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Town Sports International (TSI), New York, has hired Terry Kew as its new chief operating officer, the company announced on Monday. Kew replaces Martin Annese, who is leaving TSI on May 11.
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A former employee of an LA Fitness club in Carrollton, TX, has filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the Irvine, CA-based company.
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The renovation of a vacant former bank into a five-story Gold's Gym in downtown Milwaukee has won more than its share of awards for Lori and Jeremy Howell, Gold's Gym franchisees of the year in 2010, and their general contractor, Consolidated Construction Co. Inc., Appleton, WI.
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Well-established operators of women-only health clubs across the country say their clubs meet their members' needs, but in California, some clubs with women-only areas continue to face opposition from state and national organizations.
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The issue of men challenging women-only clubs and women-only sections of coed clubs has caused several legal battles over the years.
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CSI Software, Houston, is sponsoring a CIO Forum for the health club industry on May 17 at the ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, the company announced.
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We often hear that attention to detail is important to the success of a business, but what does "attention to detail" mean in the club environment? Herb Lipsman explains.
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More than 51 million Americans have some form of disability, and 36 million of those have a severe disability. New requirements in the 2010 update to the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) go into effect this month to assist this population. Editor-in-Chief Pamela Kufahl shares why you should reach out to this market.
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Kurt Broadhag writes about how the updates to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) affect fitness facilities with and without pools.
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Jeffrey Gerson and Cristina LaMarca offer their take on what a recent court opinion means for club owners and the requirement to use automated external defibrillators.
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It's an exciting time of year for Club Industry as we make our annual trip to the IHRSA show. With all that is going on, Club Industry will be your source as we keep you updated on Twitter. If you aren't doing so already, follow us at @clubindustry.
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Sometimes, your mistakes can turn out to be a blessing. That's what Lori and Jeremy Lowell found out when they opened their Gold's Gym franchise in December 2010 in downtown Milwaukee.
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Life Time Fitness, Chanhassen, MN, is planning a grand reopening Saturday for its club in Pickerington, OH. A VIP celebration will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6:30 p.m. The club was formerly a Lifestyle Family Fitness club before Life Time acquired it last year. Life Time also acquired another club in the Columbus, OH, area as part of the deal.
Crunch, New York, is opening a new club in Burbank, CA, next month. The 26,000-square-foot club in Burbank Town Center will be the second Crunch club in the Los Angeles area along with its West Hollywood location. It also will be the 36th Crunch club to open worldwide. "We are thrilled to open our much-anticipated Crunch location in Burbank and expand our brand footprint in the Los Angeles area," Crunch President Keith Worts said in a statement. Crunch, which is owned by Angelo Gordon and New Evolution Ventures, Lafayette, CA, has opened 17 gyms in the past two years and says it has more locations in the pipeline.
The Maryland Athletic Club & Wellness Center (MAC), Timonium, MD, recently joined with the National MS Society, Maryland Chapter, as a corporate partner. The MAC will participate in the National MS Society's annual MS Awareness Week this month by hosting Maryland Wellness Day at the MAC. From 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, the MAC will open its three locations to the MS Society, Maryland Chapter members and their families. Zumba, yoga, and aquatics classes will be available during the event for guests, and the MAC Kids Club will be open for children up to age 13. Additionally, the MAC will be a sponsor of the National MS Society, Maryland Chapter's annual Walk MS on April 15 at Towson University.
Total Woman Gym and Day Spa, Westlake Village, CA, is celebrating National Women's History Month by hosting open house parties and celebrations at its 13 locations in Southern California. "The women who paved the way for us on one level or another make us who we are today," co-founder Adrienne Stone said in a statement. The gym and spa is exclusively designed for women and has a staff of more than 700 women. The company, which has been in operation for 46 years, has plans to open five to eight new locations, including expansion into Northern California.
The Fitness Center will take over a former Gold's Gym in Champaign, IL, and is renaming the club The Fitness Center Body Shop, according to the The News-Gazette of Champaign. The Fitness Center has three other locations in Illinois. The club is expected to open this week. The Gold's Gym franchisee told the newspaper that the Gold's, which closed March 2, had battled a weak economy and increased competition, and that an effort to sell the gym to a larger franchisee fell through.
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Les Mills International, Auckland, New Zealand, is unveiling its new barbell weights system called Les Mills Smartbar this week at the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association Show in Los Angeles. The system will officially launch at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Les Mills booth (2310). The Smartbar has an ergonomic design and uses a "gator" fastening mechanism with retractable teeth for weight transitions. "The barbell weights system hasn't changed much at all for decades," Vaughan Schwass, CEO of Les Mills Enterprises at Les Mills International, said in a statement. "Our research shows that most people found fastening and changing weight plates during exercise pretty slow and cumbersome, so we've kept user-testing at the front of our design process and have completely reinvented traditional barbell design."
The MyZone Physical Activity Belt recently hit a milestone, measuring its 25 millionth burned calorie in 2012. The MyZone system wirelessly measures users' exercise data, organizing it into accounts and rewarding users with effort points. The system rewards points based on the effort level of the exerciser rather than the number of times they work out, says Dave Wright, creator of MyZone. Not only has the system measured 25 million burned calories, but Mike Leveque, former president of Star Trac and now COO at CFM (the global distributor for MyZone), says it also has measured 38,000 individual workout sessions, 3 million minutes of exercise and 6 million effort points.
Correction: In last week's Newsbeat, we mistakenly listed Technogym as being headquartered in Woodinville, WA. It is actually in Seattle. We apologize for the error. Here is the corrected news item:
Technogym, Seattle, and Advantage Fitness Products (AFP), Santa Monica, CA, have entered into a strategic partnership in which AFP will represent Technogym's products in the university, residential property development, country club and certain hospitality markets. AFP is a full-service consultancy that provides amenity-focused fitness facility planning, design and supply. AFP will work to extend the growth and exposure of Technogym in the United States. "AFP's expertise and discerning client base coupled with our highly differentiated product offering and global strength represents a special fit for us in the North American market," said Ivo Grossi, director of sales for Technogym USA.
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LaLanne to Receive Lifetime Honor from National Fitness Hall of Fame
Congratulations to the HOF Class of 2012! Here's my tribute to Jack LaLanne... Leave a Legacy - A Tribute to Jack Lalanne…
Jack Lalanne's lifetime included 80 years of elite level physical conditioning -- what a perfect selection for a lifetime achievement award from the National Fitness Hall of Fame.
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