WAIVER, CONSENT AND AMENDMENT NO. 13
                                    TO
                    AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
                    -------------------------------------

     This WAIVER,  CONSENT AND AMENDMENT  NO. 13 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED  CREDIT
AGREEMENT  (this  "Amendment No. 13" or this  "Amendment") is entered into as of
this 15th day of April,  1999,  by and among  ICON  HEALTH &  FITNESS,  INC.,  a
Delaware corporation ("Borrower"),  GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,  a New
York corporation ("Agent"), for itself as a Lender and as Agent for Lenders, and
the  other  Lenders  signatory  hereto.   Unless  otherwise   specified  herein,
capitalized  terms used in this  Amendment  shall have the meanings  ascribed to
them in Schedule A to the Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

                                   RECITALS
                                   --------
      WHEREAS,  Borrower,  Agent and  Lenders  have  entered  into that  certain
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1994, as amended
by that certain  Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement,
dated as of  September  8, 1995,  that  certain  Amendment  No. 2 to Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement,  dated as of May 31, 1996, that certain Amendment No.
3 to Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement,  dated as of June 24,  1996,  that
certain Amendment No. 4 to the Amended and Restated Credit  Agreement,  dated as
of July 12,  1996,  that  certain  Amendment  No. 5 to the Amended and  Restated
Credit  Agreement,  dated as of August 14, 1996  ("Amendment  5"),  that certain
Amendment No. 6 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August
23, 1996,  that certain  Consent and Amendment No. 7 to the Amended and Restated
Credit  Agreement,  dated as of November 12, 1996, that certain Waiver,  Consent
and Amendment No. 8 to the Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement,  dated as of
March 17, 1997, that certain Waiver,  Consent and Amendment No. 9 to Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 1997, that certain  Amendment No.
10 to Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement  dated as of August 28, 1997, that
certain  Amendment No. 11 to Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement dated as of
November  25,  1997  ("Amendment  11"),  and that  certain  Waiver,  Consent and
Amendment No. 12 to Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement dated as of July 31,
1998 ("Amendment 12") (as further amended,  supplemented,  restated or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Agreement"); and
      WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that Agent and Lenders enter into






certain amendments to the Agreement; and
      WHEREAS,  Agent and  Requisite  Lenders  have agreed to enter into certain
amendments to the Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
      NOW THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the mutual execution hereof and other
good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:
      Section
 1.   Amendment to Commitment Termination Date.
      Clause (i) of the  definition  of Revolving  Commitment  Termination  Date
contained  in  Schedule  A to the  Credit  Agreement  is  amended to read in its
entirety as follows:

            "(i)  August 2, 1999"

      The following clause (c) is added to Section 1.2 of the Agreement:

            (c)  Notwithstanding any provision herein contained to the contrary,
all of the  Term  Loan  Obligations  shall  be due  and  payable  in full on the
Revolving Commitment Termination Date.


      Section 1. 0. 1.        Amendments to Borrowing Base.

       A. For the period of February 1, 1999 through June 30, 1999, Sections 1.7
and  1.8,  of the  Agreement  shall be  amended  and  restated  to read in their
entirety as follows;  provided that if the EBITDA criterion in clause B below is
met, the formulation set forth in this clause A shall remain in effect until the
Obligations are paid in full:

            1.7  Eligible  Accounts.  Based on the most  recent  Borrowing  Base
Certificate delivered by Borrower to Agent and on other information available to
Agent,  Agent shall in its reasonable  credit  judgment  exercised in good faith
determine  which  Accounts of Borrower  and its domestic  Subsidiaries  shall be
"Eligible  Accounts" for purposes of this  Agreement.  In determining  whether a
particular Account constitutes an Eligible Account,  Agent shall not include any
such Account to which any of the exclusionary  criteria set forth below applies.
Agent  reserves the right,  at any time and from time to time to adjust any such
criteria,  to establish  new criteria and to establish  reserves with respect to
Eligible Accounts in its reasonable credit judgment  exercised in good faith. In
no event  shall the  criteria  set forth  below be changed  to make more  credit
available.  Eligible  Accounts  shall not include any Account of Borrower or its
domestic Subsidiaries:

