Personal Trainers Give New Meaning to 'Lifetime Membership'; Northeast's Largest Health Club Network's Deployment of Philips HeartStart Defibrillators is a Success.

NEW YORK -- Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLUB), the Northeast's largest health club network, has successfully saved six lives in the 18 months since it deployed Philips HeartStart OnSite Defibrillators in all 141 New York Sports Clubs, Boston Sports Clubs, Washington Sports Clubs and Philadelphia Sports Clubs locations.

In each club location, TSI installed an automated external defibrillator (AED) and trained its staff to be responders should a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) occur at the gym during business hours. It was this training, along with the strategic deployments of defibrillators, that allowed for such a successful program.

"If it were not for the quick thinking of the trainers at Boston Sports Clubs and the HeartStart Defibrillator, I would not be here today," said Art Garofalo, 62-year-old SCA survivor and Boston Sports Clubs member. "I would have missed special moments that mean the most to me, like my son's wedding and reading to my twins." Art collapsed during a routine workout and was resuscitated by one of the trainers at his local Boston Sports Clubs.

Defibrillators provide treatment for SCA, a leading cause of death in the United States, claiming more than 340,000 lives each year. Today, fewer than five percent of sudden cardiac arrest victims survive, largely because defibrillators do not get to them in time. For each minute that passes before defibrillation therapy reaches a victim, the chance for survival decreases by about 10 percent. After 10 minutes, few attempts at resuscitation are successful.

"I never thought when I went into work that I would save a life that day," said Pam Riddell trainer at Boston Sports Clubs. "The training that the company provided helped to prepare me for the worst, and when it came, the HeartStart Defibrillator was just as easy to use in a real situation as it was in practice."

Many U.S. states have passed or implemented legislation making AEDs mandatory in a number of public places, including health clubs. TSI completed its deployment before it became mandatory for health clubs in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, DC to have a defibrillator available.

"TSI is proud of our trainers who have become heroes by using the Philips AEDs and saving the lives of our members," said Randy Stephen, TSI's COO. "Having AEDs in the gym is only the first step to safety. Having trained, dedicated personnel who are ready and willing to use AEDs properly makes this program a success."

Members have been saved in all four cities that TSI operates in the last 18-months. In each case, the HeartStart OnSite AED was put into use and the victim had regained a normal heart rhythm before emergency medical services arrived at the sports club. TSI honored all of the trainers who have taken the initiative to save a life in April at their annual High Impact Awards.

The HeartStart OnSite's clear, calm voice commands guide the responder through every step of the defibrillation process, even reminding them to call for emergency help. It provides voice coaching for adult and infant/child cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), with instructions and audio cues for each breath, as well as the appropriate number, rate and depth of chest compressions. In addition, the HeartStart OnSite Defibrillator can be used on infants and small children when equipped with specially designed infant/child pads, which reduce the amount of energy delivered by the defibrillator to a more appropriate level.

About Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.:

Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. is a leading owner and operator of health clubs in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. In addition to New York Sports Clubs, TSI operates under the brand names of Boston Sports Clubs, Washington Sports Clubs and Philadelphia Sports Clubs, with 141 clubs and 441,000 members as of June 30, 2006. In addition, as of June 30, 2006, the Company operates three clubs in Switzerland with approximately 6,000 members. For more information on TSI visit http://www.mysportsclubs.com.