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The owners of Planet Fitness, Newington, NH, are close to reaching a settlement in their lawsuit with their New York franchisee partners in PFNY LLC.
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Steven Barnhart, the senior vice president and CFO of Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, has resigned, the company confirmed.
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ASF International, Highlands Ranch, CO, says it is surprised that it was recently named in a lawsuit filed by the Illinois Attorney General, a suit that also names World Gym franchisees as defendants.
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Art Curtis, the former CEO of Millennium Partners Sports Club Management, was elected to Cybex International's board of directors, the Medway, MA-based company announced.
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The Fitness Industry Technology Council, an idea that began two years ago to bring together health club and manufacturing companies to create a set of industry measurement standards, has new leadership.
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For many health club operators, expansion during the recession might seem impossible, but not for Jim Worthington, president and owner of the Newtown Athletic Club (the NAC), Newtown, PA, whose dedication to his long-term business plan despite the recession has paid off.
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Of the boxing franchises, LA Boxing is one of the oldest and largest with 70 open clubs. And its growth is continuing into new markets with 60 more clubs under development.
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CSI Software, Houston, hosted the first-ever CIO Forum for health and fitness IT professionals last month in Las Vegas, the company announced.
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The window to enter Club Industry's 10th Annual Best of the Best Contest is closing. Highlighting excellence in seven programming categories, Best of the Best Awards are your opportunity to talk about your best programs and gain industry recognition. Fill out the online application today so you don't miss the June 22 deadline.
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Whether your fitness business has one location or is national, having a mobile presence is essential to making access to information about your facility convenient to members and prospects. To create this convenience in mobile form, you must first decide whether you want to create a mobile website or a mobile application, David Buzo writes.
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The first impression people have of your club is based on its exterior. Whether that impression is good or bad, it affects your marketing and sales, writes Bruce Carter.
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The recession affected everyone in the fitness industry, many for the worse, but some for the better. Those who came out on the better side likely did so because of a team effort, Pamela Kufahl writes.
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Last week, after leaping from trade show to trade show, I got a chance to do something I hadn't done before—attend a trade show in my hometown of Kansas City, MO.
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Anytime Fitness, Hastings, MN, has signed a master franchise agreement for India with New Delhi-based House of Fitness Pvt. Ltd., which will develop its own Anytime Fitness gyms, sell sub-franchises and provide ongoing support to franchisees. It also will promote and market the brand in India. Anytime Fitness will, in turn, provide exclusive rights to House of Fitness for the use of the brand's trademarks, systems and intellectual property during the term of the agreement. Four Anytime Fitness clubs had opened in India under a prior master franchise agreement with a different company, but that relationship terminated after that master franchisee did not comply with the terms of its master franchise agreement, according to Anytime Fitness. |
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The American Council on Exercise (ACE), San Diego, and Town Sports International (TSI), New York, which operates New York, Boston, Washington and Philadelphia Sports Clubs, have created a new personal training instructional program called Xercise International. The program is a three-month course that builds students' knowledge and skills in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, nutrition, personal training, and business and marketing skills. The training program will be facilitated at select TSI locations, rolling out initially in Connecticut and Virginia and led by TSI fitness professionals who will be trained by ACE. Upon completion of the course, top graduates will be considered for employment at TSI clubs.
The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Chandler, AZ, and the National Personal Training Institute (NPTI), Huntingdon Valley, PA, are joining forces to create a new personal trainer program. The two companies will combine to generate a hands-on course for individuals who want to become certified in the fitness industry.
Technogym, Gambetolla, Italy, is set to supply fitness equipment to the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Technogym, which has assisted with four previous Summer Olympics, will equip and maintain the main gym in the Olympic Village. Along with supplying and providing more than 750 pieces of equipment, Technogym also will provide a team of more than 100 personal trainers to help assist competing Olympians.
Software developer Serif has launched a new website design program, WebPlus X6, which targets club owners and charity leaders. This new design software makes creating a website simpler and gives owners a variety of options when it comes to websites, online stores and ways to engage their members.
Shape.Net Software, Colts Neck, NJ, has been selected by World Gym Taiwan to be its software provider. World Gym Taiwan is expected to open 21 new fitness facilities in Taiwan and has plans to develop 100 more clubs in China within the next five years. Larry King, owner and founder of Shape.Net Software, says the company is making the system available in Chinese to assist World Gym Taiwan. Shape.Net software allows fitness facilities to operate using cloud-based software, making scheduling, booking and billing easier for members.
Fitness trainer and author Chazz Weaver is slated to speak at 12:25 p.m. on July 7 at the 2012 IDEA World Fitness Convention, held July 5-8 in San Diego. His presentation is on "Youthfulness from the Inside Out." Weaver is a spokesperson for REBOOTizer, a natural antioxidant/detox supplement. He conducts health and fitness seminars on the fundamentals of wellness and he is author of the book “The OC Diet Revolution.”
A replay of Motionsoft's free webinar, "Becoming a Multi-club, Multi-market Company," led by Art Curtis, president of Curtis Club Advisors LLC, can be accessed by clicking here. Curtis has 30 years of experience in the fitness industry, including time at Wellbridge and Millennium Partners Sports Club Management. During the webinar, Curtis discusses how to create and implement a strategy to help you develop your business into a multi-club opportunity, including how to find the right people, how to market and brand your business, and how to develop your real estate and infrastructure.
Mindbody, a San Luis Obispo, CA-based online business management software company to health, wellness and beauty industries, and Mad Dogg Athletics, an equipment-based education company based in Venice, CA, have created a new business conference for fitness and wellness professionals called Mindbody FitPro, which is scheduled for Sept. 8-9 in Marina del Rey, CA. The conference will feature business education seminars, instructor training courses, fitness classes and networking events. Registration can be found on the conference's website. |
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