LA Fitness, Irvine, CA, has completed the purchase of 32 of 33 Lifestyle Family Fitness clubs, the two companies announced. One of those 32 clubs will close....More
Although revenue grew by a greater percentage for more companies and several major acquisitions occurred
in 2011, the order of the top club companies remained the same....More
On June 18, LA Fitness, Irvine, CA,
announced that it had come to an
agreement to buy the assets of the
remaining Lifestyle Family Fitness
clubs. The sale likely would mean the
end of the Lifestyle company, which
was founded in 1982....More
LA Fitness has preliminary plans for some of the Lifestyle Family Fitness clubs that it will purchase, an executive from LA Fitness tells Club Industry....More
LA Fitness, Irvine, CA, announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets for the remaining Lifestyle Family Fitness clubs in Florida....More
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....More
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
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
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 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....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
Two years after the tragic shootings in a Pittsburgh-area LA Fitness, victims have filed lawsuits against the Irvine, CA-based company and the estate of the gunman....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