News from Club Industry Show 2010
Licensing Debate Continues at CI 2010
CHICAGO -- If one state legislature requires licensing of personal trainers, other states will soon follow. That was the consensus of the four panelists on the personal trainer licensing roundtable last Wednesday at the Club Industry 2010 Conference and Exposition. ...
Club Industry Columnists Present at CI 2010
CHICAGO -- Club Industry 2010 included several sessions led by regular contributors to Club Industry magazine and its website....
Best of the Best 2010 Awards Presented
CHICAGO -- The 2010 Best of the Best awards were presented last Friday during the Breakthrough Brunch at the Club Industry 2010 show in Chicago. The contest recognizes the best programming in United States fitness facilities. ...
How Health Club Operators Can Network with the Medical Community
CHICAGO -- One doctor at a time. That’s the advice that Wendy Williamson of Esquerre Fitness Group had for people who want to get their foot in the door with the medical community. It takes patience and persistence. It also takes going where the doctors go. ...
Conrad Offers the Real Truth about Social Media
CHICAGO -- Nearly 50 attendees started Thursday off early attending Casey Conrad’s session entitled “The Real Truth about Generating Leads and Memberships with Social Media.” ...
Want to Get into Corporate Wellness? Do Your Research, Steele Says
CHICAGO -- Kevin Steele, principal with Communication Consultants WBS, presented a session designed to help club owners gain a foothold in the corporate wellness market today at Club Industry 2010. ...
Bill Rancic Shares his Success Story at CI 2010
CHICAGO -- Bill Rancic, the first winner of Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice,” shared his story of success with Club Industry 2010 attendees this morning at McCormick Place....
CI 2010 Speaker Richard Simmons Takes the Stage
CHICAGO – Richard Simmons is well known in the fitness industry as a television personality, but fewer people know that he is also a fitness club owner. So when he addressed the audience Thursday at Club Industry 2010, he did so not only as a celebrity keynote speaker, but as a peer....
Coffman Urges Club Staff to Make Fitness Fun
CHICAGO -- Sandy Coffman, president of Programming for Profit in Bradenton, FL, delivered a presentation on “10 Secrets to Making Fitness Fun” on Wednesday at Club Industry 2010. ...
Show Attendees Lunch and Learn
CHICAGO -- Many show attendees turned today’s lunch hour into a learning and networking opportunity. ...
Clubs Have Many Revenue Streams, Krech Says
CHICAGO -- Donna Krech of Fitness Solution 24/7, Lima, OH, presented ways to create new income streams for club operators today at Club Industry 2010....
2010 Club Industry Conference Opens
The conference portion of the 2010 Club Industry Conference and Exposition opened today with sessions in 13 tracks....
Group X: The Competition Is On
If you hear a little trash talking at the Club Industry 2010 show this year, it may just be some members of the eight teams who are participating in the Group X Gallery competition. ...
Get Up Early for a New Workout Experience
You don’t have to skip your workouts when you’re in Chicago for the Club Industry 2010 show. ...
Personal Trainer Licensing a Hot Topic at CI 2010
The first day of the Club Industry 2010 Conference and Trade Show in Chicago includes a roundtable about a hot topic in the industry: personal trainer licensing....
Industry Experts Dissect Winning Programs
If you want to improve your facility’s programming (and who doesn’t want to do that?), then get some tips from two industry experts as they discuss six award-winning programs. ...
Richard Simmons Won’t Give Up on Fitness
Richard Simmons is still going strong after 35 years in fitness, and he’s coming to Chicago for the Club Industry show....
Bill Rancic Takes on Celebrity, Business and Club Industry
Bill Rancic, first winner of "The Apprentice," will speak at the Club Industry conference at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8 in Chicago....
Chicago Connection: Club Industry 2010
Just because the Club Industry 2010 Conference and Trade Show is one day shorter doesn't mean you'll get any less from the event. In the wake of the enduring...
