Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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Concept2 Congratulates Olympic Rowers
Posted: August 18, 2016 in Suppliers
MORRISVILLE, VT - Concept2 oars and sculls helped 32 crews step up on the podium at this year’s Rio Olympics. That’s 76% of all medal-winning crews at the Olympic Regatta. Nine crews won gold medals with Concept2 oars and sculls, each custom-built in their Morrisville, Vermont, factory. Read More...
Addition of Karen Perlmutter Brings Big Boost to PTontheNet and PTA Global
Posted: August 16, 2016 in Suppliers
DENVER, CO - When it came time for PTontheNet chairman Neal Spruce to expand the talent driving the PTontheNet and PTA Global brands, one person came immediately to mind: Karen Perlmutter. Not coincidentally, Perlmutter was looking for a new challenge and relished her 15 years with Spruce at the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) where they launched, built and sold one of the industry's leading trainer certifications. Read More...
Tony deLeede Launches Move 123
Posted: August 2, 2016 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Leading industry professional Tony deLeede has announced a new venture as he launches Move 123 and enters an exclusive partnership with leading virtual fitness provider, Wexer Virtual. Move 123 produces motivating and high-quality online fitness content, designed specifically for clubs, by clubs. Their extensive library includes a range of cutting edge videos across six different categories, with low intensity classes such as Yoga, Stretch and Pilates right through to high intensity classes such as Cardio, Strength and Dance. All move 123 content has been designed with both the member and club in mind. Their unique class length format breaks down time barriers and makes timetabling easy! Read More...
Life Fitness Plans to Add Indoor Cycling Group to Its Brand Portfolio
Posted: July 28, 2016 in Suppliers
ROSEMONT, IL - Life Fitness, a global leader in commercial fitness equipment, announced that its parent company, Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), has signed an agreement to acquire Germany’s Indoor Cycling Group (ICG), a leading provider of indoor cycling equipment. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory review and approval by the German competition authority. The approval is anticipated during the third quarter. Read More...
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...
