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The IHRSA Institute Informs, Enriches, and Satisfies Again
Posted: May 28, 2015 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - It's world-renowned and widely respected. The IHRSA Institute: Executive Education for Club Professionals, which has been offered to IHRSA members for 25 of the association’s 34 years, was “reinstituted” last year following a five-year hiatus. This intensive, graduate-level educational experience provides a unique and valuable opportunity for industry leaders to learn how to manage more effectively. It’s led by a faculty of industry experts and highly acclaimed academics that provides a balanced curriculum covering nearly every aspect of club management. Read More...
Ice Bucket Challenge Advances Antibody Toward Clinical Trial for ALS
Posted: May 28, 2015 in Other News
CAMBRIDGE, MA – The ALS Therapy Development Institute announced it is directing, via its wholly owned subsidiary, Anelixis Therapeutics, $1.5 million toward the development of a potential treatment for ALS that targets the innate immune system. The funding comes from the $4 million the ALS Therapy Development Institute received from the 2014 social media phenomenon known as the "ALS Ice Bucket Challenge." The entire sum of $4 million raised directly by the Institute through last year’s Ice Bucket Challenge will be spent on ALS research. Read More...
Dan Burns Joins Columbia Association As Director of Sports and Fitness
Posted: May 28, 2015 in Chains
COLUMBIA, MD - Columbia Association (CA) announces the hiring of Dan Burns as its new Director of Sport and Fitness. Burns brings about two decades of experience in fitness operations and sales to CA. His first day at CA will be June 15, 2015 and will mark a return to the East Coast, where he began his career. Read More...
June 2015 Cover Story Preview: Remembering Curt Beusman
Posted: May 27, 2015 in Other News
Last week, we were saddened to report the passing of Curt Beusman at the age of 84. In the June 2015 Edition of Club Insider, we will be remembering Curt with a special edition featuring his story of life and career and featuring comments from many friends and colleagues. Read More...
Augie Nieto to Receive Club Industry’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: May 27, 2015 in Other News
CLUBINDUSTRY.COM - Augie Nieto will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Club Industry on October 8 at the Club Industry Show in Chicago. Nieto created the Lifecycle and co-founded Life Fitness, a company he ran for 25 years. He is now chairman of Octane Fitness, serves as an operating advisor to private equity firm North Castle Partners, and is on the board of Curves and Jenny Craig. Club Industry will honor him for his work in the fitness industry but also for his work outside of it, which has brought together the fitness industry. Read More...
Planet Fitness Plans To Go Public
Posted: May 26, 2015 in Chains
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Planet Fitness, the company known for its low-cost purple-and-yellow gyms, plans to go public. The company said Tuesday that it filed a "draft registration statement" to the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. The filing is confidential and the paperwork is sealed from the public. Under the law, companies that have revenue under $1 billion are able to submit confidential IPO drafts to the SEC. Read More...
Life Time Fitness and LTF Merger Sub, Inc. Announce Notes Offering
Posted: May 26, 2015 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM), The Healthy Way of Life Company (“Life Time”), and LTF Merger Sub, Inc. (the “Issuer”), controlled by affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and TPG Capital, L.P., announced that the Issuer intends to privately offer, subject to market and other conditions, $600 million in aggregate principal amount of its senior notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). Read More...
New Study Evaluates Whether Pedaling Backward Boosts Cycling Performance
Posted: May 25, 2015 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - Pedaling backward on a stationary bike has been used as a means to potentially boost cycling performance and change the way leg muscles are stimulated. Unfortunately, little research has been conducted on the effectiveness of this training approach. This prompted the American Council on Exercise (ACE) to commission an independent study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, to evaluate if pedaling in reverse provides benefits beyond, or in addition to, those seen with cycling forward on a Cascade recumbent bike. Read More...
Jonas Software Announces The Acquisition of Apps That Fit LLC “MiGym”
Posted: May 22, 2015 in Suppliers
MARKHAM, ON - Jonas Software has announced the acquisition of Apps That Fit LLC "MiGym", provider of a market leading mobile app for the fitness industry in North America. Read More...
Curt Beusman Passes at the Age of 84
Posted: May 20, 2015 in Other News
We are saddened to report the passing of Curt Beusman at the age of 84. Also known as "Brother Beusman," Curt was a one-of-a-kind genius and people person, and our industry was very fortunate to have had the benefit of his mind and his many talents, which include his great sense of humor and sterling personality. Read More...
