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In January 2010, Ardent acquired seven of Zest's Western Australian health clubs for $4.2 million in cash and stock. The locations were rebranded to Goodlife Health Clubs. [7] In August 2016, Ardent sold the 76-club Goodlife business to Quadrant Private Equity for $260 million, forming part of its Fitness and Lifestyle Group. [8] [9]
Zest is an American brand of soap and body wash owned by Sodalis USA (formerly High Ridge Brands) for the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico and by Unilever for the rest of the world. It was initially introduced by Procter & Gamble in 1955 [ 1 ] with the slogan "For the first time in your life, feel really clean."
Epping is an industrial area of Cape Town that is situated to the south of Thornton, east of Pinelands and north of Langa. Epping Industria was first developed in the late 1940s. Industrial development was initially slow and in the early 1950s the circular Gunners Circle was used as a race track for cars.
Zest was guest edited by celebrity figure Elizabeth Hurley in June 2010. [3] Hurley then went on to appear on the cover of Zest magazine in January 2012. Zest had the highest circulation within its competitor set. [4] It was also included twice a year by the National Readership Survey and had a readership of 160,000. [5]
The same year, Life Fitness expanded into treadmills. Life Fitness was acquired by Brunswick Corporation in June 1997 for $310 million. [5] [6] The sale was completed on July 11, 1997. [7] Later in 1997, Life Fitness bought Hammer Strength, a manufacturer of weight machines. [8] ParaBody, Inc. was bought by Life Fitness in 1998. [9] [10]
[17] [18] It acquired a series of other fitness-related companies, including Nebula Fitness in 2012, [6] Pendlay, OSO Barbell and Reflex Fitness Products in 2018, [19] [20] and powerlifting equipment manufacturer Ghost Strong in 2022. [21] Rogue was a contender for Inc.'s 2018 Company of the Year. [12]
A selection of home exercise equipment: yoga blocks, yoga mat, dumbbells, pull-up/chin-up bar, push-up handles and gloves. Exercise equipment is any apparatus or device used during physical activity to enhance the strength or conditioning effects of that exercise by providing either fixed or adjustable amounts of resistance, or to otherwise enhance the experience or outcome of an exercise routine.
Fitness Gurls is a fitness based magazine. It covers fitness, health, nutrition and exercise routines. [1] The magazine is published bi-monthly in print and digitally. The magazine has been compared to a Maxim for Fitness. [2] [3]