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Brunswick Corporation's entire fitness and recreation division—including Brunswick Billiards, the company's original business—into private hands, as Brunswick Corporation focused on its remaining portfolio of marine engines and boats. The sale was completed on June
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American fitness company specializing in the production and distribution of cardiovascular and strength training equipment under several brands including Life Fitness, Cybex and Hammer Strength. It is headquartered in
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in June 1997 for $ 310 million. The sale was completed on July 11, 1997. Later in 1997, Life
Fitness bought Hammer Strength, a manufacturer of weight machines. ParaBody, Inc. was bought by Life Fitness in 1998.
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in 1984, who subsequently renamed the company Life Fitness, Inc.
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272:"The Early Years | Life Fitness"
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