Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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All New 5th Generation Fitness On Demand Announced
Posted: March 3, 2017 in Suppliers
CHANHASSEN, MN - Fitness On Demand announced plans to unveil its latest virtual fitness platform at the International Health Racquet and Sports Association (IHRSA) trade show on March 9th in Los Angeles, exposing some of the biggest advancements in virtual fitness technology. The latest improvements to the platform include the addition of mobile apps for iOS and Android and a makeover of the GROUP delivery product designed for commercial operators. Read More...
IHRSA 2017: Precor Reveals What’s Next in Fitness and Demonstrates the Brand’s Versatile Fitness Offering
Posted: March 2, 2017 in Suppliers
WOODINVILLE, WA - At IHRSA 2017 (Booth #1722), Precor will be launching a new addition to its Spinner bike family, the Spinner Chrono Power, and highlighting the versatility of its portfolio of products. Read More...
Netpulse Announces Partnership With eGym
Posted: February 28, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Netpulse, a provider of mobile apps for health clubs, announced a new partnership with eGym, a leader in digital fitness and training. The new integrated product will enable members to track comprehensive strength training exercises, create custom workout plans and get prescribed routines from personal trainers. Read More...
Johnson Health Tech Names Mark Zabel President of the U.S. Commercial Division
Posted: February 27, 2017 in Suppliers
COTTAGE GROVE, WI - Johnson Health Tech (JHT) has named Mark Zabel President of the U.S. Commercial Division. Zabel, who has been with the company for ten years, will lead the newly created commercial division for Johnson Health Tech North America (JHTNA) and will oversee the entire U.S. market. Nathan Pyles, the current President of JHTNA, previously directed the combined commercial and retail operations until recent restructuring. Pyles will continue to serve the organization during the transition until June 1, at which time he will assume a position on the Board of Directors. Read More...
Mary Pierce and Lucy Garvin Elected to PTR Board
Posted: February 26, 2017 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry announced that two prominent women in international tennis have been elected to serve 3-year terms on the PTR Board of Directors: Lucy Garvin and Mary Pierce. Garvin and Pierce bring the expertise and experience needed to continue growing PTR internationally. Read More...
Life Fitness Celebrates Expansion of Cybex’s Minnesota Factory
Posted: February 23, 2017 in Suppliers
OWATONNA, MN - Life Fitness, a global leader in commercial fitness equipment, held a ribbon cutting ceremony at its Cybex facility in Owatonna, Minnesota, on February 23, to celebrate the completion of a 150,000-square-foot expansion. Life Fitness leadership, employees and leaders of the Owatonna community participated in the ceremony. Completed in February, the expanded facility now totals 490,000 square feet. The expansion, coupled with an investment in automation and technology, dramatically increases the facility’s overall manufacturing capacity to support the continued growth of the fitness industry. Read More...
ClubConnect Implements NFPT Education Into Certification Prep Platform
Posted: February 21, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - ClubConnect and National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT) are announcing their joint effort to bring a foundational learning approach to personal trainer certification prep. Health clubs who use the ClubConnect educational platform have the option to access NFPT’s personal trainer education material and assessment demonstration videos for the purpose of learning and growing in the personal training profession. Use of these materials also adds confidence to certification preparation with the opportunity to sit for the accredited national certification exam and achieve the NFPT-CPT credential. Read More...
Precor Targets Commercial Market Growth in Hawaii
Posted: February 17, 2017 in Suppliers
WOODINVILLE, WA - Precor, a leading home and commercial fitness equipment manufacturer, is expanding its partnership with longtime distributor Commercial Fitness Equipment to pursue commercial market growth opportunities in the Hawaiian Islands. Commercial Fitness Equipment already provides Precor commercial exercise equipment and networked fitness software solutions throughout Oregon, Northern California and Nevada. Read More...
American College of Sports Medicine and Polar Team Up to Create New Heart Rate Monitoring & Assessment Course
Posted: February 13, 2017 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and Polar, a leader in wearable sports and fitness technology, announced the launch of a new heart rate monitoring and assessment course. The 3-hour course, designed for fitness professionals and heart rate monitor users, provides a foundational knowledge of the physiology of heart rate, including how to perform maximal and sub-maximal VO2 field testing and how to build an effective heart rate-based training program. The course focuses on using the five heart rate training zones through the exercise disciplines of cycling and running. Read More...
Fitness On Demand and Pure Fitness Setting a New Standard for Virtual
Posted: February 10, 2017 in Suppliers
CHANHASSEN, MN - Fitness On Demand has recently partnered with Pure Fitness to help bring virtual fitness to their clubs, while setting a new brand standard for virtual installations globally along the way. Pure Fitness is known to be an early adopter in the industry, being one of the first clubs in the world to launch The Immersive Trip and the only club in the world that has a 270 degree screen. Based on the success of virtual fitness at the Lan Kwai Fong club, Pure has decided to standardize Fitness On Demand across a number of sites including the brand new Pure Fitness Ocean Financial Centre in Singapore. Read More...
