Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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ACSM Announces Initial Plans for 2020 Annual Meeting Content, Alternate Delivery Following Cancellation
Posted: May 5, 2020 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - In response to the cancellation of this year’s ACSM Annual Meeting and World Congresses, the Program Committee released new information regarding the delivery of content planned for this year’s meeting. ACSM remains committed to providing value to members and attendees by meeting their educational needs despite the need to cancel. Read More...
FlexIt’s Virtual Personal Training Gathers Momentum
Posted: May 4, 2020 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - FlexIt, the pay as you go fitness app, previously announced a new offering that lets individuals access 1-on-1 live personal training from their favorite fitness brands, all from the comfort of their own homes. In the few weeks since its launch, FlexIt’s Virtual Personal Training has gained steam with broad user activation and new fitness club partner additions, including Blink Fitness. Read More...
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Offers Guidance on Safe Return to Training For Athletes Following COVID-19
Posted: May 4, 2020 in Suppliers
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The National Strength and Conditioning Association announces new guidelines on the safe return to training for athletes following the current COVID-19 pandemic. Read More...
Men’s Health, Women’s Health and Mindbody Announce “Relay for Relief”
Posted: April 30, 2020 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Men's Health and Women's Health, the most established wellness media brands published across six continents, and Mindbody, a leading technology platform for the wellness industry, has announced “Relay for Relief,” a global 24-hour relay initiative taking place on Friday, May 15 through Saturday, May 16, 2020 to benefit COVID-19 response and recovery. Read More...
USPTA Hires James Burke as Director of Marketing & Communications
Posted: April 30, 2020 in Suppliers
LAKE NONA, FL - The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) has hired James P. Burke as its new Director of Marketing and Communications. In his role, Burke will work with senior leaders and industry stakeholders to increase brand awareness of the USPTA and the new certification pathway. Additionally, Burke will assist in planning the annual USPTA World Conference, collaborate with national committees and coordinate the awards program with the national awards committee. He will also direct the Association’s national and division communications, including publishing ADDvantage Magazine. Read More...
Power Wellness’ Membership Engagement Tips
Posted: April 28, 2020 in Suppliers
LOMBARD, IL - Power Wellness is happy to share the following member engagement tips with our fitness industry partners... Read More...
Social Media Marketing Tips to Get You Through COVID-19
Posted: April 28, 2020 in Suppliers
With everything that’s going on, people have loads of time on their hands to consume digital content. Everyone is relying more heavily on their phones and social media (Facebook alone saw a 70% increase in its member usage last month) for coronavirus-related news, positivity and reigniting a sense of community that seems to have been lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have put together some dos and don’ts for your social media strategy that will keep you on track through COVID-19 and could even gain you new, quality leads in the process... Read More...
COVID-19’s Impact on the Global Fitness Industry – Weight Training Equipment Sales Grow by 307% Due to the Mass Closures of Gyms & Fitness Centers
Posted: April 27, 2020 in Suppliers
DUBLIN - COVID-19 has forced the closure of gyms and fitness centers to reduce the risk of infection. As a result, there has been a surge of interest in home fitness equipment and online coaching sessions. Some gyms have responded to this trend by offering to rent exercise equipment to members who are social-distancing and by offering online personal training sessions. Weight training equipment in particular has seen a huge rise in sales, as consumers try to replicate their gym workout at home. Sales of other exercise equipment such as rowing machines, exercise bikes and elliptical machines have also grown. Leading companies in fitness equipment include... Read More...
TSG Announces Acquisition of TrueCoach
Posted: April 27, 2020 in Suppliers
BOULDER, CO and LONDON - TSG, an Advent portfolio company and a leading global provider of business management software, integrated payments and value-added services to the Health and Fitness, Childcare and Early Education, and Boutique markets, announced that it has acquired TrueCoach, a U.S.-based software company powering the businesses of over 15,000 trainers worldwide. Read More...
PTR Hour en Español and PTR Webinars in Spanish Debut
Posted: April 27, 2020 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - With the overwhelming success of the new PTR Hour, Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) is launching PTR Hour en Español. With many hundreds of tennis coaches and fans around the world listening and live chatting during PTR Hour every Thursday, or watching it later on ptrtennis.org, adding PTR Hour en Español is an obvious program extension. Read More...
