We often go about our daily business without giving much thought to the people who came before us and made possible the processes we follow or the products...More
Ever wonder why you get a copy of this magazine for a year and then suddenly your subscription stops? More than likely, you were unknowingly dropped off...More
In my July column, I discussed disruptive innovation and its effects in the health club industry. I explained the difference between mastering sustaining...More
One last thought about role reversal. You know that saying, Always the bridesmaid, never the bride? Well, I have my own fitness-related version: Always...More
Wearing a motocross T-shirt and Bermuda shorts, Mike Grondahl doesn't seem like the typical head of a large club company. Not long ago, Grondahl was just...More
The ranking that Bankrate.com gave unused gym memberships when it comes to the top 10 money drains on an individual's budget. Costhelper.com reported...More
PHILADELPHIA Overweight children are absent from school on average 20 percent more often than their normal-weight peers, according to a new study conducted...More
WEST PALM BEACH, FL Elementary school students in Florida have a mandated 30 minutes of physical education every day. Under new school fitness legislation...More
WASHINGTON, DC Adm. Mike Mullen, chief of naval operations, recently approved the first Navy physical fitness uniform: a gold short-sleeved shirt and...More
FORT BENNING, GA The new $19 million Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith Fitness Center in Fort Benning, GA, will serve as a model for the Army's future fitness...More
NORTH PALM BEACH, FL Fitness professionals are challenging filmmaker Michael Moore to get healthy. Jim Labadie and Ryan Lee recently created an e-mail...More
NASHVILLE, TN The U.S. Trustee Program appointed Gary Murphey as the trustee of the Fuel Fitness chain that is undergoing Chapter 11 proceedings. Murphey,...More
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN In anticipation of greater demand for its stock, Life Time Fitness filed a shelf registration in late August to offer 1.5 million shares...More
EAST HILLS, NY After a six-month investigation, a Nassau County (NY) district attorney alleges that a 22-year-old former receptionist at the Sid Jacobsen...More
SAN DIEGO Personal training, mind-body fusion and outdoor activities continue to be popular offerings at health clubs while stability balls, resistance...More
INDIANAPOLIS When it comes to physical activity, more is better. That's the consensus of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American...More
Laila Ali will offer the keynote address at Club Industry 2007 at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11. Ali will speak about how a motivational plan is necessary...More
CHICAGO The amount of time Bally Total Fitness spends in bankruptcy may be less than the amount of time industry observers spent speculating about when...More
XSport Fitness will add two locations one in Hicksville, NY, and the other in the West Loop area of Chicago. The $10 million, 45,000-square-foot mega...More
People with nice personalities are usually friendly, outgoing, smile a lot and are willing to listen to others. On the other hand, people with unpleasant...More
I attended the annual Health+Fitness Business show last month in Denver, arguably the most important show for vendors and manufacturers of home-based...More
Marketing and programming for seniors must appeal to different ages, interests and abilities, but we must remember to define the similarities of this...More
The Club Industry 2007 show is less than a month away, but there is still time to register for the show and plan which sessions to attend. On the following...More
Business intelligence software, once used primarily by Fortune 500 companies, is making its way into the hands of health club executives to help them...More
Aquatics The AquaJogger Workout System gives people the ability to do in-water, no-impact training for a full-body, resistance-training workout. The system...More
BROOKFIELD, WI Fiserv Inc. is acquiring CheckFree Corp. for $4.4 billion, the companies announced. Under terms of the agreement, CheckFree shareholders...More
VANCOUVER, WA Arthur Jones, the inventor of Nautilus training equipment and a pioneer in strength training, died Aug. 28. He was 80. Jones' son, William...More
VANCOUVER, WA It was little surprise to most analysts when Gregg Hammann stepped down as president and chief executive officer of Nautilus Inc. last month....More
