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MicroFit and FitLinxx Collaborate to Link Exercise and Assessment Data
June 1996 - Read Article...

Microsoft Corporation's Xbox Fitness Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell
January 2014 - NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - Microsoft Corporation's [MSFT] Xbox Fitness, a new online fitness service exclusive to Xbox One that takes the world's most popular fitness videos and makes them interactive, will join NASDAQ as part of the 3rd annual NASDAQ "Fit Week," a week of bell ceremonies featuring companies which help Americans lead healthier lifestyles. Read Article...

Mid-Atlantic Club Management Annual Conference and Awards
August 2011 - ELLICOTT CITY, MD - The Mid-Atlantic Club Management (MACMA) held its annual conference in Ellicott City, Maryland on Thursday, July 14 at the Turf Valley Resort. Over 150 attendees from clubs in MD, VA, DC, PA and DE listened to the fantastic motivational and keynote speaker, Norm Bossio, along with Casey Conrad speaking on Social Media Marketing. Conference sponsors included Life Fitness, Precor, Cybex International and Les Mills. Read Article...

Mike Chaet Acquires Permanent Home for Club Management College
April 1995 - Read Article...

Mike Dupuis Becomes COO for Key Health Institute, LLC
September 2013 - OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Mike Dupuis, a 38 year health and fitness industry veteran, has accepted the position of Chief Operating Officer for Key Health Institute, LLC in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dupuis had spent the previous eleven years as Vice President/Executive Director of HealthWorks Fitness Center, El Dorado, Arkansas. There, he converted a 29,000 square-foot YWCA with 725 members in a town with 20,000 residents into a 49,000 square-foot, medically integrated health and wellness center with a stable membership of over 5,000. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Operations for TBG Development, St. Louis, Missouri responsible for opening, operating, and overseeing facilities over 14 states, including several nationally-recognized facilities, such as The Fitness Centre at Celebration Health in Disney's Town of Celebration, Florida and HealthPoint Fitness Center, Waltham, Massachusetts, home training center for the Boston Celtics. Read Article...

Mike Minton Selected as 2012 SBA Small Business Person of the Year for Texas
March 2012 - FORT WORTH, TX - Mike Minton, Owner of Minton's Sportsplex Family Fitness in Texarkana, Texas, has been selected as the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 2012 State Small Business Person of the Year for Texas. Read Article...

Mike Motta Becomes Plus One Chairman
June 2011 - NEW YORK, NY - Plus One Health Management, Inc. announced that its founder and former CEO, Mike Motta, will assume the position of Chairman. As Chairman, Motta will focus on the overall strategy of Plus One, while seeking out the most effective customized solutions to help clients maximize their program goals and objectives. Read Article...

Millennium Partners Announce Art Curtis Resignation
Veteran To Open a Health Club Consulting Business
November 2011 - NEW YORK, NY - Millennium Partners, a nationally recognized developer of luxury mixed-use properties and owner of five Sports Club/LA locations in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC, as well as Reebok Sports Club/NY, announced that Art Curtis has left to start a health club consulting business. Read Article...

Mission Possible
IHRSA 2013 International Convention & Trade Show Business Leading Headliners & Schedule of Events Announced!
October 2012 - BOSTON, MA - The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has announced the schedule of events for IHRSA 2013, the Association's 32nd Annual International Convention & Trade Show, which begins on Tuesday morning, March 19, and concludes Friday afternoon, March 22. Read Article...

Molly Kemmer Selected as Chairperson of the IHRSA Board of Directors
May 2015 - PHOENIX, AZ - EXOS is proud to announce that Molly Kemmer, who currently serves as a Regional Director for EXOS | MediFit, has been selected as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), the trade association that serves the global health and fitness club industry with a mission to grow, protect and promote the health and fitness industry, and to provide its members with benefits that will help them be more successful. Read Article...

Montsanto Company Broadens Focus On Health and Fitness
February 1996 - Read Article...

More Than 12,000 Convene in San Diego for IHRSA 2019
April 2019 - SAN DIEGO, CA - Health and fitness club industry professionals from nearly 80 countries convened in San Diego, California for IHRSA 2019, the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association's 38th Annual International Convention & Trade Show, held March 13 - 16, 2019. IHRSA attendees experienced the cutting edge of fitness industry equipment and technology during the two-day Trade Show and early morning workouts, attended education sessions given by industry experts, worked out and power walked, networked and socialized. Read Article...

More Than 450 Independent Operators Attend 2nd Annual IHRSA Club Business Entrepreneur Conference
September 2006 - Read Article...

More than 700 Capitol Hill Staffers Set New Participation Record in ACE Congressional Fitness Challenge
May 2018 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - ACE's 3rd Annual Congressional Fitness Challenge, a competition that tracks steps and other selected forms of physical activity for six weeks, drew a record number of competitors with more than 700 individuals from 64 offices, a more than 200% increase from last year. The competition spanned from February 5 to March 18, 2018. Read Article...

Motionsoft Concludes Inaugural 2014 Technology Summit
October 2014 - NEW YORK, N.Y. - The invitation-only Summit, held in New York City on September 16th and 17th, was attended by 60 industry executives and thought leaders from major fitness brands including Equinox, Town Sports International, GoodLife Fitness, Retro Fitness and XSport Fitness. Also in attendance were top payment processing companies, equipment vendors, retention and marketing agencies and private equity investors representing over 1,500 facilities and approximately 5 million gym members. Read Article...

