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August.20.2009
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August Issue
Online Now
The August issue of Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro
looks at what
members want as evidenced by two recent surveys. The issue also
examines family membership growth through
interactive
gaming, as well as stories on Life
Time Fitness and inclusive
equipment sales. Also, be sure to check out the latest entries on
our blog.
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Hot News
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LA
Fitness to Reopen This Weekend
COLLIER, PA -- The LA Fitness in the Pittsburgh suburb of Collier,
PA, will reopen to members on Saturday and Sunday and to the rest of the
general public next Monday, according to the company’s Web site. Read
the full story.
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Club Hopping
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Bally
Reorganization Plan Approved
CHICAGO -- A judge has approved the bankruptcy reorganization plan
by Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, paving the way for the company to exit
bankruptcy. Read the full story.
Completion
of Crunch Sale Expected by Aug. 31
NEW YORK -- Court documents were filed Monday detailing a bankruptcy
judge’s approval of the sale of Crunch, New York, to CH Fitness, which
consists of Mark Mastrov’s New Evolution Fitness Co. (NEFC) and
affiliates of the private equity firm Angelo, Gordon & Co. The sale is
expected to be completed by Aug. 31. Read the full story.
The
Sports Club Co. Has Drop in Revenues
LOS ANGELES -- The Sports Club Co. Inc., Los Angeles, had a decrease
in revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, as well as for
the first six months of this year, according to financial results the
company released this week. Read the full story.
Industry
Pledged $950,000 for IHRSA Lobby Efforts
BOSTON -- For-profit health club operators pledged $950,000 in 2009
to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association’s
(IHRSA) Industry Defense Fund to help IHRSA lobby on behalf of the
fitness industry, the trade association announced this week. Read the
full story.
Snap
Fitness Leads Private Club Companies on Inc.'s Top 500
List
NEW YORK -- Three health club companies made Inc.
magazine’s Top 500 companies list, and another three made it onto the
magazine’s Top 5,000 list. Snap Fitness, Chanhassen, MN, was the
highest-ranked club company on the list, coming in at No. 16. Another
key-card franchise, Hastings, MN-based Anytime Fitness, came in at No.
285. Planet Fitness, Dover, NH, ranked No. 471. Read the full story.
Meridian
Receives $10 Million Investment
NORTH HILLS, CA -- Meridian Sports Clubs California LLC, which
operates 12 upscale health clubs under the brand name Meridian’s
Bodies in Motion, has received $10 million of senior secured debt from
Praesidian Capital Investors, New York. Read the full story.
South
Toledo Y to Remain Open Through Thanksgiving
TOLEDO, OH -- Robert Alexander, president of the Greater Toledo
YMCA, apologized to the community at a standing-room-only town hall
meeting held Wednesday night and announced a campaign to keep the South
Toledo Y open. Read the full story.
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School Days
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New
MSSU Rec Center Slated to Be Open for Returning Students
JOPLIN, MO -- The new Beimdiek Student Recreation Center at Missouri
Southern State University (MSSU) should be open for students when they
return to school Aug. 24, school officials say. The $16.5 million
facility includes a new student health center as well as a 150-seat
theatre auditorium. Read the full story.
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Boot Camp
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Onboard
Gym Reopens on USS Enterprise
NEWPORT NEWS, VA -- The hangar bay gym aboard the Navy’s USS
Enterprise (CVN 65) officially reopened last month in preparation for
the ship’s upcoming return to the fleet. Read the full story.
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Industry Beat
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Nautilus
Faces 36 Percent Loss, Possible Sale of Commercial Business
VANCOUVER, WA -- As Nautilus Inc. reported a loss of 36.4 percent in
net sales for the second quarter 2009, Ed Bramson, chairman and CEO of
Nautilus, disclosed that the company is considering a possible sale of
its commercial fitness business. Read the full story.
Nautilus
Voluntarily Recalls Chin Dip Units
VANCOUVER, WA -- Nautilus Inc. has voluntarily recalled its Nautilus
F3 Chin Dip stationary exercise units because the footpads on the unit
can break. Although no injuries have been reported from use of the
equipment, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said that it
could cause users to fall. Read the full story.
AEDs
in Schools, Public Places Increase Survival Rates, Studies Find
OVERLAND PARK, KS -- Installing automated external defibrillators
(AEDs) in schools and public places could increase survival rates for
sudden cardiac arrest, according to two studies published earlier this
week in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. Read
the full story.
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Fit to Print
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In Brief...
The JCC of
Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale, NY, recently signed a $1.5 million
agreement to purchase clean energy via a 75 kW combined heat and power
system. The JCC will receive a significant amount of its energy from the
cogeneration system, which will be owned and operated by American DG
Energy. The JCC said it plans to use the expected annual energy savings
to help support various programs, such as the JCC Maccabi Games of
athletic events, which it is hosting this year.
Kurt Broadhag, president of K Allan Consulting and
member of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), recently
passed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) AP
Certification, making his company one of the first LEED-accredited
design firms in the fitness industry. Broadhag says that this
certification allows his company to consult with facility owners seeking
LEED certification or, on a smaller scale, those merely wishing to adopt
green practices set forth by the USGBC.
Ralph Yohe will become interim CEO for the Melrose YMCA in Melrose, MA, on
Oct. 5. Yohe is the outgoing president of the South Shore YMCA, from
which he is retiring after 23 years. He told local media that he expects
to be the interim CEO for three to six months. The Melrose Y has been
immersed in a scandal
involving a former Y after-school program coordinator who was accused on
multiple child rape counts.
Inside
Manufacturers...
Big Ass Fans,
Lexington, KY, announced a partnership with Planet Fitness to become a
preferred vendor of the 300-location franchise. The fans are used to
increase air circulation, reduce energy costs and enhance member comfort
in weight rooms, cardio areas, cycling rooms, dance studios and group ex
rooms.
Advantage Fitness Products
(AFP) entered a strategic partnership with Atlas Fitness Systems to
make Atlas the official logistics and distribution firm for AFP. The
agreement was designed to extend AFP’s installation capabilities and
enhance its distribution efficiencies nationwide. As part of the
agreement, Atlas will absorb AFP warehouse, delivery and installation
personnel. AFP also will extend its inventory management, staging and
distribution base from six warehouse facilities to 14 nationwide. AFP
also said it will further integrate its established technical service
division and client support programs within the expanded Atlas
facilities.
Scott Steers, owner of Healthclubleads.com, and Paul
Bosley, managing member of healthclubexperts.com, launched a new Web
site, www.healthclubexperts.com,
to serve both existing and start-up health club owners with a diverse
range of services. Bosley, who also is the national marketing director
of First Financial, calls the site a one-stop shop for design,
construction, finance, marketing, personal training, retention, rewards,
software and acquisition services.
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