Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Independents
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Active Entities Consulting Announces Upcoming Independent Club Owner Event Series
Posted: March 16, 2021 in Independents, Suppliers
MARBLEHEAD, MA - Active Entities Consulting was founded by visionary Bobby Verdun. He added industry powerhouses Geoff Hampton and Richard Synnott. Their goal is to help independent club owners, and to do so, they announce four upcoming events... Read More...
Xponential Fitness Launches Apple Watch Integration to Offer Enhanced Member Experience
Posted: March 16, 2021 in Suppliers
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, a curator of boutique fitness brands, has announced it is launching an upgraded studio experience through the use of Apple Watch technology across all eight of its brands, including Pure Barre, Club Pilates, CycleBar, YogaSix, StretchLab, Row House, AKT and STRIDE. Read More...
Echelon Fitness Expands into France and Germany
Posted: March 15, 2021 in Suppliers
CHATTANOOGA, TN - A connected fitness industry leader, Echelon Fitness, is growing its global presence, officially launching Echelon Fit France and Echelon Fit Germany this month. The experience in both France and Germany will follow the successful model in the United States, with live and on-demand programming being offered from studios in each respective country. Read More...
Melissa Knowles and Maeve Hurley Join the Glofox Executive Team, Pete Daffern Joins the Board
Posted: March 11, 2021 in Suppliers
LOS ANGELES, CA - Glofox, a gym management software company, has announced that Melissa Knowles has joined as VP Strategic Accounts, Maeve Hurley has joined as CFO, and Pete Daffern has become a non-executive Director. Read More...
Life Fitness Further Enhances Connected Fitness Experience with Myzone Integration
Posted: March 10, 2021 in Suppliers
ROSEMONT, IL - Life Fitness has announced Myzone heart rate devices can now be seamlessly integrated with connected premium Life Fitness and Cybex cardio consoles, providing exercisers with real time workout statistics. The consoles will display Myzone users’ live metrics shown in the familiar Myzone tile integrated within the console experience. Read More...
Mindbody Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of Most Innovative Companies for 2021
Posted: March 9, 2021 in Suppliers
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - Mindbody, a leading experience technology platform for the wellness industry, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for the second year in a row. Read More...
Studies Provide Preliminary Evidence of ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model and ACE Mover Method Effectiveness
Posted: March 8, 2021 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - Recent research studies reveal preliminary evidence that the American Council on Exercise’s Integrated Fitness Training Model (ACE IFT Model) and the ACE Mover Method are effective in providing personalized exercise programming to improve a client’s cardiometabolic health and facilitate healthy lifestyle changes. Read More...
Peloton Announces Expansion Into Australia
Posted: March 8, 2021 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Peloton, a leading interactive fitness platform that pioneered connected, technology-enabled fitness, has announced plans to launch in Australia, marking the brand's entry to the Asia Pacific Region. Read More...
TRUE Fitness Welcomes Ed Kurzontkowski as VP of Operations
Posted: March 3, 2021 in Suppliers
ST. LOUIS, MO - TRUE Fitness, manufacturer of commercial cardio and strength equipment since 1981, announces the addition of Ed Kurzontkowski to the leadership team as Vice President of Operations. Read More...
ACSM Announces Newly Elected 2021 – 22 Officers and Trustees
Posted: March 3, 2021 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - ACSM congratulates the newly elected ACSM officers and trustees and thanks everyone who made time to vote this year. The new officers and trustees will begin their duties following the 2021 virtual ACSM Annual Meeting. Read More...
