Hilton Teams with Precor 

Jul 31, 2006

Hilton Hotels Corp. and global fitness equipment provider Precor are launching Fitness by Precor facilities at full-service Hilton, Doubletree® and Embassy Suites Hotels® in North America, and at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. ...

Virginia YMCA Gets City Workers Moving 

Jul 31, 2006

To boost worker productivity, the Waynesboro YMCA in Waynesboro, VA, is launching a 12-month fitness program for city workers, who will be selected through a lottery...

Two Florida Health Clubs Hit By Back-to-Back Burglaries 

Jul 31, 2006

A thief recently sneaked past the front desk of two Pensacola, FL, health clubs, broke into members’ lockers with a bolt cutter and used their car keys to steal items from cars in the parking lot. ...

Clubs Report Steady Growth in First Quarter 2006  

Jul 31, 2006

Commercial health club financial performance improved for the quarter ending March 31, 2006, compared to the same period last year, according to a recently conducted survey of 26 North American health and sports club companies. ...

IN BRIEF… 

Jul 31, 2006

Industry Tidbits 

Jul 19, 2006

Study Reports Rise in Number of Runners 

Jul 19, 2006

The sport of running experienced an 8 percent jump in participation from 1998 to 2005 after declining in the early 1990s, according to a recent study from the USA Track and Field’s Road Running Information Center...

Alliance for a Healthier Generation to Launch New Site 

Jul 19, 2006

Set to launch July 28, the Web site for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation will offer practical tips for parents on ways to create a healthier lifestyle for their families, school success stories with innovative ...

Working Group Looks at GW’s Fitness Programs 

Jul 19, 2006

-- A working group from the Navy’s Personal and Family Readiness Program (PFRP) visited USS George Washington (GW) in late June for a briefing on the command’s fitness program and to evaluate the fitness resources on an aircraft carrier....

5K Raises More Than $10,000  

Jul 19, 2006

Performance Zone Training and Fitness Center’s third annual fun run, Run for the Hills 5K and 1-mile walk/run, on July 1 raised more than $10,000 for Happy Hill Farm Academy...

North Carolina YMCA Offers Free Fitness Classes to Members 

Jul 19, 2006

The J. Smith Young YMCA changed its pricing structure to make fitness classes a part of the total membership package after surveying its members and studying other YMCAs across North Carolina...

Arizona YMCAs Target Preteen Obesity 

Jul 19, 2006

Every YMCA branch in Arizona’s Valley now offers kid-sized hydraulic equipment and fitness programs for children aged 5 to 13 years old. A pilot program began in Mesa, AZ, more than a year ago...

Federal Court Dismisses Class Action Suits Against Bally 

Jul 19, 2006

CHICAGO -- The U.S. Court of the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a consolidated class action complaint against Bally Total Fitness. The complaint, which involved 10 separate actions, alleged securities fraud ...

Tips for Preventing Identity Theft 

Jul 11, 2006

In Brief 

Jul 6, 2006

Brad Rempel, sports and recreation director at the Sabes JCC in Minneapolis, MN, will attend a three-day conference for youth and high school football leaders sponsored by the National Football League....

Humana Offers Free Silver Sneakers Membership to Medicare Enrollees 

Jul 6, 2006

Humana, a health benefits company with 9.3 million members, is offering free membership in the Silver Sneakers fitness program to its 2.6 million Medicare prescription drug plan enrollees until Dec. 31. ...

PEP Funding Uncertain 

Jul 6, 2006

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education marked up its version of the Fiscal Year 2007 spending bill and agreed to go along with President Bush’s request to cut funding for the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) to $26.4 million for next year, a 65 percent reduction from this year’s $72.6 million....

Harbor YMCA Concludes Biggest Loser Competition 

Jul 6, 2006

YMCA members trimmed their waistlines and improved their health after six months of healthy eating and exercise during the Biggest Loser competition....

Treadclimbers Relaunched at 24 Hour Fitness 

Jul 6, 2006

Treadclimbers are getting another look at 24 Hour Fitness facilities across the country as Nautilus Inc., the equipment’s manufacturer, reintroduced the equipment in late June after withdrawing it last fall to strengthen the hydraulic system. ...

JCC Maccabi Games Draw International Participants 

Jul 6, 2006

Jewish teen athletes from Israel, Mexico, Argentina, Great Britain, Poland and Venezuela will compete against 5,000 U.S. and Canadian teens in the 2006 Maccabi Games next month....

Global Fitness to Develop 50 More Gold’s Gyms By 2012 

Jul 6, 2006

Global Fitness Holdings, the largest Gold’s Gym franchisee in the world, is planning to add 50 Gold’s Gym locations in Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio over the next six years....

Army to Soldiers: Drink Up 

Jul 6, 2006

More than 1,700 heat injuries occurred Army-wide in 2005 according to Brig. Gen. Michael B. Cates, commander of the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM). Of those injuries, 258 people suffered from heat stroke and 1,467 suffered from heat exhaustion. ...

Bill Passage Defeats PA Sales Tax 

Jul 1, 2006, Jennipher Shaver

HARRISBURG, PA The Pennsylvania House passed a bill in mid-June that won't increase or expand the state's sales and use tax, which would have added a...

Overweight Youth Face More Joint Pain 

Jul 1, 2006, Jennipher Shaver

BETHESDA, MD Children and adolescents who are overweight are more likely than their normal weight counterparts to suffer bone fractures and have joint...

Physical Education Program Funding Uncertain 

Jul 1, 2006, Jennipher Shaver

WASHINGTON, DC The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education agreed with President Bush's request to cut funding for the Carol M. White...