bally total fitness

Bally Total Fitness is an American fitness club chain with four hundred gyms in seventy cities, and claims four million customers.^[1] At its peak, prior to filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2007, Bally operated nearly 440 facilities located in 29 states, Mexico, Canada, Korea, China and the Caribbean under the Bally Total Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Gorilla Sports, Pinnacle Fitness, Bally Sports Clubs, and Sports Clubs of Canada brands. In response to an increasingly competitive market invaded by niche clubs catering to specific market demographics, Bally has diversified into franchising, with over thirty Bally facilities now operating as franchises. The company's headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois.