Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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New Virtual Programming Director Will Lead Virtual Programming Platform at Power Wellness
Posted: February 7, 2022 in Suppliers
LOMBARD, IL - Power Wellness is actively developing a virtual programming platform, and Blake Hamill has been named the new Director of Virtual Programming of Power Wellness. Blake will serve in this new role while maintaining his role as the Senior Center Director of Piedmont Wellness Center. Read More...
Wellbeats Renews Partnership with HopeKids
Posted: February 7, 2022 in Suppliers
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Wellbeats announces that its partnership with HopeKids returns this month. As Wellbeats partners with HopeKids, all Wellbeats class plays in February will help provide Wellbeats streaming subscriptions to HopeKids families across the U.S. Read More...
VIDA Fitness Partners with FORTË To Enhance ODYSSEY By VIDA
Posted: February 6, 2022 in Chains
WASHINGTON, D.C. - VIDA Fitness is partnering with FORTË, a white label streaming platform, to enhance and elevate ODYSSEY by VIDA, an alternative membership option that gives unlimited access to virtual classes. FORTË is a fully automated end-to-end white label solution that helps fitness operators seamlessly produce live and on-demand fitness classes. They provide software and hardware, including cameras and lighting, and facilitate the entire installation process. Read More...
Club Industry’s FUTURE of FITNESS: Trends in 2022
Posted: February 3, 2022 in Suppliers
CLUB INDUSTRY - Over the last few years, the fitness industry evolved, and we’ve had to adapt. Are you curious how these changes have affected the industry, and what are the top trends for 2022? Club Industry is kicking off its 2022 virtual series on March 16 - 17, 2022, with the Future of Fitness: Trends in 2022. You can join the entire conference or choose sessions that are most applicable to you! Read More...
ACSM Names Editor-in-Chief of New Open Access Journal
Posted: February 3, 2022 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) announces that Gary Liguori, PhD, FACSM, has been appointed the inaugural Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the College’s new open access journal, Exercise, Sport, and Movement (ESM). Dr. Liguori was selected through a rigorous application and interview process from among a group of talented and highly qualified candidates. Read More...
FlexIt Partners With the International Sports Sciences Association
Posted: February 2, 2022 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - FlexIt, the leading Virtual Personal Training (VPT) provider, has announced its partnership with ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association) to help improve the quality of education around Virtual Personal Training in light of its recent, rapid growth in the fitness space. FlexIt and ISSA's new virtual course will complement ISSA's existing programs for personal trainers and introduce them to concepts and techniques that are unique to virtual training and allow them to earn CEUs that will enhance their training abilities. Read More...
Pulse with Pure Barre in Celebration of Heart Health Month
Posted: February 2, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - In support of National Heart Health month this February, Pure Barre, the fastest, most effective full-body barre workout brand, has announced its partnership with WomenHeart, the leading voice for the millions of American Women living with or at risk of heart disease. Read More...
ALS TDI and Google Develop New ALS Symptom Severity Measurement Tool
Posted: February 2, 2022 in Other News
CAMBRIDGE, MA - One of the most important goals of the ALS Therapy Development Institute’s (ALS TDI) Precision Medicine Program (PMP) since its inception has been to discover objective measures of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) progression. In late January, ALS TDI and its collaborators at Google made an important step toward making this goal a reality for people living with ALS with the preprint publication of a paper describing their research to create artificial intelligence tools for scoring ALS-related symptom severity. Read More...
Life Time Expands Chicago Presence with Opening of First Downtown Chicago Athletic Resort at River North
Posted: February 1, 2022 in Chains
CHICAGO, IL - Life Time, the nation's premier Healthy Way of Life brand (NYSE: LTH), has announced its new Chicago flagship and first-of-its-kind healthy lifestyle destination in downtown Chicago is now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Life Time River North at One Chicago is located within the new One Chicago development, the city's tallest residential building. The club was designed with healthy living top-of-mind for kids and adults alike, and it spans 126,000-square-feet across two floors with truly unparalleled, healthy way of life experiences and amenities. Read More...
Grand Rapids Gold, NBA’s Denver Nuggets G League Affiliate, Names FlexIt as an Official Fitness Partner
Posted: January 31, 2022 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - FlexIt, the leading Virtual Personal Training (VPT) provider, announces its partnership with the Grand Rapids Gold, the official NBA G League affiliate of the Denver Nuggets. The Grand Rapids Gold team will utilize FlexIt’s purpose-built digital platform for virtual workouts, and as an official fitness partner, the FlexIt logo will be seen on the players’ practice jerseys and on the court by both the home and away benches. Read More...
