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Gympass Announces New Funding From SoftBank Vision Fund and SoftBank Latin America Fund to Double Down on Getting Corporate Employees Active
Posted: June 12, 2019 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Gympass, a global corporate fitness platform, announced that it has partnered with SoftBank Vision Fund and SoftBank Latin America Fund. Both funds will join existing investors, General Atlantic, Atomico and Valor Capital Group, and will support Gympass to defeat inactivity worldwide. Read More...
ABC Financial and Perkville Introduce Simplified Sign-On Process
Posted: June 11, 2019 in Suppliers
SHERWOOD, AR - ABC Financial, a leading software and payment processing provider for health and fitness clubs, announced that it now offers a new single sign-on process with Perkville, a leading loyalty and rewards program in the health and fitness space. The move makes it easier for health club members to access Perkville-powered reward programs with just one log-in, their ABC Financial credentials. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Names 2019 Winners In Its Annual 12-Week Challenge
Posted: June 11, 2019 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, a trusted fitness authority, has chosen 30 national winners of the Gold's Gym Challenge, its signature 12-week body transformation challenge offered exclusively to Gold's Gym members. Gold's Gym Challenge winners received $100,000 in cash prizes for their incredible and inspiring results. The Gold's Gym Challenge is a collaboration between Gold's Gym and the Gold's Gym Franchisee Association. 2019 Gold's Gym Challenge sponsors included C4, Dymatize, Muscle Milk and Matrix Fitness. Read More...
Life Time Athletic Resort & Spa to Open at Downtown at the Gardens
Posted: June 11, 2019 in Chains
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - Life Time, a national premier healthy lifestyle brand, has signed a lease with ShopCore Properties to bring its high-end athletic lifestyle resort with more than 100,000 square feet of best-in-class amenities and programs, and a rooftop beach club, to Downtown at the Gardens in Palm Beach Gardens. The location is targeted to open in 2021. Read More...
$300,000 Raised in 26.2 Miles for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Posted: June 10, 2019 in Other News
MEMPHIS, TN and SEATTLE, WA - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital raised $300,000 for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases at the 11th running of the St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon and 1/2 Marathon. This year, 800 individuals registered as St. Jude Heroes, which means they fundraised for St. Jude while training for the marathon, half marathon and 5K. Since becoming title partner two years ago, St. Jude Heroes have raised nearly $500,000 to support the hospital's lifesaving mission: Finding cures. Saving children. Read More...
Senior Management Moves at FitnessOnDemand Spotlight Technology-Led Growth Vision
Posted: June 5, 2019 in Suppliers
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FitnessOnDemand, a leader in premium, on-demand fitness content for health clubs, hotels and commercial properties, announced two senior management changes that further spotlight the company’s vision for technology-led growth. Read More...
Warren Wertheimer Passes Away After Tragic Fall – December 6, 1933 – April 20, 2019
Posted: June 4, 2019 in Other News
Warren Wertheimer, 85, of San Rafael California, passed away on April 20, 2019. He lived a full and active life until his very last two days when he suffered a tragic fall and died peacefully after being wished farewell by many of his friends and family. Warren described himself as a father of two, grandfather of four, student of A Course In Miracles, Harvard Lawyer, millionaire former owner of a multisport family club business, psychic, firewalker, motivational speaker and consultant. Read More...
Robert “Bob” Fitzgerald Passes Away
Posted: June 4, 2019 in Other News
Robert W. Fitzgerald, Age 77, passed away on May 7, 2019. He was preceded in death by his amazing wife, Jane L. Fitzgerald. He was the father of John (Agnese) Fitzgerald, Kevin Fitzgerald, Robert (Kathy) Fitzgerald and Julie (John) Nimesheim. He was the grandfather of ten. Services and interment private. Read More...
Life Time and HOKA ONE ONE Partner to Share Incredible Stories of Human Potential and the Power of the Human Spirit
Posted: June 4, 2019 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Two brands dedicated to inspiring positive change and healthy, happy lives: Life Time, the premier healthy lifestyle brand, and HOKA ONE ONE, a division of Deckers Brands, announced a multi-faceted partnership to empower people in all aspects of their health journey. The companies will work together on a number of activations that showcase that real, positive change, no matter how big or small is possible. Read More...
NSCA and CSCCa Announce Safe Return to Training Guidelines
Posted: June 3, 2019 in Suppliers
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The two most prominent strength and conditioning coaches’ organizations, the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) have issued a landmark consensus guidelines paper designed to protect athletes returning to training during what are known as “transition periods” following inactivity. In the past few years, the incidence of injuries and deaths related to exertional heat illness (EHI), exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) and cardiorespiratory failure has increased significantly, and it is the hope of the CSCCa and NSCA that these new consensus guidelines will provide professionals with the guidance to help reduce these incidences in college athletes. Read More...
