We've all heard that most people would prefer to swallow a pill than work hard to lose weight and get healthier. I don't know that a survey was ever performed...More
Lifetime Achievement Last year our magazine staff gave our Lifetime Achievement Award to Rick Caro of Management Vision. He followed Judi Sheppard-Misset,...More
Another year has come and gone. Some things change; most do not. Predictions come true, or they are laughed at because the opposite occurred. A brief...More
CHICAGO At Bally Total Fitness' shareholder meeting last January, the investors cast their vote on whether or not to oust Paul Toback, former chairman...More
SANTA ROSA, CA Operating a women-only club in California has gotten more complicated after a judge ruled that Body Central, a women-only club in Santa...More
WASHINGTON, DC Air Force senior leaders would like airmen to help each other make better choices in their leisure activities and personal lives, says...More
CATONSVILLE, MD A 47-year-old Bally personal trainer was indicted on federal charges for conspiring to distribute anabolic steroids. Michael Schlanger,...More
MORGANTOWN, VA Interactive video games could help improve the fitness level of children. Preliminary results of 12 weeks of an at-home clinical study...More
NEW YORK The average pay increases for Jewish Community Center (JCC) employees exceeded the rate of inflation, according to the JCC's first salary survey...More
CHEVY CHASE, MD Obesity or being overweight is seen as the most important health issue for U.S. children, according to a recent poll. More than a quarter...More
WASHINGTON, DC More females play team sports now than 10 years ago, and far more females will play team sports in the next decade, according to the U.S....More
BOSTON Massachusetts recently passed legislation requiring health clubs to have at least one automated external defibrillator (AED) on site and to train...More
ST. LOUIS Which works best in fighting the risk factors for diabetes exercise or diet? It's a toss up, according to a year-long study by Edward Weiss,...More
LOS ANGELES The Houstonian in Houston, TX; the Park Hyatt at Bellevue in Philadelphia; and the Four Seasons in San Francisco topped the list of the 2006...More
MINNEAPOLIS, MN The Navy SEALs have one of the military's most successful physical training programs, and they'd like to introduce it nationally to coaches...More
CARMEL, IN The mayor of Carmel, IN, is challenging his city's residents and employees to improve their fitness level and lead a healthier lifestyle. As...More
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ After two years of planning, construction on the South Brunswick YMCA teen center is almost complete. About 10,000 square feet of...More
WASHINGTON, DC--More females play team sports now than 10 years ago, and far more females will play team sports in the next decade, according to the U.S....More
The American Heart Association is supporting a New Jersey assemblyman’s proposal to eliminate the sales tax levied on health club memberships. Assemblyman Bill Baroni...More
The husband-wife team of Michael Feigin and Lawson Harris transformed a printing house into the Fitness Guru, a 3,400-square-foot fitness center in Brooklyn,...More
Expansion is the target this year for some of the biggest revenue-generating clubs in the U.S. fitness industry. The editors of Club Industry's Fitness...More
Everywhere you look in the media, Americans seem to be making great progress when it comes to fitness. Dr. Phil always achieves miracles, diet supplements...More
Any parent of a teenager or adolescent knows that his or her most significant challenge in increasing a child's physical activity is technology. As I...More
Today's senior market comprises more than one quarter of our entire population. The 78 million Baby Boomers want and need our services more than any other...More
On the surface, fishing appears to be a lazy man's past time, but ask a true fisherman about it, and you'll find out that fishing is more complicated...More
Transforming your kids' club or day care area into a full-fledged profit center with enrichment programming, space for birthday parties and one-on-one...More
Tracking members and their club usage is a common practice among fitness facility managers, but efficiently tracking other users namely prospects, guests...More
Aquatics Pfeiffer Fitness LLC debuted its instructional DVD, for Core Strength and Stability. This first volume in a three-DVD personal instruction series...More
One last thought about details. They say the devil is in them, and by goodness, they are right. Yes, I know. As a fitness professional, you are busy....More
