I love research. One of the highlights of my morning is going through my e-mail looking for the daily health and fitness reports and reading up on the...More
Dear Editor, While the national image of our industry may be damaged by a worst case scenario regarding Bally's investigation, the opportunity for local...More
Even though I may have delivered one of the first member retention seminars back in the 1980s and I've recently read more articles and seen more advertisements...More
One last thought about title dropping. In this industry just about everyone you meet has some sort of fitness title with countless acronyms following...More
CHICAGO Bally Total Fitness will decide this summer which of its assets to sell, Paul Toback, chairman and CEO of Bally, said in an April conference call...More
NATIONWIDE As President Bush threatens to cut the entire Carol M. White Physical Education for Progress (PEP) Bill by 2008, PE activists are gearing up...More
PITTSBURGH Nearly 59 million Americans adults are obese, and half of all U.S. deaths are linked to physical inactivity and tobacco smoking, according...More
COLUMBIA, MO The first class of its kind in the country to be offered in the college classroom will educate non-science major undergraduate students about...More
MONTGOMERY, AL Pilates doesn't burn a lot of calories, but it does provide toning benefits, according to a study at Auburn University Montgomery in Alabama....More
LAS VEGAS The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) recently had a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $54-million Student Recreation Center. The 184,000-square-foot...More
WACO, TX Seven individuals have filed a $20 million lawsuit against Gary Heavin, owner of Curves International, and Roger Schmidt, the company attorney,...More
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO Although many of your members are time pressed, a new study shows that when it comes to lifting, results might just be worth the...More
WASHINGTON, D.C. It's extreme makeover time food pyramid edition. Announced in late April, MyPyramid is the new symbol and interactive food guidance system...More
WASHINGTON, D.C. To help consumers manage their weight, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is exploring ways to change food labeling regulations....More
WASHINGTON, D.C. Title IX recently grew a few more teeth. The Supreme Court strengthened enforcement of Title IX by ruling that teachers and coaches may...More
VANCOUVER, WA The Nautilus Institute, formed in March by Nautilus Inc. to research fitness and educate the public, is launching its $10 million research...More
TAMPA, FL and BREMERTON, WA Since TRICARE, the Department of Defense (DoD) health care program for active duty and retired members of the uniformed services,...More
The 23-year-old injected the steroids deep into his muscle tissue. As the needle penetrated his skin, he remembers feeling frightened but ready to take...More
BOSTON It may be May, but some certification agencies are feeling like they've been left in the cold despite a deadline extension from the International...More
What better time to be in New York than early June? Zari Stahl, Club Industry East group show director, says of the upcoming Club Industry East conference....More
Fitness Training The Orbital is modeled after the mechanisms of the human body's own mechanical system of ball and socket, radial and hinge joints. These...More
Hip-hop music pulsates through a brightly colored, sound-proof room. Children increase their target heart rate by bouncing around on a ball, using a jump...More
A woman moved to a new city and went shopping for a new health club. Her previous fitness facility had introduced her to functional training, and she...More
The headline made me do a double take: Spa-goer 101 Taking the Stress Out of Going to a Spa. If I had found the article anywhere but on the International...More
Many experts in the nutrition and sports field continue to remind us that water is the most important fluid necessary to maintain bodily functions and...More
Ronald Reagan's death from Alzheimer's disease made headlines around the world in 2004. But for millions of older adults who suffer from Alzheimer's and...More
We don't think very much about our backs that is, until they start to hurt. Back pain is now one of the most common medical complaints in the United States,...More
