Former Club Owner Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
NASHUA, NH -- A New Hampshire club owner pleaded guilty to violations of the state’s consumer protection act after cutting a deal with the state’s attorney general. Sean Corriveau, former manager and president of Elite Fitness Inc., is required to pay $14,000 of restitution for fraudulent credit card use and must serve a 30-day jail sentence. He also has been prohibited to run any business for the next 10 years involving prepaid memberships....
LA Fitness, Chris Brown Sued by Photographer
LOS ANGELES -- LA Fitness was named as a co-defendant in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, along with co-defendant Chris Brown, an R&B singer. Plaintiff Robert Rosen claims he was assaulted by Brown’s bodyguard after snapping photos of the singer in LA Fitness’ Universal City facility in May....
Club Members Protest Proposed Sale to LA Fitness
SILVER SPRING, MD -- Members of a Crunch-owned gym in Silver Spring, MD, opposed the club’s proposed acquisition by LA Fitness, citing a lost sense of community among their complaints, and won....
Muscle Beach Launched as Fitness Brand
WILBRAHAM, MA -- Multinational Brands, Wilbraham, MA, is launching a new franchise called Muscle Beach, which encompasses tanning salons, massage studios, sports beverage bars, sandwich shops, sports nutrition center, fitness equipment stores and fitness clubs, according to founder Daniel Tschirret, who started up Fitness Forum in Worcester, MA, and Chic Physique in Brookline, MA, in the 1980s....
Florida Gov. Commends Gainesville’s Free Teen Membership Program
GAINESVILLE, FL -- Gainesville Health & Fitness Centers’ Free Summer Teen Membership program has received some attention from Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. The governor sent a thank-you letter to the club for offering the program, which began June 15 and ends Aug. 15. More than 1,700 teens took part in the inaugural program last year, which grants 13- to 17-year-olds in Alachua County (FL) free access to the Gainesville, FL, club’s three locations. ...
Peak Fitness to Close Several Clubs
RALEIGH, NC -- Peak Fitness, Charlotte, NC, will close several clubs in the Raleigh, NC, area in the coming weeks and has made an arrangement with Lifestyle Family Fitness to transfer members to its four area clubs....
Court Allows Bally to Keep $10 Million Advance
NEW YORK -- Great American Insurance Co.’s (GAIC) bid to recoup more than $10 million advanced to Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, has failed as a district court judge upheld a bankruptcy court's earlier ruling rejecting the claim. The $10 million was advanced to Bally for directors and officers coverage....
Alabama Club Owner, Manager Arrested in Steroid Bust
OXFORD, AL -- The owner of an Alabama fitness club, along with his wife and the club’s manager, were arrested Wednesday in a steroid drug bust....
Bally to Close 26 Clubs by June 26
CHICAGO -- Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, will close 26 clubs by June 26 after it canceled several leases with landlords across the country. The closures are part of a restructuring deal that will allow Bally to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection....
YMCA Employee Charged with Raping 13-Year-Old Girl
BREMERTON, WA -- Malachi Powell, a 21-year-old employee of the Kitsap Family YMCA, was charged in the rape of a 13-year-old club member last Friday. ...
U.S. Fitness Market Causes Concern for Precor's Parent Company
HELSINKI, FINLAND -- The full-year outlook for Amer Sports, parent company of Precor, is cloudy, the company recently said, because of the uncertainty in consumer demand in general. ...
LeMond Fitness, Life Fitness Wage Court Battles Over RevMaster Distribution
WOODINVILLE, WA -- LeMond Fitness and Life Fitness are caught up in court battles over a distribution dispute related to LeMond’s RevMaster Pro group cycling bikes. ...
2009 IHRSA Index Results Reflect Tough Economy
BOSTON -- Commercial health club financial performance struggled in the first quarter of 2009 relative to the first quarter of 2008, according to the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association’s (IHRSA) 2009 First Quarter Index, which demonstrates the financial performance of a sample of the for-profit health club industry. The survey of 18 U.S. health and sports club companies represents 530 facilities (an average of 29 clubs per company). ...
Air Force Consults Fitness Experts, Reformats Fitness Testing Program
ARLINGTON, VA -- In response to an internal audit of its fitness program, the Air Force announced plans that require airmen to take a physical fitness test twice a year, beginning in January 2010. Most reservists or guardsmen will continue taking the fitness test once a year, however....
Columbus State University to Build New Rec Center, Cardio Theater
COLUMBUS, GA -- Columbus State University (CSU), Columbus, GA, plans to break ground on a new $26 million student recreation center next month. The project is slated for completion by October 2010....
Club Sued Over Pool Entrapment Death
PITTSBURGH, PA -- The Downtown Athletic Club of Pittsburgh (PA) was named as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit filed June 10 over the drowning death of Lorenzo Williams, 38, of Verona, PA. ...
Bally Set to Exit Bankruptcy
CHICAGO -- Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, has signed a deal with its senior lenders that will allow the company to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The senior lenders, including J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Anchorage Advisors LLC, will provide financing and cut Bally’s debt by at least $660 million....
Concord, CA, Lands First UFC Gym
LAS VEGAS -- Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and New Evolution Fitness Co. (NEFC) announced Wednesday that the first UFC Gym, a concept that combines mixed martial arts and fitness, will be operated in Concord, CA....
IDEA Offers Instructional Video Services
SAN DIEGO -- IDEA Health & Fitness Association is offering two new video services for fitness professionals: a video exercise library and educational fitness video subscription services. ...
Fresno YMCA Branch Closes Over Financial Concerns
FRESNO, CA -- After a failed fundraising effort designed to pay off its debts, the Central Valley YMCA board of directors voted to close the downtown Fresno, CA, YMCA branch as of May 31....
Muscle Beach Celebrates 75th Anniversary
VENICE, CA -- Muscle Beach in Venice, CA, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and a new club franchise is sponsoring events to help in the celebration. ...
LaLanne to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
OVERLAND PARK, KS -- Jack LaLanne will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro magazine on Oct. 15 at the Club Industry show in Chicago. He will also offer the keynote address at the conference. ...
Texas Tech Unveils Aquatics Complex
LUBBOCK, TX -- Texas Tech University students kicked off summer on June 1 in the school’s newly opened $8.25 million outdoor aquatics complex. ...
RetroFitness Heading South for Expansion
COLTS NECK, NJ -- RetroFitness, the 1980s-themed club chain, has plans to expand again, this time in the South. Eric Casaburi, the CEO of RetroFitness, says the company is solidifying leases in the Atlanta area and is exploring the Charlotte, NC, market....
UFC Fighter Dedicates Shipboard Gym
SAN DIEGO -- James Wilks, of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fame, attended the June 1 dedication of a new shipboard gym on the Navy’s USNS Carl Brashear....
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