Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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ACE Hires Chief Strategy Officer, Signals Intent to Be Part of Broader Efforts to Increase Physically Active Lifestyles
Posted: September 21, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE) has added a Chief Strategy Officer to its executive team in an effort to expand the organization’s work beyond the traditional fitness sector, support the spread of grassroots community physical-activity programs and stewarding cross-sector collaboration to integrate physical-activity intervention into healthcare. Hired to fill the new role is Shane Kinkennon, a strategic planning expert and facilitative leader who has driven key initiatives and special projects for ACE since 2012. Read More...
Life Fitness Sets New Performance Cycling Standard With Launch of Indoor Power Trainer
Posted: September 21, 2017 in Suppliers
ROSEMONT, IL - Life Fitness, a global leader in commercial fitness equipment, launched the IC8, an indoor power trainer designed for serious riders and all athletes that want superior tracking and fitness results. Life Fitness brought together experts at Indoor Cycling Group (ICG), a Life Fitness brand, and Hunter Allen, an elite cycling coach, author, co-developer of TrainingPeaks’ WKD+ software and founder of Peaks Coaching Group, to design a world-class alternative to traditional indoor trainers. Read More...
NuStepping to End Alzheimer’s Teams Raise Over $240,000 for The Longest Day
Posted: September 18, 2017 in Suppliers
ANN ARBOR, MI - The results have been tallied and NuStep, LLC is proud to announce that its NuStepping to End Alzheimer's teams raised $243,094 to benefit The Longest Day, an Alzheimer's Association fundraising event held each year on the summer solstice. NuStep, a manufacturer of cardio exercise equipment used in healthcare, fitness and senior settings, has been a global team partner of The Longest Day since 2014. Read More...
Pro Fitness Program Announces Major Upgrades to its Fitness Assessment Software
Posted: September 13, 2017 in Suppliers
TORONTO, CANADA - Pro Fitness Program has always strived to offer the leading fitness assessment software in the industry. In order to accomplish this, leading experts in this area have been hired to develop custom programs for clients and members. In the next couple of weeks, a new update to the cutting edge assessment platform will be released. In 2018, the company plans to transition the software from the iPad to its online personal training management software - PFP Track. Read More...
TRUE Fitness Partners With ECOFIT to Provide Asset Management to Gym Owners
Posted: September 11, 2017 in Suppliers
ST. LOUIS, MO - TRUE Fitness Technology announced they will be a certified partner and distributor of ECOFIT, a wireless technology designed to help gym owners run a more profitable business by tracking commercial fitness equipment usage. Specific models of TRUE commercial treadmills, bikes and ellipticals are now ECOFIT compatible to provide asset management to gym owners. Read More...
EXOS Announces Partnership With Howard Head Sports Medicine, a Service of Vail Health
Posted: September 7, 2017 in Suppliers
VAIL, CO - Howard Head Sports Medicine, a service of Vail Health known worldwide for its progressive sports medicine treatments and services, announced its partnership with EXOS, a leader in human performance, to bring performance training programs and services to Vail, Breckenridge and Edwards, Colorado. Howard Head Performance powered by EXOS will provide training programs utilizing EXOS’ proven methodology, which has supported elite athletes, the U.S. military and leading global corporations. Read More...
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Announces Partnership With Medical Fitness Network to Provide New Fitness and Allied Healthcare Provider Resource
Posted: August 31, 2017 in Suppliers
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, known in the MS community as MS Focus, has announced its partnership with the Medical Fitness Network (MFN), an online health and fitness referral network. MSFocus and MFN share a mutual goal of educating people about healthier living and complementary healthcare management. Read More...
PTR Reaches Major Milestone
Posted: August 31, 2017 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry announces that it is celebrating a major milestone, welcoming its 10,000th member in the United States. This brings PTR’s global reach to more than 16,000 members worldwide. PTR membership in the USA has increased every year for an unprecedented 32 years. Read More...
Precor Launches New High-Intensity Interval Training Console and Releases Preva 7.0 Software
Posted: August 31, 2017 in Suppliers
WOODINVILLE, WA - In direct response to the growing shift towards one of the top training trends in the industry, fitness supplier and manufacturer Precor has launched the P30i Interval Console, a unique console, specifically designed for high-intensity interval training (H.I.I.T) on the Precor 700 Line treadmill (TRM 731). Additionally, the latest global software release from Precor, Preva OS 7.0, is bringing popular audio and video entertainment options and further advances to networked consoles featured on Precor cardio equipment across 82 countries. Read More...
High Demand Brings Annual Zumba Cruise Back For Its Third Year
Posted: August 30, 2017 in Suppliers
MIAMI, FL - After two years of maxing out registrations and catering to more than 7,000 adventure-seeking fitness enthusiasts, Zumba has officially announced 2018 dates for its third annual Zumba Cruise on board Royal Caribbean International’s Navigator of the Seas. Travelers can take those shower-dancing skills to the sea and prepare to move like never before when they depart for five nights on April 8 - 13, 2018. Read More...
