EXHIBIT 3.21

                               STATE OF MISSOURI
                   REBECCA MCDOWELL COOK, SECRETARY OF STATE
                    P.O. BOX 778, JEFFERSON CITY, MO. 65102
                              CORPORATION DIVISION

(SEAL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MISSOURI)

                     AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                         (To be submitted in duplicate)

Pursuant to the provisions of The General and Business Corporation Law of
Missouri, the undersigned Corporation certifies the following:

1. The present name of the Corporation is Vic Tanny International of Missouri,
   Inc.

   The name under which it was originally organized was Jack LaLanne's Health
   Spas, Inc.

2. An amendment to the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation was adopted by
   the shareholders on December 18, 1997.

   Article Number ONE is amended to read as follows:

   "The name of the corporation shall be Bally Total Fitness of Missouri, Inc."





                 (If more than one article is to be amended or
                    more space is needed attach fly sheet.)

Corp.#44 (12-94)

     (MO. - 751 - 3/13/95)

     4.  Of the 30,000 shares outstanding, 500 of such shares were entitled to
vote on such amendment.

     The number of outstanding shares of any class ENTITLED TO VOTE THEREON AS
A CLASS were as follows: None


                                                             Number of
          Class                                          Outstanding Shares

         Common                                                 500



     5.  The number of shares voted for and against the amendment was as
follows:


          Class               No. Voted For            No. Voted Against

         Common                    500                         0


     6.  If the amendment changed the number or par value of authorized shares
having a par value, the amount in dollars of authorized shares having a par
value as changed is:

                                 Not applicable

     If the amendment changed the number of authorized shares without par
value, the authorized number of shares without par value as changed and the
consideration proposed to be received for such increased authorized shares
without par value as are to be presently issued are:

                                 Not applicable


     7.  If the amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification, or
cancellation of issued shares, or a reduction of the number of authorized
shares of any class below the number of issued shares of that class, the
following is a statement of the manner in which such reduction shall be
effected:

                                 Not applicable

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned,
                                          -------------------------------------
                                                    President or

            Cary A. Gaan              has executed this instrument and its
- -------------------------------------
        Senior Vice President

           Linda B. Motz              has affixed its corporate seal hereto and
- -------------------------------------
        Assistant Secretary

attested said seal on the 5th day of January, 1998.

           Place
      CORPORATE SEAL
           Here
(If no seal, state "None.")

                                       Vic Tanny International of Missouri, Inc.
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                                 Name of Corporation

ATTEST:

          /s/ LINDA B. MOTZ                      By    /s/ CARY A. GAAN
- ----------------------------------------           -----------------------------
          Assistant Secretary                          Senior Vice President


                                                FILED AND CERTIFICATE
                                                       ISSUED

                                                    FEB 25 1998

                                                REBECCA MCDOWELL COOK
                                                 SECRETARY OF STATE



State of Illinois    )
                     ) ss.
County of Cook       )


     I, Kenton C. McMillen, a Notary Public, do hereby certify that on this
5th day of January, 1998, personally appeared before me Cary A. Gaan, who, being
by me first duly sworn, declared that he is the Senior Vice President of Vic
Tanny International of Missouri, Inc. that he signed the foregoing documents as
Senior Vice President of the corporation, and that the statements therein
contained are true.


                                                  /s/    KENT C. MCMILLEN
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                           Notary Public

                                                 My Commission expires 1/6/2000

   (NOTARIAL SEAL)

          "OFFICIAL SEAL"
        KENTON C. MCMILLEN
 Notary Public, State of Illinois
  My Commission Expires 01/06/00

Corp. #44 (Page 3)

              (MO. - 751)



No.  164269
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                               STATE OF MISSOURI
                    JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, SECRETARY OF STATE


(SEAL)

                               CORPORATE DIVISION

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

Whereas, VIC TANNY INTERNATIONAL OF MISSOURI, INC. (FORMERLY: ST. LOUIS HEALTH
CLUBS, INC.) a corporation organized under The General and Business Corporation
Law has delivered to me a Certificate of Amendment of its Articles of
Incorporation and has  in all respects complied with the requirements of law
governing the amendment of Articles of Incorporation under The General and
Business Corporation Law.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State of the State of
Missouri, do hereby certify that I have filed said Certificate of Amendment  as
provided by law, and that the Articles of Incorporation of said corporation are
amended in accordance therewith.

         IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the GREAT
         SEAL of the State of Missouri, at the City of Jefferson, the 4th day of
         April, 1975.

                                   /s/ JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
                                   ------------------------
                                   Secretary of State


(SEAL)


RECEIVED OF: VIC TANNY INTERNATIONAL OF MISSOURI, INC.

Three Dollars and no/100                         Dollars, $3.00

For Credit of General Revenue Fund, on Account of Amendment Fee.

No.  164269



                                    /s/ DOROTHYMAE MILLER
                                    Deputy Collector of Revenue



NO. 164269
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                               STATE OF MISSOURI
                    JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, SECRETARY OF STATE

(SEAL)

                               CORPORATE DIVISION

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

Whereas, VIC TANNY INTERNATIONAL OF MISSOURI, INC. (FORMERLY: ST. LOUIS HEALTH
CLUBS, INC.) a corporation organized under The General and Business Corporation
Law has delivered to me a Certificate of Amendment of its Articles of
Incorporation and has  in all respects complied with the requirements of law
governing the amendment of Articles of Incorporation under The General and
Business Corporation Law.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State of the State of
Missouri, do hereby certify that I have filed said Certificate of Amendment  as
provided by law, and that the Articles of Incorporation of said corporation are
amended in accordance therewith.

         IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the GREAT
         SEAL of the State of Missouri, at the City of Jefferson, this 4th day
         of April, 1975.

                                   /s/ JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
                                   ------------------------
                                   Secretary of State

(SEAL)


I, JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, hereby
certify that the copy of the Certificate of Amendment above set forth, is full,
true, and complete, and that to the first issued certified copy thereof I have
attached a copy of the Articles of Amendment referred to therein.

(SEAL)

         IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the GREAT
         SEAL of the State of Missouri, at the City of Jefferson, this 4th day
         of April, 1975.

                                   /s/ JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
                                   ------------------------
                                   Secretary of State


(MISSOURI SEAL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE)

               STATE OF MISSOURI ... OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
                    JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State


                     AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                 (TO BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE BY AN ATTORNEY)


HONORABLE JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE OF MISSOURI
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. 65101


     Pursuant to the provisions of The General and Business Corporation Law of
Missouri, the undersigned Corporation certifies the following:

     (1) The name of the Corporation is St. Louis Health Clubs, Inc.

     The name under which it was originally organized was Jack LaLanne's Health
Spas, Inc.

     (2) An amendment to the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation was adopted
by the shareholders on March 24, 1975.

     (3) Article #One is amended to read as follows:


                                  "ARTICLE ONE

         The name of the corporation is: VIC TANNY INTERNATIONAL OF MISSOURI,
INC."



(If more than one article is to be amended or more space is needed attach fly
sheet)

     (4)  Of the 500 shares outstanding, all of such shares were entitled to
vote on such amendment.

     The number of outstanding shares of any class entitled to vote thereon as
a class were as follows:


                                                             Number of
          Class                                          Outstanding Shares





     (5)  The number of shares voted for and against the amendment was as
follows:


          Class               No. Voted For            No. Voted Against

                                  500                          -0-


     (6)  If the amendment changed the number or par value of authorized shares
having a par value the amount in dollars of authorized shares having a par
value as changed is:

                                 Not applicable

     If the amendment changed the number of authorized shares without par
value, the authorized number of shares without par value as changed and the
consideration proposed to be received for such increased authorized shares
without par value as are to be presently issued are:

                                 Not applicable


     (7)  If the amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification, or
cancellation of issued shares, or a reduction of the number of authorized
shares of any class below the number of issued shares of that class, the
following is a statement of the manner in which such reduction shall be
effected:

                                 Not applicable



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, Nicholas J. Patru Vice-President has
                                          ----------------- --------------
                                             President or    Vice President
executed this instrument and its        Asst. Secretary         has affixed its
                                 ---------------------------
                                     Assistant Secretary
corporate seal hereto and attested said seal on the 31st day of May, 1974.


ST. LOUIS HEALTH
    CLUB INC.
      PLACE
 CORPORATE SEAL
      HERE

                                                  ST. LOUIS HEALTH CLUBS, INC.
                                                --------------------------------
                                                     (Name of Corporation)

ATTEST:

    /s/       [ILLEGIBLE]                       By  /s/ NICHOLAS J. PATRU
- ----------------------------------------           -----------------------------
           (Asst. Secretary)                             (Vice President)


STATE OF MISSOURI    )
                     ) ss.
COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS  )


     I, KATHY SCHUCHMAN, a notary public, do hereby certify that on this
31st day of March, 1975, personally appeared before me Nicholas J. Patru,
who, being by me first duly sworn, declared that he is the Vice-President of
St. Louis Health Clubs, Inc. that he signed the foregoing document as
Vice-President of the corporation, and that the statements therein contained are
true.


