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....More
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....More
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....More
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....More
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....More
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....More
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....More
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)....More
A Bally Total Fitness club in Florida in operation for almost 24 years is closing. The Chicago-based company announced that the lease at the West Palm Beach, FL, club has expired....More
A Bally Total Fitness club in Pleasant Hill, CA, closed without notice on Monday night, one of several club closings in the industry this month....More
Officials from Gold’s Gym International, Gold’s parent company TRT Holdings Inc. and Bally Total Fitness are meeting this week in Chicago to discuss due diligence that may result in a merger of the two companies, according to a source with knowledge of the situation....More
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....More
The health club industry has made a definitive push in the low-price arena, highlighted by new Crunch franchise clubs on the West Coast and Equinox-branded Blink clubs on the East Coast....More
CHICAGO Times are different these days for Bally Total Fitness, which transformed from a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange to a private...More
AUSTIN, TX Neither Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, nor the Texas Attorney General's office provided updates last month into the lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney...More