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Austin Independent School District Receives More Than $600,000 Grant To Bring Healthy Meals To Students
Posted: March 28, 2017 in Chains
AUSTIN, TX - Nearly 84,000 students at Austin Independent School District (AISD) will benefit from a healthy and tasty school lunch makeover with a new food truck, healthy breakfasts in the classroom, made-to-order salad bars and farm-to-table scratch cooking. All of this supported by a $608,100 grant from the Minnesota-based Life Time Foundation, which has set its sights on improving school lunch programs across America. Read More...
MINDBODY Acquires Lymber
Posted: March 28, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - MINDBODY (NASDAQ: MB), a leading provider of cloud-based business management software for the wellness services industry, announced the acquisition of Lymber Wellness, an early-stage tech company specializing in breakthrough yield management solutions for class and appointment based businesses. Built on MINDBODY’s API platform, Lymber’s technology enables business owners to set dynamic pricing parameters for class and appointment sessions. The technology identifies open class and appointment inventory and automatically adjusts session prices in real time to match supply and demand. Read More...
Long Reach Tennis Club Construction Under Way, Bringing New Indoor Courts to Columbia
Posted: March 27, 2017 in Chains
COLUMBIA, MD - Construction on the Long Reach Tennis Club is under way, with the new, state-of-the-art facility expected to open in Columbia by spring 2018. Long Reach Tennis Club will have six climate-controlled courts with viewing areas and hard-court surfaces; cutting-edge lighting technology for enhanced visibility, giving players a better experience; locker rooms with showers; and will be the first Columbia Association (CA) tennis facility with on-site racket stringing service. Read More...
Former MLB Star Alex Rodriguez Secures Development Rights For UFC Gym Franchises Throughout Miami-Dade County
Posted: March 23, 2017 in Chains
MIAMI, FL - UFC GYM announced that former Major League Baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez has purchased the UFC GYM franchise located in Kendall and secured developmental rights for additional gyms throughout Miami-Dade County. Rodriguez, a three-time MLB American League MVP, fourteen-time All-Star, 2009 World Series Champion and Chief Executive Officer of A-Rod Corp., will take ownership of the state’s first signature UFC GYM immediately and schedule a re-grand opening celebration at a date to be determined in the future. Read More...
Atlantic Street Capital Announces Significant Investment in Planet Fit Indy 10 LLC
Posted: March 22, 2017 in Chains
STAMFORD, CT - Atlantic Street Capital (Atlantic Street), a private equity firm targeting entrepreneurial businesses poised for the next level of growth, announced that it has made a significant investment in Planet Fit Indy 10 LLC (PF Indy), owner of Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) health clubs in the greater Indianapolis area, to support its ongoing expansion in new and existing markets. Atlantic Street is partnering with Mike Campagnolo, Chief Executive Officer of PF Indy, who will retain a significant stake in the new company and lead the company's growth as CEO. Founded in 2010, PF Indy is headquartered in Indianapolis and operates franchised Planet Fitness health clubs, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers. Read More...
Innovation & Technology Advisory Council Convened at IHRSA 2017
Posted: March 22, 2017 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - IHRSA convened the inaugural meeting of the Innovation & Technology Advisory Council on March 10 during IHRSA 2017, IHRSA’s Annual International Convention & Trade Show in Los Angeles, California. IHRSA Chair Rasmus Ingerslev announced the formation of the council in September 2016 as a means to reach out to the technology community, within and outside of the fitness industry, to help identify important technology-related issues and trends. Read More...
EXOS Programs Available at UHealth in South Florida
Posted: March 22, 2017 in Suppliers
MIAMI, FL - University of Miami Health System has engaged EXOS, a leader in human performance, to bring performance training programs and nutrition services to Miami at The Lennar Foundation Medical Center. The new program, UHealth Human Performance powered by EXOS, will provide local youth, high school, college and professional athletes, teams, active adults, local companies and tactical athletes with training programs using EXOS’ methodology, which has supported elite champions, the U.S. military and leading global corporations. Read More...
Indoor Climbing Set for Explosive Growth: Earth Treks Climbing and Fitness to Add New Climbing Gyms through a Partnership with Tengram Capital Partners
Posted: March 22, 2017 in Suppliers
COLUMBIA, MD - Earth Treks Climbing and Fitness, a long-time leader in the rapidly growing indoor climbing gym industry, announced that it has partnered with Tengram Capital Partners. Through the newly formed relationship, Earth Treks and Tengram plan to open new climbing gyms in Earth Treks’ existing markets (the Mid-Atlantic and Colorado), while also expanding into new markets. Earth Treks was established in 1990 by mountaineer Chris Warner as an international guide service and climbing school. Read More...
Resources to Explain PHIT
Posted: March 21, 2017 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - Physical inactivity is the cause of 1 in 10 deaths worldwide. Our country is in the midst of an inactivity and obesity crisis which is costing billions of dollars, unnecessary healthcare expenditures and lives. Therefore, it is important to support efforts to stay healthy by being physically active and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Health clubs help get more people active by providing a safe, supportive environment to engage the sedentary and encourage others to join together to pursue common goals and achieve a better quality of life. If passed, PHIT (The Personal Health Investment Today Act) would allow Americans to use pre-tax dollars to pay for health club memberships, fitness equipment, exercise videos and youth sports leagues. To help you explain how the PHIT Act will benefit your community, and America's Health, IHRSA has created the following #PassPHIT resources for download. Read More...
Exercise is Medicine – The Claremont Club’s Journey
Posted: March 21, 2017 in Other News
CLAREMONT, CA - For the past 11 years, The Claremont Club has taken a leadership position in the global fitness and wellness industry. The Claremont Club supports the American College of Sports Medicine’s signature initiative called Exercise is Medicine through documentary and testimonials. As an industry leader, The Claremont Club has taken the initiative to help merge the experts in healthcare with the experts in fitness to begin working together, instead of so independently. Read More...
