LA Fitness
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| LA Fitness | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Health Clubs, Exercise |
| Founded | November 1, 1984 Covina, California, U.S. |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
Area served | United States Canada |
| Brands | LA Fitness City Sports Club Esporta Fitness Club Studio Fitness |
| Website | www |
Fitness International LLC is an American gym chain with over 700 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 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.[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]
In 2012, Fitness International LLC launched its City Sports Club brand exclusively in Northern California. The City Sports Club brand was launched by rebranding a dozen former LA Fitness locations as City Sports Club, within the greater San Francisco Bay Area and the greater Sacramento metropolitan area. Initially launched with a dozen locations, City Sports Club, has since grown to twenty locations.
In 2020, Fitness International LLC launched its Esporta Fitness brand. The Esporta Fitness brand was launched by rebranding seventeen former LA Fitness locations as Esporta Fitness within the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The Esporta Fitness brand quickly grew through 2023 by rebranding former LA Fitness locations throughout the United States. As of 2024, LA Fitness has been aggressively winding down the Esporta Fitness brand. The majority of Esporta Fitness locations have been rebranded back to LA Fitness or have been permanently closed. As of December 2024, only thirteen Esporta locations remain in operation.[3]
In 2022, Fitness International LLC launched its Club Studio Fitness brand. As of December 2024, Club Studio Fitness has six locations in operation, with another six listed as coming soon; as well as five listed as presale.
Operations
[edit]As of 2024, Fitness International LLC operates LA Fitness in over 700 locations in twenty-three U.S. states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington) and two Canadian provinces (Alberta and Ontario).[4]
Furthermore, Fitness International LLC operates twenty City Sports Club locations in Northern California.
In addition to the above locations, Fitness International LLC operates thirteen Esporta Fitness locations in Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Massachusetts.[5]
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.[6] Within a year, all but one of the former Pure Fitness clubs were closed. [citation needed]
On November 30, 2011, the company significantly expanded its portfolio by acquiring 171 clubs for $153M, from Bally Total Fitness.[7][8]
On July 2, 2012, the company completed the acquisition of all 33 Lifestyle Family Fitness Clubs in Florida.[9]
In October 2012, LA Fitness acquired 36 Urban Active clubs in multiple states.[10][11]
On December 23, 2013, LA Fitness announced the acquisition of The Buffalo and Rochester Athletic Clubs in Western New York.[12][13]
On December 30, 2013, they completed the acquisition of all 10 Vision Quest Sport and Fitness clubs in the greater Seattle metropolitan area.[14]
In 2024, LA Fitness acquired XSport Fitness.[15][16]
See also
[edit]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.
- ^ "Esporta Fitness". www.lafitness.com.
- ^ "LA Fitness | Find a Club".
- ^ "Esporta Fitness | Find a Club".
- ^ "LA Fitness acquires Pure Fitness gyms". azcentral.com.
- ^ Goldman, Stuart (November 18, 2011). "LA Fitness Acquires 171 Bally Total Fitness Clubs". American Spa. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Quinn, Dale (November 29, 2011). "LA Fitness buys Bally's locations in Tucson, elsewhere". Azstarnet.com. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ^ "Lifestyle Family Fitness members left without answers as LA Fitness takes over". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Goldman, Stuart (October 25, 2012). "LA Fitness Completes Acquisition of Urban Active". American Spa. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Dispatch, Tim Feran, The Columbus. "LA Fitness acquires Urban Active". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "Fitness International purchases Vision Quest Sport and Fitness clubs". Kirkland Reporter. January 2, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hickey, Shane (May 29, 2015). "Pure Gym buys LA Fitness". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
External links
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- Health care companies established in 1984
- Health clubs in the United States
- Companies based in Irvine, California
- Privately held companies based in California
- Private equity portfolio companies
- Madison Dearborn Partners companies
- 1984 establishments in California
- American companies established in 1984
- Medical and health organizations based in California