Step by Step: Spas
Jasmine Jafferali, fitness and wellness manager at East Bank Club, describes how clubs can join forces with the spa industry.

Podcast with Dr. Ian Smith
The Web site for Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine features a podcast with diet expert Dr. Ian Smith, whose new book is titled "The Fat Smash Diet." Click here to hear Senior Associate Editor Jennipher Shaver interview Dr. Smith, who is featured on VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club" and is a contributor on ABC's "The View."

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Hot News

Bally Emerges from Bankruptcy
CHICAGO -- Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, the second-highest revenue-producing health club company in the United States, has emerged from bankruptcy, the company announced. Read the full story.

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Club Hopping

Giardina to Leave TSI
NEW YORK -- Robert Giardina, CEO of Town Sports International (TSI), is resigning from that role effective Oct. 31. Alexander Alimanestianu, the company's current president, will become CEO at that time, the company announced. Giardina, who has been with the company for 26 years, is resigning for personal and health reasons, although no specifics were given about Giardina's health issues. Read the full story.

New North Georgia YMCA Denied Tax-Exempt Status
FORT OGLETHORPE, GA -- The North Georgia YMCA in Fort Oglethorpe, GA, will have to pay property taxes on the 4.5 acres slated for its new facility, according to The Catoosa County (GA) News. Read the full story.

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School Days

Fee to Increase Dramatically at University of Iowa
IOWA CITY, IA -- With construction of a new $69.2 million campus recreation and wellness center set to begin Oct. 19 at the University of Iowa, the school's student activity fee will jump from $4 annually to $219 for the fall 2009 semester. Read the full story.

P.E. Course Started for Home-Schooled Children
NEWPORT, RI -- A new physical education course for home-schooled children began Monday at the Newport (RI) Recreation Center.

Classes are geared for each grade level for elementary, middle school and high school home-schooled students, according to a report in the Newport (RI) News Times. Elementary classes focus on motor skills activities and body awareness, middle school classes focus on cooperative games and introduction to team sports, and high school classes focus on team, individual and lifetime sports as well as fitness activities.

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Boot Camp

Runner Dies During Army Ten-Miler Race
WASHINGTON, DC -- A civilian runner died Sunday during the Army Ten-Miler 10-mile race. According to media reports, the unidentified runner was about 200 yards from the finish line at the Pentagon. When the race began, it was unseasonably warm at about 70 degrees with high humidity. Read the full story.

New Army Training Center Helps Disabled Vets
WASHINGTON, DC -- To help enhance amputee and patient care of disabled and injured veterans, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) recently opened the Military Advanced Training Center (MATC). The 31,000-square-foot facility includes numerous advanced physical therapy and fitness-related features. Read the full story.

Industry Beat

Jazzercise Sales Top $85 Million
CARLSBAD, CA -- Jazzercise, a dance fitness program, posted its most successful year in the company's 38-year history. Jazzercise had system-wide sales topping $85 million for the past fiscal year, an increase of 10 percent over last year's totals. This is the sixth consecutive year that Jazzercise has posted system-wide sales growth.

Jazzercise has more than 7,200 instructors teaching 32,000 classes weekly in 32 countries.

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