            (a) which does not arise  from the sale of goods or the  performance
of services by Borrower  or a domestic  Subsidiary  of Borrower in the  ordinary
course of its business;

            (b)  upon  which  (i)   Borrower's   or  its   applicable   domestic
Subsidiary's  right to receive payment is not absolute or is contingent upon the
fulfillment  of any  condition  whatsoever  or (ii)  Borrower or the  applicable
domestic  Subsidiary of Borrower is not able to bring suit or otherwise  enforce
its remedies  against the Account Debtor through judicial  process,  or (iii) if
the Account  represents a progress  billing  consisting  of an invoice for goods
sold or used or services rendered pursuant to a contract under which the Account
Debtor's obligation to pay that invoice is subject to Borrower's or its domestic
Subsidiaries'  completion  of  further  performance  under such  contract  or is
subject to the equitable lien of a surety bond issuer;

            (c) to the extent  that any  defense,  counterclaim,  charge-  back,
setoff or dispute is asserted as to, or applicable to, such Account;








            (d)  that  is  not  a  true  and  correct  statement  of  bona  fide
indebtedness  incurred in the amount of the Account for  merchandise  sold to or
services  rendered and accepted by the applicable  Account Debtor and payable in
Dollars;

            (e) with  respect to which an invoice,  acceptable  to Agent in form
and substance, has not been sent to the applicable Account Debtor;

            (f)  that  (i) is  not  owned  by  Borrower  or one of its  domestic
Subsidiaries or (ii) is subject to any right, claim,  security interest or other
interest of any other Person,  other than Liens in favor of Agent,  on behalf of
itself and Lenders which shall be first priority Liens;

            (g) that arises from a sale to any director, officer, other employee
or Affiliate of Borrower or any of its domestic Subsidiaries;

            (h) that is more than  ninety (90) days past due; or (i) that is not
            paid within one hundred twenty (120) days
following its original  invoice date (or one hundred fifty (150) days  following
its original invoice date in the case of Service Merchandise Company).

            Without  duplicating  the  criteria  set  forth in  clauses  (h) and
(i)above, there shall be deducted from the total amount of Eligible Accounts the
allowance for doubtful  accounts  attributable to current Accounts as determined
in accordance with GAAP.

            1.8  Eligible  Inventory.  Based on the most recent  Borrowing  Base
Certificate delivered by Borrower to Agent and on other information available to
Agent,  Agent shall in its reasonable  credit  judgment  exercised in good faith
determine  which  Inventory of Borrower and its domestic  Subsidiaries  shall be
"Eligible Inventory" for purposes of this Agreement.  In determining whether any
particular Inventory constitutes Eligible Inventory, Agent shall not include any
such  Inventory  to which  any of the  exclusionary  criteria  set  forth  below
applies.  Agent reserves the right,  at any time and from time to time to adjust
any such  criteria,  to establish  new criteria and to establish  reserves  with
respect to Eligible  Inventory in its reasonable  credit  judgment  exercised in
good faith,  including  without  limitation  reserves equal to the amount of any
Permitted  Encumbrances  that are senior to Agent's  security  interests  in the
Eligible Inventory. In no event shall the criteria set forth below be changed to
make more credit available.  Eligible  Inventory shall not include any Inventory
of Borrower or its domestic Subsidiaries that:

            (a) is not owned by  Borrower  or one of its  domestic  Subsidiaries
free and clear of all Liens and rights of any other Person (including the rights
of a purchaser  that has made progress  payments and the rights of a surety that
has  issued a bond to assure  Borrower's  or one of its  domestic  Subsidiaries'
performance with respect to that Inventory), except the Liens in favor of Agent,
on  behalf  of  itself  and  Lenders,  and  Permitted  Encumbrances  of the type
identified in clauses (v) or (vi) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances;

