Bally Total Fitness, Chicago led by Michael Sheehan, a former 24 Hour Fitness executive plans to emerge from its second bankruptcy soon. Will Sheehan...More
Part of this publication's mission is to provide you with the news that you need to run your business better. But in this day and age, you can't wait...More
Skeptics might believe that few clubs made any money last year. From the looks of this year's annual Top 100 clubs list, which ranks clubs by 2008 revenue,...More
Last month's closures of 26 Bally Total Fitness clubs as part of the Chicago-based company's bankruptcy reorganization created several opportunities...More
Arlington, Va With stress levels rising and purse strings tightening, how are yoga and Pilates studios faring in the recession? Better than you might...More
Pittsburgh, Pa The Downtown Athletic Club of Pittsburgh (PA), which closed in May after its lease expired, was named as a defendant on June 11 in a wrongful...More
Colorado State University Renovations to the Colorado State University (CSU) student recreation center began last month. The first phase of construction,...More
Bedford, Ma For health club members who are diabetic, managing fitness levels can be just as difficult as managing blood-sugar levels. One health club,...More
Texas Tech University Texas Tech University students kicked off summer last month in the school's new $8.25 million outdoor aquatics complex. The facility...More
Overland Park, Ks Exercise equipment sales for institutions, such as health clubs, universities and military facilities, fell 9.4 percent to $1.04 billion...More
Lancaster, Pa For a little more than 20 months, club owners have had more flooring choices than in the past. That's because in November 2007, rubber flooring...More
San Francisco Fitness Anywhere is on a pace to instruct more trainers on TRX Suspension Training this year than in the last three years, according to...More
Helsinki, Finland Precor's parent company, AmerSports of Helsinki, Finland, says that unless market conditions turn around significantly through the end...More
Woodinville, Wa LeMond Fitness and Life Fitness are in a distribution dispute related to LeMond's RevMaster Pro group cycling bikes. Life Fitness, owned...More
Peter Drucker, author of some 60 management books, says executives worth their pay do not predict trends. Instead, they sense and see trends that are...More
Pete Jones had been with The One and Only Fitness for 20-plus years when the company eliminated his job and offered him three months of severance. He...More
