I used to be what you would call an uninformed voter. I felt a duty to vote, but I didn't pay much attention to where the candidates stood on issues,...More
We live in an era of say it enough times, and it becomes the truth. Washington politico-marketers have honed this art into a polished near-science in...More
A New Look As you may have noticed looking at the first few pages of this issue, we've made some changes in the magazine this month. We still defy conventional...More
SEATTLE Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) nationwide ramped up their security after a July 28 fatal shooting at the Greater Seattle Jewish Foundation in...More
New York In its first filing since going public in June, Town Sports International (TSI) showed an 11.7 percent revenue growth in the second quarter of...More
Money doesn't grow on trees. University recreation centers know this better than anyone. Unlike glitzy college athletic programs with mascots, ticket...More
LEXINGTON, KY Global Fitness Holdings, the largest Gold's Gym franchisee in the world, is planning to add 50 Gold's Gym locations in Tennessee, Kentucky...More
GRANBURY, TX Early last month, Performance Zone Training and Fitness Center's third annual fun run, Run for the Hills 5K and 1-mile walk/run, raised more...More
Norfolk, VA A working group from the Navy's Personal and Family Readiness Program visited USS George Washington (GW) in late June for a briefing on the...More
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN Life Time Fitness' revenues are climbing along with its health club numbers. In late July, Life Time Fitness of Eden Prairie, MN, released...More
CHICAGO Bally Total Fitness CEO Paul Toback may be breathing a bit easier for now. He, along with John Dwyer, former Bally CFO, executive vice president...More
DALLAS Dr. Kenneth Cooper, founder of the Cooper Institute, is taking health and fitness to the home with a new residential community near Craig Ranch...More
WASHINGTON, DC Americans may soon have a financial incentive to join a fitness facility. A bill introduced in Congress proposes the expansion of medical...More
SANTA BARBARA, CA Almost a year after the National Board of Fitness Examiners (NBFE) began offering its written exam, anecdotal interviews with a small...More
RESTON, VA Despite skyrocketing childhood obesity rates and calls from Congress, the surgeon general, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...More
AGOURA HILLS, CA BroadcastVision filed Chapter 11 on July 6 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Central District of California hoping to reorganize its business...More
Iron Grip Barbell Co. completed the third phase of its multi-year expansion plan, which now totals more than 43,000 square feet of manufacturing, warehouse...More
One last thought about fads. Trends and styles come and go from decade to decade. A good look through an old photo album will show you how fads change....More
In the June 2006 story, Shaping Up Rural America, Bruce Carter was misidentified as the owner of Optimal Fitness Systems International. Carter is the...More
In mid-August, when it feels as though it's hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk (and in some states it actually is toasty enough to make an omelet...More
When your club sits near the beach in New Jersey, it's difficult to ignore the lure of the soft sand and the rolling waves. That's why at Karen Steinfield's...More
Clubs would appear to have significant opportunities for positive growth, yet that is not always the case. For every 15 million members who walk through...More
Scott Goudeseune, president of The American Council on Exercise (ACE), and Dr. Cedric Bryant, ACE's chief science officer, discussed in-club technology's...More
The term due diligence always seems to appear whether you are researching a purchase of a home, car or business. Consumers are expected to have done enough...More
Apparel These new socks allow consumers to wear their flip flop and thong sandals even when the temperature doesn't normally permit it. Designed for surfers,...More
