Article: Praesidian Capital Finances Planet Fitness Acquisition of World Gym International.

Article: It's a Planet Fitness World
Business NH Magazine;  November 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... the company acquired World Gym, a "muscle-head ... the antithesis of Planet Fitness, and its nearly 300 ... looking to sell all World Gym assets. "We were ... says Mike Grondahl. Planet Fitness saw World Gym as a brand with a ...

Article: Planet Fitness replacing 3 World Gyms
The Gazette;  July 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Most World Gym members in Colorado ... find themselves Planet Fitness members starting ... classes at two World Gym locations. Planet Fitness memberships begin ... Mulleady said World Gym memberships will convert to Planet Fitness memberships at ...

Article: World Gym Fitness Center Opens Doors
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 26, 1993 ;     461 words ...Chicago's first World Gym Fitness Center, a 25,000-square foot facility ... eventually have 20 Chicago locations under his Planet Fitness Inc. management company. There are 160 World Gym operations throughout the United States. The ...

Article: Planet Fitness opens judgment-free ...
The Virginian Pilot;  May 17, 2007 ;     683 words ... ... were once members of a Planet Fitness location when they ... only $10 a month." Planet Fitness ha s no long-term ... Virginia. He owned World Gym in Manassas for 12 ... friend took Ken to a Planet Fitness . "It was like a light ...

Article: Planet Fitness Moves to Expand Internationally, THE ...
The St. Petersburg Times (Russia);  June 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Sorokina, director of Planet Fitness St. Petersburg during ... Established in 1997, Planet Fitness owns 19 clubs across ... to operate under the World Gym brand, were purchased ... projects pursued by Planet Fitness are franchise clubs ...

Article: Growth of Health Club Industry Reflects Nation's Greater Health ...
Business Wire;  March 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Remick points out that even bigger growth has come from small format clubs, such as Curves, Anytime Fitness, Planet Fitness, World Gym, Fitness Together, Fitness 19, Contours Fitness and Snap Fitness. The explosive unit growth of the small ...

Article: NOW HE CAN THROW HIS WEIGHT AROUND
The Gazette;  June 5, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Fitness had been Planet Fitness and, before that, World Gym. Got all that? In 2007, three World Gym locations in Colorado ... transitioned to Planet Fitness after New Hampshire-based Planet Fitness bought the World Gym chain. Early this ...