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CHICAGO -- A settlement in a class-action lawsuit first filed
in 2004 against Bally Total Fitness is scheduled for approval next
month.
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MEDWAY, MA -- Cybex International reported a third quarter
loss of $15,000 with a net sales increase of $0.2 million, according to
financials released yesterday by the company.
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FORT MYERS, FL -- A personal trainer working at multiple
clubs in Florida turned out to be one of Rhode Island’s most wanted
fugitives.
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MOORHEAD, MN -- A club owner who continued to do business
after his sales tax permit was revoked will serve five years
probation.
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VENICE, CA -- Mad Dogg Athletics (MDA), the owner of Peak
Pilates, has purchased Hart Wood Inc., creators of the Root line of
Pilates equipment.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Last week, Philadelphians welcomed a $72
million, 130,000-square-foot fitness center thanks to the Salvation Army
of Greater Philadelphia. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Ray and
Joan Kroc Corps Community Center included politicians and Salvation Army
representatives.
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A study by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center in Dallas found that most people who are obese don’t see
themselves as obese. And worse yet, they don’t think they are at
increased risk for health issues.
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I’ve been remiss in identifying a new face on our staff.
Lara Hale joined us in late September as our new senior associate
editor. She will cover the military, nonprofit and university beats for
us.
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Crunch, New York,
will open its fifth franchise club next January in Sacramento, CA.
Franchisee Mark Polli also owns the Crunch club in Rocklin, CA, which
opened last week. “I couldn’t be happier to open a second Crunch
location in the Sacramento area,” Polli says. Monthly memberships for
the 17,000-square-foot club will vary from $9.95 to $19.95 a
month.
Sara McLarty of the United States and Filip Osplay of the Czech
Republic were the winners of the 2010 Life Time Fitness Triathlon
Series Race to the Toyota Cup. The series ended Oct.
10 with the Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas. McLarty edged fellow
American Rebecca Wassner in the women’s professional division. Both
finished with 43,000 points, but McLarty won on a tiebreaker. Osplay won
the men’s professional division with 45,000 points. American Matt Reed
finished second with 39,000 points.
Global Fitness Holdings LLC, the parent company of Urban Active, Lexington, KY, has
named Coby DeVary its new chief operating officer. DeVary was most
recently the company’s director of finance. As the COO, DeVary will
oversee Global Fitness Holdings’ finance, marketing, human resources,
customer service, operations, sales and strategic planning initiatives.
Urban Active has 34 clubs in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Nebraska,
Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
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Curves, Waco, TX, has
chosen Engage121 Inc., a software
company with expertise in social media and franchise communications, to
help Curves monitor brand sentiment, leverage its news content and
develop relationships with online audience through multiple social media
networks and blogs.
RetroFitness, Colts Neck,
NJ, has signed a three-year preferred beverage agreement with The
Coca-Cola Co. Some of the products supplied in RetroFitness clubs
include Vitaminwater, Vitaminwater Zero, Dasani, PowerAde and PowerAde
Zero.
Iron Grip Barbell Co., Santa
Ana, CA, recently outfitted NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” with its
signature urethane Olympic weight plates, urethane dumbbells and Olympic
bars. The show’s contestants will train with Iron Grip free weights in
the show’s gym. Iron Grip also will provide equipment to the new
Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge Malibu, CA.
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