April 1, 2009
First Word
It's All in How You Look at It
When I was a child, the world seemed so much smaller to me. And my world really was smaller at that time because it only consisted of my family, friends,...
Club Industry East 2009 Show Preview
For those of you on the East Coast, don't forget that Club Industry East is coming up May 27-30 in Boston. If you haven't already registered for this...
Top 100 Time
It's time to submit your company's Top 100 Clubs information. The forms are being e-mailed to club companies that appeared on the list last year, but...
Top News
Health Club Market Continues to Attract Investors
The growth potential in the health club market remains attractive to several companies with deep pockets....
Feature
Club Industry East Show Heads Back to Boston
After a nine-year absence, the Club Industry East Conference and Exposition returns to Boston....
Pilates Still a Revenue Source During the Recession
Pilates at high-end clubs is proving to be recession proof so far. ...
Health Club Operators Pump Up Cardio Programming
Club operators are pumping up cardio entertainment, programming and design options to make the cardio area a distinctive part of the fitness mix....
25th Anniversary
Products of Change
Treadmills may be the most popular piece of equipment under your club's roof, but club operators know that to be successful, the industry has had to evolve...
Fitness Business News
Navy SEAL Fitness Challenges Pit Public Against Military Elite
Tempe, AZ The Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge is hitting the road again in 2009 with several events planned throughout the United States. The free events...
Diversified Health Expands With Purchase of Butterfly Life
Diversified Health & Fitness Inc. purchased another chain of women-only health clubs this time acquiring the assets of San Ramon,...
Gold's Gym Thinks Small with Concept Clubs
Gold's Gym International is about to enter the small-box club market with a new concept club program that CEO James Weaver announced....
Perspective Important for Health Club Industry Statistics
Two industry surveys detailing January 2009 club performances paint a different picture of club membership sales during a difficult economy....
TSI Slows Growth for 2009
New York The economy weighed heavily on Town Sports International's (TSI) business in fourth quarter 2008, and the public company's management team expects...
In Brief
Planet Fitness A Planet Fitness franchise in the Bronx, NY, set a company record in March by pulling in $300,000 in EFT payments for the month. The club...
Inside Manufacturers
Nautilus Experiences Tough 2008, Foresees Tough 2009
Vancouver, WA Nautilus, which has had disappointing financials for the past several years, wasn't helped last year by the economy. Net sales in fourth...
Spin Fitness Acquires Peak Pilates
Venice, CA Spin Fitness (Mad Dogg Athletics Inc.), which created the Spinning program and line of Spinner bikes, says it hopes its recent acquisition...
X-Force Debuts in U.S.
Stockholm, Sweden Swedish company X-Force debuted in the United States its line of fitness equipment designed for negative-accentuated training at IHRSA...
Les Mills Launches Software
Auckland, New Zealand Les Mills introduced its new ClubCount software at IHRSA 2009 last month in San Francisco. The Web-based program will allow club...
New Prospect E-mail Program Launched
Retention Management launched a new prospect e-mail program as part of its member communication service. An expansion of its automated e-mail...
On the Mark
Around the Fitness World in 80 Days
The question I have been receiving most often of late is, How is the fitness club industry doing around the world? My answer is it is mixed at best. Having...
Focus on Clubs
Minimize Health Club Memberships Cancellations And Grow the Bottom Line
Over the last three financial quarters, cancellations at clubs have increased. Unfortunately, many club owners are not doing anything about it, but it's...
Executive Insights
Interview with James Weaver, CEO, Gold’s Gym International, Irving, TX
When James Weaver took over as the new CEO of Gold's Gym International last fall, the question on everybody's mind was: Does he have a fitness background?...
Pro Shop
Pro Shop
Personal Training Computers Polar's FT40 Training Computer provides a new EnergyPointer feature that simplifies exercise by displaying a user's exertion...
