Former President Clinton Honors 43 Schools for Their Efforts in Battling Obesity
Little Rock, Ar Former President Bill Clinton honored 43 schools for their anti-obesity efforts, including one school that banished candy from its building...
Y of Greater Seattle Partners to Offer Fitness Program to Cancer Survivors
Seattle The YMCA of Greater Seattle and a cancer research center recently partnered to create a new strength and fitness program designed specifically...
Gainesville Club Owner Makes Inc. Magazine Cover
Gainesville, Fl Joe Cirulli, owner of Gainesville (FL) Health and Fitness Centers (GHFC), was featured on the cover of last month's issue of Inc. magazine....
WOW Recovering After Fire Erupts In Its Corporate Club
Brick, Nj Work Out World owner Stephen P. Roma says he's fortunate that a fire two months ago in his corporate club in Brick, NJ, did not significantly...
Complaint Against Las Vegas Club Goes to AG
Las Vegas The Las Vegas Athletic Club (LVAC) may no longer be able to offer free enrollment to women if it does not do the same for men. The Nevada Equal...
TSI's Second Quarter Revenue Increases, Attrition Rate Drops
New York A growth in membership and personal training revenue as well as a low attrition rate highlighted the second quarter 2008 results for Town Sports...
Deployment Has Mixed Effects on Soldiers' Fitness
Indianapolis The effects of deployment for Army personnel are not as great as expected, according to a study released in the September issue of Medicine...
Gold's Gym Closes Last Remaining Club in Hawaii
Irving, Tx Last year, Keith Albright, senior vice president of franchising at Gold's Gym International, said the company planned to open about a half...
Conrad Leaves Healthy Inspirations
WAKEFIELD, RI -- Healthy Inspirations founder Casey Conrad is leaving her company, a year and a half after partnering with Jim Rowe, CEO of Slender Lady, in a merger of the two companies. ...
Augie Nieto to Appear on Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
LAS VEGAS -- Augie Nieto, founder of Life Fitness and the driving force behind Augie’s Quest, a research initiative to find a cure for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), will appear on the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon this weekend in Las Vegas....
Pittsburg State Opens New Student Rec Center
PITTSBURG, KS -- The new $16 million Pittsburg (KS) State University Student Recreation Center and Kansas National Guard Armory, which opened on Aug. 4, is experiencing increased traffic from students and faculty members since classes began on Monday....
Bally’s $1 Workouts to Raise Money for Augie’s Quest
CHICAGO -- Bally Total Fitness will host a “Donate Your Workout” fundraiser on Thursday to help raise money to support Augie’s Quest, the ALS research arm of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Anyone can work out at a Bally club for a donation of $1 or more....
New York Sports Clubs Launches Election-Themed Campaign
NEW YORK -- With political party conventions in full swing, New York Sports Clubs (NYSC) launched an election-themed exercise campaign Tuesday called “Voterobics 2008,” designed to draw attention to the connections between the presidency, exercise and the overall health and well-being of the U.S. population....
Three Ys Receive Family Strengthening Award for Fitness Programming
CHICAGO -- The YMCA of the USA recently announced that five YMCAs were awarded the 2008 YMCA of the USA/Annie E. Casey Foundation Families Count: Family Strengthening Award in recognition of their family strengthening work. Three of the recipient Ys won for their fitness programming. ...
IHRSA Warns Australia Music Licensing Issue Could Affect the U.S.
BOSTON -- Faced with a possible 3,000 percent increase in fees for playing copyrighted music in Australian group exercise classes, Fitness First Australia, a chain of more than 85 health clubs in Australia, recently partnered with the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) to fight back. IHRSA warns if the increase is successful, American record companies could try to do the same here in the U.S. ...
Deployment Has Mixed Effects on Soldiers’ Fitness
INDIANAPOLIS -- The effects of deployment for Army personnel are not as great as expected, according to a study released in the September issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, which is the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). ...
Medical Fitness Industry Continues to Grow
RICHMOND, VA -- The number of medical fitness and wellness centers around the word increased from 875 in 2006 to 950 in 2007, according to Benchmarks for Success 2008, a report from the Medical Fitness Association (MFA), Richmond, VA....
Three States Reach 30 Percent Adult Obesity Rate, Study Shows
WASHINGTON, DC -- The number of states that have an adult obesity rate of at least 30 percent has jumped from one to three. West Virginia and Alabama join Mississippi in that category, according to the fifth annual “F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2008” report, which was released Tuesday....
Gold’s Closes Last Club in Hawaii, Announces Company Hires
IRVING, TX -- Last year, Keith Albright, senior vice president of franchising at Gold’s Gym International, said the company planned to open about a half dozen Gold’s Gyms in Hawaii over the next few years. Those plans will not include the last remaining Gold’s Gym in Hawaii, which will close on Aug. 31....
Club Closes After Minnesota College Files Eviction Complaint
MOORHEAD, MN -- Officials at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, are still weighing their options after Moorhead Racquetball and Fitness Center, a for-profit club that operated in a building it leased from the college, closed last week....
Complaint Against Las Vegas Club Goes to AG
LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas Athletic Club (LVAC) may no longer be able to offer free enrollment to women if it does not do the same for men. The Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC) has forwarded a complaint about the practice to the state’s attorney general’s office. ...
Air Force Commander Scores 100 Percent on Fitness Test, Inspires Others
CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, SC -- When Air Force service members take their annual fitness test, most of them hope to pass. But one commander is inspiring his group to do much more than just pass. Col. Joseph Mancy, 437th operations group commander at Charleston Air Force Base (SC), passed his July fitness test with a score of 100 percent in the men’s 25-and-under category. Mancy is 47. ...
Y of Greater Seattle Partners to Offer Fitness Program to Cancer Survivors
SEATTLE -- The YMCA of Greater Seattle and a cancer research center recently partnered to create a new strength and fitness program designed specifically for cancer survivors. The 10-week program, Exercise and Thrive, is available free to adults who have completed cancer treatment, regardless of where they were treated. ...
New Jersey Club Recovering After Fire
BRICK, NJ -- Work Out World owner Stephen P. Roma says he’s fortunate that a fire last month in his corporate club in Brick, NJ, did not significantly slow down his company’s operations....
Titan Fitness Wins Visionary and Bravo Awards
IRVING, TX -- Titan Fitness won the Visionary Award from Gold’s Gym International and the Bravo Award from the Gold’s Gym Franchise Association during the Gold’s annual franchise convention in late July in Las Vegas. ...
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