{"id":"24-hour-fitness","page":"https://escalate.alexgaoth.com/#/c/24-hour-fitness","html":"https://escalate.alexgaoth.com/c/24-hour-fitness/","generated":"2026-10-15","company":{"id":"24-hour-fitness","name":"24 Hour Fitness","aliases":["24 hour fitness","24hourfitness","24 hr fitness"],"sector":"fitness","website":"https://www.24hourfitness.com","account_url":"https://www.24hourfitness.com/login.html#/","official_domains":["24hourfitness.com"],"regulators":["ftc"],"notes":"The public 24hourfitness.com pages that loaded on 2026-10-12 do not describe the cancellation method, notice period, annual fee or refunds. They say membership changes go through the home club or My24 online.","channels":[{"id":"my24","type":"portal","label":"My24 online account","value":"https://www.24hourfitness.com/login.html#/","purposes":["cancel_service","billing_error"],"access":"login","notes":"24 Hour Fitness says to log into My24 online or contact the home club to make changes to a membership. It does not say on public pages whether cancellation is offered online.","source":"https://www.24hourfitness.com/membership/","last_verified":"2026-10-12"},{"id":"find-home-club","type":"in_person","label":"Find your home club (contact or visit)","value":"https://www.24hourfitness.com/gyms/find-a-gym","purposes":["cancel_service","billing_error"],"source":"https://www.24hourfitness.com/membership/","last_verified":"2026-10-12"}],"escalation":[{"rung":"frontline","channel":"find-home-club"},{"rung":"written_complaint"},{"rung":"payment_dispute","note":"Card or bank dispute for drafts after a cancellation."},{"rung":"regulator","regulator":"ftc"},{"rung":"state_agency","agency_kind":"attorney_general"}],"playbooks":[{"issue":"cancel_service","summary":"Use My24 online or the home club; follow the cancellation clause in your membership agreement and keep written proof.","evidence":["membership agreement","My24 confirmation or written notice with proof of delivery","bank statement"],"steps":[{"do":"Read the cancellation clause in your membership agreement for the method and notice."},{"do":"Sign in to My24 and look for the membership change or cancel option.","channel":"my24"},{"do":"If My24 does not offer it, contact or visit your home club and ask for written confirmation.","channel":"find-home-club"}],"facts":[{"kind":"process","claim":"\"To make changes to your membership, please contact your home club or log into My24® online.\"","issues":["cancel_service"],"source":"https://www.24hourfitness.com/membership/","last_verified":"2026-10-12"}]}],"known_blockers":["My24 needs sign-in. The cancellation method and notice period are not published on the public pages that loaded.","The 24hourfitness.com contact page did not render contact details to an automated fetch."]},"playbooks":{"cancel_service":{"company":{"id":"24-hour-fitness","name":"24 Hour Fitness","sector":"fitness","website":"https://www.24hourfitness.com","account_url":"https://www.24hourfitness.com/login.html#/"},"issue":{"id":"cancel_service","name":"Cancellation problem"},"playbook_source":"company","summary":"Use My24 online or the home club; follow the cancellation clause in your membership agreement and keep written proof.","evidence":["membership agreement","My24 confirmation or written notice with proof of delivery","bank statement"],"steps":[{"do":"Read the cancellation clause in your membership agreement for the method and notice."},{"do":"Sign in to My24 and look for the membership change or cancel option.","channel":{"id":"my24","type":"portal","label":"My24 online account","value":"https://www.24hourfitness.com/login.html#/","purposes":["cancel_service","billing_error"],"access":"login","notes":"24 Hour Fitness says to log into My24 online or contact the home club to make changes to a membership. 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