Contours Express is series of women’s gyms started in 1998 that feature equipment specially designed and sized for women. Their unique program has members follow a 29-minute instruction tape that moves them through a series of aerobic and strength-training machines. A certified fitness trainer helps the members during their workouts, giving motivation and instruction. The [...]

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At the age of 20, pre-med student Gary Heavin had taken over a failing fitness center in Houston, turning the business around and, within five years, opened six more centers. After 10 years and 17 centers, Heavin’s business went under. Not wanting to give up, Heavin took lessons from the strengths and weaknesses of his [...]

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Founded by Rick Sikorski in 1983, Fitness Together offers personal training sessions to clients between the ages of 15 and 80. The company, which began franchising in 1996, operates franchised studios across the United States.

David Shakarian opened a health-food store in Pittsburgh, PA in 1935 named Lackzoom. Specializing in yogurt, it also featured health-food products such as natural honey and grains. After making only $35 on his first day of business, he was still able to open a second store within six months, and four more over the next [...]