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Jan. 4, 2011

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Lisa Sexauer

Program Manager, Navy Fitness Lisa Sexauer is program manager, Navy Fitness, Sports and Deployed Forces Support Commander, Navy Installations Command. She received a BS in sports medicine from High Point University in 1990 and a professional certificate ......More
Oct. 1, 2010

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The Industry Needs a Little Hollywood

Sitting in the Jennifer Aniston/Jason Bateman movie The Switch a few weeks ago, I had no reason to believe that my job would ever cross my mind during...More
Jul. 1, 2010

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Top Health Clubs Are Battered but Standing

While putting together this year's Top 100 Clubs list, I got the impression that a lot of club owners didn't really want to offer...More
Jul. 1, 2010

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Keep Informed Throughout the Month

Do you wait anxiously by your mailbox each month for your next issue of Club Industry, barely able to contain your excitement about what you'll find inside?...More
May 1, 2009

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Sad Farewell

As we were going to press, we received some sad news about one of our newest advisory board members, Julie Main. Julie had battled cancer for about 10...More
May 1, 2009

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Is It Time for Licensing of Personal Trainers?

Taped to the file cabinet in my office is a cartoon by Randy Glasbergen. It shows a doctor, clipboard in hand, saying to his overweight patient, What...More
Jan. 1, 2009

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Karen Woodard-Chavez

President of Premium Performance Training, Boulder, CO, and Ixtapa, Mexico Karen Woodard-Chavez has owned and operated six clubs since 1985, including a body/mind center, three fitness centers and two indoor rock climbing facilities. She now devotes her ......More
Jan. 1, 2009

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Gene C. Grzywna

Director of campus recreation, Department of Athletics & Recreation, Northeastern University, Boston Gene Grzywna has been director of campus recreation at Northeastern University since 1980. He has been an active member of the National ......More
Jan. 1, 2009

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Steven L. Schwartz

President/CEO, TCA Holdings (Midtown Athletic Clubs), Chicago Steven Schwartz joined TCA Holdings in 1987, became its president in 1990 and assumed the role of CEO in 1998. Prior to joining TCA, Schwartz was director of development for Hyatt Hotels and ......More
Jan. 1, 2009

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Douglas A. Ribley

Vice president of Health & Wellness Services at Akron General Health & Wellness Center, Akron, OH Doug Ribley has been active in the delivery and administration of health, fitness and wellness programs and facilities for 25 years. He has worked in the ......More
Jan. 1, 2009

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Bill McBride

President and COO of Club One, San Francisco Bill McBride is a health club industry veteran who started his full-time career in 1986. He has worked in virtually all aspects of club sales, management and operations. In 2010, he added the title of ......More
Jan. 1, 2009

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Rick Caro

President of Management Vision Inc., New York Rick Caro began his long career in the health club industry as owner of eight multi-sport clubs in the Northeast, which he sold in 1983. He was founder, past president and director of the International ......More
Jan. 1, 2009

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Casey Conrad

President of Communication Consultants, Wakefield, RI Casey Conrad has been in the health and fitness industry for more than 25 years, as a club owner, franchisor and presenter at a variety of trade shows and for various industry organizations. Her ......More
Oct. 1, 2008

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53

The percent of people surveyed who said that it was fair to ask people with unhealthy lifestyles to pay higher insurance premiums than people with healthy...More
Oct. 1, 2008

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20

In a recent study, researchers found that just 20 minutes a day of activity can prevent memory deterioration. Regular aerobic exercise can help older...More
May 1, 2008

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$650 billion

During the next 50 years, the obesity epidemic in the United States could cost the U.S. economy $650 billion, according to a study by ING Wholesale, a...More
Dec. 1, 2007

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The Fat Future of Franchising

Opportunists, it seems, have grabbed a hold of the obesity epidemic as an opportunity to cash in on a fat financial future for themselves. The success...More
Dec. 1, 2007

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The percent of surveyed Americans who say they are interested in jump-starting their New Year's fitness resolutions after Thanksgiving instead of New...More
Sep. 8, 2006

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Overweight Toddlers More Likely to Be Obese at Age 12

Children who are overweight as toddlers or preschoolers are more likely to be overweight or obese in early adolescence, report researchers in a collaborative study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and several academic institutions....More
Apr. 26, 2006

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About Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro Magazine

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Apr. 26, 2006

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Apr. 26, 2006

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Submit a New Product Release

To submit a new product for Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro's Pro Shop, please include a 100-word product description 300 dpi tif, jpeg or eps photo of the product Contact information for the company including name, address, phone, fax, e-mail and ......More
Apr. 26, 2006

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Editorial Advisory Board for Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro

Rick Caro, Management Vision Casey Conrad, Communications Consultants and Healthy Inspirations Gene C. Grzywna, Northeastern University Bill McBride, Club One Inc. Kelly Powell, Navy Fitness Douglas A. Ribley, Akron General Health Systems Stephen P. ......More
Apr. 26, 2006

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Contact Sales

Marty McCallen National Sales Manager E-mail: marty.mcallen@penton.com Phone: 919-567-8166 Matthew Sinkovich Advertising Sales Representative E-mail: matthew.sinkovich@penton.com Phone: 312-840-8481 Gary Kazmier Display Advertising Sales E-mail: ......More
Apr. 26, 2006

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Contact Editorial

Gregg Herring Group Publisher E-mail: gherring@prismb2b.com Pam Kufahl Editor E-mail: pkufahl@prismb2b.com Phone: 913-967-1815 Industry Beat: Covers for profit health clubs Pamela has been with the magazine since 2002, moving into the editor's role in ......More

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