Head East Calling all Easterners! This year's Club Industry East show has a new location, trying out the sunny locale that so many retirees and sunworshippers...More
I recently returned to my gym for the first time since a gunman opened fire at the shopping center in which my club is located. He killed two people in...More
I would like to depart from my normal column format and share with you a client's e-mail (the name is withheld to protect privacy) and my responses to...More
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN First quarter 2007 brought with it 32.6 percent revenue growth for Life Time Fitness, the Eden Prairie, MN-based health club company....More
MISAWA AIR BASE, JAPAN One of the many unique opportunities available to military children is the kajukenbo karate class offered at Misawa Air Base in...More
BOSTON Health club membership in the United States increased by more than three percent last year from 41.3 million members (over the age of six) in 2005...More
WASHINGTON The Workforce Health Improvement Program (WHIP) Act was reintroduced in Congress in late March as House bill No. 1748 and Senate bill No. 1038....More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH Hoping to promote wellness and weight loss through camaraderie and enjoyable activities, Air Force Materiel Command...More
MINNEAPOLIS The National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Annual Conference and Recreational Sports Exposition attracted more than 2,000...More
MARIETTA, GA Large, multipurpose fitness facilities aren't where the market is right now. Instead, the market is in the smaller, neighborhood clubs, says...More
CHICAGO Children enrolled in YMCA programs not only have positive attitudes about physical activity, but they also are more physically active than the...More
STORRS, CT Administrators and campus leaders at the University of Connecticut (UConn) are discussing how to pay for a new student recreation center that...More
CHICAGO Since announcing in March that it might file for bankruptcy, Bally Total Fitness has continued to make headlines. On April 26, Bally said that...More
Gold's Gym recently opened its first facility in Columbus, OH. The 58,000-square-foot club features an indoor swimming pool, a panoramic elevated indoor...More
When the fitness club industry first started to gain momentum in the late 1960s and early 1970s, most were opened by fitness enthusiasts who wanted to...More
At this year's International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) show, I saw some inspiring fitness equipment that was more elegant and,...More
This issue of the magazine includes a link to information about the Best of the Best contest sponsored by Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro (see the...More
Selecting the best city to host the Club Industry East Conference and Exposition isn't always easy, but the cream of the crop this year is Orlando, marking...More
Dottie Drake never stepped foot into a health club before the age of 47. At that time, she was diabetic, obese and had hypertension. Just walking up a...More
Spectrum Athletic Clubs, Los Angeles, uses a rewards program to reach people inside and outside its clubs’ four walls, a move that has helped increase revenue by $40 million in three years...More
A number of products were introduced at the 26th Annual International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) Convention and Trade Show, March...More
One last thought about motivating each other. The Beatles once sang, I get by with a little help from my friends. As it turns out, we all need a little...More
