Idaho Y Welcomes Same-Sex Couple After Rejection By City Rec Center
NAMPA, ID -- An unmarried same-sex couple received a family pass at the Caldwell (ID) Family YMCA after they were rejected for a family pass application by the Nampa (ID) Recreation Center, according to local media reports....
Mastrov Gets into the UFC Mix
LAS VEGAS -- Mark Mastrov, the founder of 24 Hour Fitness who left the company in early 2008, now has a new venture in place. His private equity firm, New Evolution Fitness Co. (NEFC), is partnering with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts organization, to launch a nationwide and global network of UFC gyms. ...
Macalester College Completes Athletic, Wellness Complex
ST. PAUL, MN -- After a year and a half of construction, Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, opened its new Leonard Athletic and Wellness Center last year. The $45 million, 175,000-square-foot center gives Macalester a recruiting boost among small liberal arts colleges, school officials say. The new facility’s indoor swimming pool, 200-meter track and gymnasium qualify Macalester to host regional and national competitions. ...
Spectrum Buys Club from Wellbridge
SAN ANTONIO -- Spectrum Athletic Clubs, Los Angeles, announced last week that it has purchased the Concord Athletic Club & Spa in San Antonio from The Wellbridge Co....
Miami Named Fattest City in the U.S.
MIAMI -- When you think of Miami, chances are you think of swimsuit-clad people having fun in the sun, but Miami’s image just expanded as the city was named the fattest city in America for 2009 by Men’s Fitness magazine. In its 11th annual survey, the magazine also named Salt Lake City as the country’s fittest city. ...
Gold’s Gym Makes More Changes
IRVING, TX -- More than two months after David Schnabel’s resignation as CEO of Gold’s Gym International (GGI), the company has made more sweeping changes at its corporate headquarters....
Fitness Challenge Encourages Sailors to Get Fit Before Going Home
USS SAN ANTONIO, At sea -- Several Navy sailors aboard the USS San Antonio are participating in a 60-Day Push Challenge to lose weight, increase overall health and look their best before heading home at the end of deployment....
Peanut Butter Recall Expands to Energy, Granola Bars
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recall of peanut butter products tainted with Salmonella Typhimurium now includes several brands of granola and energy bars that may be sold in fitness clubs. Some of the companies affected by the recall are NutriSystem, Nature’s Path, ZonePerfect, Clif and Luna bars. The FDA developed a searchable database of recalled products, and posts an updated list of the manufacturers affected. ...
Where Will President Obama Work Out?
WASHINGTON, DC -- With today’s inauguration of Barack Obama as the country’s 44th president and his subsequent move into the White House, some people around Washington, DC, are wondering where he will continue his regular fitness routine....
North Dakota May Lift Tanning Bed Requirements
BISMARCK, ND -- North Dakota legislators introduced a bill yesterday that would eliminate the state’s requirements to keep operators on duty at tanning bed facilities....
Man Charged in Attack of Fitness Trainer Commits Suicide
ATLANTA -- The man charged in the beating of celebrity fitness trainer Darius Miller more than a year ago committed suicide on Christmas Day, the man’s attorney, Bruce Harvey confirmed....
Minnesota Court Upholds Ruling Denying Family Membership for Same-Sex Couple
ST. PAUL, MN -- The Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling last week that the Rochester (MN) Athletic Club did not discriminate against a same-sex couple when it denied them a family membership to the club, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune....
More Americans Now Classified as Obese Than Overweight
WASHINGTON, DC -- The number of Americans classified as obese now outweighs the number of people defined as overweight, according to a report recently released by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)....
Peak Fitness Settles Lawsuit, Will Alter Business Practices
RALEIGH, NC -- Peak Fitness, which has a chain of 28 clubs in North Carolina, settled a lawsuit with state Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office, resulting in the club company changing its billing and refund policies. ...
University Fitness Centers Receive Green Design Awards
BOSTON -- Two university health centers were awarded green design awards for 2008 by the Green Education Design Showcase. Bunker Hill Community College’s Health & Wellness Center in Charlestown, MA, won the Green Design Concept Award, and Longwood University’s Student Health & Fitness Center in Farmville, VA, was named a Green Judges’ Choice Winner. ...
Army Opens New Fitness Assessment Facility
LEAVENWORTH, KS -- On Jan. 7, the Army officially opened a new $1 million satellite facility of the Army's Physical Fitness Research Institute (APFRI) at Fort Leavenworth on the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) annex....
Group Attempting to Save JCC Building Told It Will Be Closed
STOUGHTON, MA -- A group trying to save the Striar Jewish Community Center building in Stoughton, MA, was told that plans are still in effect to sell or close the building, according to the Patriot Ledger of Quincy, MA....
Lower Physical Activity Not Sole Cause of Obesity Epidemic, Study Finds
MAYWOOD, IL -- Reduced physical activity may not be the main culprit in the obesity epidemic, a study by Loyola University in Chicago finds. Instead, attention to dietary intake plus exercise may be the best formula to combat obesity. ...
Analyst downgrades TSI’s Stock
NEW YORK -- Shares of Town Sports International (TSI) dropped Monday after an analyst with Piper Jaffray downgraded the stock from “buy” to “neutral.”...
Survey Finds Americans Won’t Give Up Health Clubs, Despite Economy
HASTINGS, MN -- A recent consumer survey finds that the majority of Americans are unwilling to give up their fitness club memberships in a tightening economy, but many are taking cost into consideration....
Planet Fitness Sells World Gym
DOVER, NH -- The Joyce J. Cammilleri family purchased World Gym International from Planet Fitness for undisclosed terms on Dec. 31. ...
LA Fitness Consents to Injunction in Pennsylvania Lawsuit
DOYLESTOWN, PA -- LA Fitness has consented to an injunction that B&R Family Fitness Center in Feasterville, PA, had requested from the Court of Common Pleas in Bucks County, PA, according to B&R attorney Michael Eidel....
YMCA Files Injunction to Halt Building of Swimming Pool
LEWISBURG, WV -- The Greenbrier Valley YMCA has filed an injunction along with Greenbrier County (WV) residents and a physical therapy business to halt the building of a swimming pool facility, according to the Beckley (WV) Register-Herald....
Entrepreneur Magazine Includes Fitness Franchises on Top 500 List
MINNEAPOLIS -- Snap Fitness Inc. topped the fitness club rankings on the 2009 list of Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500. The magazine also ranked fitness as one of eight franchising categories that hold the most promise for 2009. Entrepreneur editors noted that niche fitness centers would be the ones to watch in the coming year. ...
FAU Hopes to Start New Year with New Rec Center
BOCA RATON, FL -- Florida Atlantic University plans to have its new $11 million recreation and fitness center open for business when students return to campus next month, according to a local media report. ...
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