EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO18 U. S. C. SECTION 1350AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002The undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of their knowledge:
1. The Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated.
Date: May 10, 2004
| /s/ Paul A. Toback | | /s/ William G. Fanelli | |
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| Name: | Paul A. Toback | | Name: | William G. Fanelli | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | | Title: | Acting Chief Financial Officer | |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Act has been provided to Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation and will be retained by Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.