            (b) is (i) not located on  premises  owned by Borrower or one of its
domestic  Subsidiaries  or (ii) is stored at leased  premises  or with a bailee,
warehouseman or similar Person, unless Agent has given its prior consent thereto
and unless (x) in each case, a satisfactory bailee letter or landlord waiver has
been  delivered  to  Agent,  or  (y)reserves  satisfactory  to Agent  have  been
established with respect thereto;
            (c) is  covered  by a  negotiable  document  of title,  unless  such
document has been delivered to Agent with all necessary  endorsements,  free and
clear of all Liens except those in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself






and Lenders;

            (d) is Healthrider Inventory that is unsalable,  shopworn,  seconds,
damaged or unfit for sale as determined in accordance with GAAP; or

            (e) as to which  Agent's  Lien,  on behalf of  itself  and  Lenders,
therein is not a first priority perfected Lien, subject only to
 Permitted Encumbrances of the type referred to in Section 1.8(a).

       B. Unless Borrower's consolidated EBITDA for the twelve months ending May
31, 1999 exceeds $65,000,000 and Borrower has delivered financial  statements to
Agent and Lenders  demonstrating  the foregoing on or before June 30, 1999, then
from July 1, 1999  through the date on which the  Obligations  are paid in full,
Sections  1.7  and 1.8 of the  Agreement  shall  be  automatically  amended  and
restated to read in their entirety as follows:

            1.7  Eligible  Accounts.  Based on the most  recent  Borrowing  Base
Certificate delivered by Borrower to Agent and on other information available to
Agent,  Agent shall in its reasonable  credit  judgment  exercised in good faith
determine  which  Accounts of Borrower  and its domestic  Subsidiaries  shall be
"Eligible  Accounts" for purposes of this  Agreement.  In determining  whether a
particular Account constitutes an Eligible Account,  Agent shall not include any
such Account to which any of the exclusionary  criteria set forth below applies.
Agent  reserves the right,  at any time and from time to time to adjust any such
criteria,  to establish  new criteria and to establish  reserves with respect to
Eligible Accounts in its reasonable credit judgment \exercised in good faith. In
no event  shall the  criteria  set forth  below be changed  to make more  credit
available.  Eligible  Accounts  shall not include any Account of Borrower or its
domestic Subsidiaries:

           C.     which does not arise from the sale of goods or the
performance of services by Borrower or any of its domestic Subsidiaries
in the ordinary course of its business;

            D. upon which (i) Borrower's or its domestic  Subsidiary's  right to
receive  payment is not absolute or is contingent  upon the  fulfillment  of any
condition whatsoever or (ii) Borrower or its domestic  Subsidiaries are not able
to bring suit or  otherwise  enforce its  remedies  against  the Account  Debtor
through judicial process,  or (iii) if the Account represents a progress billing
consisting of an invoice for goods sold or used or services rendered pursuant to
a contract  under which the Account  Debtor's  obligation to pay that invoice is
subject  to  Borrower's  or its  domestic  Subsidiaries'  completion  of further
performance  under such contract or is subject to the equitable lien of a surety
bond issuer;

            E.     to the extent that any defense, counterclaim, charge-
back, setoff or dispute is asserted as to, or applicable to, such Account;

            F.  that  is  not  a  true  and  correct   statement  of  bona  fide
indebtedness  incurred in the amount of the Account for  merchandise  sold to or
services  rendered and accepted by the applicable  Account Debtor and payable in
Dollars;

            G.     with respect to which an invoice, acceptable to Agent in
form and substance, has not been sent to the applicable Account Debtor;

            H. that (i) is not owned by  Borrower  or a domestic  Subsidiary  of
Borrower  or (ii) is subject to any right,  claim,  security  interest  or other
interest of any other Person,  other than Liens in favor of Agent,  on behalf of
itself and Lenders;







            I.     that arises from a sale to any director, officer, other
employee or Affiliate of Borrower or any of its domestic Subsidiaries;

