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FALLBROOK, CA -- Med-Fit Systems has reached an agreement to
purchase the commercial company assets of Nautilus Inc., according to an
announcement today from Dean Sbragia, president and CEO of Med-Fit
Systems, Fallbrook, CA. The purchase price was not announced.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Proposed legislation recently introduced by
Sen. John McCain could hold retailers and health club operators
responsible for the safety of the sports supplements they
sell.
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CHANHASSEN, MN -- Life Time Fitness reported revenue growth
for both fourth quarter 2009 and the entire year in its earnings call
with analysts.
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ALPHARETTA, GA -- A man has been arrested for recording men
and boys in the locker room of a Life Time Fitness club.
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NEWTOWN, PA -- For 31 years, the Newtown Athletic Club in
Newtown, PA, has not closed for a single day. And even after heavy
snowstorms last week, that streak is still intact.
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BEAUMONT, TX -- Last week, officials at the Beaumont
Metropolitan YMCA said they plan to close both of their existing
facilities in Beaumont, TX, on March 1 and discontinue all programs.
Officials cited a decline in memberships and inability to secure
operational funding as reasons for the decision.
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SAN ANTONIO -- Juice bar operator Force Fitness is under
investigation by military officials after several dozen bags of credit
card receipts were discovered next to a self-storage facility dumpster
in Converse, TX.
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TUSCALOOSA, AL -- Easing parking restrictions in the lots
nearest the University of Alabama’s student rec center helped increase
traffic to the facility 5 percent to 8 percent in one month, according
to George Brown, director of the student recreation center.
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The February issue of Club Industry magazine features
how more university and military facilities
are going green. The issue also includes a preview of next month’s
IHRSA
Convention and Trade Show and a look at how concerns about H1N1
are heating up in clubs.
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Club Industry 2010 is accepting
speaking proposals for its conference program, to take place Oct.
6-8, 2010, at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. If you
have spoken in the past at a Club Industry event, you will need your
password/ecode to sign in to input a proposal. If you have never
submitted or spoken at a Club Industry event, please create a
password/ecode to sign in. If you need your password/ecode or wish to
submit your proposal via e-mail, please e-mail Cristina Cotto at cristina.cotto@penton.com.
Deadline for submission is March 19.
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The manager of a Planet Fitness in Rochester,
NY, is accused of stealing more than $5,500 from the club, according to
the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. John Medrano is accused of
falsifying business records between July and November of last year at
the club. He was charged with third-degree grand larceny and three
counts of first-degree falsifying business records, along with a
misdemeanor count of petit larceny.
A case has been settled against a New Hampshire man who pleaded
guilty to charges of unfair or deceptive trade practices for
misappropriating health club membership deposits, according to The
Citizen of Laconia (NH). In the lawsuit, the business partners of
Steven Borghi charged that Borghi allegedly took more than
$64,000—without authorization—from the accounts of a limited
liability corporation formed to open a Work Out World franchise. Last
year, Borghi agreed to return membership fees plus an additional 10
percent to about 240 people who joined a Work Out World club that never
opened, the newspaper reported.
About 250 New Lady Fitness members in the St. Louis area received
checks in the mail this week from the Missouri Attorney General’s
Consumer Division after it negotiated a $29,785 settlement with the
owners of the clubs, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Four New Lady Fitness clubs closed abruptly in November 2006. The
company was sued by the Missouri Attorney General, accusing New Lady
Fitness owners of accepting memberships after they knew the clubs were
about to close. Members will get about 29 percent of what they were
owed, according to the newspaper.
The Clallam County Family YMCA
will take over operations of the public swimming pool in Port Angeles,
WA, in June from the city’s metropolitan park district. The city
agreed to contract management of the pool to the YMCA at a rate of
$363,552 per year. The park district will pay the Y through a property
tax of 14.8 cents per $1,000 assessed valuation. City commissioners said
they chose to pay the Y to manage the pool because it would be more
cost-effective. The YMCA was the only organization to submit a bid on
the contract.
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Iron Grip Barbell
Co., Santa Ana, CA, has introduced a buyback program that allows
facilities to return their old Iron Grip urethane dumbbells and weight
plates in exchange for a credit towards the purchase of new Iron Grip
equipment. As part of the program, Iron Grip will schedule the freight
and handling of the used equipment at no cost to the facility. Whenever
possible, new product will be scheduled to move in at the same time the
old equipment is removed, to ensure as little equipment downtime as
possible and minimal disruption to the facility. The company also
recently entered into a license agreement with Les Mills International in which
Iron Grip granted Les Mills the right to sell weight plates featuring
two handgrips. The plates will be offered as a component of Les Mills’
BodyPump equipment sets. The release date for the Les Mills BodyPump
plates is April 6.
Marpo
Kinetics, Livermore, CA, recently released 50 new online interactive
exercise guides for its rope trainers. Users can view workouts
categorized by muscle group and read exercise descriptions. The
exercises were designed to target all muscles in the body for strength
and cardio training.
Eleven-time Olympic swimming medalist Natalie Coughlin will attend
the 2010 IHRSA Convention and Trade Show on March 12 as Balanced Body’s
Pilates Arc spokesperson. Coughlin will be available from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Balanced Body booth, No. 1510, to sign autographs, answer
questions and demonstrate how the Pilates Arc is an integral part of her
overall training.
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Part of being an editor for a trade magazine results in
getting calls from other journalists asking for our opinions on subjects
related to the industry we cover. Our managing editor, Stuart Goldman,
recently got that call from our sister publication, Functional
Ingredients.
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We recently posted a new special report section on our Web
site about going green. Your members are adding sustainable practices
into their everyday lives, and they expect you to do the same in your
business.
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