LA Fitness was founded in 1984 by creators Chinyol Yi and Louis Welch in Los Angeles, California. In the mid-1990s, the company expanded by acquiring underperforming gyms in Southern California and developing, opening, and operating newly constructed properties.
And also in 2007, the company prolonged outside the United States by getting six gyms in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, the company achieved ten Phoenix locations from Pure Fitness Arizona. Within a year, all but one of the previous Pure Fitness clubs were close.
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And also, four people were kill in the 2009 Collier Township shooting, also called the LA Fitness shooting, because it took place at an LA Fitness gym in Collier Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
On November 30, 2011, the company finished the $153 million acquisition of 171 clubs from Bally Total Fitness. And also it is began closing some former Bally Fitness clubs near existing in their facilities and remodelling others.
On July 2, 2012, the business completed the acquisition of the 33 Lifestyle Family Fitness Clubs in Florida. Lifestyle CEO Stuart Lasher states, “We have been evaluating our option to remain an independent business or sell to a larger organization. After careful thought, the Board of Directors decided to sell all Lifestyle Family Fitness Clubs.” in Florida at gym .”
On December 23, 2013, LA Fitness announced the gaining of the Buffalo and Rochester Athletic Clubs in Western New York.
Also on December 30, 2013, they completed the acquisition of the 10 Vision Quest sports and fitness clubs in the greater Seattle area.
Starting in 2018,and also it is offering high-intensity interval training classes at select renovated clubs for a separate fee. And also incorporating heart rate monitors from Myzone.
In early 2020, that is launched its new low-market Esporta Fitness brand (intended to compete with low-cost, high-volume gyms like Planet Fitness). It rebranded several former LA Fitness locations as Esporta Fitness.