            J. that is the  obligation  of an Account  Debtor that is the United
States  government  or a  political  subdivision  thereof  and is subject to the
Federal  Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, unless Agent, in its sole discretion,
has agreed to the contrary in writing or the Borrower or the applicable domestic
Subsidiary of Borrower, if necessary or desirable, has complied with the Federal
Assignment of Claims Act of 1940,  and any amendments  thereto,  with respect to
such obligation;

            K. that is the  obligation of an Account Debtor located in a foreign
country other than Canada  (excluding  the Maritime  Provinces of Canada) unless
(I)  supported  by a letter  of  credit in form and  substance  and  issued by a
financial institution  reasonably acceptable to Agent that is pledged,  endorsed
and delivered to Agent or (II) such Account  Debtor and the  jurisdiction  where
such  Account  Debtor  resides  are  each  acceptable  to  Agent in its sole and
absolute discretion;

            L. that is the  obligation of an Account  Debtor to whom Borrower or
the applicable domestic Subsidiary is liable for goods sold or services rendered
by the Account Debtor to Borrower;  provided,  however, that only the portion of
the Account equal to the amount owed to such Account Debtor shall be ineligible;

            M. that  arises  with  respect  to goods  which are  delivered  on a
cash-on-delivery basis or placed on consignment,  guaranteed sale or other terms
by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor is or may be conditional;

            N. other than a consumer  Account  covered by clause (s), that is in
default;  provided,  further,  that,  without  limiting  the  generality  of the
foregoing,  an Account shall be deemed in default upon the  occurrence of any of
the following:

                        (i)    the Account is not paid within sixty (60)days
past its due date;

                        (ii)   if any Account Debtor obligated upon such
Account  suspends  business,  makes a  general  assignment  for the  benefit  of
creditors or fails to pay its debts generally as they come due; or

                        (iii)  if any petition is filed by or against any
Account Debtor obligated upon such Account under any bankruptcy law or any other
federal,  state or foreign (including any provincial)  receivership,  insolvency
relief or other law or laws for the relief of debtors;  provided,  however, that
Accounts of Account Debtors with annual revenues in excess of $500,000,000  that
arise while such Account  Debtors are operating  under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of
the United  States Code (but not Accounts  arising prior  thereto)  shall not be
deemed to be in default unless such Accounts are not paid within forty-five (45)
days past the original invoice date.

            O. which is the  obligation of an Account  Debtor that is in default
(as defined in subparagraph  (l)(i) above) on fifty  percent(50%) or more of the
dollar amount of Accounts upon which such Account Debtor is obligated;

            P. other  than a  consumer  Account  covered  by clause  (s),  which
Account is by its  original  terms due more than one hundred  twenty  (120) days
from its original  invoice date (or one hundred  fifty (150) days  following its
original invoice date in the case of Service Merchandise Company);






            Q. which arises from any  bill-and-hold or other sale of goods which
remain in  Borrower's or any of its domestic  Subsidiaries'  possession or under
Borrower's or any of its domestic Subsidiaries' control;

            R.     as to which Agent's interest, on behalf of itself and
other Lenders, is not a first priority perfected security interest;

            S.     as to which any of the representations or warranties
pertaining to Accounts set forth in this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents is untrue in any material respect;

            T.     to the extent such Account exceeds any credit limit for
such Account Debtor established by Agent, in its reasonable discretion
upon reasonable prior notice to Borrower;

            U.     which are consumer Accounts in excess of $50,000,000 in
the aggregate, or to the extent two or more payments on any such Account
remain unpaid for longer than thirty (30) days; or

