One of the things the fitness industry does well (or not so well, depending on how you look at it) is imitation of any model that proves successful....More
Joe Cirulli overcame early struggles in his career before building Gainesville Health and Fitness Centers into a successful company, which has earned him Club Industry’s Lifetime Achievement Award....More
During the past 34 years, Joe Cirulli, founder and CEO of Gainesville Health and Fitness Centers, not only has built a reputation within the community of Gainesville, FL, but he also has built a reputation in the fitness industry....More
This year, taking the show on the road to one of the most well-known cities in the world is one of many changes for the Club Industry 2012 Conference and Trade Show, which takes place Oct. 10-12 at the Las Vegas Convention Center....More
After four years of ramping up his high-end urban health club model, Pura Vida, and proving it could survive even during a recession, J Madden is looking for a new zip code in which to expand the model....More
As municipalities cut their budgets due to the recession, many city administrators have cut funding for city rec centers. Some of them are turning to privatizing some or all of their rec centers....More
Since the return of club membership growth in 2010, the fitness industry has been anticipating a return to pre-recession levels of mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets activity....More
Vendors have been offering both after-market and on-board devices to keep track of hours of use and wear-and-tear on devices throughout health clubs....More
Doing more than that for which you are paid will always pay off. If you want to get ahead in any field of endeavor, you can bet that doing your assigned job well and then doing more than you are asked to do will get you noticed in any organization....More
As a club operator and the vice president of strategic initiatives for a customer experience management software company, I know the importance of customer experience management (CEM), which involves listening to customers and improving their experience by implementing changes based on that feedback. But CEM may be new—and a challenge—to smaller companies....More
Just as making even small changes to an exercise or weight-loss program can have a significant effect, the same is true with incorporating even simple feng shui concepts....More
