Sinking Ship, Sold 5/19 by Brunswick - Retail Sales Associate Life Fitness Employee Review

1.0
Aug 16, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Name recognition of established brands such as Life Fitness and Hammer Strength.

Cons

Over the last several years Brunswick purchased respected industry brands such as Hammer Strength, SciFit and Cybex. Unfortunately they severely harmed each company’s reputation through botched new product development and poor quality control. After sales plummeted each of the last three years, Brunswick sold off their entire fitness division to a private equity group. Chris Clawson was brought back as CEO, making him the fourth CEO (including his two stints) in three years. While Clawson has extensive CEO experience, the company’s precipitous sales decline started on his watch and led to his initial termination.

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Life Fitness Response
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Thank you for your feedback. Though this is a very exciting time for Life Fitness, we recognize that we are in a transitional period and we have many exciting things to look forward to as we continue to improve. We have also made significant effort on our sales compensation plans over the past several years, prioritizing fair and data driven approaches that reward exceptional performance. We appreciate that you decided to share your talents with the Life Fitness team for over 5 years and wish you success in your current and future endeavors.

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5.0
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Pros

I’ve really enjoyed my first 60 days at Life Fitness / Hammer Strength. The people are genuinely collaborative, supportive, and passionate about what they do. There’s a strong sense of pride in the products and the brand, and it shows in how teams work together internally and with customers. Seeing firsthand how the equipment is designed, engineered, and tested has been impressive and reinforces the quality and long-term value behind the brand. I’ve also appreciated the opportunity to connect directly with key accounts and valued partners early on, which has helped me quickly understand customer needs and how the organization supports their success.

Cons

Like any large, global organization, there’s a lot to learn and many stakeholders to navigate early on. The pace can feel fast at times, especially while onboarding into multiple systems and processes, but that’s expected and comes with the territory.

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2.0
Jul 15, 2026
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Pros

Familiar products. It's hybrid. Some decent people.

Cons

Toxic. Flat organization. Sales is a joke run by clowns....still use excel while there's no mandate to use SFDC. Marketing is a 3-headed snake. Phony, liars and so far behind. Tech stack is 2015 at best. Zero growth, career opportunities.

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