Indeed, a deal would bulk Virgin Active up to four times its current size.

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Virgin Active has 25 clubs in the U.K., 77 clubs in South Africa, 12 clubs in continental Europe, and over 700, 000 members worldwide.

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And in 2008 alone, the program was active in 657 communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

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