I chose to research Bally Total Fitness. This agency is a worldwide club that anyone can become a member of if they want to. Bally Total Fitness offers a wide variety of workout equipment, programs, and personal training. Any age group is allowed and encourages to join. The intent is for people that want to get or stay in shape and be healthy. Bally Total Fitness is a great place for anyone that wants to take part in this type of leisure.
Bally Total Fitness is a unique place for working out which has given it its fame today. It has divided up into different smaller franchises across the country. There are more than 30 of these franchises today. The Lions Manufacturing Company founded Bally Total Fitness in 1931, changing its name to Bally Manufacturing. Bally Manufacturing purchased different kinds of clubs and the whole thing took off. Now the headquarters of Bally are in Chicago, Illinois.
Bally Total Fitness offers many different employment opportunities. Opportunities range from working as a receptionist at the front desk to being a personal trainer working one on one with the members. More jobs include life guarding at certain locations and the sales of equipment. One way to get your foot in the door at Bally Total Fitness is to attend to many career fairs and employment events held at a number of locations across the country. At certain locations there is even specific training that Bally offers to its future employees.
In 2007, Bally Total Fitness declared bankruptcy. They were over 700 million dollars in debt. To me this shows that today more and more people are doing their leisure on their own in their homes and on their own. With the economy not in good shape people are less willing to pay to be a member of a certain organization and would rather save their money and do leisure themselves. However, Bally is still trying to climb out of their debt. One thing they might plan on doing is breaking down into smaller organizations in hopes of relieving their debt.
This organizations definition of leisure is one of exercise and working out. People that are interested in feeling better and relaxing by being active would enjoy the leisure activities at Bally Total Fitness. Bally allows people to workout when they want to and how they want. They are about attaining goals, staying healthy, and staying in shape with physical activity.
I enjoyed my experience with Bally Total Fitness. The people there were friendly and helpful. However, I do not think I would like to make a career there. It just seems too up and down for me. Especially with its declaration of bankruptcy, I would not feel confident in holding and enjoying a job at this agency. The pros of working there would be the people you work with believe in the same leisure as you, you would get to practice leisure and work out for free, and you would be able to help others enjoy their leisure. This agency is a private membership organization, but it is not very exclusive. Anyone can join even though the target audience would most likely be young single adults. Another barrier to this agency is the membership fee. Not everyone is able to pay to work out an organization like Bally.
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