Bally Total Fitness Expands Reach with Additional Franchise Location in Monterrey, Mexico; Newest Bally Location Considered Most Advanced Fitness Facility Within Region.CHICAGO -- In response to increasing demand for state-of-the-art fitness facilities within Mexico, Bally Total Fitness Bally Total Fitness is an American health club chain with 400 gyms in 70 cities, and claims 4 million customers [1]. The chain has recently opened gyms in South Korea, China & the Bahamas. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BFT (Binary File Transfer) An extension to the fax protocol that allows transmission of raw data. A page of text is transmitted faster than a bitmap of the page and is displayed at normal printer resolution at the receiving side. ) today announced the opening of the second Bally Total Fitness franchise in Monterrey, the capital of the state of Nuevo Leon in Mexico. Developed by franchisees Julio Heckmuller and Jose Mota, both of Consorcio Spectrum, the new project further reinforces the Company's dedication to providing increased health and fitness options to the people of Mexico. The 40,000 square foot facility is located in an affluent suburb of Monterrey at Av. Eugenio Garza Sada Eugenio Garza Sada (January 11, 1892 – September 17, 1973) was a Mexican businessman and philanthropist of Jewish descent who is best known for founding the ITESM in 1943. Early Life Garza Sada was born to Isaac Garza and Consuelo Sada. # 3898, Col. Contry, Monterrey and is considered the most advanced fitness center in the region. The facility's numerous amenities include child care services, retail store and juice bar, personal training, climbing wall A climbing wall is an artificially constructed wall with grips for hands and feet, used for climbing. Some are brick or wooden constructions, but on most modern walls, the material used is a thick multiplex board with holes drilled into it. , boxing ring and innovative group exercise classes, such as kick-boxing, yoga, pilates and cycling. Additional member offerings, which include basketball, squash and racquetball racquetball, sport played indoors by two or four players, combining elements of court handball and such racket games as squash racquets. It is played on a standard handball court 40 ft (12.2 m) long, 20 ft (6. courts, are planned to open this summer. Consorcio Spectrum, S.A. de C.V. is a group of Mexican investors dedicated to developing and operating health fitness facilities in Mexico. Consorcio Spectrum's management and shareholders have extensive real estate and venture capital investment experience. Bally Total Fitness will continue to work closely with Consorcio Spectrum to develop additional fitness centers throughout Mexico. "Opening a second Bally Total Fitness club in Mexico is a major step for the company's franchising operations, but more importantly, an exciting opportunity for the people of Monterrey," said Ben Amante, Vice President, Franchising, Bally Total Fitness. "As international markets such as Mexico focus on healthy living, we are poised and ready to provide a 'total-fitness' solution to meet this growing need." About Bally Total Fitness Bally Total Fitness is the largest and only nationwide commercial operator of fitness centers, with approximately four million members and nearly 440 facilities located in 29 states, Mexico, Canada, Korea, China and the Caribbean under the Bally Total Fitness(R), Crunch Fitness(SM), Gorilla gorilla, an ape, Gorilla gorilla, native to the lowland and mountain forests of western and central equatorial Africa. It is the largest of the apes, the males reaching a height of 5 to 6 ft (150–190 cm) with a 9-ft (144–cm) arm spread. Sports(SM), Pinnacle Fitness(R), Bally bally Adjective, adv Brit old-fashioned, slang extreme or extremely: a bally nuisance, he's too bally charming for his own good Adj. 1. Sports Clubs(R) and Sports Clubs of Canada(R) brands. With an estimated 150 million annual visits to its clubs, Bally is dedicated to improving the lives of active, fitness-conscious consumers and being the leader in providing health and fitness services and products. |
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