Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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Six Coaches Earn PTR Master of Tennis – Performance
Posted: July 28, 2016 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) is pleased to announced that in June, six coaches completed the extensive education requirements to earn the organization’s highest coaching certification of PTR Master of Tennis – Performance: Adrian Baluyot of Cary, North Carolina; Adam Bayley of George Town, Cayman Islands; Andreas Dramitinos of Athens, Greece; José Salas of McKinney, Texas; Christopher Tran of Vienna, Virginia; Frederick Wells of Poole in Dorset, England. Read More...
World Gym Coming to Nashville’s North Gulch Building
Posted: July 27, 2016 in Suppliers
NASHVILLE, TN - The North Gulch building, formerly home to Music City Auction, is being converted into World Gym Music City, the first Nashville location under that global fitness center brand. Gulch resident Johnny Wilkins will own the 25,000-square-foot gym, which is expected to open next year. The expansion is the latest for World Gym International, a global brand for bodybuilding and "seriously fun fitness" that added 11 gyms worldwide in the recent second quarter. Read More...
AFAA Partners With Zumba to Provide Enhanced Training and Support for STRONG by Zumba Instructors Worldwide
Posted: July 27, 2016 in Suppliers
CHANDLER, AZ - The Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) is partnering with Zumba to enhance the training and safety of Zumba instructors around the world. "We love the party-like atmosphere Zumba classes create. Zumba instructors seem to have boundless energy. When you combine that enthusiasm with AFAA's educational foundation, you have an incredible group exercise instructor," said Andrew Wyant, President of AFAA. "With AFAA Group Ex instructor certification, Zumba professionals will acquire the fundamental scientific principles that make group exercise like STRONG by Zumba work so well." Read More...
ACSM and Walk with a Doc Program Announce Partnership
Posted: July 27, 2016 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) announced a new partnership with the Walk with a Doc program, forged to promote walking for better health. Walk with a Doc encourages healthy physical activity in people of all ages, because it can reverse the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle and improve the health and well-being of Americans. Read More...
New ACE Studies Challenge Core-Strengthening Claims of Stand-Up Paddleboarding
Posted: July 21, 2016 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - Stand-up paddleboarding athletes claim the sport provides increased muscle strength, core conditioning, better balance and an excellent cardio workout. But, do these claims stand up to scientific scrutiny? To find out, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) commissioned two comprehensive studies at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and University of California, San Diego, providing a thorough examination of the health benefits of this nontraditional form of physical activity. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Awards Matrix Fitness 2016 Vendor of the Year for Equipment
Posted: July 19, 2016 in Suppliers
COTTAGE GROVE, WI - Johnson Health Tech North America, Inc. announced that its commercial brand, Matrix Fitness, was awarded the 2016 Gold’s Gym Equipment Vendor of the Year, its fourth such honor in the past eight years. Gold’s Gym franchisees from 38 states and 17 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...
AFAA Changes Name to “Athletics” and Fitness Association of America
Posted: July 13, 2016 in Suppliers
CHANDLER, AZ - The initials are the same – AFAA – but one of the world’s leading fitness instructor certification organizations begins a new chapter in its 33-year history with a new name, the Athletics and Fitness Association of America. Formerly known as the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, the organization was founded in 1983 to provide practical skills, science-based training and hands-on experience to group exercise instructors and trainers in a category that needed leadership, direction and consistency at the time. Read More...
Precor Unveils the Newest Iteration of its EFX Elliptical Crosstrainer
Posted: July 12, 2016 in Suppliers
WOODINVILLE, WA - Precor announced the launch of the EFX with Converging CrossRamp, the latest iteration of the company’s iconic EFX elliptical crosstrainer. The newest version of the EFX includes features focused on enhancing a gym operator’s business and giving exercisers a more personalized fitness experience. Read More...
Technogym, Official Supplier of the Olympics, Launches the “Let’s Move for Rio” Social Campaign
Posted: July 12, 2016 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Technogym, the Italian company internationally recognized for their standard in athletic training, rehabilitation and wellness, have been selected as Official and Exclusive fitness equipment supplier for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. For Technogym, Rio 2016 represents the sixth Olympic experience after Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Turin 2006, Beijing 2008 and London 2012. In Rio, Technogym will equip 15 centers with over 1,000 pieces of equipment for the training of the 10,500 athletes taking part in the games. Read More...
Fitness Icons Angel and Willy Baños Become Partners in PTontheNet and PTA Global
Posted: July 7, 2016 in Suppliers
DENVER, CO - In a development impacting all levels of the fitness industry, fitness legends Angel and Willy Baños have become active partners in PTontheNet and PTA Global, the companies announced. PTontheNet is the world's largest and most comprehensive resource for fitness education and development encompassing a membership of personal trainers, group fitness instructors, wellness coaches, club and corporate organizations. Its affiliated company, PTA Global, emphasizes the behavioral sciences and human side of fitness and addresses the vital emotional aspects for clients and members. Angel and Willy Baños will bring both companies commitment and passion and a track record of relationships to support them. Read More...