                                                      /s/ KATHY SCHUCHMAN
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                           Notary Public


   (NOTARIAL
     SEAL)


     My commission expires MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 2, 1978.



                                                FILED AND CERTIFICATE
                                                       ISSUED

                                                     APR 4 1975

                                            /s/ JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
                                       Corporation Dept.  SECRETARY OF STATE


Corp. 44

NO. 164269
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                               STATE OF MISSOURI
                    JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, SECRETARY OF STATE

(SEAL)

                               CORPORATE DIVISION

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

Whereas, ST. LOUIS HEALTH CLUBS, INC. (FORMERLY: JACK LALANNE'S HEALTH SPAS,
INC.) a corporation organized under The General and Business Corporation
Law has delivered to me a Certificate of Amendment of its Articles of
Incorporation and has  in all respects complied with the requirements of law
governing the amendment of Articles of Incorporation under The General and
Business Corporation Law.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State of the State of
Missouri, do hereby certify that I have filed said Certificate of Amendment  as
provided by law, and that the Articles of Incorporation of said corporation are
amended in accordance therewith.

         IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the GREAT
         SEAL of the State of Missouri, at the City of Jefferson, this 17th day
         of July, 1974.

                                   /s/ JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
                                   ------------------------
                                   Secretary of State

(SEAL)


I, JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, hereby
certify that the copy of the Certificate of Amendment above set forth, is full,
true, and complete, and that to the first issued certified copy thereof I have
attached a copy of the Articles of Amendment referred to therein.

(SEAL)

         IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the GREAT
         SEAL of the State of Missouri, at the City of Jefferson, this 17th day
         of July, 1974.

                                   /s/ JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
                                   ------------------------
                                   Secretary of State


No.  164269
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                               STATE OF MISSOURI
                    JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, SECRETARY OF STATE


(SEAL)

                               CORPORATE DIVISION

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

Whereas, ST. LOUIS HEALTH CLUBS, INC. (FORMERLY: JACK LALANNE'S HEALTH SPAS,
INC.) a corporation organized under The General and Business Corporation Law has
delivered to me a Certificate of Amendment of its Articles of Incorporation and
has in all respects complied with the requirements of law governing the
amendment of Articles of Incorporation under The General and Business
Corporation Law.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State of the State of
Missouri, do hereby certify that I have filed said Certificate of Amendment as
provided by law, and that the Articles of Incorporation of said corporation are
amended in accordance therewith.

         IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the GREAT
         SEAL of the State of Missouri, at the City of Jefferson, this 17th day
         of July, 1974.

                                   /s/ JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
                                   ------------------------
                                   Secretary of State


(SEAL)


RECEIVED OF: ST. LOUIS HEALTH CLUBS, INC.

Three and no/100- - - - - - - - - - - - Dollars, $3.00

For Credit of General Revenue Fund, on Account of Amendment Fee.

No.  164269

                                   /s/ DOROTHYMAE MILLER
                                   ----------------------------
                                   Deputy Collector of Revenue



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, Nicholas J. Patru Vice-President has
                                          ----------------- --------------
                                             President or    Vice President
executed this instrument and its        Asst. Secretary         has affixed its
                                 ---------------------------
                                     Assistant Secretary
corporate seal hereto and attested said seal on the 16th day of July, 1974.


    PLACE
CORPORATE SEAL
    HERE

                                                JACK LALANNE'S HEALTH SPAS, INC.
                                                --------------------------------
                                                     (Name of Corporation)

ATTEST:

          /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]                       By  /s/ NICHOLAS J. PATRU
- ----------------------------------------           -----------------------------
           (Asst. Secretary)                             (Vice President)


STATE OF MISSOURI    )
                     ) ss.
COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS  )


     I, GEORGE J. LEONTSINIS, a notary public, do hereby certify that on this
16th day of September, 1973, personally appeared before me Nicholas J. Patru,
who, being by me first sworn, declared that he is the Vice-President of Jack
LaLanne's Health Spas, Inc. that he signed the foregoing document as
Vice-President of the corporation, and that the statements therein contained are
true.


