Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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ACSM Member Support Spurs Reintroduction of Bill to Keep Americans Informed, Healthy
Posted: April 22, 2021 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Congressional representatives and senators reintroduced a major health-promotion bill championed by ACSM and supported by ACSM members and certified professionals. H.R. 2094/S. 1301, the Physical Activities Recommendations for Americans Act, is designed to promote health and combat obesity by keeping the national physical activity guidelines up to date, as well as understandable and practical for all. Read More...
Key Strategies for Growing Gym Membership Sales
Posted: April 20, 2021 in Suppliers
Managing your gym requires a lot of hard work. In order to grow, you have to combine your dedication with successful marketing strategies. You might be running the best gym out there with top-of-the-line equipment, motivating staff and brilliant trainers, but if nobody knows about it, you’ll be missing the mark. Crafting a rock-solid gym marketing plan with proven techniques will help to promote your gym and boost membership sales. This will build awareness for your club and bring in new customers. You might even see an improvement in member retention. Use the following techniques and strategies to grow gym memberships and increase your profits... Read More...
Midtown Athletic Clubs Partners with Club Automation
Posted: April 20, 2021 in Chains, Suppliers
CHICAGO, IL and BIRMINGHAM, AL - Midtown Athletic Clubs, a world-class fitness and tennis provider with eight clubs across the U.S. and Canada, has announced a five-year partnership with Club Automation as its official member management software provider. Supported by an external software consulting company, Midtown Athletic Club sought a technology partner that would aid their mission to inspire people to transform their lives. Several platforms were evaluated across multiple criteria, including the ability to create exceptional member experiences and produce innovative solutions. Read More...
Mindbody and Epidemic Sound Announce Partnership to Soundtrack Fitness Experiences
Posted: April 20, 2021 in Suppliers
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - Mindbody, a leading experience technology platform for the wellness industry, has announced a partnership to soundtrack fitness experiences with Epidemic Sound, a market leading platform for restriction-free music. As a result of this agreement, fitness and wellness businesses on the Mindbody platform are eligible to access Epidemic Sound's library of over 35,000 high quality tracks for use in live, on-demand and streaming classes. Read More...
Kempinski Hotels Chooses Technogym as the Global Partner for its Fit Rooms
Posted: April 15, 2021 in Suppliers
CESENA, ITALY - Kempinski Hotels, Europe's oldest luxury hotel group, has partnered with Technogym, a world-leading company in fitness and wellness, to offer its guests an all-round wellness experience that, alongside the hotel wellness center, includes innovative in-room training solutions and on-demand fitness services for an exclusive wellness experience. Read More...
Innovative Course Equips Exercise Professional to Take Their Business Virtual
Posted: April 14, 2021 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the Personal Trainer Development Center have partnered on a new course that provides exercise professionals a complete educational program to build and grow an online personal training business. The new course, Online Trainer Academy, is created and led by Personal Trainer Development Center and provides a timely solution to the growing demand for virtual personal training services. Read More...
UpSwell’s 2021 Fitness Survey Results: Consumers Want To Return To the Gym Lifestyle
Posted: April 13, 2021 in Suppliers
Despite the fallback health clubs and fitness centers experienced from COVID-19 and the dip in gym attendance, consumers are still wanting a way to meet their fitness goals. In February, UpSwell conducted a survey to learn more about consumer behaviors, and surprisingly, more people than you might think are wanting to go back to the gym, in person. Here’s what we learned... Read More...
Ecore Helps Gyms and Fitness Facilities Re-open, and Stay Open, with New Floor Cleaning and Maintenance Resource Page
Posted: April 9, 2021 in Suppliers
LANCASTER, PA - As gyms, recreation facilities and other fitness spaces continue to reopen, it’s essential to implement proper cleaning and disinfecting techniques, especially with the largest piece of equipment, the flooring. To that end, Ecore, a manufacturer of safety, ergonomic and acoustic performance surfaces, is now offering a dedicated landing page that addresses the specific cleaning and maintenance needs and requirements for these high-touch, heavy-use spaces as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read More...
ACSM Announces Kristin Traskie as Inaugural Certified Fitness Professional of the Year
Posted: April 9, 2021 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has announced Kristin A. Traskie, M.P.H., ACSM-CPT as the ACSM Certified Professional of the Year during ACSM’s 25th anniversary International Health & Fitness Summit. Traskie is the inaugural recipient of the award. ACSM’s Committee on Certification and Registry Boards (CCRB) selected this year’s winner for demonstrating exceptional leadership, motivation and instructional skills, as well as the ability to inspire clients to achieve health and wellness goals. Read More...
ABC Fitness Solutions Acquires Fitness BI, a Leading Data Warehouse-as-a-Service Platform Providing On-Demand Business Insights to Health Clubs
Posted: April 8, 2021 in Suppliers
LITTLE ROCK, AR and SAN FRANCISCO, CA - ABC Fitness Solutions, LLC (ABC), a leading provider of technology and related services for the fitness industry, announced it has acquired Fitness BI, a proven Data Warehouse-as-a-Service platform providing advanced business intelligence and reporting solutions that help more than 1100 clubs make smarter, more strategic business decisions. Read More...
