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Six small and profitable health club operators share what has made them successful despite a recession and competition from big box and low-price clubs....More

Town Sports International (TSI), New York, announced plans to install UXF Training Zones in the majority of its clubs by the end of this year. More than 55 TSI clubs already have UXF Training Zones, which are marked by green turf floors and feature equipment such as suspension bands, battle ropes, sandbags, weighted sleds and tractor tires....More

When fitness facility operators welcome children through their doors, those children bring with them safety concerns that staff must address....More

The NBA's Sacramento Kings have been sold to a group that includes 24 Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov, now chairman and co-founder of private equity firm New Evolution Ventures, Lafayette, CA....More

Bikram Choudhury, founder of Bikram Yoga, has been accused of raping two students, according to lawsuits filed this month in Los Angeles Superior Court....More

Revenue generated by health clubs in the United States increased while overall club membership and usage decreased, according to 2012 figures released by the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA)....More

A man who shot and killed a Planet Fitness employee and wounded his girlfriend in the club's parking lot in San Antonio will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to murder and aggravated assault....More

Nick Oram, a former SoulCycle master instructor, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the company claiming he and other SoulCycle instructors are not paid for their work outside of the 45-minute classes they lead....More

A growing number of fitness facilities are now offering video classes in cycling studios to help attract new members to group exercise....More

Climbing wall operators can reduce the risks to climbers and to their businesses by putting risk management policies in place in their facilities....More

Creating a workplace environment that engages employees and engenders happiness can lead to more productive and creative employees....More

In an earnings call with analysts, Town Sports International CEO Bob Giardina said two of the four victims who were killed as a result of the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent search for the suspects were Boston Sports Club members....More