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Curves fitness and weight loss facilities are designed specifically for and focused on women, although in some states, men are allowed to join. The clubs compete with other women's-only chain health clubs, including Spa Lady and Lucille Roberts. However, Curves is still the largest women's-only health club chain in the US and worldwide.
This is a list of gym chains by country. Some gyms may have the same name but in fact be unrelated. Some gyms may have the same name but in fact be unrelated. This is a list of generally corporate-owned or franchised gyms operating worldwide.
High-end fitness chain Equinox is launching one of the most expensive gym memberships in the world — a $40,000-per-year program aimed at improving overall health and longevity.
Equinox Holdings, Inc. is an American luxury fitness company and health club headquartered in New York City, New York.The company operates more than 300 club facilities in major cities in the United States, as well as in London, Toronto, and Vancouver in Canada.
YouFit was founded by Rick Berks. [1] The first YouFit, in St. Petersburg, Florida, opened in 2008 [2] and grew to over 100 gyms across the United States. [2] Berks separated from YouFit in May 2020, citing differences with the firm’s financial backers in his resignation letter.
LA Fitness in Markham, Ontario, Canada. LA Fitness was founded in 1984 by founder Chinyol Yi and Louis Welch in Covina, California. [1] Through the mid-1990s, the company expanded by acquiring under-performing fitness clubs in Southern California, and by developing, opening and operating newly constructed properties.
Fast-forward eight years, and Joan MacDonald is a 78-year-old fitness influencer with 1.9 million followers who can hip thrust 235 pounds. A 70-year-old lost 70 pounds and got into weightlifting.
In the summer of 2020, the group acquired for $100m the American fitness chain Gold's Gym, which had gone bankrupt in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. [11] With this, it took over more than 70 of its own and more than 530 franchise studios worldwide. [12] By 2023, the RSG Group says its portfolio will include over 900 gyms in more than 30 ...