Bally Total Fitness
Texas Man Sues Bally, Brunswick Corp.
A man who claims he was injured at a Bally Total Fitness club in the Houston area is suing the company and Brunswick Corp., the manufacturer of the equipment, on the grounds of negligence....
Bally Completes Sale of 39 Clubs to Blast Fitness
Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, announced Monday that it has completed the sale of 39 clubs to Blast Fitness Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of Blast Fitness Group LLC. The companies initially announced the deal on April 10. Terms were not disclosed....
Bally to Sell 39 Clubs to Blast Fitness
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp., Chicago, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Blast Fitness Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of Blast Fitness Group LLC, Auburndale, MA, in which Bally will sell 39 clubs to Blast Fitness....
Sanitation Issues Temporarily Close LA Fitness Club in Chicago Area
An LA Fitness club in Morton Grove, IL, which was previously a Bally Total Fitness club, reopened last week after it was closed for sanitation reasons....
More Lawsuits Filed Against LA Fitness, Bally
In the midst of more lawsuits filed against both LA Fitness and Bally Total Fitness, LA Fitness has updated access provisions to its clubs for former Bally members....
Bally to Appeal Ruling on AED Case
Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, will appeal a New York appeals court decision to allow a case involving the non-use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) to move forward. ...
Members Sue Bally, LA Fitness over Lifetime Memberships
Two Bally Total Fitness members have filed a lawsuit in federal court against both Bally and LA Fitness seeking class-action status on behalf of Bally members who have lifetime memberships....
State of the Health Club Industry Looks Bright for Larger Clubs in 2012
The differences in the situation between well-capitalized companies and small club operators may lead some to believe that the industry is heading toward two separate groups: the haves and the have-nots....
Acquisition Activity for Commercial Health Clubs Abounds throughout Industry
The end of 2011 proved active for health club acquisition activity....
More Health Clubs Get into the High Volume/Low Price Game
More health club companies introduced low-price models in 2011. ...
LA Fitness Continues to Make Case as Industry Leader with Acquisition of Bally Clubs
The recent LA Fitness-Bally deal likely will cause a shift in next year’s rankings on the Top 100 Clubs list. LA Fitness will have more than 500 clubs in operation by the end of this year. 24 Hour Fitness reported 420 clubs at the end of 2010....
Bally, LA Fitness Complete Sale of 171 Clubs
Bally Total Fitness has completed the transaction to sell the assets of 171 clubs to LA Fitness, the companies announced today. The deal affects several major markets in the United States....
LA Fitness Acquires 171 Bally Total Fitness Clubs
LA Fitness, Irvine, CA, is acquiring 171 clubs from Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, for $153 million, the companies announced today. The blockbuster deal will change the landscape of the entire health club industry....
Bally Introduces First BFit Club
Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, has entered the high-volume/low-price arena with its new BFit model....
Illinois Pools Closed Due to VGB Compliance Issues
Several public pools in Illinois have been forced to close after missing the state’s Oct. 1 deadline for compliance with the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGB). ...
