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Tanny's younger brother, Armand Tanny, had also moved west in 1939. [3] That year, the two emptied their joint bank account of its $500, borrowed another $200, and opened their first gym, West Coast Tanny, near Santa Monica Beach. [3] Two more locations—one in Long Beach, and one on Wilshire Boulevard—opened in 1941. The war dwindled gym ...
Bally Total Fitness was an American fitness club chain. At its 2007 peak, prior to the filing of the first of two Chapter 11 bankruptcies, Bally operated nearly 440 facilities located in 29 U.S. states, Mexico, Canada, South Korea, China, and the Caribbean under the Bally Total Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Gorilla Sports, Pinnacle Fitness, Bally Sports Clubs, and Sports Clubs of Canada brands.
A platform on the beach with weight lifting equipment provided a workout area for such famous bodybuilders as Vic Tanny, Jack LaLanne, and Joe Gold. [4] In 1989, the City of Santa Monica officially dedicated the original Muscle Beach and today it serves gymnasts, acrobats and youth with an extensive gymnastics training area. Meanwhile, the ...
Other inductees included Joe Weider, Vic Tanny, Arthur Jones, Paul Bragg and Kenneth H. Cooper. [3] The National Fitness Hall of Fame is the only institution in the nation that recognizes those individuals who pioneered the fitness industry, preservers fitness history and promotes the future of fitness in America. [1]
Armand Tanny. Armand Tanny. Armand Tanny (March 5, 1919 – April 4, 2009) [1] was an American Muscle Beach bodybuilder. He won national titles in 1949 and 1950. After attending the University of Rochester, he moved to Los Angeles, transferring to UCLA. He enlisted in the Coast Guard in World War II, serving until discharge due to injury.
Muscle Beach Party is the second of seven beach party films produced by American International Pictures. It stars Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello and was directed by William Asher, who also directed four other films in this series. Dick Dale and the Del-Tones and Stevie Wonder appear in musical numbers, the latter aged thirteen and making ...
Bodybuilding is the practice of progressive resistance exercise to build, control, and develop one's muscles via hypertrophy. [1] An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. It is primarily undertaken for aesthetic purposes over functional ones, distinguishing it from similar activities such as powerlifting and ...
Tanny. Tanny may refer to: Armand Tanny (1919-2009), a Muscle Beach bodybuilder. Vic Tanny (c. 1912-1985), American entrepreneur, pioneer in the creation of the modern health club. Tanny B. Crane (living), the President and CEO of Crane Group, Chair of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Category: Surnames.