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SUNNYVALE, CA -- Interactive Fitness Holdings (IFH) announced
that it has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Expresso
Fitness.
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VANCOUVER, WA -- Nautilus, Inc. has strong indications of
interest from potential buyers of its discontinued commercial gym
equipment operation and hopes to sell one or more pieces of that
business segment in the near future.
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CHICAGO -- A Bally Total Fitness membership that had been
signed by a developmentally disabled person in Indianapolis has been
terminated, a Bally public relations official said.
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SAN RAMON, CA -- With less than 100 days before the start of
the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C., 24 Hour Fitness announced
its partnership with six U.S. Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Health Fitness Corp. grew its third quarter
2009 revenue by 6.9 percent, according to financials released by the
company.
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NEW YORK -- A man was charged last week in a scam that
involved funding a fake online fitness magazine.
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PRINCETON, NJ -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
announced more than $1.85 million in grants for research that will offer
insight into how digital games can improve players’ health behaviors
and outcomes.
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DALLAS -- T. Boone Pickens, the Texas
oilman-turned-wind-power-advocate, was on hand to dedicate the newly
renovated T. Boone Pickens YMCA in Dallas.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Some 27 percent of young people in the
United States are too overweight to join the military, a report
finds.
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LOUISVILLE, KY -- In an effort to curb “freshman 15”
weight gain, researchers at the University of Louisville are conducting
a 10-week program with incoming students.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- In 2010, consumers will seek out educated,
experienced fitness professionals, according to the American College of
Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) top fitness trends survey.
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24 Hour
Fitness, San Ramon, CA, held a grand opening last Friday for its new
club in Pearl City, HI. The amenities for the 46,000-square-foot Pearl
City Super Sport include a pro shop, sauna, indoor whirlpool, a circuit
training area and a kids club. The new club is 24 Hour’s eighth in
Oahu and ninth in the state of Hawaii.
Snap Fitness, Chanhassen,
MN, is listed in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s
“Fast 50.” Snap Fitness is among the fastest-growing private
companies in Minnesota, claiming a growth rate of 638 percent since 2006
and revenue of almost $32 million in 2008.
The American Council on
Exercise
announced a partnership with the YMCA of
the USA to enhance local YMCAs’ ability to serve health seekers
across the country through increased access to materials, resources,
certifications and continuing education credits. The YMCA and ACE will
work together to promote training opportunities and continuing education
programs to YMCA professionals through access to resource libraries and
content, as well as consultation efforts.
The International Health, Racquet
and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) released a new research report,
the “2009 Health Club Equipment Benchmarking Report.” Findings
indicate that many clubs will order the same amount of new equipment or
less in the next year. Forty-five percent said they will spend less, and
36 percent said they will remain at the same level for the period.
Additionally, 34 percent of the clubs indicated they plan to buy an
elliptical within the next year, with the average club planning to
purchase five units. Contact IHRSA
for more report details and pricing.
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Star Trac, Irvine,
CA, announced that Larry Domingo has joined the company as its senior
vice president of global sales. Domingo had been the vice president of
sales at Precor, where he helped grow the company by 300 percent during
his tenure there. “Star Trac is poised to have explosive growth over
the next five years,” Domingo said in a statement. “After spending
some time with the Star Trac team, I knew I had to be a part of their
emerging success story.”
Iron Grip Barbell Co.
released the newest version of its eWeight Planner facility planning
software. The Planner was updated to include the most current free
weight and plate-loaded lines from 13 commercial fitness equipment
manufacturers. The program is a free online tool to help customers plan
the proper amount of weight plates, bars, dumbbells and barbells for
their fitness facilities.
Concept2 recently introduced
the SkiErg. Similar to the Concept2 Indoor Rower, the SkiErg helps
athletes, specifically skiers, build strength and endurance in a
sport-specific motion. Every SkiErg includes a performance monitor that
gives skiers accurate, comparable feedback. This allows the user to
assess output, monitor progress and compare scores with others. The
SkiErg is available either as a wall-mounted unit or with an optional
floor stand.
Fitness Together
Franchise Corp. expanded its franchise development team to include
four new field sales directors who will support the company’s national
expansion campaign and manage franchise leads. Lance Freeman will
oversee franchise development efforts in the Western region, Michael
Hall will oversee 14 states in the Midwest, Don Carpenter was awarded
the Southeastern region and will oversee 15 states, and Scott Thompson,
Fitness Together studio owner and former area director, will oversee the
Northeast region, which includes 10 states.
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Time for a quiz! The first 10 people to correctly answer all
three questions will receive a commemorative October 2009 cover of
Club Industry magazine, featuring an autographed photo of Jack
LaLanne.
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We found so many good stories this week that it would take us
forever to put them all together in a reasonable amount of time. With
that in mind, here are links to a few of those stories.
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