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YORK, PA -- A fitness club owner accused of setting fire to
her club’s building for money and revenge has been acquitted of the
charges.
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HOLLY HILL, FL -- A police recruit died earlier this month
after taking a physical fitness test conducted by a local police
department.
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PORTLAND, OR -- Fitness pioneer Joe Loprinzi, who was a
contemporary and friend of Jack LaLanne’s, died this month at the age
of 95.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. government will spend $23.3
billion on military construction and family housing in fiscal year (FY)
2010, and some $11.8 billion of that amount will be used to build
fitness centers, barracks, child care centers and chapels.
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OXFORD, MS – The Nintendo Wii Fit has little impact on
family fitness, per a recently released study by the University of
Mississippi.
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Equinox Fitness
Clubs, New York, announced two recent openings. The company opened a
club in Preston Hollow, TX, and introduced its second Pure Yoga studio
in New York City. The 30,000-square-foot club in Preston Hollow features
six fitness studios, a retail store, a café, a kids club, a Wi-Fi
lounge and a full-service spa. The 20,000-square-foot yoga studio in New
York includes lounges, locker rooms, a yoga boutique and eight practice
rooms for Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Iyengar, hot yoga, private yoga, functional
training and Pilates.
Robious Sports & Fitness,
Richmond, VA, will become Midlothian Athletic Club (MAC) tomorrow,
according to an announcement from Boxwood Partners, the company that
purchased Robious this fall. The facility is located in the Midlothian
neighborhood. Patrick Galleher, principal at Boxwood, says the company
began making improvements to equipment, group exercise classes and the
facility itself this month and will continue with those improvements
through 2010.
Town Sports
International (TSI), New York, appointed Scott Milford as senior
vice president of human resources. In his new position within the
executive committee, Milford will report directly to CEO Alex
Alimanestianu and will oversee the development and implementation of
TSI’s employee strategy. Milford joined TSI in November 2008 as vice
president of human resources. Prior to joining TSI, Milford held human
resources leadership positions within Starbucks Coffee Company, Condé
Nast Publications and Universal Music Group.
Fitness Together
Franchise Corp., Highlands Ranch, CO, awarded a master franchisee
agreement to open Fitness Together studios in Brazil. It marks the sixth
country for the franchise network. Entrepreneur Antonio Cassiano
Ximenes, of Fortaleza, Brazil, purchased the master franchisee rights
with plans to open as many as 60 Fitness Together studios throughout
Brazil over the next five years. Ximenes already has sold five franchise
agreements.
The YMCA of Reading and
Berks County broke ground on a 7,000-square-foot Mifflin Area YMCA
branch on Dec. 13 in Mohnton, PA. The facility will cost about $950,000
and will include a fitness center, gymnasium and an interactive game
center for children and teens. The center should open by mid to late
summer of 2010.
The National Swimming Pool
Foundation (NSPF) recently announced changes to its board of
directors. John Puetz, director of technology at Advantis Technologies,
was elected president of the board. Bill Kent and Don Witte were
re-elected. Kent will serve as board secretary and Witte as treasurer.
Three new members also were selected for the board: Bruce Dunn,
president of Mission Pools; Scot Hunsaker, president of Counsilman –
Hunsaker; and Dan Johnson, president of Swim Inc. Phil Sperber and
Joseph Hunsaker retired from the board in November 2009.
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Go Figure Inc.,
Houston, recently promoted Bianca Boone to national sales manager for
iGo Figure Membership & Business Management Software. Boone has
knowledge of health club operations and software requirements in the
United States and Europe, according to the company. She was a multi-club
owner in the United Kingdom where she used the iGo Figure Software to
manage her gyms for more than five years.
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Mark Mastrov cheered on his hometown Golden State Warriors on
Saturday night. He also had a rooting interest in the Warriors’
opponent—specifically, Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash.
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