I just received a note from my almost-former fitness club, Vision Quest (read it here, if you wish). They have been acquired by Fitness International, LLC. If my brief bit of research holds true, they’re the parent for LA Fitness.
I bear them no ill will, and truly wish them and they’re staff the best. I found them pleasant and helpful. I great weary, though, of worn gear. Yeah, I’m not a treadmill runner, preferring my stationary bikes. But being relegated to barely functioning, decades old equipment wore me out. Anyway, I hope the new owners are prepared to invest and bring the facilities up to date. Sadly, I expect they will simply close sites and push people to existing LA Fitness locations.
It’s sad to see truly local companies fail and vanish. I guess, at one level, it’s the way of things. It’s hard to compete with the extra-large in commodities.
They are LA Fitness and they will be closing them down and moving people over to the LA Fitness facilities.
Check out Gold’s Gym locations. While Gold’s Gym is a national brand, they are locally owned and support the area very well. Great thing about Gold’s Gym is that they do a good job with their equipment, but they actually care about people getting results.
I’m glad to hear your positive thoughts about Gold’s, Gym User. That’s helpful insight. For me, I’m currently working out at the Lynnwood Rec Center. Their “new” facility is amazing.