As I sat in on the Kjell Nordstrom address at last month's International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) conference, I wished that...More
More than 11 million people tuned in to watch Marty Wolff and other contestants on season three of The Biggest Loser weigh in for the show's finale in...More
Students swing around weighted wooden swords and try their hand at Samurai sword training moves during a weekly class at Reebok Sports Club/NY in New...More
Rob Shapiro can't take all the credit for the idea to open a personal training studio. He can thank his former club members for that. Shapiro was the...More
Colorado Springs, Co In response to the statistic that nine people drown each day in the United States, the YMCA of the USA and the USA Swimming Foundation...More
Boston Health club membership in the United States increased by 3 percent last year from 42.7 million members (over the age of six) in 2006 to 44.1 million...More
Cambridge, Ma Men are banned for six hours a week from the Harvard University's Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center. The ban was to accommodate Muslim...More
New York Town Sports International (TSI) reported a 7.9 percent increase in revenue in the fourth quarter of last year and a 9.2 percent revenue growth...More
Bethesda, Md The Marine Corps recently unveiled its new running suit to Marines assigned to the Wounded Warrior Regiment at the National Naval Medical...More
Chanhassen, Mn Bahram Akradi, CEO of Life Time Fitness, Chanhassen, MN, will forgo his $926,667 cash salary and his cash incentive compensation this year,...More
Manasquan, Nj A fundraising effort for Augie's Quest that the staff of The Atlantic Clubs began a few months ago has turned into an industry effort that...More
Chicago In a court filing last month, Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, denied allegations that it was negligent in the death of a Maryland man who collapsed...More
San Diego, Ca Carl Liebert faced the fitness industry at the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association trade show last month for the first...More
San Diego This year's International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) convention was themed around the phrase One for All. Held March 5-8...More
Pleasanton, Ca Charter Properties, a Pleasanton, CA-based developer, and Leisure Sports Inc., owner and operator of ClubSport fitness resorts, will partner...More
People who are 40 years or older and are at a normal weight but carry an excess of fat around their abdominal area are 89 percent more likely to have...More
Cottage Grove, Wi Matrix Fitness Systems raised $11,220 by raffling a Harley-Davidson motorcycle at the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association...More
Irvine, Ca Executives at Star Trac aren't just making more widgets, putting out another new product or coming up with a new theme for the company's catalog....More
San Jose, Ca A new report states that the world market for physical fitness equipment is projected to exceed almost $12 billion by 2010. The growth of...More
Beaverton, Or Several fitness equipment manufacturers as well as 24 Hour Fitness and Virgin Active Health Clubs are working with Nike Inc. and Apple Inc....More
Del Mar, Ca A Nielsen survey of 3,080 participants in Les Mills group fitness classes across the globe showed that more than 85 percent of them visit...More
Klaus Hilgers, founder and president of Epoch Consultants Inc., has died. Hilgers was a consultant in the industry and a speaker at trade shows, including...More
Marketing for new members has become more challenging lately, requiring club owners to work a little harder and a lot smarter. Traditional forms of advertising...More
Recently, I attended the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City, UT. The show has more than 1,000 vendors represented in a $289 billion industry in the...More
One last thought about defying stereotypes. When it comes to fitness facilities, stereotypes are everywhere. From the grunting supplement-popping guy...More
Charging Stations Kwik-E-Charge cell phone charging stations are designed for today's wireless communications service market. Located in high-traffic...More