Motionsoft Hails the Arrival of Softer Software
April 2016 - ROCKVILLE, MD - In a continued effort to make its iconic software solution more user friendly, Motionsoft announced the release of the world's first soft technology software solution for the health and fitness industry, the SOFTER Soft Software line. SOFTER Soft Software or S-cube is the ultimate club management software companion for the modern front desk staffer. Read Article...

Motionsoft Raises $10 Million Via Route 66 Ventures
August 2014 - ROCKVILLE, MD - Club management software provider, Motionsoft, Inc., raised $10 million in venture capital funding from Route 66 Ventures, LLC. Route 66 is joined by co-investor Edison Partners, a longtime investor in Motionsoft, Inc and other high-growth companies. Motionsoft's healthy, triple-digit growth is built on successful customer retention and a recurring revenue model, making the company an impressive addition to our portfolio. Read Article...

Motionsoft Recognized in Inc. Magazine's List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
September 2013 - NEW YORK, N.Y. - Inc. Magazine ranked Motionsoft #1591 overall and #124 in the Software Category on its seventh annual Inc. 500/5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy, America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. Fuhu tops this year's list. Motionsoft joins Converged Communication Systems, LivingSocial, Edible Arrangements and Lifelock, among other prominent brands featured on this year's list. Read Article...

Motionsoft Selected By Blink Fitness to Provide Club Management Software for Corporate and Franchise Gyms
June 2016 - ROCKVILLE, MD - Blink Fitness, a premium-quality, value-based gym chain, has selected Motionsoft to provide club management software for both corporate and franchise locations. Motionsoft's MoSo solution, an enterprise software solution designed for large fitness operators as well as franchise chains is now implemented across all 44 Blink Fitness locations. Read Article...

Motionsoft Unveils Summit Webinar Series
October 2015 - ROCKVILLE, MD - Motionsoft, a health and fitness member management software and billings pioneer, has unveiled a new webinar series entitled, Digital Excellence: Insights and Innovation Spanning Data, Member Dialogs, Mobile, Privacy and Security, and Partnerships in the Health and Fitness Arena, following on the heels of the successful Motionsoft Technology Summit held in Washington, D.C. in late September. Read Article...

Mount Vernon Athletic Club's Blue Chip Tennis Academy To Manage Burke Racquet Tennis Programs
September 2013 - ALEXANDRIA, VA - Mount Vernon Athletic Club (MTVAC) in Alexandria, Virginia is an award winning tennis, fitness and spa destination. The athletic club's member-focused customer service model has positioned them prominently as a leader in the business community, winning the Mid-Size Business of the Year Award from the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce. Fulfilling plans to grow market share for its high quality, high value brands, Blue Chip Sports Management (BCSM) will now be running the Tennis Programs at Burke Racquet and Swim Club in Burke, Virginia through its Blue Chip Tennis Academy (BCTA). Read Article...

Mountainside Fitness Expands With $40M in Funding
March 2014 - PHOENIX, AZ - Mountainside Fitness, the Arizona-based health club chain, will be able to expand thanks to a new partnership with PNC Mezzanine Capital. Mountainside could see a growth capital of up to $40 million, enabling the company to add to its 10 locations. Mountainside projects it will be able to add 1,500 to 2,000 jobs as a result. Read Article...

Mountainside Fitness Founder, Tom Hatten, Releases "Dream On" For Charity
January 2019 - Assistant Publisher's Note: Tom Hatten was kind enough to send me a copy of his new book, Dream On. I read it during the holidays, and I am very happy I did. The writing of Tom's life story is raw, real and passionate. From the highs to the lows, he leaves nothing out. Like any good movie, at times, you will be on the edge of your seat. I highly recommend this read, and it's for charity! Thank you for sharing this with all of us Tom, and best of luck in your next chapters! Read Article...

Mountainside Fitness Partners With Sonora Quest Laboratories to Offer Customized Wellness Testing to Health Club Members
August 2017 - TEMPE, AZ - Mountainside Fitness and Sonora Quest Laboratories have collaborated to offer a select menu of wellness screens and health profiles to Mountainside Fitness members, empowering them to take control of their health by ordering certain lab tests on their own. These tests are available through Sonora Quest Laboratories' My Lab ReQuest service which, per Arizona law, allows consumers to order lab tests from a licensed clinical laboratory without physician orders. Read Article...

MTVAC Presents Check to INOVA From 10th Annual Swing Pink Charity Event
March 2016 - ALEXANDRIA, VA - Mount Vernon Athletic Club (MTVAC), a Alexandria, Virginia area fitness and tennis club, donated money raised during their 10th Annual "Swing for Pink" tennis charity event held every October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. Since 2006, the club has been hosting this event and has raised over $124,000 for the cause. The funds raised by Swing for Pink are used in the local community, specifically at the Breast Care Institute at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital and Inova Alexandria Hospital Cancer Center. Funds go directly to families who are fighting the disease and are seeking care. Read Article...

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