Assault Suspect Turns Himself In
Atlanta A man who was wanted in connection with the beating of a celebrity fitness trainer turned himself in to authorities last month. Apollo Holmes,...
Y Introduces Strategic Plan
Chicago Because of the current health challenges facing families and individuals, Neil Nicoll, president and CEO of the YMCA of the USA, issued a New...
Council Launches Challenge
Washington, Dc The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is launching the first-ever National President's Challenge in March. The six-week...
Most Club Chains Rank Low
Yonkers, Ny Readers of Consumer Reports gave higher marks to private studios, nonprofit organizations, local community centers and office fitness facilities...
Naval Base Kitsap Spins into Shape
Silverdale, Wa Navy Region Northwest sailors and their families participated in the fourth annual Spinvivor Spin-a-Thon captain's cup event at Naval Base...
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Jim Mizes, CEO at Club One in San Francisco, completed a 500-mile charity bike ride in November in Israel. The ride, called Wheels of Love, benefits the...
What Winners of the Last Recession Did Right
The record-setting economic growth of the past several years temporarily obscured the reality that recession is a fact of business life. The current business...
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The percentage of pediatricians who say they do not have the time to address overweight issues with their patients and their families. Twenty-one percent...
Marines Test New Combat Fitness Test
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JAPAN --Over the past month, 14 selected units through the Marine Corps have been testing the Marine Corps’ new combat fitness test (CFT) The new CFT is designed to more closely replicate the physical demands of combat and augment the Marines’ physical fitness test, according to Marine Corps officials. ...
Backing Boosts Titan's Plans To Open 60 Clubs
Mclean, Va Jeff Skeen has his sights set on 60. Sixty Gold's Gym locations, that is. Skeen, president and CEO of Titan Fitness, recently announced that...
Four More Executives Leave 24 Hour
SAN RAMON, CA -- On Mark Mastrov’s official last day at 24 Hour Fitness yesterday, a spokesperson for the company confirmed that four additional executives have left the company. ...
Central Michigan Residents Join Fitness Challenge
MOUNT PLEASANT, MI -- Taking its cue from TV’s “The Biggest Loser,” a Central Michigan University residence hall complex began a “Battle of the Shrinking Halls” contest this week to determine which hall can lose the highest percentage of weight in a five-week period....
Five Ys Recognized for Building Healthier Communities
CHICAGO -- The YMCA of the USA recently recognized five Ys for their involvement in Pioneering Healthier Communities (PHC), an initiative that helps communities form a team of community leaders to implement solutions to improve eating habits and increase physical activity. ...
New Air Force Fitness Class Brings Parents and Children Together
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- In an effort to get families fit and spending more quality time together, fitness professionals at the Kaiserslautern Military Community in Germany have created new fitness programming. ...
Titan Fitness Gets Financing for Growth
MCLEAN, VA -- Titan Fitness has secured private equity backing to further its efforts to open 60 Gold’s Gym locations in the next five years. Backing comes from WestView Capital Partners, a $200 million private equity fund based in Boston, that includes National City Equity Partners, a Cleveland, OH-based private equity fund – and WestView fund investor – with more than $1 billion of capital under management. ...
Third TSI Executive Resigns
NEW YORK -- Richard Pyle, chief financial officer at Town Sports International (TSI), New York, will resign from that position effective March 31. Daniel Gallagher, senior vice president of finance, will assume the CFO role at that time....
Snap Fitness Partners with Online Companies
CHANHASSEN, MN -- Snap Fitness, a franchisor of small 24-hour fitness clubs, has entered partnerships with three companies that expands the club’s online offerings to members. The partnerships with Bioceutica, Health Solutions Ltd. and HyperStrike give club members access to a package of customizable, Web-based health and wellness planning tools that supplement the traditional, in-club workout experience, the company says....
Florida Y and Equipment Manufacturer Sued Over Exercise Ball
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A Jacksonville, FL, man recently filed a lawsuit against the YMCA of Florida's First Coast and TKO Sports Group. The man claims that he was injured after an exercise ball that he was using exploded, breaking both of his wrists and his forearm, and injuring both shoulders, according to local Jacksonville media reports....
Health Club, Community College Reach Agreement
SARANAC LAKE, NY -- North Country (NY) Community College (NCCC) and the Lake Placid (NY) Health and Fitness club have reached a mutual agreement in which the club’s trainers will help train NCCC’s athletes while NCCC will offer Lake Placid members access to its facilities, according to the Adirondack (NY) Daily Enterprise....
President’s Council Challenges All Americans to Get Fit
WASHINGTON, DC -- The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is launching the first-ever National President’s Challenge in March. The six-week fitness challenge will encourage all Americans to be active 30 minutes a day, five days a week. This is the first time in the council’s 50-year history that the challenge is calling on the nation—not just children—to get fit and adopt healthier lifestyles. ...
Navy Running Group Helps Sailors Prepare for Marathon
OAK HARBOR, WA -- The Whidbey Island Marathon may still be months away, but Navy Fitness professionals at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) are getting active duty, dependents and retirees ready now for the 26.2-mile and 13.1-mile race. ...
Suspected Locker Thieves Caught at Y
GLENS FALLS, NY -- Two men suspected of carrying out 16 robberies at the Family YMCA of the Glens Falls Area (NY) were recently arrested. Since April, thieves had stolen cash, car keys and credit cards from both locked and unlocked lockers, and had broken into cars parked outside the Y. ...
Mastrov Resigns as 24 Hour Chairman
SAN RAMON, CA -- Mark Mastrov, the founder of 24 Hour Fitness, has resigned as the company’s chairman of the board, effective Jan. 31, according to a company statement sent to Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro....
TSI’s COO Resigns
NEW YORK -- Randall Stephen, chief operating officer at Town Sports International (TSI) resigned today, according to a brief statement from the company. The statement did not give a reason for his resignation or any details on who would replace him....
New Personal Training Franchise Launches
ANAHEIM, CA -- After 12 years in business, Mike Salerno is launching a franchise version of his personal training studio, Precision Fitness, Anaheim, CA. Salerno had three facilities, but he recently sold two of them to franchisees so that he could concentrate on franchising the business. He plans to have 10 franchises open by the end of this year, focusing initially on California. ...
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