Contents (Leave Page Blank) Executive Summary (Leave Page Blank) Situation Analysis Gladiator Tough is a business that focuses in creating products for fitness gurus. The company believes people who are active in fitness, need products that will keep them looking fresh, comfortable and empowered while they do their fitness activities. The main concern of this company is to comfort consumers while they exercise. There are about “three million sweat glands in a human body” and people
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continued to see an increase in the amount of health clubs/fitness centers. Since 1992, the United States has seen the number of health clubs increased by almost 40 percent, from 12,635 to 17,531 facilities. It has also seen an increase in membership by almost 60 percent, from 20.8 million to 32.8 million. What this all means for Fun 4 Life Fitness Center, LLC is that the market is ever growing which translates to more competition. Most fitness centers offer a variety of services to address the needs
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Walter L Blount 31 March 2013 The health and fitness industry is growing at a remarkable rate in spite of the turbulent economy. According to a 2011 IBISWorld study, revenue for the health and fitness industry is expected to rise 2.6 percent each year to annual earnings of $28.2 billion by 2016. Combine that with growing concerns about obesity and associated health issues and there has never been a better time to own a fitness facility. Most gyms offer a variety of services to address the needs
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BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW Bally Total Fitness was created in 1996 with Lee Hillman as its first CEO. Bally traces its existence to the Health and Tennis Corporation, run by Dave Wildman. Wildman had begun to purchase ailing gyms and aggressively expanded and acquired several other brands as well. In the 1990s, as part of a diversification move, Bally Manufacturing, a gambling equipment company, decided to purchase Wildman’s collection of gyms and other brands. This diversification of brands created
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exercise to boost their fitness and health. Currently 41 million Americans are members of a health club. During the 10 years, 2010 to 2020, the health and fitness industry's contribution to the overall economy, is expected to grow at an annual rate of 3.0%. Fitness clubs memberships used to be concentrated highly in the 18-34 age range, but there has been an increase particularly among Americans over 50 and children and teenagers. (https://www.franchisehelp.com/industry-reports/fitness-industry-report/)
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Group 1 BALLY TOTAL FITNESS 10/02/2014 1. What is this case about? This case is about Bally Total Fitness, an U.S. health club industry founded in 1962. But more generally this case is about the health club industry in the USA and throughout the world. In a first part, there is a general presentation of the U.S. health club industry characteristics. We have some information about people who go to these clubs, proposed activities, equipment and facilities. It presents the different
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the fitness industry is maintaining steady growth because of better dietary practices and a resurgence to play and become more active. It is no surprise the demand for gyms and health and fitness clubs will continue to rise. Therefore, my paper will cover the critical concepts as it relates to Bally Total Fitness Case Study. I will highlight Bally’s history, macro environment, SWOT analysis, corporate-level strategy, business-level strategy, and my recommendation for Bally Total Fitness. History
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retailer. I wanted something dynamic. It is for those reasons that I chose UXF, or the Ultimate Fitness Experience, which is a product marketed by New York Sports Clubs, which also happens to be the company that I work for. The Ultimate Fitness Experience, or UXF as we will call it for the remainder of this paper, is aimed at competing directly with the ever growing and extremely popular new fitness craze of CrossFit. CrossFit is a strength and conditioning workout that challenges even the most
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subculture groups seen in gym environments. This topic of research was chosen not just because these subculture groups are unique, since they are only seen within a gym environment, but because fitness and health are very important and relevant topics to the current concerns society faces today such as, obesity. According to the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association and Industry Insights, Inc (IHRSA), there were over 45 million Americans that belonged to a gym or health club in 2010
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SWOT and Strategy Evaluation: Fitness Centers Industry Amberly Locke PHL/320 September 14, 2015 Carolyn Harrison It today’s society, “going to the gym” has become a normal phrase heard around the world; however, the fitness center industry is not exactly in the spot light of today’s media and headline news. So, that sparks the interest of what makes the fitness center industry succeed, what are their strengths. What about the fitness center industry in the future; are there weaknesses that
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