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IRVINE, CA -- Star Trac announced that Steve Nero has
resigned as the company’s president and chief operating officer and
that the company replaced him with Mike Leveque (left).
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PHILADELPHIA -- LA Fitness is the subject of a recently filed
consumer class-action lawsuit involving cancellation policies with its
monthly membership contracts.
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OVERLAND PARK, KS -- Curt Beusman, founder of Saw Mill Clubs,
is the recipient of Club Industry’s 2010 Lifetime Achievement
Award.
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SUGAR HILL, GA -- Blair McHaney is stepping down as president
of the Gold’s Gym Franchisee Association (GGFA).
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission received no reports of pool entrapment fatalities in 2009,
although it received eight reports of entrapment incidents that injured
seven people last year, according to a recently released report. By
comparison, two entrapment deaths were reported to the CPSC in
2008.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- A University of Minnesota study links indoor
tanning beds to increased risk of melanoma, the most serious form of
skin cancer.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- For the third year in a row, the Washington,
DC, metropolitan area is the fittest in the United States.
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HOUSTON -- Shaun Kelley, who has been linked to the Roger
Clemens steroids case, has closed his Shaun Kelly Weight Control center
in Houston.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- In preparation for new Air Force fitness
assessment standards slated to take effect July 1, the Air Force is
increasing civilian employees at 60 bases throughout the country to
staff newly created Fitness Assessment Cells (FACs). The FACs were
designed to reduce administrative burdens on squadrons and create
consistency for fitness testing.
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FORT WORTH, TX -- The City of Fort Worth plans to close six
of its seven municipal swimming pools this summer because of a $45
million budget shortfall. City officials announced a plan with the YMCA
of Metropolitan Fort Worth to open pools at four Y locations for limited
public use, beginning on June 5.
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Read about the top 10 web design, content and marketing books
in June’s WebSavvy
column, provided by Club Industry and Leslie Nolen, CEO of
the Radial Group and a Step by Step columnist.
Get more from your website by reading past WebSavvy articles on
how to get more e-newsletter subscribers, analyze web traffic and make
your site more useful.
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Don’t be left out—send your entry in by June 7 to
compete in the Club Industry Best of the Best competition. Get
exposure for your programs if you win—and get three free registrations
to the Club Industry conference in Chicago, including entry to the trade
show floor and seminars and keynote addresses by Richard Simmons and
Bill Rancic, the first winner of “The Apprentice.” Winners will be
featured in the magazine and will receive their awards at the Club
Industry show in October. Download a
PDF entry form today to get started.
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Members and friends of Club H Fitness,
Hoboken, NJ, raised $13,548 for the American Cancer Society at the
annual Spin For Life event. More than 200 spinners participated in this
year’s event, which was held on May 23 in Hoboken, NJ. Club H Fitness
has held the event for the past six years and has raised more than
$100,000 for the American Cancer Society.
The Rush Fitness Complex,
Knoxville, TN, is opening two new clubs today, one in Dalton, GA, and
the other in Winston-Salem, NC. The Rush, owned by Larry Gurney, now has
19 locations. The clubs offer free supervised kids clubs, personal
training, nutritional guidance, pro shops, juice bars and free guest
privilege programs. The Rush merges exercise and entertainment with a
rock-climbing wall and a Tornado Tube, a massive air-blast chamber
designed to cool off heated exercisers.
Members of the team at a Fitness Together,
Ponte Vedra, FL, recently appeared on the “Dr. Phil” show to reveal the
success of Erin Stehl’s three-month fitness and weight-loss program.
Wes Greer, franchise owner of three Fitness Together studios, and
personal trainer Lori Eboli, guided Stehl through four workouts a week
that helped her lose 25 pounds and 9 percent of her body fat. “We’re
promoting healthy weight loss with diet and exercise,” Greer said in a
statement. “Erin’s journey took time and serious dedication. But
there are millions of women out there like Erin who are still searching
for answers. We’re honored to show that Fitness Together can be part
of the solution.”
