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U.S. Health Club Membership Exceeds 50 Million!
April 2011 - BOSTON, MA - The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) announced that U.S. health club membership reached 50.2 million in 2010. This represents a 10.8 percent increase from the 45.3 million who belonged to a club in 2009. Read Article...
U.S. Olympic Committee and 24 Hour Fitness Celebrate Opening of Team USA's High Performance Training Center
August 2012 - LONDON, ENGLAND - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and 24 Hour Fitness, a proud official sponsor of the USOC and Official Fitness Center Sponsor of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, celebrated the opening of Team USA's High Performance Training Center at the University of East London Docklands with a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 26, 2012. Read Article...
U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of Octane Fitness On Attorneys Fees In Patent Infringement Lawsuit
May 2014 - BROOKLYN PARK, MN - The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Octane Fitness on its petition regarding collecting attorneys' fees, making it easier for patent lawsuit winners to secure legal fees from the losing parties and helping to curb unreasonable patent claims that are currently plaguing the courts and legitimate U.S. businesses. Read Article...
U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity & Health
September 1996 - Read Article...
U.S. Total Fitness Files For Bankruptcy
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U.S. Total Fitness Sued for $10 Million!
March 1996 - Read Article...
UCLA on Alzheimer's
Food for Thought
September 2013 - LOS ANGELES, CA - "The idea that Alzheimer's is entirely genetic and unpreventable is perhaps the greatest misconception about the disease," says Gary Small, M.D., Director of the UCLA Center on Aging. Researchers now know that Alzheimer's, like heart disease and cancer, develops over decades and can be influenced by lifestyle factors including cholesterol, blood pressure, obesity, depression, education, nutrition, sleep and mental, physical and social activity. Read Article...
UFC GYM Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
With Special Guests Dana White, Forrest Griffin, BJ Penn, Frankie Edgar, Jessica Eye
February 2020 - CONCORD, CA - UFC GYM, the rapidly expanding fitness franchise that creates training programs for all levels and ages inspired by the regimens of UFC athletes, welcomed fitness enthusiasts and athletes alike to attend an event in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of UFC GYM Concord, which took place Saturday, January 25. Read Article...
Ultimate Resource Manual For Implementing Standards Offers 1-Stop Resource
February 2015 - DALLAS, TX - A new book entitled, The Ultimate Resource Manual for Implementing Health/Fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines, has recently been published by Healthy Learning, a Monterey, California publishing company that currently operates the IHRSA bookstore. The book's two authors, Stephen Tharrett, M.S., and James Peterson, Ph.D., say they authored it with the intent of providing club operators with a comprehensive one-stop resource that can assist them in effectively and efficiently executing policies, practices and systems that will help ensure their compliance with health and fitness facility standards, such as those promulgated by the American College of Sports Medicine. Read Article...
Unapologetically Bold
Redefining Women's Leadership in Fitness & Business
October 2025 - SARA KOOPERMAN, JD - What does leadership look like when women lead on their own terms? Unapologetically Bold brings together a powerhouse lineup of international female leaders who are breaking barriers, disrupting industries and reshaping what it means to lead in fitness, wellness and business. Read Article...
Universal Gym Equipment Closing Rumor Bogus
April 1997 - Read Article...
Upcoming IHRSA Events Should Be On Your Don't Miss List!
July 2000 - Read Article...
Urban Health Club Launches Retention Management Service
Cuts Terminations in Half in Four Months
August 2008 - LONDON, UK and CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Urban Health Club (formerly Topnotch Health Club in Birmingham City Centre) has selected Retention Management to provide communication services to its members. According to Urban Health Club management, four months after launching the service, the Club has cut terminations in half. Retention Management, the industry leader in attrition defense, services health clubs in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Read Article...
US Fitness Receives Majority Investment From Delos Capital and HRS Management
June 2018 - MCLEAN, VA - US Fitness, a leading operator of high-amenity, high-value health and fitness clubs across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States, announced that it has received a majority investment from Delos Capital, a leading private equity firm, with HRS Management, the family office of Apollo Management Co-Founder Joshua Harris, investing alongside Delos. Read Article...
