Club Industry staff

Title Boxing Club announced the opening of its 100th club location on May 15. Title Boxing Club offers members interval-based cardio/boxing workout programs.

Christian Tarantino, the owner of Synergy Fitness clubs on Long Island, NY, and New York City, was sentenced last month to three terms of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for his role in the murders of three men between 1994 and 2003.

Students who work out at their campus recreation facilities perform better in school, according to new research from Purdue University.

Fitness instructor Alexis Wright pleaded guilty to 20 counts after negotiating a plea agreement that calls for a 10-month sentence. Wright is scheduled to be sentenced May 31.

Beachbody, Santa Monica, CA, now offers an Insanity certification for personal trainers and group exercise instructors at health clubs, the company announced. Beachbody already offers a P90X certification for health clubs.

Cybex International introduced fitness programming, including a boot camp and interval training, to be used with its equipment.

The New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, ruled that health clubs are not required to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on a club member even though state law requires clubs to have an AED and staff trained to use them.