AURORA, Colo. — Members at Zone Athletic Club at Southlands in Aurora got an abrupt message late last month that their gym was closing in two days.
The notice said those members were welcome to continue to work out at a nearby YMCA, but many members didn’t realize their memberships had actually been sold to the YMCA and if they wanted to cancel, they’d have to give at least 30 days notice.
The closure of Zone’s final location is the third such closure in the last year and the third time members have been informed that the gym was exercising a term in the fine print of their membership agreement that allows Zone to transfer their membership to any gym within five miles if the gym shuts its doors…