                                                   /s/ GEORGE J. LEONTSINIS
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                           Notary Public


   (NOTARIAL
     SEAL)


     My commission expires 6/9/78.

                                       GEORGE J. LEONTSINIS
                                       Notary Public for the County of St. Louis
                                       which adjoins the City of St. Louis
                                       My Commission Expires 6/9/78


        FILED AND CERTIFICATE
               ISSUED
            JUL 17 1974


    /s/ JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
Corporation Dept.  SECRETARY OF STATE


Corp. 44

(MISSOURI SEAL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE)

               STATE OF MISSOURI ... OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
                    JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State


                     AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                 (TO BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE BY AN ATTORNEY)


HONORABLE JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE OF MISSOURI
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. 65101


     Pursuant to the provisions of The General and Business Corporation Law of
Missouri, the undersigned Corporation certifies the following:

     (1) The name of the Corporation is Jack LaLanne's Health Spas, Inc.

     The name under which it was originally organized was Jack LaLanne's Health
Spas, Inc.

     (2) An amendment to the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation was adopted
by the shareholders on July 16, 1974.

     (3) Article #One is amended to read as follows:


                                  "ARTICLE ONE

         The name of the corporation is: ST. LOUIS HEALTH CLUBS, INC."



(If more than one article is to be amended or more space is needed attach fly
sheet)

     (4)  Of the 500 shares outstanding, all of such shares were entitled to
vote on such amendment.

     The number of outstanding shares of any class entitled to vote thereon as
a class were as follows: None


                                                             Number of
          Class                                          Outstanding Shares





     (5)  The number of shares voted for and against the amendment was as
follows:


          Class               No. Voted For            No. Voted Against

                                  500                          -0-


     (6)  If the amendment changed the number or par value of authorized shares
having a par value the amount in dollars of authorized shares having a par
value as changed is:

                                 Not applicable

     If the amendment changed the number of authorized shares without par
value, the authorized number of shares without par value as changed and the
consideration proposed to be received for such increased authorized shares
without par value as are to be presently issued are:

                                 Not applicable


     (7)  If the amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification, or
cancellation of issued shares, or a reduction of the number of authorized
shares of any class below the number of issued shares of that class, the
following is a statement of the manner in which such reduction shall be
effected:

                                 Not applicable

No.  164269
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                               STATE OF MISSOURI
                    JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, SECRETARY OF STATE


(SEAL)

                               CORPORATE DIVISION

                            CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION


WHEREAS, duplicate originals of Articles of Incorporation of JACK LALANNE'S
HEALTH SPAS, INC. have been received and filed in the office of the Secretary of
State, which Articles, in all respects, comply with the requirements of The
General and Business Corporation Law: NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK,
Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, by virtue of the authority vested
in me by law, do hereby certify and declare JACK LALANNE'S HEALTH SPAS, INC. a
body corporate, duly organized this day and that it is entitled to all rights
and privileges granted corporations organized under The General and Business
Corporation Law; that the address of its initial Registered Office in Missouri
is 506 Olive St. Room 1220, St. Louis, MO 63101; that its period of existence is
perpetual; and that the amount of its Authorized Shares is thirty thousand
Dollars.

         IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the GREAT
         SEAL of the State of Missouri, at the City of Jefferson, this 14th day
         of September, 1973.

                                   /s/ JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
                                   ------------------------
                                   Secretary of State


(SEAL)


RECEIVED OF: JACK LALANNE'S HEALTH SPAS, INC.

Fifty-three dollars and 00/100                Dollars, $53.00

For Credit of General Revenue Fund, on Account of Incorporation Tax and Fee.




                                             /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
                                             Deputy Collector of Revenue


No. 164269


CORP NO.  13


NO. 164269
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                               STATE OF MISSOURI
                    JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, SECRETARY OF STATE

(SEAL)

                               CORPORATE DIVISION

                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

WHEREAS, duplicate originals of Articles of Incorporation of JACK LALANNE'S
HEALTH SPAS, INC. have been received and filed in the office of the Secretary
of State, which Articles, in all respects, comply with the requirements of The
General and Business Corporation Law:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State of the State of
Missouri, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, do hereby certify and
declare JACK LALANNE'S HEALTH SPAS, INC. a body corporate, duly organized this
day and that it is entitled to all rights and privileges granted corporations
organized under The General and Business Corporation Law; that the address of
its initial Registered Office in Missouri is 506 OLIVE ST., ROOM 1220, ST
LOUIS, MO 63101; that its period of existence is perpetual; and that the amount
of its Authorized Shares is thirty thousand Dollars.

         IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the GREAT
         SEAL of the State of Missouri, at the City of Jefferson, this 14th day
         of September, 1973.

                    /s/ JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
                    ------------------------
                    SECRETARY OF STATE

(SEAL)

I, JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, hereby
certify that the copy of the Certificate of Incorporation above set forth, is
full, true, and complete, and that to the first issued certified copy thereof
I have attached a copy of the Articles of Incorporation referred to therein.

         IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the GREAT
         SEAL of the State of Missouri, at the City of Jefferson, this
         day of        , 1975.

                    /s/ JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
                    ------------------------
                    SECRETARY OF STATE


(SEAL)








               STATE OF MISSOURI ... OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
                    JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State

           [SEAL]

                           ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                 (To be submitted in duplicate by an attorney)

HONORABLE JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE OF MISSOURI
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. 65101

     The undersigned natural person(s) of the age of twenty-one years or more
for the purpose of forming a corporation under The General and Business
Corporation Law of Missouri adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:

                                  ARTICLE ONE

     The name of the corporation is: Jack LaLanne's Health Spas, Inc.

                                  ARTICLE TWO

     The address, including street and number, if any, of the corporation's
initial registered office in this state is: 506 Olive Street, Room 1220, St.
Louis, Missouri 63101 and the name of its initial agent at such address is:
David L. Campbell.

                                 ARTICLE THREE

     The aggregate number, class and par value, if any, of shares which the
corporation shall have authority to issue shall be: 30,000 shares, common, $1.00
par value.

     The preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions, and the special
or relative rights, including convertible rights, if any, in respect of the
shares of each class are as follows:

                                    [STAMP]

                                  ARTICLE FOUR

     The number and class of shares to be issued before the corporation shall
commence business, the consideration to be paid therefor and the capital with
which the corporation will commence business are as follows:

<Table>
<Caption>

                                                           Par Value (or for
                                                           shares without par
                                                           value, show amount
                                                           of consideration
      No. of            Class          Consideration       paid which will be
      Shares            Class          to be paid          capital)
                                                 
     500                Common           $500.00              $1.00 par value
                                                              $500.00 Total
</Table>

     The corporation will not commence business until consideration of the
value of at least Five Hundred Dollars has been received for the issuance of
shares.

                                  ARTICLE FIVE

     The name and place of residence of each incorporator is as follows:

    Name                             Street                     City
Dorothy M. Ball                 506 Olive Street         St. Louis, Mo. 63101


                                  ARTICLE SIX

     The number of directors to constitute the board of directors is five


                                 ARTICLE SEVEN

     The duration of the corporation is perpetual

                                 ARTICLE EIGHT


The corporation is formed for the following purposes:

     To engage in the health club service business and related services, to sell
physical fitness programs and service and items and wards related thereto; to
acquire, by purchase, lease or otherwise, lands and buildings and interests in
lands and buildings and to own, hold, operate, lease, improve, develop and
manage any real estate so acquired, and to erect or cause to be erected, on any
lands owned, held, or occupied by the corporation, buildings or other
structures, with the appurtenances, and to manage, operate, lease, rebuild,
enlarge, alter or improve any buildings or other structures, now or hereafter
erected or otherwise acquired on any lands owned, held, or occupied, and to
encumber or dispose of any lands or interests in lands, and any buildings or
other structures, and any stores, shops, suites, rooms, or part of any buildings
or other structures, at any time owned or held by the corporation; to acquire by
subscription, purchase, or otherwise, to hold for investment or for resale, to
sell, pledge, hypothecate, and in all ways deal with stocks, scrip, bonds,
consols, debentures, mortgages, notes, trust receipts, certificates of
indebtedness, interim receipts, and other obligations and securities of
corporations, private, public, quasi-public, or municipal, foreign or domestic;
to collect the interest and dividends on its holdings and the principal thereof,
when due; to do all things suitable and proper for the protection, conservation,
or enhancement of the value of stocks, securities, evidences of indebtedness or
other properties held by it,including the exercise of the right to vote thereon;
and generally to engage in and conduct any form of manufacture, mercantile,
power, right or privilege given or that may be given to the corporation by law.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Incorporation have been signed this
14th day of September, 1973.




