Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Other News
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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Gives Patients Hope
Posted: July 29, 2015 in Other News
CORONA DEL MAR, CA - During the summer of 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge took over social media and brought ALS to the forefront of people’s minds, Facebook walls and Twitter feeds across the globe. It also raised a significant amount of funds, including more than $4 million, which was donated by individuals, foundations and corporations to the ALS Therapy Development Institute. This year, the campaign is back in full force with an official launch set for August 1, 2015. Read More...
July 2015 Cover Story Preview: Tom Rhind and Power Wellness – Forging Ahead in the Health Care Frontier
Posted: July 8, 2015 in Other News
On a daily basis, we read and hear conflicting reports about the growing successes of our industry versus the long road we have to go in order to change the dismal healthcare future so many studies and pundits say we have awaiting our society. As an industry, we have come a long way. Over the years, Club Insider has chronicled many stories that define our industry’s history, good and bad. In 1999, IHRSA defined the 50 Million (Members) by 2010 campaign. This industry has proudly reached and surpassed that goal, defining our industry, and hopefully, ensuring its future. For every wonderful statistic we add to our industry’s resume, though, others come to light reinforcing how far we have to go. Nonetheless, we cannot forget where we have come from and where we are going. Read More...
Grateful for Everything
Posted: June 24, 2015 in Other News
Congratulations to Skip Johnson, Vice President of Gold's Gyms of West Georgia, an IHRSA member since 1993, for the rave reviews he's receiving on his inspirational book, Grateful for Everything as it continues to climb the charts, recently reaching the top 3% on Amazon’s rankings. Read More...
June 2015 Cover Story Preview: The Late, Great… Brother Curt Beusman
Posted: June 3, 2015 in Other News
You could live a long, long time and never have the good fortune of getting to know a human being as wonderful and as talented as the late, great Brother Curt Beusman! Curt Beusman passed away at age 84 on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Jane, Curt's wife of 58 years, and Blair, their daughter, who passed from breast cancer, predeceased Curt. Curt and Jane also had two sons, Robert, a filmmaker, and Rick, who runs the family club businesses in Mt. Kisco, New York and Stamford, Connecticut. Read More...
Ice Bucket Challenge Advances Antibody Toward Clinical Trial for ALS
Posted: May 28, 2015 in Other News
CAMBRIDGE, MA – The ALS Therapy Development Institute announced it is directing, via its wholly owned subsidiary, Anelixis Therapeutics, $1.5 million toward the development of a potential treatment for ALS that targets the innate immune system. The funding comes from the $4 million the ALS Therapy Development Institute received from the 2014 social media phenomenon known as the "ALS Ice Bucket Challenge." The entire sum of $4 million raised directly by the Institute through last year’s Ice Bucket Challenge will be spent on ALS research. Read More...
June 2015 Cover Story Preview: Remembering Curt Beusman
Posted: May 27, 2015 in Other News
Last week, we were saddened to report the passing of Curt Beusman at the age of 84. In the June 2015 Edition of Club Insider, we will be remembering Curt with a special edition featuring his story of life and career and featuring comments from many friends and colleagues. Read More...
Augie Nieto to Receive Club Industry’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: May 27, 2015 in Other News
CLUBINDUSTRY.COM - Augie Nieto will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Club Industry on October 8 at the Club Industry Show in Chicago. Nieto created the Lifecycle and co-founded Life Fitness, a company he ran for 25 years. He is now chairman of Octane Fitness, serves as an operating advisor to private equity firm North Castle Partners, and is on the board of Curves and Jenny Craig. Club Industry will honor him for his work in the fitness industry but also for his work outside of it, which has brought together the fitness industry. Read More...
Curt Beusman Passes at the Age of 84
Posted: May 20, 2015 in Other News
We are saddened to report the passing of Curt Beusman at the age of 84. Also known as "Brother Beusman," Curt was a one-of-a-kind genius and people person, and our industry was very fortunate to have had the benefit of his mind and his many talents, which include his great sense of humor and sterling personality. Read More...
Tryouts for Sportime/John McEnroe Tennis Academy Scholarship Set for June 27th
Posted: May 13, 2015 in Other News
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Young hopefuls from across Long Island will be on hand at SPORTIME Syosset, the Long Island home of JMTA, located at 75 Haskett Drive in Syosset, N.Y. on Saturday, June 27, to try out for a full scholarship to attend JMTA at SPORTIME Syosset for the 2015-2016 season. Read More...
May 2015 Cover Story Preview: Mike Feitelberg and Team – The Future Begins At The Edge
Posted: May 7, 2015 in Other News
Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and then, figure out where those left should sit and where to drive the bus. In its most simplistic form, this is a key takeaway from Jim Collins’ Good To Great. This month, Club Insider is pleased to feature Mike Feitelberg, Co-Owner and President of The Edge, a 6-club chain located in Vermont. Read More...
