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Gym shut down without notice
    2019-08-06  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

MEMBERS of a gym in Longgang District want answers after it abruptly shut its doors following only nine months of operation, the Shenzhen Evening News reported.

The shutdown has left a large amount in membership fees and salaries unrefunded or unpaid. The gym, called Linghangjing Fitness Center, was located on the third floor of Mantingfang Square.

A notice posted on the doors by the property management company said that because the gym has been in arrears on rent for a long time and the head of the gym refuses to keep in touch, the company unilaterally terminated the property lease contract.

A customer surnamed Wu said she had purchased 50 one-on-one training sessions and a two-year membership for 15,000 yuan (US$2129.39) at the gym this June. “A one-on-one session costs at least 300 yuan. I saved money by purchasing the package and wanted to lose weight in a scientific way, but I didn’t expect that the gym would close after only a month,” Wu said.

Another member of the gym surnamed Song said he had opted for a one-year membership instead of a two-year one in case the gym suddenly closed without notice. “But this kind of thing still happened to me in the end,” said Song.

It was reported that a total of 1,184 people had purchased memberships or private fitness courses at the gym as of July 17. The gym opened for business last October and had a turnover of about 3.4 million yuan.

Most of the members of the gym had purchased one- to three-year memberships and still have large balances in their accounts.

According to a fitness trainer manager identified as Liu, the gym’s employees also haven’t been paid their salaries for two months. The shutdown has resulted in many employees losing their jobs.

A fitness trainer surnamed Xu recalled that the last time she saw the head of the gym, surnamed Li, was July 17. “The boss said he was dissolving the company. He told us that we could change the QR code on the cash register if we wanted to make some money.”

The gym currently owes 12 employees nearly 100,000 yuan for two months of salaries, according to the News.

The reporter with the News later contacted Li, who said that the gym had already been transferred to another shareholder June 1. However, many of the gym’s staffers said they hadn’t been notified of the move.

At present, more than 400 members and staffers of the gym have reported the gym’s shutdown to the public security department and appealed to the arbitration commission.

(Zhang Yu)

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