Index Shows Slight Improvement in 2008 Club Performance
BOSTON -- A survey of 14 leading U.S. health club companies found that membership dues revenue and nondues revenue improved slightly in 2008, according to the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) Annual Financial Index. ...
Fitness Test Assesses Marines’ Combat Preparedness
CAMP PENDLETON, CA -- Talk about a boot-camp style workout! Marines across the country are preparing for the Combat Fitness Test (CFT) that all active-duty personnel and reserves must take by March 31. ...
Titan Fitness Acquires Two Nevada Clubs
McLEAN, VA -- Titan Fitness has acquired two Gold’s Gym locations in Reno, NV, and Sparks, NV, for an undisclosed price, the company announced this week. At 16 clubs, Titan, McLean, VA, is one of the largest Gold’s Gym franchisees in the United States. ...
Lady of America partners with eDiets.com on meal delivery
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Today eDiets.com said it has completed the first phase of a marketing program to promote its partnership with Lady of America fitness facilities. ...
Matrix’s Domestic Sales Increase 25 Percent in 2008
COTTAGE GROVE, WI -- Matrix Fitness Systems’ 2008 U.S. sales increased by 25.7 percent over the corresponding 2007 period, according to Johnson Health Tech North America Corp. Globally, sales grew 25.1 percent over the prior year. The private company would not disclose its net income, nor would it disclose actual dollar figures for sales....
Fat Gene Research May Lead to Weight-Control Drugs
LONDON -- In the future, people may be able to take a pill to control their obesity. That is, if the recent research on a gene long-associated with obesity leads where German scientists studying the gene say it could. ...
New Jersey Family Sues Club for Not Using AED
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ -- The family of a New Jersey man who collapsed at a club and later died is suing HRC Management Inc., doing business as Hillsborough (NJ) Pool, Racquet & Fitness, for gross negligence after the club's staff did not administer an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the man. The lawsuit was filed last month in Superior Court in Somerset County, NJ. ...
Ohio Y Expands After Increase in Membership
LIMA, OH -- An expansion project that will result in an additional 2,000 square feet to the fitness center of the Lima (OH) Family YMCA began Monday. The expansion is the result of the Y’s membership growing by 1,000 people last year, according to the Lima News....
Life Time’s Akradi Remains Confident After 2008 Earnings Call
CHANHASSEN, MN -- Life Time Fitness CEO Bahram Akradi, along with CFO Mike Robinson, spelled out the highs and lows of their company during a year-end and fourth-quarter earnings call with analysts today. The highs included increased revenue, and the lows included decreased net income. However, Akradi remains confident in Life Time’s business model....
Pool Safety Council Says Anti-Entrapment Drain Covers In Stock
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Pool Safety Council (PSC) recently released a report saying pool drain covers complying with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act that went into effect Dec. 19 are available from manufacturers. ...
Curves Adopts Personal Training Technology
WACO, TX -- Curves International franchise owners are adding automated MYTRAK technologies to their clubs’ workout equipment. The system recognizes users at each machine once they scan their key cards, then tracks their heart rate, repetitions, exertion rate and tempo. A computerized dashboard tells members if they’re working out at peak performance levels. ...
Navy Begins Using the Internet to Track Sailors’ Health
MILLINGTON, TN -- To better assess post-deployment health among sailors in the Navy, commands can now access their deployment health assessments online. ...
Cybex Sales Fell in Fourth Quarter
MEDWAY, MA -- Last week, Cybex reported lower net sales for the fourth quarter of 2008, but increased net sales for the year. ...
Lifting Weights Can Reduce Cholesterol, Study Finds
Weight training can lower cholesterol rates in adults, a study by researchers at the West Virginia University School of Medicine finds. ...
NIRSA Outstanding Sports Facilities Awards Announced
CORVALLIS, OR -- The National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) announced the six recipients of its 2009 Outstanding Sports Facilities (OSF) awards. The winners will be recognized at the NIRSA Annual Conference and Exposition slated for April 1-4 in Charlotte, NC....
Foreclosure Nears for Body Masters Facility
RAYNE, LA -- Knight Companies, an oil field rental and oil field fishing tool company based in Lafayette, LA, is in the process of foreclosing the Rayne, LA, facility for Body Masters, a strength equipment manufacturer for 30 years....
Pool Operators Struggle to Comply with Pool & Spa Safety Act
WASHINGTON, DC -- Complying with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act that went into effect Dec. 19 has proven difficult for some pool operators. ...
LA Weight Loss Agrees to Pay Refunds to New York Customers
ALBANY, NY -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced last week that LA Weight Loss Centers Inc. reached a settlement to pay $275,000 in refunds to thousands of New York state customers who paid for but never received services after LA Weight Loss closed its doors in January 2008....
Fort Stewart Hosts Aerobathon Event
FORT STEWART, GA -- About 200 Army soldiers and their families participated in the 12th annual Aerobathon held last month at the Newman Fitness Center at Fort Stewart (GA) and Hunter Army Airfield. Designed to help people stick to their New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, the event featured hip-hop dancing, kick boxing, step aerobics, Pilates, tai chi, belly dancing, salsa and Zumba moves....
January 2009 Club Results Are Mixed
OVERLAND PARK, KS -- January was a mixed bag for club operators, according to a handful of club owners and two veteran club consultants that Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro surveyed. ...
UCCS Rec Center Earns Gold LEED Certification
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- Last week, the campus recreation center at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, received Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design (LEED) gold certification status from the U.S. Green Building Council. ...
Insurance Co. Sues Bally Over $10 Million Payout
NEW YORK -- Great American Insurance Co. (GAIC) has sued Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, over more than $10 million advanced to Bally for directors and officers coverage in financial restatement litigation, claiming the funds rightfully belong to GAIC, according to the Internet publication Law360....
Life Time Announces Preliminary 2008 Results
CHANHASSEN, MN -- Life Time Fitness, Chanhassen, MN, had membership growth of 13.6 percent in 2008 compared to 2007, according to preliminary financial results announced today for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2008. The company also announced preliminary expectations for 2009. ...
Study Finds Swimming Cuts Men’s Mortality Risk in Half
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- A University of South Carolina study shows that swimming cuts men’s mortality risk by about 50 percent over men who run or walk to stay in shape, as well as over their sedentary peers. ...
Life Fitness Takes a Hit in Fourth Quarter
LAKE FOREST, IL -- Brunswick Corp.’s fitness segment had a significant decrease in sales in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to results released last week by the company. The fitness segment is comprised of the Life Fitness division, which manufactures and sells Life Fitness and Hammer Strength fitness equipment....
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