            V.     to the extent such Account is evidenced by a judgment,
Instrument or Chattel Paper.

           1.8  Eligible  Inventory.  Based on the most  recent  Borrowing  Base
Certificate delivered by Borrower to Agent and on other information available to
Agent,  Agent shall in its reasonable  credit  judgment  exercised in good faith
determine  which  Inventory of Borrower and its domestic  Subsidiaries  shall be
"Eligible Inventory" for purposes of this Agreement.  In determining whether any
particular Inventory constitutes Eligible Inventory, Agent shall not include any
such  Inventory  to which  any of the  exclusionary  criteria  set  forth  below
applies.  Agent reserves the right,  at any time and from time to time to adjust
any such  criteria,  to establish  new criteria and to establish  reserves  with
respect to Eligible  Inventory in its reasonable  credit  judgment  exercised in
good faith,  including  without  limitation  reserves equal to the amount of any
Permitted  Encumbrances  that are senior to Agent's  security  interests  in the
Eligible Inventory. In no event shall the criteria set forth below be changed to
make more credit available.  Eligible  Inventory shall not include any Inventory
of Borrower or any domestic Subsidiary of Borrower that:

           (a) is not owned by  Borrower  or a domestic  Subsidiary  of Borrower
free and clear of all Liens and rights of any other person,  except the Liens in
favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders,  and  encumbrances set forth in
clause (v) or (vi) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances;

           (b) (i) is not  located on  premises  owned by Borrower or one of its
domestic  Subsidiaries  or (ii) is stored at leased  premises  or with a bailee,
warehouseman or similar Person,  unless (x) in each case, a satisfactory  bailee
letter  or  landlord  waiver  has  been  delivered  to  Agent,  or (y)  reserves
satisfactory to Agent have been established with
  respect thereto;

           (c) is  covered  by a  negotiable  document  of  title,  unless  such
       document has been delivered to Agent;

           (d) in Agent's reasonable opinion, is obsolete, unsalable,  shopworn,
    seconds, damaged or unfit for sale;

           (e)  consists  of display  items or packing  or  shipping  materials,
    work-in-progress Inventory or replacement parts for production equipment;






           (f)     consists of discontinued or slow-moving items or finished
       goods of substandard quality;

           (g)     is placed by Borrower or one of its domestic Subsidiaries
       on consignment;

           (h) is not of a  type  held  for  sale  in  the  ordinary  course  of
      Borrower's or one of its domestic Subsidiaries' business;

           (i) as to which  Agent's  interest,  on behalf of itself and Lenders,
   therein is not a first priority perfected security interest;

           (j) as to which any of the  representations or warranties  pertaining
  to Inventory set forth in the Agreement or any of the other Loan  Documents is
  untrue in any material respect; or

           (k)     is Inventory in transit;

           provided,  however, the amount of Eligible Inventory shall be reduced
by the amount  of,  without  limitation,  any  freight-in  charges  which  Agent
reasonably determines are otherwise included in Eligible Inventory, and provided
further,  that  inventory  that is not owned by Borrower or one of its  domestic
Subsidiaries  or in which  the Agent  does not have a first and prior  perfected
security interest  (subject only to Permitted  Encumbrances of the type referred
to in Section 1.8(a)) shall not be deemed to be Inventory or Eligible  Inventory
for any purpose.

       W. For purposes of  determining  the  Borrowing  Base pursuant to each of
clauses  A and B above,  to the  extent  that  payment  of an  Account  has been
received in Borrower's or its domestic Subsidiary's Lock Box, such Account shall
cease to be an Eligible  Account,  regardless of whether or when the proceeds of
that Account are transferred to Agent.

      Section

 1.  Amendments  to Financial  Covenants  (Schedule  I).  Clauses (c) and (d) of
Schedule I are hereby amended to read in their entirety effective as of February
28, 1999 as set forth in Schedule I attached hereto.

      Section 1. 0. 1.    Delivery of May Financial Statements.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Borrower
shall deliver to Agent and Lenders the financial statements required by
clause (b) of Schedule G to the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarter
ending May 31, 1999, on or prior to June 30, 1999, and the failure to do so
shall constitute an immediate Event of Default not subject to any cure
period.

      Section 1. 0. 2.    Waiver and Release.  Borrower hereby waives and
releases any and all claims it may have against Agent and each Lender
arising under, or in connection with, the Agreement, any of the other Loan
Documents or any transactions in connection therewith.

