Yesterday it rained here after a few weeks of very hot and humid summer weather. My evening drive home through the wet, tree-canopied streets made me...More
I read with great interest my friend John Agoglia's June article: What's In Your Cart? It was an edited summary of Fitness Business Pro's Purchasing Power...More
One last thought about burnout. It's something that affects us all, but it's especially challenging for those of us in the fitness industry. While many...More
SICILY, ITALY The new $23-million, 90,000-square-foot recreation complex at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily, Italy, is referred to as the Navy's...More
NEW YORK One struck it rich and the other is getting hitched, throwing both fitness industry professionals into the spotlight of the national news. Brad...More
ALPHARETTA, GA As many as 65 percent of new gym members drop out in the first six months, according to a 2003 study published in the European Journal...More
COLUMBUS, OH Demolition of 74-year-old Larkins Hall began in mid-July on the Ohio State University campus, making room for the final phase of its new...More
NATIONWIDE Construction is underway on new health clubs, YMCAs and JCCs nationwide. Here are some of the projects planned or under construction: A new...More
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, CO Deficiencies in the U.S. Air Force Academy's athletics automatic external defibrillator training (AED) program may have been...More
DOVER, NH Less than two years ago, Joe Peppe stepped away from the World Gym license he'd held for many years on one club and stepped into a Planet Fitness...More
WASHINGTON, DC Air Force officials are making a few changes to the physical fitness test used to assess the fitness of airmen, according to a recent Air...More
Body Zone Sports & Wellness Complex helped raise almost $70,000 for two charities: the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Easter Seals of Eastern Pennsylvania....More
CHICAGO Rough waves and gale force winds in the form of missed deadlines and a federal investigation are whipping around Bally Total Fitness. The crew...More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Bally, but as of press time, the SEC hadn't reported its findings, and Paul Toback, Bally...More
Bally's new members grew by 8 percent during the first five months of 2005 compared to the same period the year before, but the total number of members...More
Industry analysts see many possible outcomes to Bally's financial woes: the company files for bankruptcy protection, it goes completely under, it's granted...More
NEW YORK When Town Sports International (TSI) announced in July that it was looking for buyers for the company, many in the industry weren't surprised...More
Kayaking. Biking. Water aerobics. Self Defense. Physical education (PE) class at some schools isn't what you may remember from your childhood. Instead,...More
At one time the front desk was the key entry point at every fitness center. Now, an increasing number of clubs enable members to gain 24-hour access to...More
To license or not to license? That is the question. Okay, Shakespeare wasn't talking about group exercise programming in his Hamlet writing days, but...More
A woman counts her calories and pumps up her exercise regimen, but when she steps onto the scale, she discovers she's lost only one pound. In reality,...More
In our neverending search to develop new revenue sources while supporting our core business of membership recruitment, referrals and retention objectives,...More
Hotels have more of that feel good feeling about them today. Two recent trends are making guests not only feel more relaxed but also feel good about spending...More
Many of us in the industry have traveled to trade shows over the past several years, scratching our heads at when the next big thing will hit. We've been...More
They say two things are guaranteed in life: death and taxes. I would like to add a third aging. We age from the moment we are born until the moment we...More
Literature Mountain Weather: Backcountry Forecasting and Weather Safety for Hikers, Campers, Climbers, Skiers and Snowboarders teaches people how to read...More
