Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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Professional Tennis Registry Announces New PTR Hour
Posted: April 8, 2020 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - During this difficult time, Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) is working diligently to provide avenues for tennis coaches to stay active, educated and motivated. Through podcasts and webinars, as well as the new, soon-to-be released online certification, PTR has been innovating! One such example is PTR Hour, an entertaining interview format that looks into the lives and insights of some of the top current and former players/coaches in tennis. Read More...
Health Club Experts (Business Finance Depot) is Providing Resources to Club Insider Readers
Posted: April 7, 2020 in Suppliers
MOUNT DORA, FL - Attention fellow fitness industry professionals, we are providing the following information as a free service to the Club Insider, and Norm and Justin Cates, longtime friends of our company. We hope you are making the best of this very difficult situation we all find ourselves in 2020! Read More...
How to Set up Virtual Fitness Classes
Posted: April 7, 2020 in Suppliers
LAFAYETTE, IN - The novel Coronavirus has spread rapidly around the world, claiming the lives of many, and leaving a feeling of danger for the majority of the rest of us. With social distancing and shelter from home orders coming from government officials, it can be difficult not to get caught up in the media, and even more difficult to stay positive. NFPT is committed to supporting our trainers during this difficult time. For business owners like gym franchisees who have been forced to close their doors altogether, it has been tricky to see and stay in touch with clients, but as we have adjusted to this new normal, offering online courses and virtual conferences has become one of the most popular and successful tools to keep things as close to “business as usual” as possible. Here’s how to set up virtual fitness classes and keep up with your clientele in creative ways. Read More...
FlexIt, Easy-Access Gym App, Launches Virtual Personal Training
Posted: April 6, 2020 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - FlexIt, the pay as you go fitness app, has announced a new offering that will let individuals access one-on-one live personal training, in partnership with certified personal trainers affiliated with FlexIt gym partners, from the comfort of their own homes. With this offering, FlexIt aims to help quarantined Americans stay fit and continue to achieve their fitness goals in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds of the new feature will be donated to COVID-19 relief efforts. Read More...
USTA Statement on Safety of Playing Tennis During the Covid-19 Virus Pandemic
Posted: April 3, 2020 in Suppliers
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The COVID-19 pandemic is creating challenges for everyone across the globe. American tennis players are asking for guidance regarding the safety of playing tennis, especially when social distancing and space sharing issues are now paramount. Based on the recommendations of the USTA COVID-19 Advisory Group, the USTA believes that it is in the best interest of society to take a collective pause from playing the sport we love. Read More...
In Support of the Global Fitness Community, TRX Provides Free Access to Its World-Class Professional Education
Posted: April 3, 2020 in Suppliers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - TRX, a global leader in functional training equipment, world-class training content and App-based training technology, has announced that its preeminent professional education course, TRX Suspension Training Course (STC), will now be available virtually and free of charge. In response to the current global climate amid COVID-19, TRX is providing an unprecedented level of support to health and fitness professionals around the world who have helped elevate the company to its prominence in the fitness industry. Read More...
IRONMAN Announces Technogym as Official Global Fitness Equipment Partner
Posted: April 3, 2020 in Suppliers
CESENA, ITALY - IRONMAN has announced Technogym as the Official Global Fitness Equipment Partner. The partnership will debut with the recently announced IRONMAN Virtual Racing (VR) Series that will be offered through the IRONMAN Virtual Club, an innovative web-based platform that allows athletes to train and compete from anywhere around the world, while earning activity-based points and engaging with the community. The partnership will also include Technogym's involvement with the 2020 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i, as well as the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Taupō, New Zealand, scheduled for October and November, respectively. Read More...
Mindbody Launches Virtual Wellness Platform
Posted: April 1, 2020 in Suppliers
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - Mindbody, a leading technology platform for the wellness industry, is launching a virtual wellness platform for the tens of thousands of boutique fitness, beauty and wellness business operators that use Mindbody's integrated software solutions to run, market and grow their businesses. Read More...
Exercise, Immunity and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted: April 1, 2020 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The human immune system is a highly intricate network of cells and molecules designed to keep the host free from infection and disease. Exercise is known to have a profound impact on the normal functioning of the immune system. Having higher age and sex-adjusted scores for cardiorespiratory fitness and performing regular exercise of moderate- to vigorous-intensity exercise that fall within ACSM guidelines has been shown to improve immune responses to vaccination, lower chronic low-grade inflammation and improve various immune markers in several disease states including cancer, HIV, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cognitive impairment and obesity. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has raised a lot of questions regarding how exercise can protect us from infection by boosting immunity. Read More...
Overcoming the Business Challenges of COVID-19 – A Survey of Collective Discovery and Sharing
Posted: March 31, 2020 in Suppliers
DALLAS, TX - Vincent Van Gogh said, “Normality is a paved road; it’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow.” Today, our world, and our industry finds itself in an era far removed from normality. But, as Van Gogh eluded too, normalcy is comfortable, but it doesn’t spur innovation or success. At ClubIntel, we believe that in this time of uncertainty that each of our business can blossom into beautiful flowers if we work together collectively to discover what others in our industry are doing to address today’s challenges and converting them into flowers along the path. Read More...
