For-Profit Fitness Facilities Archive
LA Fitness, Gold’s Gym Moving Headquarters
Two club companies, LA Fitness International and Gold’s Gym International, are moving their corporate headquarters....
Appeals Court Upholds Ruling on 24 Hour Fitness Employee Contracts
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Dallas, has upheld a ruling from a district court that stated that binding arbitration provisions in 24 Hour Fitness employee contracts are deceptive and do not bind employees....
Life Time Fitness Acquires Atlanta’s Racquet Club of the South
Life Time Fitness, Chanhassen, MN, continued its expansion efforts with today’s announcement that it has acquired Atlanta-based Racquet Club of the South (RCS). Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Planet Fitness Franchisees Form Independent Association
Franchisees of Planet Fitness announced it has formed an independent association. Meanwhile, Planet Fitness corporate headquarters says it will form a second franchisee association....
Fitness Pioneer Jimmie Payne Dies at 85
Jimmie Payne, a former Mr. America and a longtime contemporary and friend of Jack LaLanne’s who also operated gyms and designed equipment, died Friday. He was 85....
Two Maryland Health Clubs Charged with Failure to Register
Body Talk LLC, Laurel, MD, and Kassama’s Okinawan Karate Studio, Baltimore, have been hit with administrative charges for not registering with the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced. ...
Courage in Business Opens Doors and the Future
One of my favorite sayings is, “Life is as big or as little as your courage allows.” This saying has meant more to me lately as I have been reflecting on life due to the new year and a milestone birthday next month. ...
Give Your Staff the ‘LAST’ Word As a Way to Help Save Memberships
If you were to focus on only one aspect of your team’s training to increase retention, Christine Thalwitz suggests focusing on improving communication and service skills....
Larger Health Clubs Have Unique Challenges When Expanding or Renovating
As owners of large health clubs contemplate improvement plans as a way of holding onto or gaining market share, they should focus on these large club challenges....
Pool Operators Prepare for March 15 ADA Deadline
The March 15 deadline is looming to meet compliance standards for revised regulations of the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and pool accessibility requirements....
Health Clubs Count on Ancillary Revenue More Than You Think
Several clubs emphasize the need to generate revenue from streams other than membership, according to results in the 2011 Club Industry State of the Industry survey....
IHRSA to Host 31st Annual Conference and Trade Show in Los Angeles
The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) makes its home this year in the new Los Angeles Convention Center (South Hall), March 14-17. ...
Create a Systematic Lead Generation Plan for Your Sales Representatives
The responsibility of your membership sales representatives is to generate business, not simply take walk-ins and call-ins. For that reason, your reps must have a five-point lead generation plan (5PLGP)....
Anytime Fitness Releases Second Annual Weight of the Union Report
More Anytime Fitness members worked out late at night, cashed in on health insurance reimbursements and made March the busiest workout month in 2011, according to statistics in the Hastings, MN-based company’s second annual Weight of the Union report....
More Lawsuits Filed Against LA Fitness, Bally
In the midst of more lawsuits filed against both LA Fitness and Bally Total Fitness, LA Fitness has updated access provisions to its clubs for former Bally members....
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