April 1, 2008
First Word
First Word
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Be a Top 100 Club In July, we'll again feature the Top 100 clubs in our industry. Should your club be on that list? It may if your company had 2007 revenue...
The Industry Faces Self Selection
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Pamela Kufahl
As I sat in on the Kjell Nordstrom address at last month's International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) conference, I wished that...
Fitness Business News
YMCA of the USA Partners To Offset Drowning Epidemic
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
Colorado Springs, Co In response to the statistic that nine people drown each day in the United States, the YMCA of the USA and the USA Swimming Foundation...
Membership and Revenue Growth Continued in 2007
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Pamela Kufahl
Boston Health club membership in the United States increased by 3 percent last year from 42.7 million members (over the age of six) in 2006 to 44.1 million...
Harvard Rec Center Complies with Muslim Students' Request for Women-Only Hours
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Stuart Goldman
Cambridge, Ma Men are banned for six hours a week from the Harvard University's Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center. The ban was to accommodate Muslim...
TSI's Revenue Increases for Fourth Quarter and 2007
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Pamela Kufahl
New York Town Sports International (TSI) reported a 7.9 percent increase in revenue in the fourth quarter of last year and a 9.2 percent revenue growth...
Marine Corps Debut New Running Suit
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
Bethesda, Md The Marine Corps recently unveiled its new running suit to Marines assigned to the Wounded Warrior Regiment at the National Naval Medical...
No Salary, Just Stock for Akradi in 2008
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Pamela Kufahl
Chanhassen, Mn Bahram Akradi, CEO of Life Time Fitness, Chanhassen, MN, will forgo his $926,667 cash salary and his cash incentive compensation this year,...
Clubs Come Together for Cure
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Pamela Kufahl
Manasquan, Nj A fundraising effort for Augie's Quest that the staff of The Atlantic Clubs began a few months ago has turned into an industry effort that...
Bally Denies Negligence in AED Lawsuit
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Stuart Goldman
Chicago In a court filing last month, Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, denied allegations that it was negligent in the death of a Maryland man who collapsed...
Carl Liebert Meets the Industry
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Pamela Kufahl
San Diego, Ca Carl Liebert faced the fitness industry at the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association trade show last month for the first...
12,000 Meet Up at IHRSA's One for All Show
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
San Diego This year's International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) convention was themed around the phrase One for All. Held March 5-8...
Leisure Sports to Develop New Fitness Resort
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Pamela Kufahl
Pleasanton, Ca Charter Properties, a Pleasanton, CA-based developer, and Leisure Sports Inc., owner and operator of ClubSport fitness resorts, will partner...
89%
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
People who are 40 years or older and are at a normal weight but carry an excess of fat around their abdominal area are 89 percent more likely to have...
Inside Manufacturers
Matrix Raises More Than $11,000 for ALS Research
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
Cottage Grove, Wi Matrix Fitness Systems raised $11,220 by raffling a Harley-Davidson motorcycle at the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association...
Star Trac Expects Different Campaign
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
Irvine, Ca Executives at Star Trac aren't just making more widgets, putting out another new product or coming up with a new theme for the company's catalog....
Equipment Market to Exceed Almost $12 Billion by 2010
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Pamela Kufahl
San Jose, Ca A new report states that the world market for physical fitness equipment is projected to exceed almost $12 billion by 2010. The growth of...
Four Manufacturers Help Nike, Apple Make iPod Nanos Compatible with Fitness Equipment
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Stuart Goldman and Jennipher Shaver
Beaverton, Or Several fitness equipment manufacturers as well as 24 Hour Fitness and Virgin Active Health Clubs are working with Nike Inc. and Apple Inc....
Les Mills' Study Shows Benefits of Group Fitness
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
Del Mar, Ca A Nielsen survey of 3,080 participants in Les Mills group fitness classes across the globe showed that more than 85 percent of them visit...
In BRIEF
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Klaus Hilgers, founder and president of Epoch Consultants Inc., has died. Hilgers was a consultant in the industry and a speaker at trade shows, including...
Top News
Get Personal
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Stuart Goldman, managing editor
Rob Shapiro can't take all the credit for the idea to open a personal training studio. He can thank his former club members for that. Shapiro was the...
Focus on Clubs
New Media Is Growing Player in Marketing
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ed Tock
Marketing for new members has become more challenging lately, requiring club owners to work a little harder and a lot smarter. Traditional forms of advertising...
Focus on Technology
Great Outdoors Provides Opportunities for Clubs
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Gregory Florez
Recently, I attended the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City, UT. The show has more than 1,000 vendors represented in a $289 billion industry in the...
Features
Results May Vary
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jennipher Shaver, senior associate editor
More than 11 million people tuned in to watch Marty Wolff and other contestants on season three of The Biggest Loser weigh in for the show's finale in...
Trend Watch
Out of the Box
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Amy Florence Fischbach, contributing writer
Students swing around weighted wooden swords and try their hand at Samurai sword training moves during a weekly class at Reebok Sports Club/NY in New...
Reformed Spaces
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Terah Shelton, contributing writer
It didn't take long for Pilates to play a big role in programming at the Rockwell Collins Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids, IA. Seven years ago, Michael...
Pro Shop
Pro Shop
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Charging Stations Kwik-E-Charge cell phone charging stations are designed for today's wireless communications service market. Located in high-traffic...
One Last Thought
Defy Stereotypes and Expectations
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
One last thought about defying stereotypes. When it comes to fitness facilities, stereotypes are everywhere. From the grunting supplement-popping guy...
