Red Lerille: Painting the Town Red
Our 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Red Lerille’s unwavering dedication to fitness has helped his health club attract an incredible share of the Lafayette, LA, market for almost 50 years....
Club Industry 2011 Show: Expect the Unexpected
The Club Industry 2011 conference and trade show is set for Chicago Oct. 12-14. Discover more about all the events, sessions and keynotes that are set for the show. ...
TRX Named One of Best Places to Work By Outside Magazine
For the third consecutive year, a national magazine has named TRX one of the best places to work in the country. ...
Several Fitness Clubs, Suppliers Make 2011 Inc. 5,000 List
Club companies and industry manufacturers and suppliers appear this year on Inc. magazine’s Inc. 5,000 list, which ranks companies based on their greatest percentage revenue growth from 2007 to 2010....
UTEP Opens New Student Rec Center
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) opened its student recreation center this week, following a two-year, $32 million expansion project. ...
Tennis Pro Accused of Videotaping Naked Man in Locker Room
A tennis pro is due back in court next week after being charged with secretly videotaping a naked man in the men’s locker room of a club, according to multiple media reports....
Personal Trainer Summit Set for Club Industry 2011
Club operators, personal trainers and certifying agencies are being urged to participate in a new campaign, Unite into One Standard, for the continuing education and training of personal trainers. ...
ACE’s Training Model Incorporates Behavioral Science with Exercise Science
The American Council on Exercise's (ACE) new training model incorporates behavioral science with exercise science....
Ex-Life Time Fitness Employee Charged with Two More Counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery
A former Life Time Fitness employee of the company’s club in Collierville, TN, was charged last week with two additional counts of aggravated sexual battery, and local police detectives have obtained surveillance video of one of the alleged incidents....
Ohio Y Awarded City Recreation Services Contract
The YMCA of Central Ohio has taken over management of the municipal parks and recreation program in the city of Delaware, OH....
Ohio Y Closings Spark Concern
Supporters of the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati are seeking answers after it closed a location on the East side of the city and announced plans to close another location in June 2012, citing financial issues. ...
Chris Powell: Lend Emotional Support to Reach the Obese Population
Chris Powell of “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition” shares his journey to helping the obese....
24 Hour Ends Varsity Program for High School Athletes
24 Hour Fitness says it is committed to continuing to promote youth fitness despite ending its after-school program for high school athletes that it has offered since 1992....
Allstar Fitness to Pay $150,000 in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settlement
Allstar Fitness, Seattle, has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)....
Dance Fitness Classes Continue in Popularity at Health Clubs
With the popularity of Zumba, Batuka and other dance classes continuing to grow, dance-based group exercise does not seem to be slowing down at health clubs....
Bally to Close Longtime Club in Florida
A Bally Total Fitness club in Florida in operation for almost 24 years is closing. The Chicago-based company announced that the lease at the West Palm Beach, FL, club has expired....
Bally Among Several Club Closings in the Industry
A Bally Total Fitness club in Pleasant Hill, CA, closed without notice on Monday night, one of several club closings in the industry this month....
Appellate Court Rules in Favor of 24 Hour Fitness
An appellate court in California upheld the decision of a lower court in favor of 24 Hour Fitness in a class-action lawsuit. ...
24 Hour Employee’s Wife Stabbed in Club’s Parking Lot
The wife of a membership counselor at a 24 Hour Fitness in Sacramento, CA, was stabbed in her car while she was waiting for her husband to finish work....
Matrix Parent Company Increases Commercial Revenue 36 Percent in Quarter
Johnson Health Tech Inc., parent company of Matrix, had a 36 percent increase in worldwide commercial sales during second quarter 2011....
Studies Show Benefits of Exercise on Heart, Brain Health
Looking for a way to reduce heart disease risk or improve brain function? Exercise is the answer, according to two recent studies that add to the list of exercise's health benefits, showing that work outs are good for improving more than just physiques....
Genesis Health Clubs Acquires Two More Clubs in Kansas
Genesis Health Clubs, Wichita, KS, recently acquired two new clubs in Kansas, one each in Lawrence and Leavenworth....
Precor Shows Strength in Second Quarter for Amer Sports
Net sales for Precor fell by three percent in second quarter 2011 compared to the same period last year, but that was a 9 percent increase in local currencies....
Public Recreation Departments Announce Facility Updates
Several parks and recreation departments across the country opened new facilities or announced plans or proposals to make improvements to existing facilities in the past week....
Victims in LA Fitness Shootings Sue Club
Two years after the tragic shootings in a Pittsburgh-area LA Fitness, victims have filed lawsuits against the Irvine, CA-based company and the estate of the gunman....
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