BREAKING NEWS Popular national gym chain offering $40 memberships files for bankruptcy READ MORE: Equinox launches eye-watering $40,000 yearly membership By Germania Rodriguez Poleo, Chief U.S. Reporter For Dailymail.
Com Published: 07:40 EDT, 12 August 2024 | Updated: 07:55 EDT, 12 August 2024 e-mail View comments Popular affordable national gym chain Blink Fitness has filed for bankruptcy protection. Blink Fitness, owned by luxury gym chain Equinox, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District of Delaware , as reported by Bloomberg on Monday. The company, which operates 101 gyms nationally, seeks to be allowed to continue operating as they work out a plan to repay creditors.
It listed assets and liabilities of between $100 million and $500 million each in its petition. Blink Fitness, which is owned by luxury gym chain Equinox, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District of Delaware Blink Fitness CEO Guy Harkless said the company's leaders had decided filing for bankruptcy was the best way forward. 'Over the last several months, we have been focused on strengthening Blink's financial foundation and positioning the business for long-term success,' Harkless said.
'We thank our entire corporate and gym team for their continued dedication to our members, as well as our vendors and partners for their ongoing support. We look forward to emerging from this process as an even stronger business.' Despite the move, Blink says it has seen a 40 percent increase in revenue over the.