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May.20.2009
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May Issue
Online Now
The May issue of Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro
examines the
debate over whether personal trainers should be licensed. The issue
also includes a report on aquatic
facility risks that can leave clubs vulnerable to lawsuits and
underlines the importance for clubs to have a solid risk management plan
in place.
Personal
Training Licensing
Join the Town
Hall Meeting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, at the Club Industry
East 2009 conference in Boston to discuss personal training licensing
bills being introduced in several states. Hear a panel discuss the pros
and cons and get your questions answered.
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Hot News
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Franchisee
Sues Planet Fitness, Brick Bodies
ELLICOTT CITY, MD -- A Planet Fitness franchisee has filed a lawsuit
against Planet Fitness, Dover, NH, and Brick Bodies, Cockeysville, MD,
for violations of the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law
and the Maryland Antitrust Act. Other alleged violations in the 12-count
complaint include fraud and civil conspiracy. Read the full story.
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Club Hopping
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Aspen
Clubs Working Together in Lease Negotiations
ASPEN, CO -- The Aspen Club & Spa is aiding the Aspen Athletic Club
with its current lease and is helping in the Aspen Athletic Club’s
negotiations for a long-term extension, the Aspen Times reports.
Read the full story.
Cleveland
JCC Breaks Ground on $15 million Renovation Project
CLEVELAND, OH -- The Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
broke ground on a $15 million expansion and renovation last Friday. Read
the full story.
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School Days
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University
of Oregon Taps Student Power for Electricity
EUGENE, OR -- Students at the University of Oregon’s (UO) student
recreation center will help power the school by working out on 20
retrofitted elliptical machines tied to the electrical grid. They were
debuted on May 11. Read the full story.
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Boot Camp
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Army
Sponsors Civilian Employee Fitness Program at Fort Lewis
FORT LEWIS, WA -- About 140 civilian employees at the Sheridan
Sports and Fitness Center for Installation Management Command at Fort
Lewis, WA, graduated in April from a six-month fitness program hosted by
the Army. Read the full story.
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Industry Beat
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Workout
Buddies Increase Retention
SAN RAMON, CA -- Eighty percent of people surveyed said that having
an exercise partner would help them adhere to an exercise plan,
according to a survey conducted by StrategyOne on behalf of 24 Hour
Fitness, San Ramon, CA. Read the full story.
Joyce
Leaves Nautilus
VANCOUVER, WA -- Timothy Joyce, Nautilus Inc.’s general manager
and senior vice president, left Nautilus last Friday, according to a
one-sentence filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The filing gave no reason for Joyce’s departure or information about a
possible replacement. Read the full story.
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Fit to Print
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In Brief...
An 81-year-old man died early Tuesday after he was found
unconscious and unresponsive in the steam room of a Bally Total Fitness
in Fort Worth, TX, according to TV station KDFW FOX 4. The Tarrant
County (TX) Medical Examiner was trying to determine the cause of
death.
24 Hour Fitness plans to open a new club in one of Hawaii’s two
former CompUSA stores on Oahu, the Honolulu Advertiser reports.
24 Hour spokesperson Wendy Yellin told the newspaper the club will
feature a pool, sauna and spa as well as a full-size basketball court, a
cycling room and other amenities. Officials with the fitness chain have
not determined whether a nearby 24 Hour will remain open, Yellin told
the newspaper. This will be the first new 24 Hour built in Hawaii in
about eight years, according to the report.
AquaHab LP has reached an agreement to merge its Aquatic & Fitness
Center and AquaHab Cherry Hill (NJ) locations with Future Fitness’
Cherry Hill location to form a new club—Future Fitness Powered by AFC.
Construction of the new club is expected to start in June at the current
Future Fitness location in Cherry Hill and is scheduled to open early
next year.
Sioux Empire Fitness in Sioux Falls, SD, reopened last Friday after
its operators closed it earlier in the week, according to the Sioux
Falls Augus Leader. The operators owe more than $800,000 in federal
taxes, and the business is no longer licensed by the state, according to
the newspaper. The building’s landlord will operate the club, which
will keep its name.
Inside
Manufacturers...
Fabiano Designs
International announced that Andy Graham has joined the company as
its new director of sales and business development. Graham has spent
more than 20 years in the fitness industry, including stints at Cybex
International and FreeMotion Fitness. As one of the original team
members at FreeMotion Fitness, Graham helped introduce the functional
training circuit to the marketplace.
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Speaking Out
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Top 100 Time
The deadline to submit information for the annual Top 100 clubs list
has been extended to May 26. Fill out this
entry form and e-mail it to Editor Pam Kufahl.
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click here.
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