24 Hour
Fitness, San Ramon, CA, will be featured in the upcoming NBC TV
series “Losing It
With Jillian,” which premieres tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The
series stars trainer Jillian Michaels, who also is featured on NBC’s
“The Biggest
Loser.” 24 Hour provided families in the new series with one-year
memberships and complimentary personal training. Each participant also
received the bodybugg personal calorie management system.
Sport & Health, McLean,
VA, will hold a June 12 grand opening for its multi-million-dollar,
38,000-square-foot club at Brambleton Town Center in Ashburn, VA. The
new club features indoor and outdoor swimming pools and an open floor
plan for more than 100 pieces of cardio equipment. Other features
include a smoothie bar, a WiFi café, a basketball court, a kids club
and studios for group exercise, virtual cycling, yoga and
Pilates.
Boston Sports
Clubs will host a free swim class for children and their parents on
June 10 at its Wellesley, MA, location. Enza Youkalis, the wife of
Boston Red Sox slugger Kevin Youkalis, will lead the class along with
their 4-year-old son, Michael.
A fitness center at Vandenberg
Air Force Base, CA, was recently named in honor of Navy Reserve
Cmdr. Duane Wolfe, who died in Iraq. Wolfe, 54, previously worked at
Vandenberg for 24 years and was deputy commander of the 30th Mission
Support Group at the time of his death. The 51,000-square-foot fitness
center was completed a year ago and cost $16 million.
To relieve stress during finals, students at the University of California-Riverside will
be treated to wellness and exercise therapies on Wednesday. Planned
activities include healthy exercise options at the student recreation
center and a Mental Health Day Spa. One unusual spa treatment will be
the appearance of several certified therapy dogs that will be available
for petting and play. Students who pet a pooch also will receive a
stress ball and bookmark featuring stress-relieving tips. A similar
program earlier this year drew 350 students to interact with the therapy
dogs.
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Cybex International
Inc., Medway, MA, is holding its second annual Pink Ribbon Run, a
national program benefiting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Cybex
donates 10 cents for each mile logged on its custom-made pink treadmills
during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is in October. The pink
treadmills will be sold to exercise facilities across the country.
Information on participating clubs and purchasing details are available
online. During its
inaugural campaign, Pink Ribbon Run was recognized as one of 2009’s
top cause-marketing initiatives, with exercisers logging more than
250,000 miles on the pink treadmills at more than 90 facilities in 38
states. Based on that success, for every pink treadmill purchased by a
repeat participant this year, a donation will be made for that
treadmill, as well as one purchased in 2009.
24 Hour
Fitness, San Ramon, CA, is introducing the Les
Mills Bodypump group ex class in its clubs during the next six
months. “It is thrilling to partner with 24 Hour Fitness as it makes
such a strong investment in its business,” Les Mills Chairman Phillip
Mills said in a statement. “This partnership helps both of our
companies achieve our missions of changing people’s lives for the
better through fitness.”
Sara Kooperman of Les Mills Midwest, a division of SCW Fitness Education, will
present a seminar titled “Group Fitness for Profit” on Friday at the
Prairie Athletic Club in Sun Prairie, WI. Future seminars will be held
June 16 at the Leaning Tower YMCA in Niles, IL; June 17 at the Mercy
HealthPlex Center in Cincinnati; June 24 at Lifestyle Family Fitness in
Indianapolis; and July 22 at the Lemont Park District in Lemont, IL. For
more information, send an e-mail to info@mw.lesmillsusa.com.
Optimal Design Systems
International (ODSI), Weston, FL, is celebrating its 30th
anniversary this year. During that time, the club design firm has
created more than $650 million worth of facilities in 45 states and 26
countries. Bruce Carter, founder of ODSI, is a Club Industry
columnist and speaker at Club
Industry shows.
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Does your club have a unique design element that you’d like
to show off to Club Industry readers? If so, your club could be
included in an August feature story on cool club designs.
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A recent study shows that your members might be just a phone
call or two away from getting back into your club. The study, conducted
by Stanford University, showed that people who received one phone call
about every three weeks exercised more than those who did not.
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