Urban Active
Urban Active’s Get Active Challenge Wraps Up 10-City Tour
Urban Active, Lexington, KY, recently welcomed nearly 1,000 participants to a 10-city Get Active Challenge tour, which offered them a free boot camp as well as an educational session and tips to stay motivated....
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....
Ohio Steroids Bust Affects YMCA, LA Fitness, Urban Active
Several fitness facilities in Ohio have been thrown into the spotlight as a result of steroid-related arrests, and one Ohio YMCA is trying to repair its reputation after a series of miscommunications about the extent of its involvement in the steroid sales investigation....
Larger Health Clubs Seeking Acquisition Possibilities
The major players in the industry either have the cash or are more able to get the credit to grow their companies. The result could mean industry consolidation, likely driven by only those major players....
Urban Active Opens in Atlanta
Urban Active, Lexington, KY, attracted a star studded crowd to the grand opening of its new Buckhead location in Atlanta last month. ...
Urban Active Improves BBB Rating, Faces another Lawsuit
It was a good news, bad news type of week for embattled Urban Active, which upgraded its Better Business Bureau rating from an “F” to a “C” while dealing with another lawsuit....
Urban Active Faces Multiple Lawsuits
Urban Active, Lexington, KY, not only faces multiple lawsuits, but the Better Business Bureau assigned it an “F” rating due to allegations of unfair and deceptive business practices....
LA Fitness Acquisition Falls Through
A deal that LA Fitness had planned to consummate after it received a $300 million acquisition loan has fallen through, according to sources....
Urban Active Faces Lawsuit, Responds to BBB Rating
Urban Active says it cannot comment on a recent lawsuit, but it is attempting to resolve complaints filed with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Central Ohio, which last week issued the Lexington, KY-based company an “F” rating....
Urban Active Closes Two Cincinnati Clubs
LEXINGTON, KY -- Urban Active recently closed two of its clubs in the Cincinnati area. The two locations closed due to a poor economic climate ...
Health Magazine Rates Equinox No. 1
NEW YORK -- In its April issue, Health magazine rated New York-based Equinox Fitness Clubs No. 1 in a survey of the healthiest fitness clubs in the United States....
Interview with Royce Pulliam, CEO of Lexington, KY-based Global Fitness Holdings and its 30 Urban Active clubs
Royce Pulliam, CEO of Global Fitness Holdings, and his team have their sights set on big growth ahead, with no plans to stop despite the economic downturn....
Urban Active Celebrates First Year
The Urban Active brand, started by former Gold's Gym franchisee Royce Pulliam, turned 1 year old last month. In the past year, Urban Active has opened nine locations...
Members Enjoy Movies While On the Move in Cardio Theaters
About three years ago, Eric Casaburi noticed that a few of his Retrofitness members chose to work out in a dimly lit section of the club. Most of the...
Largest Franchisee for Gold's Gym Moves On
Lexington, Ky Now that Royce Pulliam, formerly the largest Gold's Gym International franchisee, has left the Gold's brand behind to create his own brand,...
