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Fitness Club scams to watch out for
When you want to join a gym, you've got to be careful that YOU get the workout, not your wallet! Here are some tips for protecting yourself when doing business with health club chains.
Employers offer bribes to get you to eat better, exercise more
Would you accept a bribe to get healthier? Years ago, an employer that I had health insurance through offered 2 different programs where they would pay me money to eat better and exercise more. If I completed an online questionnaire designed to get me to develop healthy habits, I got ...
Bally's to send refunds to 1,000 customers
Bally's Total Fitness has agreed to issue refunds to former customers who wrongfully paid when they received bogus "past due" notices from the health club in the mail. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has gotten the health club to agree to refund money for some 1,000 state residents. Rather predictably, ...
Bally Total Fitness goes bust again
Bally Total Fitness is going bankrupt for the second time in little more than a year. Clark has long trashed the health club over their suspect business practices. Bally's is known to use high-pressure sales to get you to buy a membership. Once they have a contract, they do what's ...
Be on the lookout for sweet deals at the gym
One effect of the economic slowdown is that health clubs are faced with cancellations and fewer people joining up. They're desperate for members, so be on the lookout for special offers -- and try to negotiate them even further down from there. Yet with opportunity, there is also hazard. Some ...
Consumer Reports ranks best and worst gyms
For those who overindulged in calories during the holidays, here's a word of warning to avoid getting eaten alive by health club salespeople. This industry basically has two business models. In the good one, you pay month-to-month or quarterly with no real contract. The sleazy business model, however, involves long-term ...
Bally's in Bankruptcy
The workout facility Bally's is going to be filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy but will stay in business. There are a few things you have to keep in mind when you are searching for a work out club though. Don't sign a contract! If the club feels confident that they have ...
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