Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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Celebrity Powerhouse Millennium Dance Complex And Dance-Fitness Leader Zumba Launch Inspiring Dance Campaign
Posted: September 27, 2017 in Suppliers
MIAMI, FL - A leader in dance fitness, Zumba is teaming up with Hollywood's hottest dance studio, Millennium Dance Complex (MDC), to visualize dance moves through a new lens. The two powerhouse brands are collaborating to get people moving, prompting interest in dance as a form of expression and exercise that everyone can do, and motivating fans to try Zumba classes. Read More...
PTR Welcomes New Director of Development
Posted: September 27, 2017 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) announces Isaac McBroom has joined the staff as Director of Development, filling the post after Brian Parkkonen was promoted to Director of Education. As Director of Development, McBroom’s responsibilities will include the scheduling and coordination of all PTR Certification Workshops in the USA, and ensuring that workshops are held in all 50 states each year. Read More...
ClubIntel Announces Launch of 3rd Annual International Health/Fitness Industry Trend Study – What’s All the Rage
Posted: September 26, 2017 in Suppliers
DALLAS, TX - ClubIntel, a global leader in conducting market research related to the health and fitness club industry, announced the launch of its 3rd Annual International Health/Fitness Industry Trend Study – What’s All the Rage. The research study has been released into the industry through partnerships with a variety of leading global health/fitness organizations and publications, including Active Management, Australia/New Zealand; Association of Fitness Studios, U.S.; canfitpro, Canada; Club Industry, U.S.; Club Insider, U.S.; Club Spa and Fitness Association, U.S.; Europe Active, Europe; Health Club Management U.K.; International Health, Racquet and Sportclub Association, U.S.; JCC’s of North America, U.S. and Canada; Leisure DB, U.K.; Mercado Fitness, Argentina; and SCW Fitness Education, U.S. Read More...
USPTA Celebrates 90th Birthday
Posted: September 25, 2017 in Suppliers
LAKE NONA, FL - The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) celebrated its 90th birthday this past weekend at the USPTA National Headquarters in Lake Nona, Florida. Originally known as the United States Professional Lawn Tennis Association (USPLTA), on Sept 23, 1927, a small group of tennis professionals gathered in an upper-story room of the Spalding building in New York City with the mission to bridge the gap between the amateur ranks and a respectable career as a tennis professional. Read More...
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...
