This study aimed to increase the understanding of loyalty’s formative processes in fitness organizations. Building
upon recent conceptualizations, the purpose of this study was to test the mediating role of psychological
commitment in the relationships between consumers’ satisfaction, perceived value, involvement, identification,
informational, and volitional processes and their attitudinal and behavioral loyalty toward a fitness organization.
We conducted a questionnaire-based study in a French health and fitness club context with a sample of 252
club members, of which we were able to collect data in regard to repurchasing behavior for 110. This allowed
us to confirm the relevance of the research model in regard to behavioral intentions, although including the
behavioral-loyalty dimensions of the length of the relationship, frequency of participation, and repurchasing
behavior failed to validate it. These findings have managerial implications for sustaining club membership levels