                                                       /s/ DOROTHY M. BALL
                                                       -----------------------


STATE OF MISSOURI        )
                         ) ss.
COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS      )


     I, David L. Campbell, a notary public, do hereby certify that on the 14th
day of September, 1973, personally appeared before me, Dorothy M. Bell (and
_______________,) who being by me first duly sworn, (severally) declared that
he is (they are) the person(s) who signed the foregoing document as
incorporator(s), and that the statements therein contained are true.

                                        /s/ DAVID L. CAMPBELL
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                       Notary Public
                                                     David L. Campbell


     My Commission Expires July 21, 1976


      FILED AND CERTIFICATE OF
        INCORPORATION ISSUED

            SEPT 14 1973

          James Kirkpatrick

Corporation Dept. SECRETARY OF STATE


               STATE OF MISSOURI ... OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
                    JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State

           [SEAL]

                           ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                 (To be submitted in duplicate by an attorney)

HONORABLE JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK
SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE OF MISSOURI
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. 65101

     The undersigned natural person(s) of the age of twenty-one years or more
for the purpose of forming a corporation under The General and Business
Corporation Law of Missouri adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:

                                  ARTICLE ONE

     The name of the corporation is: Jack LaLanne's Health Spas, Inc.

                                  ARTICLE TWO

     The address, including street and number, if any, of the corporation's
initial registered office in this state is: 506 Olive Street, Room 1220, St.
Louis, Missouri 63101 and the name of its initial agent at such address is:
David L. Campbell.

                                 ARTICLE THREE

     The aggregate number, class and par value, if any, of shares which the
corporation shall have authority to issue shall be: 30,000 shares, common, $1.00
par value.

     The preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions, and the special
or relative rights, including convertible rights, if any, in respect of the
shares of each class are as follows:

                                  ARTICLE FOUR

     The number and class of shares to be issued before the corporation shall
commence business, the consideration to be paid therefor and the capital with
which the corporation will commence business are as follows:

<Table>
<Caption>

                                                           Par Value (or for
                                                           shares without par
                                                           value, show amount
                                                           of consideration
      No. of                           Consideration       paid which will be
      Shares            Class          to be paid          capital)
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 
     500                Common           $500.00              $1.00 par value
                                                              $500.00 Total
</Table>

     The corporation will not commence business until consideration of the
value of at least Five Hundred Dollars has been received for the issuance of
shares.

                                  ARTICLE FIVE

     The name and place of residence of each incorporator is as follows:

    Name                             Street                     City
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Dorothy M. Ball                 506 Olive Street         St. Louis, Mo. 63101


                                  ARTICLE SIX

     The number of directors to constitute the board of directors is five


                                 ARTICLE SEVEN

     The duration of the corporation is perpetual

                                 ARTICLE EIGHT

The corporation is formed for the following purposes:

     To engage in the health club service business and related services, to sell
physical fitness programs and service and items and wards related thereto; to
acquire, by purchase, lease or otherwise, lands and buildings and interests in
lands and buildings and to own, hold, operate, lease, improve, develop and
manage any real estate so acquired, and to erect or cause to be erected, on any
lands owned, held, or occupied by the corporation, buildings or other
structures, with the appurtenances, and to manage, operate, lease, rebuild,
enlarge, alter or improve any buildings or other structures, now or hereafter
erected or otherwise acquired on any lands owned, held, or occupied, and to
encumber or dispose of any lands or interests in lands, and any buildings or
other structures, and any stores, shops, suites, rooms, or part of any buildings
or other structures, at any time owned or held by the corporation; to acquire by
subscription, purchase, or otherwise, to hold for investment or for resale, to
sell, pledge, hypothecate, and in all ways deal with stocks, scrip, bonds,
consols, debentures, mortgages, notes, trust receipts, certificates of
indebtedness, interim receipts, and other obligations and securities of
corporations, private, public, quasi-public, or municipal, foreign or domestic;
to collect the interest and dividends on its holdings and the principal thereof,
when due; to do all things suitable and proper for the protection, conservation,
or enhancement of the value of stocks, securities, evidences of indebtedness or
other properties held by it,including the exercise of the right to vote thereon;
and generally to engage in and conduct any form of manufacture, mercantile,
power, right or privilege given or that may be given to the corporation by law.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Incorporation have been signed this
14th day of September, 1973.




                                                       /s/ DOROTHY M. BALL
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