Cybex Reports Double-Digit Increase in 2011 Sales
Despite battling a $66 million judgment against it for most of 2011, Cybex International, Medway, MA, ended the year with a 14 percent increase in sales, the company announced. ...
Curves President Steps Down
Mike Raymond, who had been the president of Curves International, Waco, TX, since 2005, resigned in December. Raymond is now a senior advisor to the company and continues to serve on the Curves board of directors. ...
Cardinal Fitness Could Face Fine after Credit Card Information Found in Dumpster
An investigation into how members’ personal and credit card information landed in the dumpster behind a closed Cardinal Fitness club in Indianapolis is ongoing, according to the Indiana Attorney General’s office....
McKinley YMCA Building Owner Plans New Fitness Facility in Its Place
When the McKinley Family YMCA in Champaign County (IL) relocates to its newly built facility in southwest Champaign, the building will not remain empty for long. Leon Jeske, the owner of the building, plans to open the McKinley Fitness Center in its place. ...
Gold’s Gym Acquires Spectrum Clubs in San Antonio
Gold’s Gym International, Irving, TX, has acquired all 11 Spectrum Athletic Clubs in San Antonio, the company announced today. ...
First Lady Michelle Obama Introduces Pentagon Obesity Awareness Campaign
United States Department of Defense officials and first lady Michelle Obama introduced a new obesity and nutrition awareness campaign on Thursday at the Little Rock Air Force Base, AR....
Mastrov, New Evolution Ventures Strike Deal with Galiani Brothers
Two of the more well-known operators in the fitness club industry, Mark Mastrov and the brother tandem of Kirk and John Galiani, have formed a partnership....
Precor’s Sales Increased 17 Percent in 2011
The net sales for Amer Sports’ fitness division, which is comprised of Precor, Woodinville, WA, increased 17 percent to EUR 232.2 million ($308 million), the Helsinki, Finland-based parent company of Precor recently announced. ...
Urban Active’s Get Active Challenge Wraps Up 10-City Tour
Urban Active, Lexington, KY, recently welcomed nearly 1,000 participants to a 10-city Get Active Challenge tour, which offered them a free boot camp as well as an educational session and tips to stay motivated....
Cybex Settles Barnhard Product Liability Lawsuit for $19.5 Million
Cybex International Inc., Medway, MA, reached a $19.5 million settlement in the Barnhard v. Cybex International Inc. product liability lawsuit, the company announced Monday. ...
University of Louisville Commissions Cannon Design to Develop $37.5 Million Rec Center
The recently approved $37.5 million, 128,000-square foot University of Louisville Student Recreation Center will continue to progress as Cannon Design, an internationally ranked architectural, engineering and planning firm, was commissioned to design the facility. ...
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....
University of Florida RecSports Turns Away Students after Computer Malfunction
Approximately 200 University of Florida students were turned away at campus recreation centers after the university’s registrar’s office incorrectly listed the students as ineligible for membership....
Planet Fitness Franchisees Form Independent Association
Franchisees of Planet Fitness announced they have 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. ...
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....
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....
Life Fitness Sales Rose for Fourth Quarter and Year in 2011
Brunswick Corp.’s fitness segment, which is comprised of Life Fitness and Hammer Strength, had fourth quarter 2011 revenue of $180 million and year 2011 revenue of $635.2 million, the company announced. ...
Matrix Parent Company Reports 23 Percent Sales Increase for 2011
The parent company of Matrix Fitness, Cottage Grove, WI, had a 23 percent increase in sales in North America and a 26 percent increase worldwide for 2011 compared to 2010, the company announced. ...
Kroc Center Hawaii Opens Doors This Week
The Salvation Army introduced a new Kroc Center on Saturday in Hawaii, the largest community center of its kind in the state....
ACE Study Evaluates P90X
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) has released the results of a study that looked at the effectiveness of the P90X, which was identified by ACE as one of the top fitness trends to watch in 2012. ...
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