeing strong demand for managers' skills. Employers in the industry posted 174 new jobs over the past week, and 636 in the last month, more than for any other job category in the area, according to ZipRecruiter, a leading online employment marketplace. Top companies seeking local managers include Jack in the Box, Planet Fitness Houston and bellagreen. Jobs posted by Jack in the Box in the past month in the area also included restaurant managers and team leaders, while Planet Fitness Houston was hiring member services representatives, and bellagreen sought servers, cooks and drivers. This story was created automatically using local jobs data, then reviewed by an editor.