      Section 1. 2. 3.    Representations And Warranties Of Borrower.
Borrower represents and warrants that:

      A. the execution,  delivery and  performance by Borrower of this Amendment
has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and this Amendment is
a legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower  enforceable  against Borrower
in accordance with its terms,  except as the enforcement  thereof may be subject
to (i) the  effect of any  applicable  bankruptcy,  insolvency,  reorganization,
moratorium or similar law affecting creditors' rights generally and (ii) general
principles of equity






(regardless of whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity
or at law);

      B. each of the representations  and warranties  contained in the Agreement
is true and correct in all material  respects on and as of the date hereof as if
made on the date  hereof,  except to the extent  that such  representations  and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date;

      C. neither the execution,  delivery and  performance of this Amendment nor
the  consummation  of  the  transactions   contemplated  hereby  does  or  shall
contravene,  result in a breach of, or violate (i) any  provision of  Borrower's
certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws,  (ii) any law or regulation,
or any order or decree of any court or government instrumentality,  or (iii) any
indenture,  mortgage,  deed of trust,  lease,  agreement or other  instrument to
which Ultimate Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, Holdings, Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their property is bound; and

      D. after giving effect to this  Amendment,  no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing under the Agreement.

      Section

 1.   Conditions To Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall be effective upon
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

      A.    Execution and delivery of this Amendment by Requisite Lenders
and Borrower.

      B. The representations  and warranties  contained herein shall be true and
correct in all respects.

      C.  Delivery to Agent of a duly  executed  opinion of in-house  counsel to
Borrower, in form and substance  satisfactory to Agent and its counsel,  opining
as to the due  authorization,  execution and delivery of this  Amendment and the
absence of any  conflict  between this  Amendment  and any other  agreements  or
obligations of Ultimate Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, Holdings or Borrower.

      D.  Delivery  to Agent of a duly  executed  opinion of outside  counsel to
Borrower, in form and substance  satisfactory to Agent and its counsel,  opining
as to the  absence  of  any  conflict  between  this  Amendment  and  any  other
agreements of Ultimate  Holdings,  Intermediate  Holdings,  Holdings or Borrower
relating to the Zero Coupon Notes, the Senior Notes, or other Indebtedness.

      E. Execution and delivery to Agent of a Reaffirmation  of Guaranty by ICON
International Holdings, Inc., JumpKing, Inc., and Universal
Technical Services, Inc.

      Section

 1.  Success Fee.  Borrower  shall pay to Agent for the benefit of all Lenders a
success fee in the amount of  $411,830.22.  Such fee shall be due and payable on
the  earlier to occur of the date on which the  Obligations  are paid in full or
the Revolving Loan Commitment  Termination Date and shall be paid to the Persons
that are  Lenders as of the date  hereof (or their  successors  and  assigns) in
accordance  with  their Pro Rata  Shares as of the date  hereof.  Such fee is in
addition to the success fee set forth in Section 21 of Amendment 12.








      Section 1. 0. 1.   Additional Reporting.  On the first Tuesday
following the date hereof and on the corresponding Tuesday of each month
thereafter during normal business hours, Borrower's senior management will
schedule and participate in conference calls with Agent and Lenders to
discuss with Agent and Lenders (i) Borrower's progress toward completing the
recapitalization contemplated by the lock-up letter attached hereto as
Exhibit A and (ii) Borrower's current operating performance.

      Section 1. 0. 2.   Reference To And Effect Upon The Agreement.

      A. Except as specifically  amended above, the Agreement and the other Loan
Documents  shall  remain in full force and effect  and are hereby  ratified  and
confirmed.

      B. The execution,  delivery and  effectiveness of this Amendment shall not
operate as a waiver of any right,  power or remedy of Agent or any Lender  under
the Agreement or any Loan Document,  nor constitute a waiver of any provision of
the Agreement or any Loan  Document,  except as  specifically  set forth herein.
Upon the  effectiveness  of this  Amendment,  each reference in the Agreement to
"this  Agreement",  "hereunder",  "hereof",  "herein" or words of similar import
shall mean and be a reference to the Agreement as amended hereby.

