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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.
Books-A-Million - 2nd & Charles. Borders Books and Music - closed all locations in 2011. Brentano's - closed all locations in 2011. Crown Books - closed all locations in 2001. Deseret Book - also operates Seagull Book. Encore Books - defunct 1999. Family Christian Stores - closed all locations in 2017. Follett's.
Red Owl – Upper Midwest; acquired by Supervalu in 1988. Sage's – Sage's Complete Markets based in San Bernardino, California, chain that was liquidated in 1973. Sav-A-Center – A&P in the New Orleans, Louisiana, region. Schwegmann Brothers Giant Supermarkets – New Orleans, Louisiana; acquired by National Tea.
The company was founded by chairman and chief executive officer, Bahram Akradi. [1] The company was incorporated in 1990 as FCA, Ltd., a Minnesota corporation, and registered the name Life Time Fitness in March of 1992. [2] In 2017, the word "Fitness" was officially dropped from the brand name, and the company became simply Life Time, Inc.
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.
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.
LA Fitness was founded in 1984 by founder Chinyol Yi and Louis Welch in Los Angeles, 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. [citation needed] In the 2009 Collier Township shooting, also ...
Kim is the president of the New York Health & Racquet Club. [8] His niece, Ellen (daughter of Manouchehr Manocherian), is married to real estate investor and landlord Kamran Hakim . [ 19 ] His son Greg, was an executive producer for the 1989 film That's Adequate ; and co-produced and co-wrote the script for the 1997 independent film Hudson ...