When the shootings occurred at the LA Fitness in Collier, PA, last month, I was shocked and saddened along with the rest of the country. It was a tragedy...More
Next month, you'll see a different Club Industry arrive in your mailbox. We're excited to show you our new look in print and on the Web site that we think...More
If you can't make it to the Club Industry show next month (Oct. 14-17 in Chicago), you can read about some of the highlights of the trade show by visiting...More
Eventually, they came back. They came back to the place where they routinely work out, see old friends and enrich their lives. They came back to a renovated...More
The Club Industry 2009 Conference and Exposition is expanding beyond fitness by offering a well-rounded array of programming and vendors to help fitness...More
In the early 1980s, America was in a recession, Jane Fonda was the reigning fitness guru, few people owned cell phones and the health club industry was...More
A member at Gus Orlando's Gold's Gym in East Northport, Long Island, NY, walked up to the owner of the club and had a question not often asked in a fitness...More
Hey, here's a novel idea for our industry: Why don't we put out a press release and tell everyone (yes, brag) about how well we are doing as an industry...More
Prior to July of this year, the industry had not heard much about Sport & Health Clubs, a chain of clubs in the Washington, DC, area, since the company...More
Chicago When Bally Total Fitness made its official announcement earlier this month that it had completed its emergence from its second bankruptcy in less...More
Overland Park, KS Three health club companies made Inc. magazine's Top 500 companies list, and another six made Franchise Direct's list of Top 100 Global...More
NEW YORK The bankruptcy sale of Crunch, New York, which was completed this month, has similar parallels to the 2006 sale of Crunch by Bally Total Fitness,...More
New York As revenue and memberships fell again in the second quarter for Town Sports International (TSI), the company's CEO is focusing on areas that...More
Minneapolis The continued corporate focus on decreasing health benefit costs by improving employee health may have contributed to Health Fitness Corp.,...More
Boston Despite the tough economy, many for-profit health club operators are still donating money to help the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub...More
North Hills, CA Meridian Sports Clubs California LLC, operator of 12 health clubs under the brand Meridian's Bodies in Motion, has received $10 million...More
Los Angeles The Sports Club Co. Inc., Los Angeles, had a decrease in revenues for second quarter 2009, as well as for the first six months of this year,...More
Overland Park, KS Installing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools and public places could increase survival rates for sudden cardiac arrest...More
Boston Several groups and individuals in the health club industry have expressed opposition to a personal trainer licensing bill under consideration in...More
London Tanning bed use is just as hazardous to your health as smoking cigarettes, according to a study recently released by the International Agency for...More
U.S. Army The U.S. Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program, designed to help troops fight the mental stress associated with combat, will be added...More
Vancouver, WA What to do with a commercial business that showed a$7.2 million loss in the second quarter? That's what Nautilus Inc. is mulling over as...More
Irvine, CA Mark de Gorter was appointed president and chief marketing officer (CMO) of Power Plate North America, Irvine, CA. I believe this product is...More
Schiller Park, IL Club operators can once again purchase their RevMaster Pro group cycling bikes from Life Fitness, Schiller Park, IL. Life Fitness and...More
Lake Forest, IL Life Fitness management blamed lower second quarter 2009 sales on a familiar source the economy. Sales were down 33 percent in the second...More
Lake Success, NY Polar launched its Cardio GX system, designed to enhance the group exercise experience between instructors and participants. Cardio GX...More
Highlands Ranch, CO ASF International released a new business support tool called Dashboard. It was designed to give up-to-the-minute reports on a health...More
Fort Lauderdale, FL Scott Steers, owner of Healthclubleads.com, and Paul Bosley, managing member of healthclubexperts.com, launched a new Web site, www.healthclubexperts.com,...More
Ceiling Fan The Isis ceiling fan from Big Ass Fans was designed for smaller exercise facilities with ceilings as low as 12 feet high. The fan weighs less...More
Our business is to sell health and wellness to our members, but how healthy is your business? Next month at the Club Industry show in Chicago, I will...More
Surveys consistently show that a clean club is one of the most important things people look for when choosing a fitness facility and deciding whether...More
