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How PHIT and Emerging Tech Could Change Policies and Your Gym
Posted: October 25, 2018 in HFA
BOSTON, MA (by IHRSA's Jeff Perkins) - PHIT has passed the House, but it remains in the Senate. With the midterm elections just days away and senators returning to their districts to campaign, work in the Senate is at a standstill. That means PHIT’s best chance of passing during this Congress is after the midterm elections (also known as the lame duck session). Procedural rules in the Senate make it harder to pass legislation in the Senate than in the House. In the Senate, a bill only needs a simple majority --51 votes-- to pass, but to guarantee you get to a vote, at least 60 votes are required for what is called cloture. Assuming 51 Republicans will vote yes, we need at least nine Democrats. Now is the time to get your Senator onboard with PHIT before the lame duck session in November. Read More...
Escape Fitness’ MOVE IT and Myzone Partner to Help Clubs Boost Revenue Through Innovative Programming
Posted: October 25, 2018 in Suppliers
CINCINNATI, OH - Escape’s MOVE IT and Myzone have joined forces in the first partnership of its kind to give clubs, boutiques and studios of all sizes an innovative and engaging class, combining wearable digital technology with industry leading programming, to help them boost market share and revenue. Read More...
Stone Creek Club & Spa and Rich Mauti Cancer Fund Celebrate 10 Years of Partnership
Posted: October 24, 2018 in Independents
COVINGTON, LA - In April of this year, the Rich Mauti Cancer Fund and Stone Creek Club & Spa celebrated 10 years of partnership. Stone Creek has played host to the well-known Rich Mauti Tennis Classic, the charity organization’s largest annual fundraiser, since 2009. On Friday, October 19th, Stone Creek dedicated a tennis court to the Mauti family and the committee of the Rich Mauti Cancer Fund, in honor of this long-standing partnership and the impact the charity has had on the local community. Read More...
Nearly 3,000 Join New Crunch Gym on Record First Day of Pre-Opening Sales
Posted: October 24, 2018 in Chains
RIVERVIEW, FL - Crunch Franchise announced that 2,915 memberships were sold for the Crunch gym opening in Riverview, Florida on the first day of its pre-opening sales period. That figure sets a Crunch Franchise record for the most memberships sold by a Crunch gym in a 24-hour period, and it comes on the heels of 1,500+ and 1,200+ day-one membership sales during July 2018 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Killeen, Texas, respectively. Read More...
FIBO, World’s Largest Fitness, Health & Wellness Event, To Make United States Debut
Posted: October 23, 2018 in Suppliers
NORWALK, CT - On December 5 - 8, 2018, FIBO --the world’s largest interactive showcase of fitness, health and wellness innovation-- will make its United States debut at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Backed by the long-running success of FIBO Global events in Germany, China, and South Africa, FIBO USA will assemble fitness professionals and enthusiasts for an immersive exhibit of the most groundbreaking people, products and ideas propelling the industry forward globally. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Announces Strongest Quarter of Worldwide Growth in Company History
Posted: October 23, 2018 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, a globally trusted fitness authority, has announced a record-setting third quarter, the largest for franchise development in company history. The global franchise celebrated nine international openings, renewed master franchise agreements for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates and signed a new master franchise agreement to enter Turkey. In addition, Gold's Gym celebrated one domestic grand opening and signed franchise agreements for multiple locations across three states in the U.S. Read More...
The EDGE Sports & Fitness Awarded the 2018 Spirit of the ADA Award
Posted: October 23, 2018 in Chains
VERMONT - The EDGE Sports & Fitness of Vermont is proud to accept the 2018 Spirit of the ADA award from the Governor’s Committee on The Employment of People with Disabilities. The award recognizes employers who reflect the spirit of the mission to promote the employment of Vermonters of all abilities. According to the GCEPD, employers are awarded based on criteria including recruitment and equal accessibility in the application, hiring procedures, use of on-thejob accommodations and modifications, accessible physical structures and buildings and support for the employment of people with disabilities as an overall employment strategy. Read More...
Blink Fitness Opens its Newest Locations in Bronx, N.Y. and Nutley, N.J.
Posted: October 19, 2018 in Chains
BRONX, N.Y. - Blink Fitness, the premium-quality, value gym, is excited to announce the grand opening of its 72nd location, in East Tremont. As a part of the Grand Opening celebration, Blink Fitness will donate 50 one-year memberships, worth over $10,000, to Children's Aid, an organization dedicated to helping children in poverty succeed and thrive by providing comprehensive supports to children, youth and their families. Blink Fitness also announced the grand opening of its 73rd location, in New Jersey. As a part of the Grand Opening celebration, Blink Fitness will donate 50 one-year membership, worth over $10,000, to The Phoenix Center, an organization dedicated to working in partnership with families and communities to develop the potential of each student with significant developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum ages five through 21 and to provide customizes, unique and individualized programs aligned with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS). Read More...
USPTA Offers Equivalency Pathway for Current and Former PTR Members
Posted: October 19, 2018 in Suppliers
LAKE NONA, FL - The United States Professional Tennis Association Board of Directors has approved an equivalency pathway to membership for current and former certified Professional Tennis Registry Members. The program, which will run through 2019, allows PTR certified tennis professionals an expediated process that will consider their current and former certified membership status. Read More...
American College of Sports Medicine, U.S. Center for SafeSport Partner to End Abuse in Sports
Posted: October 16, 2018 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the U.S. Center for SafeSport (the Center) announced a formal partnership that will allow the two organizations to leverage their strengths and address the growing issue of abuse among athletes. The U.S. Center for SafeSport is the first and only national organization of its kind focused on ending all forms of abuse in sport through prevention, education and accountability. Read More...
