04/11/2003 FORM 8K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.



FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):     April 11, 2003


BALLY TOTAL FITNESS HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number:   0-27478

Delaware 36-3228107


(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
8700 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60631


(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (773) 380-3000
  

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BALLY TOTAL FITNESS HOLDING CORPORATION
FORM 8-K
Current Report


Item 5. Other Events
     
   Effective April 11, 2003, John W. Rogers, Jr. has joined the company's Board of Directors as a Class II Director.





       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



  BALLY TOTAL FITNESS HOLDING CORPORATION  
 
  Registrant
   
Dated: April 11, 2003 /s/ John W. Dwyer
 
  John W. Dwyer
  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
  (principal financial officer)



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