The fitness business is about personal relationships, but when incidents occur, it is easy for injured parties to look to the deep pockets of faceless businesses for compensation....More
The JCC Association is rolling out a wellness program that
brings all Jewish Community Center programming under one
umbrella to offer a holistic program for member retention....More
As nonprofit facilities, Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) and YMCAs with fitness components receive
tax advantages that commercial club operators do not. Even though both JCCs
and YMCAs provide services beyond fitness, some commercial club operators
complain that these nonprofits are operating at an unfair advantage....More
Even though the Discover @ the JCC initiative has not been implemented in
many Jewish Community Centers (JCC), several JCCs are beefing up their fitness
components....More
Keynote speakers, panel sessions, award presentations and the Bash for Augie’s Quest highlighted the 31st annual International
Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) show, held last month
at the Los Angeles Convention Center....More
Some studies linking chlorine-based pools with asthma issues have some pool operators looking at their ventilation systems and other pool disinfection systems....More
As larger club operators such as Crunch
Fitness and Gold’s Gym roll out mobile
applications for their members, many
smaller club owners may be contemplating
whether to invest in one, too....More
Group cycling and Pilates share more similarities than meet the eye, and as club operators fuse the two programs into one
class, they are finding that the combination sells itself....More
Recently, many fitness facilities have faced class-action lawsuits related to the federal labor laws. The following three areas seem to be of particular focus for plaintiffs’ lawyers....More
If your club receives little in the way of member complaints, you may have reason to pat yourself on the back. On the other hand, it may indicate that your customer feedback systems are inadequate....More
