Snowstorms Affect East Coast Fitness Facilities
NEWTOWN, PA -- For 31 years, the Newtown Athletic Club has not closed. Even after heavy snowstorms that streak is still intact....
Economy Affects Cybex Sales for Quarter, Year 2009
MEDWAY, MA -- Net sales for Cybex International, Medway, MA, continued to be down in the fourth quarter 2009 and for the full year...
Total Gym Helps Measure Performance Post Rehab
SAN DIEGO -- efi Sports Medicine’s Total Gym can be used to measure the functional status of patients recovering from lower extremity injuries ...
First Lady Launches ‘Let’s Move’
WASHINGTON, DC -- First lady Michelle Obama announced today the launch of the Let’s Move campaign aimed at combating childhood obesity....
Bally Appoints New CMO
CHICAGO -- Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, has appointed Dennis Cary as its senior vice president, chief marketing officer....
Club Operators Are Positive about Being Green
BOSTON -- More than 70 percent of health club operators say that they have a strongly positive perspective on implementing green practices....
Sacramento Builds Rec & Wellness Center
SACRAMENTO, CA -- A new recreation and wellness center is taking shape at Sacramento State University. ...
YMCA Partners with City Rec Center
WOODLAND, CA -- The Superior California YMCA will take over fitness facility operations at the Community and Senior Center in Woodland, CA...
HHS Awards Prevention, Wellness Grants
WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $119 million in new grants to states...
NYHRC Pays Penalty for 2008 Promotion
NEW YORK -- The New York Health & Racquet Club (NYHRC) and the New York Department of Consumer Affairs have reached an agreement...
Retrofitness Manager Honored for Saving Member’s Life
NEPTUNE CITY, NJ -- Mike Urti, manager of the Neptune City, NJ, Retrofitness, will be honored by the mayor for saving a member's life...
State Legislatures Take on Licensing Again
OVERLAND PARK, KS -- New and revised licensing and certification bills for personal trainers are making their way into legislative committees in several states this year while other bills are now dead....
Air Force Opens Latest Functional Fitness Center
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, AZ -- An 8,000-square-foot functional fitness facility recently opened at Luke Air Force Base...
Life Fitness Q4 2009 Sales Down
SCHILLER PARK, IL -- Sales in fourth quarter 2009 were down 15 percent for the Life Fitness Division of Brunswick Corp....
Merritt Athletic Clubs Founder Leroy Merritt Dies
BALTIMORE -- Leroy M. Merritt, chairman and founder of Baltimore-based Merritt Athletic Clubs and Merritt Properties, has died. He was 79....
Arkansas Replaces Aging Rec Center
JONESBORO, AR -- The $18 million Red Wolf Recreational and Wellness Center replaces a 30-year old facility ...
Peak Fitness on BBB ‘Dirty Dozen’ List
CHARLOTTE -- The Better Business Bureau in Charlotte listed troubled Peak Fitness on its 2009 “Dirty Dozen” list of worst-rated businesses...
Trustmark to Acquire Health Fitness Corp.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Trustmark Mutual Holding Co. will acquire Health Fitness Corp. for approximately $97 million....
Y Gets Gift for Family Changing Rooms
BILLINGS, MT -- The Billings Family YMCA received a gift from a local civic group to add new family changing rooms...
California Clubs Offer Nutrition Programs
Two California health club companies recently began offering nutritional programs to their members. ...
Military Fitness Center Embraces Haitian Evacuees
HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, FL A military fitness center is assisting evacuees from Haiti after last week’s devastating earthquake. ...
Y to Partner with Hospital on Wellness
SILVERDALE, WA -- The YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties announced a partnership with Harrison Medical Center....
Arizona Opens Green Rec Center Expansion
TUCSON, AZ -- The University of Arizona unveiled a 55,000-square-foot expansion to its rec center. ...
Renovated Navy Barracks Has Fitness Amenities
NEWPORT NEWS, VA -- Upgrades were unveiled last week to the Huntington Hall barracks. ...
Obesity Rate Is Slowing
WASHINGTON, DC -- The obesity rate for U.S. adults slowed in 2007-2008, according to recent statistics....
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