Hard Work in 2010 Pays Off for Life Time Fitness, Town Sports International 

Bahram Akradi and Robert Giardina, the CEOs of Life Time Fitness and Town Sports International (TSI), respectively, are proud of their companies’ efforts in 2010 and are pushing ahead for what they hope will be a successful first quarter 2011....

Technology Council Attracts All Sectors of the Fitness Industry 

The goal of the Fitness Industry Technology Council is to standardize technological advances as the industry makes a push toward medical referrals and health care integration. ...

University Outdoor Recreation Programs Rising in Popularity 

Outdoor programming presents unique opportunities and challenges for university recreation departments....

NIRSA Returns to Its New Orleans Roots for 2011 Conference 

It’s hailed worldwide as the birthplace of jazz, but the city of New Orleans is where the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) got its start, too. ...

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Planet Fitness Opens 400th Club 

Planet Fitness announced the opening of its 400th club. Franchisee Dave Leon helped the Newington, NH-based company reach the milestone by opening his 18,000-square-foot club in Albany, NY....

Anytime Fitness Expands to Middle East 

Anytime Fitness, Hastings, MN, has signed an area development agreement with the Qatar-based Almuftah Group....

TSI CEO Pleased with 2010 Progress 

Despite lower revenues for both fourth quarter 2010 and for the year 2010, CEO Robert Giardina was pleased with the performance of Town Sports International (TSI)....

Millennium Partners Prepares for Expansion 

Millennium Partners Sports Club Management LLC plans expansions into the Boston and Washington, DC, markets....

ASF International and InTouch Technology Partner 

ASF International and InTouch Technology entered into a partnership in which ASF’s clients can use InTouch’s Communication Management system TouchPoint to communicate with their leads. ...

Sport & Health Acquires a Gold’s Gym Location 

Sport & Health, McLean, VA, has acquired a Gold’s Gym club in Frederick, MD. ...

Gainesville Staff, Members Praised for Saving Policeman’s Life 

Staff and members at Gainesville Health and Fitness Center saved the life of the second in command at Gainesville Police Department last month....

Life Time Enjoys Prosperous 2010 

Life Time Fitness fell just short of its attrition goal, but CEO Bahram Akradi still was pleased with his company’s overall performance in 2010....

LA Fitness Trainer Charged with Harassment 

A trainer at an LA Fitness in New Jersey who obtained his certification while in prison has been charged with harassing a female member of the club....

Precor Sales Up for 2010 

Net sales at Precor increased in the fourth quarter 2010 and for the year....

Life Time Members Held at Gunpoint 

Two members of a Life Time Fitness were held at gunpoint in the club’s parking lot but were unharmed, according to a media report....

Sport & Health Promotes Fisher to CEO 

Sport & Health, McLean, VA, announced today it has promoted Mark Fisher to CEO. Fisher replaces Jonathan Adler, who will remain with the company as vice chairman....

Matrix Parent Co. Reports Solid Sales for 2010 

Johnson Health Tech Inc., (JHT) which manufactures Matrix Fitness, among others, reported a 21 percent gain worldwide and a 25 percent gain in North America in its 2010 year-end results....

Ohio Club Owner Gets 90 Days in Jail 

A club owner in Ohio was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years of community control for not paying more than $600,000 in state sales tax....

Rhode Island Club Closed for 30 Days 

The Rhode Island Attorney General suspended a club for 30 days for filing a false fire inspection certificate....

Kansas Y May be Built with Tax-free Bond Issue 

A new YMCA may be built in downtown Wichita, KS, using funds raised by a public bond issued by the city of Wichita. ...

Hula Hooping as Effective as Boot Camp Workouts, ACE Study Finds 

It may look as though it’s all fun and games, but a new study has found that hula hooping can provide a serious workout....

WOW Opens First Club after Fire 

It’s been about 2 1/2 years since a fire erupted in the corporate club of Work Out World in Brick, NJ. The company has moved on since the fire, but it is still dealing with some repercussions....

New Jersey Kroc Center Receives $1.6 Million Donation 

The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Camden, NJ, is $1.6 million closer to raising the capital needed to begin construction thanks to a donation from New Jersey American Water....

Plus One Acquires Fitness Works at Work 

Plus One Health Management Inc., New York, has acquired Fitness Works at Work. ...

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