      Section

 1. Costs And Expenses.  As provided in Section 11.3 of the Agreement,  Borrower
agrees to  reimburse  Agent for all fees,  costs  and  expenses,  including  the
reasonable  fees,  costs and  expenses of counsel or other  advisors for advice,
assistance, or other representation in connection with this Amendment.

      Section 1. 0. 1.   Governing Law.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO CONFLICTS
OF LAWS PROVISIONS) OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

      Section 1. 0. 2.   Headings.  Section headings in this Amendment are
included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a
part of this Amendment for any other purposes.

      Section 1. 0. 3.   Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed
an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
                           (signature page follows)







      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties hereto hereupon set their hands as of the
date first written above.

                              ICON HEALTH & FITNESS, INC.

                              By:

                              Title:


Revolving Credit Loan         GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
Commitment:  $177,500,000,          as Agent and Original Lender
(including a Supplemental
Credit Loan Commitment        By:
of $2,500,000)
Term Loan A:  $1,117,340.88   Title:


Revolving Credit Loan         PILGRIM AMERICA PRIME RATE TRUST
Commitment:  $0,
Term Loan B:  $15,551,874.33  By:

                              Title:


Revolving Credit Loan         THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
Commitment:  $23,500,000,           (assignee of NBD Bank)
Term Loan A:  $335,285.55
                              By:

                              Title:


Revolving Credit Loan         BANKBOSTON, N.A.
Commitment:  $18,000,000,
Term Loan A:  $223,393.29
                              By:

                              Title:


Revolving Credit Loan         NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A.
Commitment:  $17,500,000,

                              By:

                              Title:


Revolving Credit Loan         ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Commitment:  $9,000,000,
Term Loan A:  $223,393.29
                              By:

                              Title:


Revolving Credit Loan         THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.
Commitment:  $15,500,000,
Term Loan A:  $223,393.29
                              By:







                              Title:


Revolving Credit Loan         UNION BANK
Commitment:  $13,000,000,
Term Loan A:  $335,285.55
                              By:

                              Title:


Revolving Credit Loan         CITICORP USA, INC.
Commitment:  $29,250,000,
(including a Supplemental
Credit Loan Commitment        By:
of $2,500,000)
Term Loan A:  $1,286,369.76   Title:


Revolving Credit Loan         THE PROVIDENT BANK
Commitment:  $6,750,000,
Term Loan A:  $167,838.39
                              By:

                              Title:


Revolving Credit Commitment (including
$5,000,000 Supplemental Credit Loan
Commitment):                             $310,000,000.00
Term Loans:                              $ 19,464,174.33
                                         ---------------
Total                                    $329,464,174.33









                                SCHEDULE I


      (c) Minimum  Interest  Coverage Ratio.  Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis shall have at the end of each Fiscal Quarter set forth below,
a ratio of (i)  EBITDA  (excluding  deferred  management  fees  payable  to Bain
Capital,  Inc.) to (ii) Interest  Charges for the 12-month  period then ended of
not less than the following:

            1.35 for the Fiscal Quarter  ending  February 28, 1999; and 1.70 for
            the Fiscal Quarter ending May 31, 1999 and each
                 Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter.

      (d) Minimum Debt Service  Coverage  Ratio.  Borrower and its  Subsidiaries
shall have on a consolidated basis at the end of each Fiscal Quarter, a ratio of
(i) EBITDA (excluding deferred management fees payable to Bain Capital, Inc.) to
(ii) Debt Service,  in each case, for the 12-month period then ended of not less
than the following:

            1.15 for the Fiscal Quarter  ending  February 28, 1999; and 1.30 for
            the Fiscal Quarter ending May 31, 1999 and each
                 Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter.








                                  EXHIBIT A

                            Form of Lock-Up Letter