World Gym

World Gym

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name = World Gym

type = Private
genre = Fitness
foundation = 1977
founder = Joe Gold
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location = Dover, New Hampshire [cite web |url=http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_6rrmtl |title=T R World Gym, LLC Company Profile |accessdate=2007-09-19 |publisher=Manta ]
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parent = Planet Fitness
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homepage = http://www.worldgym.com
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World Gym is an American chain of gyms, reportedly the second largest worldwide in 2002 after Gold's Gym.cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KFY/is_1_20/ai_98432739 |title=Good as Gold: touching base with bodybuilding legend Joe Gold |accessdate=2007-09-24 |last=Merritt |first=Greg |month=March |year=2002 |publisher=Flex ] Founded in 1977 by Joe Gold seven years after he sold the Gold's Gym chain, its first location was in Santa Monica, California.

The first World Gym franchise was sold in 1981 in Mentor, Ohio. [cite web |url=http://www.worldgymohio.com/history.htm |title=History |accessdate=2007-09-24 |publisher=World Gym Ohio ]

Planet Fitness bought World Gym in 2006 for more than $10 million, with both clubs to serve "different types of health club goers" according to Chris Rondeau, CEO of franchising for World Gym. [cite web |url=http://fitnessbusinesspro.com/forprofits/planet-world-meeting-vegas/ |title=Planet Fitness, World Gym Owners Meet in Vegas |accessdate=2007-09-24 |last=Goldman |first=Stuart |date=2007-09-10 |publisher=Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro ]

References

External links

* [http://www.worldgym.com World Gym] Official website


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