Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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John Young Joins Johnson Health Tech as Vice President of Commercial Business for Pan-Asia
Posted: April 18, 2017 in Suppliers
COTTAGE GROVE WI - Johnson Health Tech (JHT) named John Young Vice President of the Pan-Asian Commercial Business. Young, who joins JHT with more than 20 years of proven fitness sales experience, will provide sales leadership for the commercial segment based in the Pan-Asian region, including key accounts, distributors and wholly owned subsidiaries. Read More...
Great Success for TechnoGym’s “Let’s Move for a Better World” Social Campaign
Posted: April 10, 2017 in Suppliers
CESENA, ITALY - TechnoGym, a leading wellness and fitness company, announced the results of its ‘Let’s Move for a Better World’ campaign, a worldwide social campaign to raise awareness in the fight against obesity and sedentariness, that ran its fourth edition from March 13-31, 2017. ‘Let’s Move for a Better World’ is the biggest social campaign in the industry and embodies TechnoGym’s mission to improve wellness on a global scale. Thanks to TechnoGym’s ecosystem platform, mywellness, gym members in fitness facilities around the world joined forces to donate their movement and promote wellness and healthy lifestyles in their local community and beyond. The more active the users were, the bigger the donation to the communities. Read More...
Muscle Up Marketing CEO Named Entrepreneur of the Year
Posted: March 30, 2017 in Suppliers
ALPHARETTA, GA - Auburn University’s Raymond J. Harbert College of Business named Jon Butts, CEO of Muscle Up Marketing, Entrepreneur of the Year. The prestigious award is open to alumni who graduated more than ten years ago. Winners are selected based on their recent professional accomplishments, their impact as business leaders, ethics and integrity. “Being recognized as Auburn University’s Entrepreneur of the Year is one of the proudest achievements of my career,” said Butts. “I am deeply humbled to receive this award when I think about the thousands of Auburn alumni who have done so many amazing things.” Read More...
TRX Wins $6.8 Million Federal Court Judgment for Willful Patent and Trademark Infringement
Posted: March 30, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - A unanimous Federal jury in the Northern District of California has awarded Fitness Anywhere LLC (TRX) more than $6.8 million in damages against WOSS Enterprises LLC, an online company manipulating e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, to sell several knock-off versions of TRX's patented Suspension Trainer. The jury found WOSS to have willfully infringed one of TRX's dozen U.S. Patents (U.S. Patent No. 7,044,896) through the sale of six of its products, and to have engaged in willful trademark infringement of TRX's incontestable trademark, SUSPENSION TRAINING®. Read More...
Parisi Training Systems Forms Strategic Partnership With SKLZ
Posted: March 29, 2017 in Suppliers
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. - With any newly formed alliance, all parties involved need to feel it is a win-win, and that was the driving force behind the latest news coming from Parisi Training Systems. As a means to ensure the Parisi Network of locations has access to the most cutting edge equipment for their athletes, the company announced a strategic partnership with the equipment company SKLZ, out of Carlsbad, California. Read More...
Congressional Fitness Challenge Allows Nation’s Leaders to Encourage Healthy Lifestyles
Posted: March 29, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercises (ACE) announced the winners of its annual Congressional Fitness Challenge, a 6-week competition that saw participation from more than 300 congressional staffers and 10 members of Congress. The challenge offers Congress and their staff the opportunity to serve as role models of healthy living by tracking various forms of physical activity, including the steps they take each day, as they strive to incorporate more movement into their daily lives. According to ACE, the friendly contest proved bi-partisan in nature, drawing almost equal numbers of teams from both parties. Read More...
MINDBODY Acquires Lymber
Posted: March 28, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - MINDBODY (NASDAQ: MB), a leading provider of cloud-based business management software for the wellness services industry, announced the acquisition of Lymber Wellness, an early-stage tech company specializing in breakthrough yield management solutions for class and appointment based businesses. Built on MINDBODY’s API platform, Lymber’s technology enables business owners to set dynamic pricing parameters for class and appointment sessions. The technology identifies open class and appointment inventory and automatically adjusts session prices in real time to match supply and demand. Read More...
EXOS Programs Available at UHealth in South Florida
Posted: March 22, 2017 in Suppliers
MIAMI, FL - University of Miami Health System has engaged EXOS, a leader in human performance, to bring performance training programs and nutrition services to Miami at The Lennar Foundation Medical Center. The new program, UHealth Human Performance powered by EXOS, will provide local youth, high school, college and professional athletes, teams, active adults, local companies and tactical athletes with training programs using EXOS’ methodology, which has supported elite champions, the U.S. military and leading global corporations. Read More...
Indoor Climbing Set for Explosive Growth: Earth Treks Climbing and Fitness to Add New Climbing Gyms through a Partnership with Tengram Capital Partners
Posted: March 22, 2017 in Suppliers
COLUMBIA, MD - Earth Treks Climbing and Fitness, a long-time leader in the rapidly growing indoor climbing gym industry, announced that it has partnered with Tengram Capital Partners. Through the newly formed relationship, Earth Treks and Tengram plan to open new climbing gyms in Earth Treks’ existing markets (the Mid-Atlantic and Colorado), while also expanding into new markets. Earth Treks was established in 1990 by mountaineer Chris Warner as an international guide service and climbing school. Read More...
Dallas Cowboys Legend, Troy Aikman, Cooper Aerobics President and CEO, Dr. Tyler Cooper, and Retiring Frisco Independent School District Superintendent, Dr. Jeremy Lyon, to Join The Cooper Institute
Posted: March 21, 2017 in Suppliers
DALLAS, TX - The Cooper Institute is pleased to announce three new additions to the organization. Troy Aikman and Dr. Tyler Cooper have formally accepted positions on The Institute's Board of Trustees. Dr. Jeremy Lyon, retiring superintendent of Frisco Independent School District, will join The Institute as the first president of Cooper Youth in July 2017. Read More...
