Our opinions often are formed by our personal experiences and the facts of which we are aware. Those opinions are the foundation for our actions. It's...More
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The judging for the Best of the Best contest ended late last month, and the winners are OK, so I can't announce the winners in a little side note on the...More
Next month, Club Industry 2008 rolls into Chicago, bringing an array of seminars, special events and products to more than 6,000 fitness professionals...More
Dr. Kenneth Cooper, founder of the Cooper Aerobics Center and originator of the term "aerobic," has made an indelible mark on the way exercise is viewed throughout the world today....More
The climbing wall at the Student Recreation Facility at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) serves two purposes. The 43-foot-tall wall is both...More
About three years ago, Eric Casaburi noticed that a few of his Retrofitness members chose to work out in a dimly lit section of the club. Most of the...More
At the Kosher Gym in Brooklyn, NY, the Orthodox Jewish members and staff dress modestly, religious music plays, men and women exercise in separate areas...More
Richmond, Va The Medical Fitness Association (MFA) has introduced a facility certification program for medical fitness and wellness centers as the number...More
Gainesville, Fl Joe Cirulli, owner of Gainesville (FL) Health and Fitness Centers (GHFC), was featured on the cover of last month's issue of Inc. magazine....More
Los Angeles The Sports Club Co., Los Angeles, had a 4.1 percent increase in its second quarter revenue, according to a statement from the company. The...More
Bitburg, Germany To help the estimated 155,000 children coping with having one or two deployed parents, Installation Management Command-Europe in Germany...More
Brick, Nj Work Out World owner Stephen P. Roma says he's fortunate that a fire two months ago in his corporate club in Brick, NJ, did not significantly...More
New York A growth in membership and personal training revenue as well as a low attrition rate highlighted the second quarter 2008 results for Town Sports...More
Las Vegas The Las Vegas Athletic Club (LVAC) may no longer be able to offer free enrollment to women if it does not do the same for men. The Nevada Equal...More
Indianapolis The effects of deployment for Army personnel are not as great as expected, according to a study released in the September issue of Medicine...More
Irving, Tx Last year, Keith Albright, senior vice president of franchising at Gold's Gym International, said the company planned to open about a half...More
Moorhead, Mn Officials at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, are still weighing their options after Moorhead Racquetball and Fitness Center, a for-profit...More
Washington, Dc The number of states that have an adult obesity rate of at least 30 percent has jumped from one to three. West Virginia and Alabama join...More
Three health club companies were named to Inc. magazine's annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The Inc. 5,000...More
Houston The YMCA of Greater Houston recently signed a six-year agreement making Precor the exclusive supplier for its strength, cardio and entertainment...More
Boston Faced with possible 3,000 percent increases in fees for playing copyrighted music in Australian group exercise classes, Fitness First Australia,...More
Marietta, Ga Body Training Systems (BTS) signed agreements with The Alaska Club and MVP Sports Clubs to partner in supplying branded group fitness programs,...More
Vancouver, Wa Despite a net loss of $8.9 million for the second quarter of 2008 compared to net income of $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2007,...More
Waltham, Ma Some health club operators are getting in on the environmental movement by switching out their normal utility services for an on-site utility....More
As our industry and the medical industry continue to expand on the most beneficial frequency, intensity and duration of exercise, it has become clear...More
Next month, when we enter the fourth quarter of 2008, we will have just three months left to analyze and adjust our business plans to hit our forecasts...More
One of the major themes of the going green environmental movement is the concept of bringing the outdoors indoors. It's as if the high-tech revolution...More
One last thought about germs. Those little buggers are everywhere! Or at least, that's what you might think with all the hype about how the flu bug, common...More
Software Whagaa Software delivers a complete mobile-training solution that utilizes video/audio on handheld devices, such as Smartphones, iPods and PDAs....More
