Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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USPTA Annual Awards Announced
Posted: August 24, 2018 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The United States Professional Tennis Association honored tennis-teaching professionals and coaches during the 2018 USPTA General Membership Meeting at the 2018 Tennis Teachers Conference. The USPTA National Awards program is conducted annually, and nominations are submitted by the 17 divisions and by individuals. Recipients in each awards category are decided by the USPTA's awards committee. Here are this year's winners... Read More...
American Council on Exercise Promotes Dr. Cedric X. Bryant to President and Names Shane Kinkennon Chief Operating Officer
Posted: August 23, 2018 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE), a nonprofit organization with global reach that works to improve physical activity levels, has announced the promotion of Cedric X. Bryant, Ph.D., FACSM to the role of President and Chief Science Officer and Shane Kinkennon to Chief Operating Officer. Read More...
Escape Fitness Celebrates 20 Years – 1998 – 2018
Posted: August 23, 2018 in Suppliers
CINCINNATI, OH - This year officially marks several monumental milestones for global functional fitness equipment manufacturer Escape Fitness, including its 20-year anniversary, global Master Trainer Program, growing international talent base and Escape Your Limits podcast. From humble beginnings 20 years ago, with just a few family members working part-time from a spare bedroom with no contacts, no brand, no experience and no money, Escape has grown into a multi-million dollar international force with over 120 employees working with the biggest fitness and hospitality brands in more than 80 countries. Read More...
TRX Celebrates The Universal Power Of Movement In New #MADE2MOVE Campaign
Posted: August 22, 2018 in Suppliers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - TRX, a global leader in functional training equipment, world-class training content and App-based training technology, announced #MADE2MOVE, a new campaign that celebrates the universal beauty of human movement, regardless of body type, shape, or size. The campaign will feature inspirational content, showcasing how movement transforms our lives, defines who we are, and allows us to achieve our goals. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Awards Matrix Fitness 2018 Vendor of the Year for Equipment
Posted: August 21, 2018 in Chains, Suppliers
COTTAGE GROVE, WI - Johnson Health Tech North America, Inc. announced that its commercial brand, Matrix Fitness, was awarded the 2018 Gold’s Gym Equipment Vendor of the Year, its fifth such honor in the past nine years. Gold’s Gym franchisees from 29 states and 28 countries ranked vendors in several areas, such as customer satisfaction and overall product quality, to name Matrix Fitness the Vendor of the Year in the Equipment category. Read More...
American Council on Exercise Board of Directors Elects Shannon Fable as Chair
Posted: August 16, 2018 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - Shannon Fable, Vice President of Fitness Programming for the FIT4MOM franchise, has been elected by American Council on Exercise's (ACE) board of directors as Chair of the Board. She will preside over the 501(c)3 nonprofit for one year. Read More...
Jim Worthington to Deliver Opening Keynote at the 5th Annual Motionsoft Technology Summit; EOS Fitness, Excel Fitness Holdings, Gold’s Gym, and Planet Fitness Executives Join the Motionsoft Technology Summit Advisory Board
Posted: August 15, 2018 in Suppliers
ROCKVILLE, MD - Motionsoft, a leader in advanced software, integrated payment processing and back office business management services for the health, fitness and wellness markets and host of the annual Motionsoft Technology Summit announced that Jim Worthington will deliver the opening keynoted for the 5th annual Motionsoft Technology Summit in Washington, D.C. Motionsoft also announced that Troy Freet with EOS Fitness, Jeff Helfgott with Excel Fitness Holdings, Dave Reissman with Gold's Gym, and Craig Miller with Planet Fitness have joined the 2018 Motionsoft Technology Summit Advisory Board. Read More...
Class Is Back In Session
Posted: August 8, 2018 in Suppliers
ALPHARETTA, GA - School is about to start, and parents everywhere are rejoicing. You should be too! With kids going back to school, that means that stay-at-home parents everywhere are rearranging their schedules. If you use the right marketing techniques, your club will end up on their list of to-dos while their kids are in school! There are many things to consider when marketing to stay-at-home parents, with cost and time efficiency topping the list. Follow these four steps, and back-to-school for kids, could turn into back-to-gym for their parents... Read More...
Sarah Ziemer Joins Wellbeats Leadership Team as Vice President, Corporate Sales
Posted: August 8, 2018 in Suppliers
ST. LOUIS PARK, MN - Wellbeats continues to add top talent to their team, bringing on corporate wellbeing industry veteran Sarah Ziemer. Sarah joins Wellbeats with over 18 years of experience in corporate health and wellbeing sales, strategy and leadership with large multinational corporations. Read More...
TennisPro Magazine Editor Receives Award
Posted: August 7, 2018 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) announced that Peggy Edwards, Director of Communications and Editor of TennisPro Magazine, was presented a 2018 APEX Award (Awards for Publishing Excellence). The APEX award category ‘Magazines, Journals & Tabloids - Print’ was for the November/December issue of TennisPro. TennisPro is the official publication of PTR tennis teachers and coaches. Edwards, who has been with PTR since 1998, has been the recipient of 23 APEX awards for TennisPro. Read More...
