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NEW YORK -- The same day that Town Sports International
(TSI), New York, announced revenue losses for the fourth quarter 2009
and the year, its board of directors replaced its CEO with a familiar
face.
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NEWINGTON, NH -- Planet Fitness is in the process of
completing a minority sale of the company, according to
sources.
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CHICAGO -- Fitness Formula Clubs owner Gale Landers says his
company will defend a recent lawsuit brought by two of its
members.
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PITTSBURGH -- An insurance company is suing to keep victims
of last year’s shootings at an LA Fitness club from collecting on the
gunman’s policy.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Sen. John McCain officially withdrew his
support for the Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010, legislation that
members of the supplement industry feared would negatively affect
sales.
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ALBANY, NY -- More than 100 people rallied in front of the
downtown Albany YMCA branch to protest the Capital District YMCA’s
decision to close the facility on April 1.
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FORT JACKSON, SC -- The Army is revamping basic training for
the first time in 30 years to incorporate lessons learned in the field
and cater to a younger generation of soldiers that is more sedentary
than past recruits.
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GARDEN CITY, NY -- Adelphi University recently unveiled a new
recreation fitness center in its historic Woodruff Hall building. The
renovation is part of a $117 million, 25-acre campus enhancement
project.
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Total Fitness
Clubs, Swansea, MA, raised nearly $12,000 for the American Cancer
Society at a three-hour indoor cycling event on March 7 at its Bristol,
RI, location, Bristol Total Fitness. Fifty Spinners took part in the
event, called Spin For
Hope. Bristol Total Fitness has raised more than $60,000 over the
last five years.
Visitors at the 33rd annual half marathon in New Bedford, MA, on
March 21 will receive free pedometers courtesy of the YMCA
SouthCoast and the New Bedford Whaling
National Historical Park. The groups teamed up to provide the free
pedometers as part of their “History and Health Walks” initiative,
which also includes free maps detailing historic walking routes in
downtown New Bedford. Last year, the groups received an ACHIEVE grant
from the YMCA of the USA and the National Recreation and Park
Association designed to promote community health and
partnerships.
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Life
Fitness received a global 2009 Good Design Award for its Elevation
Series Recumbent Lifecycle Exercise Bicycle. The award is given by the
Chicago Athenaeum/Europe: Museum of Architecture and Design, recognizing
the annual achievements of the most innovative and cutting-edge
industrial, product and graphic design work across the globe. The bike
was singled out for its breakthrough design and its easy-to-use
functionality. It offers iPod compatibility and arm rests that provide
extra stability for the active aging and those new to fitness. A
step-through design also lets users easily get on and off the machine.
This award remains the oldest and most recognized program for design
excellence worldwide. Life Fitness was the only equipment manufacturer
in the fitness industry to receive a 2009 Good Design Award.
efi Sports
Medicine recently launched a new version of its PlyoRebounder, which
is now available for sale to health clubs, rehabilitation clinics and
wellness facilities. efi unveiled the newly redesigned double-ring
PlyoRebounder at the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub
Association’s trade show last week. The PlyoRebounder is a
multifaceted and versatile training apparatus for slow or quick response
plyometrics, developing proprioception, and upper and lower body agility
training. Able to adjust to 11 positions (from flat to 50 degrees tilt),
PlyoRebounder’s mini-trampoline surface offers true “rebounding,”
requiring users to work against gravity to enhance power, core stability
and coordination.
Advantage Fitness Products
has been recognized as the largest commercial distribution partner for
Precor for an eighth consecutive
year. Precor products are the preferred specification for such companies
as Princess Cruises, Ritz Carlton Hotels, Apple Inc. and Hilton.
The Aerobics and Fitness Association
of America (AFAA) now offers a personal trainer certification online
course. Composed of 14 video lectures, the course allows for independent
self study. The course includes an online, third-party monitored
multiple-choice exam, as well as an online practical exam given by an
AFAA instructor using AFAA’s proprietary, secure Multitraining Live
Web conferencing system. The online course will not replace AFAA’s
staple three-day Personal Fitness Trainer Certification
workshop.
The National Swimming Pool
Foundation (NSPF) developed three iPhone applications to make pool
water calculations easier and quicker. The app calculations match those
used in NSPF’s Pool & Spa Operator Handbook and the Pool Math
Workbook. The apps were developed in conjunction with Q Mobile Apps LLC.
UFC Gym added TRX Suspension Training to
its Concord, CA, location and plans to add it to its second gym opening
this summer in the Los Angeles market. “It’s not every day you come
across a tool born in the Navy SEALs and proven tried and true by top
UFC fighters. We’re proud to include the TRX into our arsenal of
training modalities,” Adam Sedlack, senior vice president of UFC Gym,
said in a statement. “Our members are looking to us for a truly
cutting-edge training experience, and Suspension Training with the TRX
will go far in our ability to meet and exceed these expectations.”
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If you didn’t get a chance to attend the IHRSA conference
this year, you can get a peek at some of the events, products and
seminars at the show by reading through our blog entries.
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