Health and Fitness Club Industry News
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ABC Financial and Lead Dolphin Announce Vendor Relationship
Posted: November 6, 2017 in Suppliers
LITTLE ROCK, AR - ABC Financial (ABC), a leading software and payment processing provider to the health and fitness industry, announced their preferred partnership with Lead Dolphin. Lead Dolphin is a lead management and member acquisition platform. They have evolved member acquisition and lead management for the fitness industry into a strategic process allowing clients to optimize their sales efforts and ensure the best result possible. Lead Dolphin enhances customer engagement with relevant and timely content. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Its Newest Location in Gilbert, AZ
Posted: November 3, 2017 in Chains
GILBERT, AZ - Crunch Franchise announced it will open its first location in Arizona early next year. The new Gilbert, Arizona location has already begun selling memberships in anticipation of a January 2018 club opening. This new Crunch gym will offer members state-of-the-art equipment and amenities, as well as outdoor parking. Crunch Gilbert will provide a new fitness experience complete with group fitness classes, a designated cardio and strength training area, Zumba, Olympic Platforms and functional training equipment. It will also have HydroMassage beds, tanning beds, a Styku body scanner and a private stretching area. Read More...
Miramont Lifestyle Fitness Joins Genesis Health Clubs’ Rapidly Growing Family of Locations
Posted: November 2, 2017 in Chains
FORT COLLINS, CO - Miramont Lifestyle Fitness announces the sale of all four health clubs, located in Fort Collins, Colorado, to Genesis Health Clubs based in Wichita, Kansas. This includes the three main full-service health clubs under the Miramont Lifestyle Fitness name: Miramont North, Miramont South and Miramont Central, with amenities such as indoor and outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts and a climbing gym, as well as REVE fitness, a boutique studio currently operated by Miramont Lifestyle Fitness. Founder and owner Cliff Buchholz is pleased to have Genesis taking the reins of Miramont Lifestyle Fitness. Read More...
Newly Released Research Answers: How Safe and Effective Is Wearing a Sauna Suit While Exercising?
Posted: November 1, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - With more than 2 in 3 adults in the U.S. considered overweight, there is an always-growing demand for products, diets and exercise programs to help people shed pounds, often with disappointing results. Are claims that exercising in a neoprene "sauna suit" helps burn more calories and yield additional health benefits accurate or simply too good to be true? As part of its mission to get people moving, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) commissioned a study investigating whether sauna suits could help people struggling with obesity achieve healthy weight loss at an expedited rate. Read More...
650 from 40 Countries Attend IHRSA European Congress
Posted: October 31, 2017 in HFA
LONDON, ENGLAND and BOSTON, MA - A record-breaking 650 delegates came together in London for the 17th annual IHRSA European Congress, which concluded on October 26. Participants traveled from 40 countries and five continents to network and learn about how new developments in technology are impacting the health and fitness club industry. “IHRSA is especially grateful to our local host, David Minton, Director of The Leisure Data Base Company, and his staff for helping to make this our most successful Congress ever,” said Joe Moore, President and CEO of IHRSA. Read More...
Matrix Fitness Welcomes Vinnie Saunders as Territory Manager for the NY Metro Area
Posted: October 30, 2017 in Suppliers
COTTAGE GROVE, WI - Matrix Fitness announces the addition of Vinnie Saunders as the new Territory Manager for the Vertical Markets in the NY Metro Area, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. Saunders’s primary responsibilities will be to build relationships in the areas of multifamily development as well as the hospitality and education channels. Saunders comes to Matrix with eight years of sales experience on the dealer side and is excited about the transition. Read More...
Strength and Conditioning Certification Dedicated to Tactical Communities Approved for Post 911 GI Bill
Posted: October 30, 2017 in Suppliers
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Service members seeking a strength and conditioning certification to train their peers can now utilize the Post 911 GI Bill to obtain the only nationally-accredited certification dedicated to the challenges and demands specific to tactical communities. The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator (TSAC-F) certification will provide the necessary tools for eligible participants to train Service Members to increase performance capabilities, recognize and correct patterns related to injury propensity (the potential for injuries to occur), and to build resiliency throughout their career. Read More...
ACE Welcomes New Board Members in Its Reach Beyond Traditional Fitness Industry
Posted: October 26, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - A leading health and fitness nonprofit, The American Council on Exercise (ACE), announces six new board members with expertise in fields that will support the organization’s mission to get people moving. "The tide won't turn on inactivity-related chronic disease if we approach systemic problems in isolation," says American Council on Exercise CEO, Scott Goudeseune. "The diversity of skill sets and backgrounds in our board of directors will help us equip more people with the skills, expertise and credentials to help people adopt and maintain physically active lifestyles and advancing programs that bring physical-activity options to places and populations where it’s most needed." Read More...
Despite Fears, Fitness Pros Name HIIT Top Trend for 2018
Posted: October 26, 2017 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - No pain, no gain? The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) surveyed more than 4,000 fitness professionals, and the results are in: High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is forecast as next year’s most popular trend in fitness. HIIT training is made up of bursts of all-out exercise followed by short periods of rest for recovery. The fitness trends forecast was released in the article "Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2018: The CREP Edition," published in the November/December issue of ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal. Read More...
Fitness On Demand Partners with SH1FT Functional Training
Posted: October 26, 2017 in Suppliers
CHANHASSEN, MN - Fitness On Demand has announced a partnership with SH1FT, a revolutionary new functional HIIT brand, to deliver SH1FT workouts to fitness facilities worldwide. SH1FT stands for Smart High Intensity Functional Training and is designed to allow people of every fitness level to train smarter and stay fit for life. Read More...
