Club operators, still stinging from the revenue and retention losses of the recession, are awaiting that new product category that will re-energize the industry and alleviate their product boredom....More
Just two years after updating pool drains to comply with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act, operators of public swimming pools, wading pools and spas must be prepared to comply with the new Americans with Disabilities Act....More
As the U.S. economy improves, several financial experts are predicting a better
future for the fitness industry—but perhaps
not until next year....More
The 30th annual International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) show was packed with a variety of activities for the more than 10,400 industry professionals, including 7,000 convention and trade show attendees....More
The last year has seen the greatest changes in the Army’s fitness training and testing in several decades, but they did not result due to a sudden change in approach....More
Stuart Goldman, managing editor of Club Industry, received the Jesse H. Neal Award, which has been called “the Pulitzer Prize of the business media.”...More
Dedicated Pilates students for years are now expecting something more out of their workout.
This fusing of Pilates was once controversial
as some devotees worried it could
dilute Pilates’ principles, but it is now
commonplace in many fitness facilities....More
When 24 Hour Fitness rolled out its cardless check-in system, which uses fingerprint scanning instead of membership cards, one of the questions many of
its members had was what, exactly, their club would do with their fingerprints....More
