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'''LA Fitness''' is a privately owned [[United States|American]] [[health club]] chain with over 340 clubs and millions of members across 21 US states and [[Canada]]. The company was formed in 1984 and is based in [[Irvine, California]]. |
'''LA Fitness''' is a privately owned [[United States|American]] [[health club]] chain with over 340 clubs and millions of members across 21 US states and [[Canada]]. The company was formed in 1984 and is based in [[Irvine, California]]. la ardilla es una puta, le gusta el sexo, vomitar, y el rock, no hay nada mejo que la ardilla |
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The company’s stated mission is “to help as many people as possible achieve the benefits of a healthy lifestyle” by creating a network of sports clubs offering its members “the widest range of amenities and the friendliest service at an affordable price.” |
The company’s stated mission is “to help as many people as possible achieve the benefits of a healthy lifestyle” by creating a network of sports clubs offering its members “the widest range of amenities and the friendliest service at an affordable price.” |
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Revision as of 18:03, 26 September 2011
| LA Fitness | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Exercise, Health Clubs |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California, United States |
| Website | www.lafitness.com |
LA Fitness is a privately owned American health club chain with over 340 clubs and millions of members across 21 US states and Canada. The company was formed in 1984 and is based in Irvine, California. la ardilla es una puta, le gusta el sexo, vomitar, y el rock, no hay nada mejo que la ardilla
The company’s stated mission is “to help as many people as possible achieve the benefits of a healthy lifestyle” by creating a network of sports clubs offering its members “the widest range of amenities and the friendliest service at an affordable price.”
The company's fitness clubs typically offer a variety of exercise equipment, swimming pool, spa and sauna, basketball and racquetball courts, group exercise classes including indoor cycling, personal training, and a babysitting service called "Kids Klub". Many locations also offer juice bars, which sell smoothies, drinks, healthy snacks, sports accessories, towels and more. LA Fitness also provides corporate wellness programs for companies of all sizes.
History
LA Fitness was founded in 1984 with one location in Los Angeles, California. Official records describing the company's history and growth are few. Through the mid-1990’s, the company expanded by acquiring under-performing fitness clubs in Southern California, and by developing, opening and operating newly constructed properties.
In 1995, LA Fitness designed and built a new multipurpose sports and fitness club that became the company’s signature model at the time. This prototypical design starts with the strength and cardio equipment, free weights and group exercise room that are found in most fitness centers and adds a swimming pool and court sports (basketball and racquetball in most locations) to offer LA Fitness members a wider variety of workout options.
With a successful prototype in place, LA Fitness then expanded its in-house development efforts, and new club construction now accounts for the vast majority of the clubs opened every year. In 1998, with 12 proven prototype clubs in Southern California and Arizona, the company rapidly increased the rate of new club development and began rolling out its concept into several new geographic regions across the U.S., including the Sun Belt, the Pacific Northwest, the Mid-Atlantic states, the Northeast and the upper Midwest. The rate of expansion was rapid, with over 180 new clubs added from 2006 to 2009.
In 2000, the company acquired the then largest health club chain in Atlanta and eventually replaced its 25 units with 14 larger prototype clubs. The company continued to build clubs in the Atlanta area and currently has 26 clubs in Georgia.
In 2007, the company expanded outside of the United States by way of an acquisition of six fitness clubs, in Toronto, Canada. Also of notable size, in 2010 the company acquired ten locations in Phoenix from Pure Fitness Arizona.[1] Through March 2011, at least 5 of the former Pure Fitness clubs have been closed.
LA Fitness remains a privately owned company, with major ownership interests held by private equity firms Seidler Equity Partners, CIVC Partners, and Madison Dearborn Partners.
Collier Township, Pennsylvania Incident
See also: 2009 Collier Township shooting
On August 4, 2009, a gunman opened fire at the LA Fitness health club in Collier Township, Pennsylvania, killing 3 people and wounding 15 others, before killing himself.[2][3][4]
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