Navy Integrates Hydrotherapy into Physical Fitness Program
NORFOLK, VA -- The highly-specialized human performance initiative (HPI) in place at Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) 4 recently added a hydrotherapy pool to its inventory of equipment used to prolong a special boat operator’s career....
Hurricane Ike Shuts Down Health Clubs
HOUSTON -- Many businesses, including health clubs, are still suffering the effects of Hurricane Ike after it ripped through southeast Texas over the weekend....
Group Training Gains Steam on Personal Training
SAN DIEGO -- One-on-one personal training is still the most frequently offered type of training, but group training is growing, according to the IDEA Personal Training Programs & Equipment Survey of 926 personal trainers conducted by the IDEA Health & Fitness Association. Ninety-nine percent of respondents offer one-on-one personal training, and 84 percent of respondents offer group training....
Missouri Student Rec Complex Closed on Game Days
COLUMBIA, MO -- The success of the undefeated Missouri Tigers, ranked No. 5 in the latest college football polls, has resulted in a change for the University of Missouri Student Recreation Complex and its patrons. The complex is now closing during home football games, beginning at kickoff, and will remain closed the entire day, according to the Columbia Missourian....
Precor Sells ClubCom
WOODINVILLE, WA -- Precor has sold ClubCom to Zoom Media & Marketing, a New York-based provider of targeted out-of-home media and promotional programs for brand advertisers in the United States and Canada. ClubCom, a provider of customized digital media networks for the fitness and bowling industries, had been part of Precor’s Fitness Division since 2004. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. ...
Sailors Climb Mt. Fuji Four Times in 24 Hours for Charity
MT. FUJI, JAPAN -- Three Yokosuka, Japan-based sailors and one civilian climbed Japan’s tallest mountain, Mt. Fuji, four times in 24 hours on Sept. 1 to raise money for charity....
St. Paul Considers Changing Health Club Ordinance
ST. PAUL, MN -- The city of St. Paul, MN, is taking steps to change its ordinance that prohibits health clubs, such as 24-hour key-card franchises Anytime Fitness and Snap Fitness, from operating unsupervised, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune....
2008 Best of the Best Winners Announced
OVERLAND PARK, KS -- The entries have been collected, the contestants have been judged, and the results have been tallied. After much deliberation, this year’s Best of the Best recipients for Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro magazine were announced for best behavior modification program, children’s program, community-based or nonmember program, and new member integration program. ...
Lifetime Membership Settlement Approved in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, TN -- A Knox County (TN) court recently approved a settlement brought in a class-action lawsuit against fitness club Court South regarding “lifetime” memberships at the club, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports....
Matrix Fitness Systems Merged into Johnson Health Tech North America
COTTAGE GROVE, WI -- Johnson Health Tech, Co. Ltd., based in Taichung, Taiwan, recently announced it has merged its four U.S. subsidiaries. The new entity, named Johnson Health Tech North America Corp., combines Matrix Fitness Systems, Horizon Fitness, Vision Fitness and Johnson Health Tech Research and Development into one company....
L.L. Bean’s Grandson Gives Grant to Maine Schools
LEWISTON, ME -- The Lewiston (ME) School Department was awarded a three-year grant worth $496,000 from a foundation headed by the grandson of L.L. Bean to teach students fitness skills and help them stay active for life, the Lewiston Sun Journal reports....
Retrofitness Partners With Private Equity Firm
COLTS NECK, NJ -- Retrofitness, a 1980s-themed club company that has 39 clubs in operation and 80 more in development, recently announced a partnership with Lake Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm that invests in service-based companies....
Club Affected by Hurricane Katrina Endures Gustav
SLIDELL, LA -- A full three years after Hurricane Katrina destroyed Cross Gates Family Fitness’ Lake Pontchartrain location in Slidell, LA, the facility reopened while its general manager nervously watched it weather Hurricane Gustav. ...
Y’s Yearly Membership Up by 700,000
CHICAGO -- Over the past five years, membership at YMCAs across the country has increased by 2 million people nationwide and 700,000 in the last year. The YMCA of the USA says that the recently released figures reflect the largest membership in the organization’s 157-year history in the United States. ...
Marines’ Combat Fitness Test Details Released, Rolled Out
ARLINGTON, VA -- Although the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test (CFT) won’t officially be implemented until October 2009, training and education command officials are gearing up to educate installations this fall on the new test. The CFT is intended to keep Marines ready for the physical rigors of contemporary combat operations and will be used in addition to the current physical fitness test (PFT)....
Deployment Has Mixed Effects on Soldiers' Fitness
Indianapolis The effects of deployment for Army personnel are not as great as expected, according to a study released in the September issue of Medicine...
Children of Deployed Troops Offered Sports/Fitness Camp
Bitburg, Germany To help the estimated 155,000 children coping with having one or two deployed parents, Installation Management Command-Europe in Germany...
The Sports Club Co. Revenue Up
Los Angeles The Sports Club Co., Los Angeles, had a 4.1 percent increase in its second quarter revenue, according to a statement from the company. The...
Former President Clinton Honors 43 Schools for Their Efforts in Battling Obesity
Little Rock, Ar Former President Bill Clinton honored 43 schools for their anti-obesity efforts, including one school that banished candy from its building...
Y of Greater Seattle Partners to Offer Fitness Program to Cancer Survivors
Seattle The YMCA of Greater Seattle and a cancer research center recently partnered to create a new strength and fitness program designed specifically...
Medical Fitness Industry Grows, Certification Introduced
Richmond, Va The Medical Fitness Association (MFA) has introduced a facility certification program for medical fitness and wellness centers as the number...
Gainesville Club Owner Makes Inc. Magazine Cover
Gainesville, Fl Joe Cirulli, owner of Gainesville (FL) Health and Fitness Centers (GHFC), was featured on the cover of last month's issue of Inc. magazine....
WOW Recovering After Fire Erupts In Its Corporate Club
Brick, Nj Work Out World owner Stephen P. Roma says he's fortunate that a fire two months ago in his corporate club in Brick, NJ, did not significantly...
Complaint Against Las Vegas Club Goes to AG
Las Vegas The Las Vegas Athletic Club (LVAC) may no longer be able to offer free enrollment to women if it does not do the same for men. The Nevada Equal...
TSI's Second Quarter Revenue Increases, Attrition Rate Drops
New York A growth in membership and personal training revenue as well as a low attrition rate highlighted the second quarter 2008 results for Town Sports...
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