Ab Coaster Files Lawsuit against Icon Health & Fitness 

Ab Coaster Holdings Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Icon Health & Fitness Inc. alleging that Icon’s Ab Glider infringes on the intellectual property rights of Ab Coaster....

efi Sports Medicine Rebrands as Total Gym 

efi Sports Medicine returns to its Total Gym name and launches new lines of equipment....

IHRSA Turns 30: Conference and Trade Show Preview 

The for-profit club association celebrates 30 years with its annual conference and trade show in San Francisco....

Fitness Companies Appear on Multiple Franchise 500 Lists 

In addition to the Franchise 500 list, Entrepreneur magazine produces other noteworthy lists, and the fitness industry is well represented on those as well this year....

Life Fitness Names Lifecycle in Honor of Augie Nieto 

Life Fitness will introduce a limited edition Augie’s Quest Lifecycle exercise bike on March 17 at the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) show in San Francisco....

Mississippi Club Owner Missing 

The owner of a fitness club in Kosciusko, MS, a town in central Mississippi, is still missing five days after she was last seen....

Lifestyle Trainer Arrested after Steroid Bust 

In the wake of an arrest of one of its trainers, Lifestyle Family Fitness says it is cooperating with authorities who say he had $20,000 worth of steroids at his home....

ZX Fitness Closes One Club, Plans to Open Another 

ZX Fitness recently closed one of its clubs but has plans to open a new club in the spring in the Charlotte, NC, area....

Cybex Must Improve Stock Price or Risk Delisting 

Cybex has 180 days to improve its stock price or risk being delisted on the NASDAQ Stock Market....

Life Fitness Sales Look Up in Q4 2010 

Life Fitness had an 11 percent increase in net sales in fourth quarter 2010 and a 9 percent increase in net sales in 2010....

Fitness Industry Reacts to Passing of Jack LaLanne 

Several people in the fitness industry, from club operators to suppliers, have offered Club Industry their comments on the death of Jack LaLanne. ...

Tim Richards of Orchard Hills Dies 

Tim Richards, owner of Orchard Hills Athletic Club, Lancaster, MA, died on Jan. 4. Richards was one of the founding directors of the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA)....

Club Industry's Top 12 Stories of 2010 

Club Industry's top 12 stories of 2010...

Club Industry Executive Summit Rolled into Club Industry 

The Club Industry Executive Summit has been cancelled and is being added to Club Industry 2011 in Chicago....

Salvation Army Plans New Fitness Facility in California 

The Salvation Army will build a $22 million Joan Kroc Community Center with fitness facilities in Suisun City, CA. ...

Instructors File Sexual Harassment Suit against David Barton Gym 

Two fitness instructors are suing David Barton Gym on the grounds of a hostile work environment based on sexual orientation and gender discrimination....

Baltimore Police Applicant Dies during Run 

An applicant for the Baltimore Police Department collapsed and died while completing a 1.5-mile fitness run....

Sport & Health Employee Assaulted Outside Club 

A woman who works for a Sport & Health club in Maryland was sexually assaulted and robbed after leaving the club...

Club Owner Shoots Wife, Commits Suicide 

The owner of Body Elite Fitness in Houma, LA, shot his wife before taking his own life, according to media outlets....

Sports Club/LA Invests $2 Million in Equipment 

The Sports Club/LA recently installed $2 million worth of new cardio and strength equipment at its clubs....

YMCA, United Healthcare Partner for Healthier Kids 

The YMCA of Greater Providence is teaming with insurers United Healthcare to offer a program aimed at helping overweight youths aged 6 to 17 reach a healthy weight....

Familiar Fitness Brands Make Franchise 500 

The 2011 Franchise 500 list produced by Entrepreneur magazine includes many of the same fitness companies that appeared on last year’s list....

New Air Force Fitness Policy Revised 

Six months after its implementation, the U.S. Air Force has fine-tuned its new fitness policy. ...

Midtown Fitness Director, Members Save Man’s Life 

The fitness director at Midtown Athletic Club in Palatine, IL, and two club members have been honored by the town’s fire department for saving a man's life....

Common Sense Can Combat Rising Utility Costs in Clubs 

With utility costs rising across the board, and the economy still in the doldrums, it’s logical that club owners are looking for ways to save money. But there are many ways to reduce utility costs without risking members’ comfort....

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