City Council in St. Paul, MN, Changes Ordinance
The St. Paul (MN) City Council voted unanimously last month to allow 24-hour key-card clubs, such as Anytime Fitness and Snap Fitness, to operate without an employee present...
Navy Announces Updates to Physical Readiness Program
Effective last month, sailors who have failed two Physical Fitness Assessments (PFAs) in the past three years will not be assigned to...
Debt Causes California YMCA to Put Facility Up for Sale
The YMCA of Stanislaus County in Modesto, CA, recently announced it will put its facility up for sale because of a $2.5 million deficit...
Stat of the Month: 57
The percent of employers with 500 or more employees that are providing employees with a wellness program, up from 49 percent in 2006....
Government Releases New Physical Activity Guidelines
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last month released its new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, which call...
Life Time Fitness Slowing Its Growth
Even as Life Time Fitness announced continued growth in the third quarter, its CEO, Bahram Akradi, announced that the company would slow...
Clubs Should Consider Athletic Training Center Technology
As college athletics has become more competitive over the years, universities across the country are spending millions of dollars to build...
Butterfly Life Still in Business
Butterfly Life has moved offices and is being rebranded, says President and CEO Mark Golob. Rumors swirled last month that Butterfly Life...
Boot Camp Workouts Enhance Aerobic Capacity
A typical boot camp-style workout enhances aerobic capacity and promotes significant calorie burning while also improving muscle fitness, according to an American Council on Exercise study....
24 Hour Sues Bally Again Over CEO Hiring
24 Hour Fitness has filed another lawsuit against Bally Total Fitness on the grounds that Bally CEO Michael Sheehan stole trade secrets from 24 Hour...
Club Industry 2008 Addresses Economic Issues
Economic woes were on the minds of many last month at Club Industry 2008 in Chicago, causing many of the seminars and events to focus on how to survive during a tough economy....
Club Industry Show Offers Peek at New Products
CHICAGO -- Buzz at the Club Industry show often centers on some of the new products being introduced at the show. This year was no exception. Several vendors released new products or upgrades of existing products. Following is a sampling of those introductions. ...
Fire in Bally Sauna May Have Been Arson
SALEM, MA -- A small fire in the men’s room sauna of a Bally Total Fitness on Wednesday could have been the result of arson by an employee who was laid off by the company, the Salem News reports....
The Sports Club Co. Has First Quarterly Net Income Since 1999
LOS ANGELES -- The Sports Club Co., Los Angeles, announced its third quarter and nine-month financial results today and had its first reported quarterly net income, before preferred stock dividends, since the fourth quarter of 1999....
Citizens Debate Arizona Town’s Plan to Build YMCA
PAYSON, AZ -- A debate is brewing in Payson, AZ, over that town’s plan to lease 5 acres of land in a local park to the YMCA....
24 Hour Sues Bally Again Over CEO Hire
CHICAGO -- 24 Hour Fitness, San Ramon, CA, has filed another lawsuit against Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, on the grounds that Bally CEO Michael Sheehan stole trade secrets from 24 Hour, where he formerly served as its chief operating officer....
High School Yoga Class Approved With New Name
MASSENA, NY -- A high school in upstate New York has received community approval to offer its students a voluntary yoga program, provided that the program is not called yoga. ...
Man Found Dead in Idaho Sauna
PLUMMER, ID -- Last week, a man died of a heart attack in the sauna of a wellness center in Plummer, ID. His body was discovered the next day. ...
Fitness Segment Is a Bright Spot for Brunswick
LAKE FOREST, IL -- Brunswick Corp.’s fitness segment had an 8 percent increase in sales with a strong demand for commercial product in the third quarter compared to the third quarter of last year, providing Brunswick with at least one bright spot in an otherwise dismal third quarter. The Fitness segment is comprised of the Life Fitness division, which includes Life Fitness, Hammer Strength and ParaBody. Brunswick, which has seen difficulties in its marine division, released results for the third quarter of 2008 yesterday. ...
Club Raided by Federal Agents Reopens
KINGSTON, PA -- Federal agents raided Maximum Fitness and Health Club in Kingston, PA, on Thursday morning and seized several pieces of equipment and weights, the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Times Leader reports....
Life Time Continues its Growth in Third Quarter
CHANHASSEN, MN -- Life Time Fitness CEO Bahram Akradi said during an earnings call with analysts today that he is pleased with the company’s growth in the third quarter 2008. Yet Akradi spent little time on the biggest news of the company in the last two weeks: the sale of his shares of company stock....
Butterfly Life Still in Operation, CEO Says
SAN RAMON, CA -- Butterfly Life President and CEO Mark Golob said today that his company has moved offices and is rebranding itself....
More Employers Offering Wellness Programs
NEW YORK -- Fifty-seven percent of employers with 500 or more employees are providing employees with a wellness program, up from 49 percent in 2006, according to MetLife’s Sixth Annual Employee Benefits Trends Study. ...
Net Sales Up, Net Income Down at Cybex
MEDWAY, MA -- Cybex International Inc. reported third quarter 2008 net sales of $35.8 million compared to $32.6 million in third quarter 2007, but its net income for the quarter was $300,000 compared to $4.6 million during the same period last year, according to a release from the company. ...
High-Intensity Exercise Helps with Tummy Fat
INDIANAPOLIS -- Although any type of exercise is beneficial for health, high-intensity exercise is likely necessary to achieve significant improvements in body composition, according to a study released today in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis....
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