Using Courts and Court Sports Programming as a Competitive Advantage
April 2021 - If you have 20' x 40' courts in your club/facility, you possess a competitive advantage that others don't. Their very existence is Part I. Part II is how that advantage can be leveraged for membership growth and retention. This second article offered by USAR and USHA introduces some court sports programming best practices and food for thought. Read Article...
USPTA Awards George Bush With Honorary Membership
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USTA Chooses Alan G. Schwartz For Chairman of the Board, President and CEO
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USTA Seeks to Make U.S. the #1 Tennis-Playing Nation by 2035
April 2024 - ORLANDO, FL - The USTA announces an ambitious, multi-faceted growth strategy aimed at making the United States the number one tennis-playing nation in the world by 2035, increasing the country's tennis-playing population to 35 million total players (or 10% of the country's population). The growth strategy is the vehicle for realizing the organization's new mission: "Growing tennis to inspire healthier people and communities everywhere." The strategy includes a dedicated focus on player retention, coaches and courts. Read Article...
Vertical Fitness Group Converting 11 Gold's Gyms In Wisconsin and Minnesota To New "Xperience Fitness" Brand
May 2012 - APPLETON, WI - Vertical Fitness Group (VFG) has converted 11 Gold's Gyms in Wisconsin and Minnesota to its new "Xperience Fitness" concept beginning May 1st. The Appleton-based health club management group recently reached an agreement with Gold's Gym International (GGI) to part company in order to launch its new brand. Read Article...
Virgin Life Care Announces Enhancements to HealthMiles Health Rewards Program
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Vision For a Healthier, More Prosperous America
A Unified Game Plan For The Entire Industry
June 2011 - What is the Vision for a Healthier, More Prosperous America? It's a unified game plan for the entire fitness industry to make America a culture of wellness from the ground up, by encouraging local clubs to work together to advocate for health promotion legislation, both at the state and federal levels, and to also work toward making their clubs valuable community resources for disease prevention and healthy living. Read Article...
Vision Quest Clubs to Be Rebranded to LA Fitness
May 2014 - IRVINE, CA/SEATTLE, WA - Fitness International, LLC, owner and operator of LA Fitness, has announced that the Vision Quest clubs they acquired in the greater Seattle area are being rebranded to the LA Fitness name. All active memberships that Fitness International purchased from Vision Quest will continue to be honored under the terms of their current agreements. Read Article...
Visual Fitness Planner Accelerates its Growth Plans by Adding Kevin Bryant
February 2018 - FORT WORTH, TX - VFP, the health and fitness industry's leading provider of software technology solutions, is excited to announce Kevin Bryant will be joining the VFP team. VFP has been hard at work for the last two years developing, refining and testing its new platform and is now ready to introduce the new platform, VFP+, to the industry. Daron Allen, President & CEO of VFP, said, "We are extremely excited about the addition of Mr. Bryant to our sales/consulting team, and the timing could not be better." Read Article...
Visual Fitness Planner Promotes Warren Webb and Sam Lanasa to Key Vice President Positions
February 2009 - FORT WORTH, TX - The Visual Fitness Planner (VFP), celebrating its 10th year anniversary, is proud to announce the promotion of key team members to the positions of Vice President of Business Development and Vice President of Sales. The VFP has experienced significant growth over the last 2 years and is positioned to continue making a significant impact in the health and fitness industry. Read Article...
Visual Fitness Planner Team Energized By Annual Corporate Retreat
February 2011 - FORT WORTH, TX - The Visual Fitness Planner (VFP) Team enjoyed and were energized by their annual company meetings, conducted again this year at the Telos Fitness Center in Dallas, Texas. The annual event was facilitated again this year by Brent Darden, Telos Fitness Center Founder, co-owner and General Manager, and current IHRSA Board Member. Read Article...
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