Retention, marketing, sales, customer service, programming. These are words that fitness facility owners and operators think about every day. They are constants in our industry....More
San Antonio is one of the hottest vacation destinations in the United States, and it's the host city for this year's Athletic Business Conference and Expo....More
Some of the latest strength training research may inspire health club members to continue pumping iron rather than cancelling their gym membership....More
It's no surprise to fitness facility operators and fitness professionals that Americans aren't getting the cardiovascular exercise they need. After all,...More
Todd Logan probably didn't realize the lasting impact that he was creating back in 1984 when he launched Club Industry magazine at the tender age of 30....More
A typical boot camp-style workout enhances aerobic capacity and promotes significant calorie burning while also improving muscle fitness, according to an American Council on Exercise study....More
The St. Paul (MN) City Council voted unanimously last month to allow 24-hour key-card clubs, such as Anytime Fitness and Snap Fitness, to operate without an employee present...More
24 Hour Fitness has filed another lawsuit against Bally Total Fitness on the grounds that Bally CEO Michael Sheehan stole trade secrets from 24 Hour...More
Economic woes were on the minds of many last month at Club Industry 2008 in Chicago, causing many of the seminars and events to focus on how to survive during a tough economy....More
Johnson Health Tech Co. Ltd., based in Taichung, Taiwan, has merged its four U.S. subsidiaries. The new entity, named Johnson Health Tech North America Corp., combines...More
Brunswick Corp.'s fitness segment had an 8 percent increase in sales due to a strong demand for commercial products in the third quarter of this year compared to last year...More
Precor has sold ClubCom to Zoom Media & Marketing, a New York-based provider of targeted out-of-home media and promotional programs for brand advertisers....More
In many industries, there are sacred cows that businesses worship. These are ideas so entrenched that people don't even think to challenge them. But these...More
The two independent databases I've worked with for about six months indicate downward new membership sales and increased monthly membership attrition...More
