Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Other News
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Parkinson’s Foundation and American College of Sports Medicine Announce Exercise Recommendations for Parkinson’s Disease
Posted: May 25, 2021 in Other News, Suppliers
MIAMI, FL and NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Parkinson's Foundation and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) have announced new exercise recommendations to provide safe and effective guidance on physical activity to people with Parkinson's and to certified exercise professionals working with them. Read More...
ACSM Names Incoming Editor-in-Chief of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Posted: May 25, 2021 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - ACSM announces that Andrew M. Jones, Ph.D., FACSM, has been selected as the next Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (MSSE). Dr. Jones was selected through a rigorous application and interview search process from among a pool of talented and qualified candidates. Read More...
Life Fitness Joins Movement Live by Michelob ULTRA as Official Fitness Equipment Partner
Posted: May 24, 2021 in Suppliers
ROSEMONT, IL - Life Fitness is teaming up with Michelob ULTRA to encourage fitness lovers to get back to working out with friends this summer and to have some fun along the way. As the official fitness equipment partner of Movement Live by Michelob ULTRA, Life Fitness will help inspire fitness lovers to sweat together and encourage a more active lifestyle through invigorating workouts. Read More...
Peloton To Build First U.S. Factory
Posted: May 24, 2021 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Peloton Interactive, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTON) has announced plans to build its first U.S. factory. After a rigorous selection process, Peloton selected Troy Township in Wood County, Ohio for the site of Peloton Output Park (POP), a state-of-the art factory that will be dedicated to producing Peloton's award-winning Peloton Bike, Bike+ and Peloton Tread starting in 2023. Peloton expects to break ground on the site later this summer. Throughout the multi-year development, Peloton will commit approximately $400 million to the facility. Read More...
Ecore Offers Continuing Education Unit on Solving Secondhand Noise with Savvy Flooring Specification
Posted: May 24, 2021 in Suppliers
LANCASTER, PA - In certain environments, among them healthcare facilities, multifamily housing and fitness centers, the noise of clanging, banging, footfall, voices and machinery can be pervasive and seemingly uncontrollable. Ecore, a company that transforms reclaimed materials into performance surfaces that make people’s lives better, now offers a continuing education unit (CEU) focused on unwanted sound as a public health hazard. Read More...
Matrix Fitness Announces Integration with Ecofit
Posted: May 20, 2021 in Suppliers
COTTAGE GROVE, WI - Matrix Fitness, one of the world’s fastest-growing commercial fitness brands, has announced an integration partnership with Ecofit Networks, a leading Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider. The new partnership enables equipment reporting from any connected Matrix fitness equipment into Ecofit’s asset management system. Read More...
USTA Foundation Launches “Rally for the Future” Fundraising Campaign
Posted: May 20, 2021 in Suppliers
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The USTA Foundation, the charitable arm of the USTA, has launched the “Rally for the Future” campaign, designed to raise $20 million over the next three years to support more than 250 National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) chapters across the U.S. Read More...
ACE and WIFA Launch New Opportunity to Support Women in Fitness
Posted: May 19, 2021 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the Women In Fitness Association (WIFA) reached a new milestone in their partnership with the launch of the WIFA Growth Grant, a scholarship that provides current ACE Certified Professionals the opportunity to build and grow their careers with a one-year WIFA membership. Read More...
Wellbeats Welcomes Andrea Williamson as Regional Sales Director
Posted: May 12, 2021 in Suppliers
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Wellbeats announces that Andrea Williamson has joined our team as Regional Sales Director. A seasoned industry executive, Andrea was most recently Director of Sales at an early-stage startup that has since dissolved. Previously, Andrea earned top sales performance status at Virta Health, where she brought the type 2 diabetes solution to the enterprise market. Read More...
USPTA and Stā Active Announce a Multi-year Partnership
Posted: May 12, 2021 in Suppliers
LAKE NONA, FL - The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA), a global leader in tennis-teacher certification and professional development, has signed a multi-year partnership with Stā Active, LLC to introduce the Fiix Elbow product to the tennis marketplace. As part of the agreement, the USPTA and Stā Active will work together to introduce the Fiix Elbow product to tennis professionals, clubs and players to enhance player health, enjoyment, and development outcomes as the “Official Tennis Elbow Recovery Device of the USPTA.” Read More...
