LA Fitness
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| LA Fitness | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Health Clubs, Exercise |
| Founded | November 1, 1984 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
Area served | United States Canada |
| Brands | LA Fitness City Sports Club Esporta Fitness |
| Website | www |
LA Fitness is an American gym chain with more than 550 clubs across the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Irvine, California.
History
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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 referred to as the LA Fitness shooting because it took place in an LA Fitness health club in Collier Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, four people were killed.[2]
Starting in 2018, LA Fitness offers high-intensity interval training classes at certain renovated clubs for a separate fee, incorporating heart rate monitors by Myzone.[3]
In early 2020, LA Fitness launched their new downmarket Esporta Fitness brand (intended to compete with high-volume, low-price gyms like Planet Fitness), and rebranded several former LA Fitness locations as Esporta Fitness, mostly based on the East coast.[4]
Operations
[edit]As of 2023, LA Fitness operates locations in twenty-three US states (Arizona, Delaware, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington) and two Canadian provinces (Alberta and Ontario).[5]
In addition to the above states, LA Fitness operates Esporta Fitness locations in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and Ohio.[6]
Acquisitions
[edit]In 2007, the company expanded outside of the United States by acquiring six fitness clubs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, the company acquired ten locations in Phoenix from Pure Fitness Arizona.[7] Within a year, all but one of the former Pure Fitness clubs were closed. [citation needed]
On November 30, 2011, the company completed the acquisition of 171 clubs, for $153M, from Bally Total Fitness. LA Fitness then began closing some former Bally Fitness clubs near existing LA Fitness facilities and remodeling others.[8][9]
On July 2, 2012, the company completed the acquisition of all 33 Lifestyle Family Fitness Clubs in Florida.[10]
On December 23, 2013, LA Fitness announced the acquisition of The Buffalo and Rochester Athletic Clubs in western New York.[11][12]
On December 30, 2013, they completed the acquisition of all 10 Vision Quest Sport and Fitness clubs in the greater Seattle area.[13]
In 2024, LA Fitness acquired XSport Fitness.[14][15]
See also
[edit]- PureGym, which bought all LA Fitness-branded gyms in the United Kingdom in 2015
References
[edit]- ^ "LA Fitness History". Corporate Offices & Headquarters. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ "Pennsylvania gym shooter described as quiet, studious". CNN. August 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ Dominic, Anthony (November 29, 2018). "LA Fitness to Renovate 26 Arizona Clubs, Further Develop Signature HIIT Program". Club Industry. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ "Esporta Fitness". www.lafitness.com.
- ^ "LA Fitness | Find a Club".
- ^ "Esporta Fitness | Find a Club".
- ^ "LA Fitness acquires Pure Fitness gyms". azcentral.com.
- ^ Quinn, Dale (November 29, 2011). "LA Fitness buys Bally's locations in Tucson, elsewhere". Azstarnet.com. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ^ "LA Fitness brings changes to Ballys". Daily Breeze.
- ^ "Lifestyle Family Fitness chain is sold". Herald Tribune. June 19, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ Tobin, Tom. "LA Fitness buys 2 Rochester Athletic Club sites". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ Goldman, Stuart (December 20, 2013). "LA Fitness Acquires Buffalo, Rochester Athletic Clubs". American Spa. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ Stuarty, Goldman (December 30, 2013). "LA Fitness Acquires Seattle's Vision Quest Sport and Fitness Clubs". clubindustry.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ Rehfeldt, Courtney (July 16, 2024). "LA Fitness Acquires XSport Gyms, Expanding in NY, Chicago". Athletech News. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ Payne, Will (July 15, 2024). "XSport Fitness acquired by LA Fitness". NCTV17. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
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