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Petra Hygienic Systems and A-1 Textiles Merge to Create PetrA-1
Posted: April 6, 2016 in Suppliers
LOS ANGELES, CA - Petra Hygienic Systems and A-1 Textiles have announced that they have agreed to a strategic merger of the two companies, creating PetrA-1. The merger is expected to be formalized in the following months. PetrA-1 will be the largest provider of health club locker room amenities in the United States. Read More...
Equinox Unveils First San Diego Area Club in Carlsbad, CA
Posted: April 6, 2016 in Chains
SAN DIEGO, CA - Equinox, a high performance lifestyle leader, announced its entrance into the San Diego market with the opening of Equinox La Costa in Carlsbad, California. Located along the iconic Pacific Coast of North San Diego at 7710 El Camino Real, the 30,000 square-foot club combines the unparalleled service and facilities that Equinox offers at each of its 80 global locations with a Spanish design aesthetic unique to the region. Read More...
American College of Sports Medicine Debuts New ‘Translational’ Journal
Posted: April 5, 2016 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The American College of Sports Medicine announced the first issue of the Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (TJACSM), a new online publication dedicated to translating research evidence into clinical practice in sports medicine and exercise science. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer. Read More...
Cycle For Survival Surpasses $100 Million Raised For Rare Cancer Research In First Decade of Events
Posted: April 4, 2016 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Cycle for Survival, a national movement to beat rare cancers, finished its 2016 events with a record-breaking fundraising total of $30 million, which brings the overall total to more than $105 million since it was founded a decade ago. Starting as a single event in New York City, Cycle for Survival now has events in 15 cities across the country, each with rides led by instructors from Equinox, its Founding Partner. With significant fundraising achievements year-after-year, Cycle for Survival has earned recognition as the fastest-growing athletic fundraising event in the country. Read More...
Motionsoft Hails the Arrival of Softer Software
Posted: April 1, 2016 in Suppliers
ROCKVILLE, MD - In a continued effort to make its iconic software solution more user friendly, Motionsoft announced the release of the world’s first soft technology software solution for the health and fitness industry, the SOFTER Soft Software line. SOFTER Soft Software or S-cube is the ultimate club management software companion for the modern front desk staffer. Read More...
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Announces Actions Against Twenty Health Clubs for Alleged Non-Compliance with Consumer Protection Laws
Posted: March 31, 2016 in Other News
NEWARK, N.J. – The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs announced administrative actions against 20 health clubs and has assessed a total of $158,500 in civil penalties against the clubs for their alleged failure to comply with consumer protection laws. Read More...
Sports & Fitness Insurance Corporation Celebrating 30 Years Insuring the Fitness Industry
Posted: March 31, 2016 in Suppliers
MADISON, MS - With the formation of John F. Kennedy’s President’s Council on Physical Fitness in the 1960s, a new era in exercise science and technology began. America’s early obsession with physical fitness had people jogging, bicycling, swimming and weight lifting. By the 1980s, the obsession was in full swing and Fitness had become an industry. But, even as health clubs continued to pop up across the country, traditional insurance providers viewed them as a highly speculative, niche market. Read More...
IHRSA Announces Rasmus Ingerslev as Chairperson for 2016/2017 IHRSA Board of Directors
Posted: March 31, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - Rasmus Ingerslev, Executive Vice Chairman of Wexer Virtual in Denmark, will be the 2016/2017 Chairperson of the IHRSA Board of Directors, serving as the first non-North American chair. His term, which was announced at IHRSA 2016, will begin July 1, 2016. Read More...
Multiple REX Roundtables for Executives Members Honored at IHRSA 2016
Posted: March 31, 2016 in Suppliers
NEW YORK - REX Roundtables for Executives is proud of its members' accomplishments at IHRSA 2016 in Orlando: Mike Alpert and the Claremont Club were given the Outstanding Community Service Award by IHRSA. Rasmus Ingerslev was elected as incoming Chairman of IHRSA’s Board of Directors. Daron Allen and Visual Fitness Planner, a REX Trusted Supplier, was given the IHRSA Associate Member of the Year. 28 REX members gave 23 sessions at IHRSA 2016 in Orlando. Read More...
Town Sport International Announces Launch of Studio Collective in Partnership With Tone House
Posted: March 29, 2016 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (TSI) (NASDAQ: CLUB), announces a partnership with NYC's first-ever extreme athletic-based training studio, Tone House. Tone House is the second studio brand joining TSI to form a curated studio collective. Read More...
