verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message world gym type private genre physical fitness founded 1976 founder joe gold headquarters los angeles california united states number of locations 200 2015 website http www.worldgym.com world gym international is an american fitness center founded in 1976 by joe gold during the glory days of muscle beach in venice beach california . the gym was often frequented by celebrities and famous bodybuilders such as arnold schwarzenegger lou ferrigno and dave draper . since that time world gym has evolved into an internationally recognized brand . world gym currently has approximately 200 franchises worldwide located across six continents and 19 countries . world gym s are located in 36 states and in canada mexico central and south america australia taiwan south korea india egypt and russia . plans include further global expansion of the franchise network and the opening of regional flagship gyms . joe gold lifetime achievement award edit the first joe gold lifetime achievement award was presented to ric drasin at the 2012 world gym international convention in las vegas nevada . 1 year joe gold lifetime achievement award 2015 mike uretz 2014 jim brown 2013 lou ferrigno 2012 ric drasin references edit 2012 world gym convention . builders and lifters . retrieved october 9 2012 . external links edit world gym official website this article about a corporation or company involved in entertainment leisure sports and or tourism is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title world gym & oldid 697382486 categories franchisesprivately held companies based in californiahealth clubs in the united statesleisure company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from november 2009all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages svenska edit links this page was last modified on 30 december 2015 at 04 35 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view