Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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USPTA Partners with the IFP Academy to Offer a New and Improved USPTA Pickleball Certification
Posted: November 11, 2021 in Suppliers
LAKE NONA, FL - The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA), Inc. announces that it has partnered with the International Federation of Pickleball Academy (IFP Academy) to launch a new and improved USPTA Pickleball Certification. Beginning January 1, 2022, USPTA members may obtain USPTA Pickleball Certification by newly trained 17 USPTA Division Head Pickleball Testers or at any IFP Academy official training center within its extensive network. In addition, all USPTA Head Division Pickleball Testers have extensive experience with the sport, both as a player and a teacher, and will receive extensive in-person training by the IFP Academy. Read More...
Virtual Fitness Offerings Are Here to Stay and Will Enhance Your Gym Memberships
Posted: November 7, 2021 in Suppliers
In our new era of streaming and virtual lifestyles, digital fitness is playing a huge role in the billion-dollar fitness industry and is pivotal for future success. Brands are seeing an upturn in online courses and virtual gym experiences that don’t seem to be going away anytime soon. UpSwell conducted a consumer survey to find out what customers really want, what factors are affecting gym attendance and what would motivate them to rejoin or renew their membership to a gym. In that survey, it was found that 64% of consumers prefer to workout at home or outdoors versus working out at the gym, meaning virtual fitness is officially here to stay. Here are some marketing tips to follow in this new reality... Read More...
FlexIt Launches FlexIt Nutrition, a New Initiative Providing Users with Fully Customized Nutritional Products
Posted: November 5, 2021 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - FlexIt, a leader in virtual fitness solutions, is launching FlexIt Nutrition, offering customized health products to ensure users follow a holistic wellness plan and achieve maximum results. With FlexIt Nutrition, users can now pair their workouts with recommended nutrition products based on their fitness levels, dietary restrictions and health goals to maximize the efficacy of their workouts. Read More...
Ecore Manufacturing Facilities Achieve Zero Waste Validation from Underwriters Laboratories
Posted: November 4, 2021 in Suppliers
LANCASTER, PA - Ecore, a company that transforms reclaimed materials into performance products that make people’s lives better, has achieved environmental claim validations from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for two of its manufacturing facilities. Ecore recently partnered with UL to complete a 2020 Zero Waste to Landfill audit for its Pennsylvania-based facilities in Lancaster and York. As a result, UL has officially validated the following claims for these Ecore production sites. Read More...
Johnson Fitness and Wellness Acquires Gym Source Retail Stores
Posted: November 3, 2021 in Suppliers
COTTAGE GROVE, WI - Johnson Fitness and Wellness, one of the world's largest specialty fitness retailers and the retail division of Johnson Health Tech, has announced that it is acquiring all Gym Source retail locations across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia and Connecticut. The Gym Source stores will be folded under the Johnson Fitness and Wellness brand. Gym Source will continue to operate as a national commercial fitness dealer serving customers across a variety of industries, including hospitality, multi-family housing, corporate fitness, private clubs, medical and wellness and more. Read More...
SilverSneakers Offers Innovative Virtual Programs, Expanded Premium Network in 2022
Posted: November 3, 2021 in Suppliers
NASHVILLE, TN - Tivity Health (Nasdaq: TVTY), a leading provider of health improvement solutions, has announced that, in 2022, SilverSneakers will provide eligible members with a suite of virtual fitness, social engagement and mental enrichment offerings along with in-person classes for seniors at every fitness level. Participating Medicare Advantage plans will have access to an expanded customizable network of more than 22,000 fitness locations nationwide, an increase of 38%, including studio fitness options. Read More...
Gyms Must Listen to the Needs of Their Consumers, Survey Reveals Virtual Fitness Is Here to Stay
Posted: November 2, 2021 in Suppliers
KENNESAW, GA - UpSwell Marketing, a marketing firm specializing in helping gyms grow their customer base and improve member retention, has released the results of their recent fitness consumer survey. UpSwell’s research found 64% of consumers prefer to exercise at home or in the outdoors as opposed to working out in a gym. After being hit by the pandemic, virtual fitness offerings quickly dominated the new normal for how consumers are choosing to workout, and 21% of consumers are planning to wait until the pandemic is over or more people get vaccinated before they return to a gym. Read More...
Codelocks Expands Into Europe with Strategic New Hire
Posted: November 1, 2021 in Suppliers
E.U. - Codelocks has appointed Eddy van der Vegte as the new General Manager Codelocks EU, (CLEU). Eddy has over 15 years’ experience in the door hardware and access control sector and will be challenged with continuing to develop the Codelocks brands across the European Union. Codelocks established CLEU to supply continental European customers during the Brexit disruption. However, in order to fully promote Codelocks’ expanding product portfolio and meet increasing customer demand, the company’s long-term plan has always included significant investment. Read More...
Exos Tackles Health and Wellness Amid Pandemic Through Business Acceleration and New Products
Posted: October 28, 2021 in Suppliers
PHOENIX, AZ - Exos, an industry leader in human performance, has announced the company's business acceleration through a complete rebrand, first consumer campaign launch and a look forward into the future with new products that aim to leverage its past to shape the future of human performance. Read More...
Life Fitness Unveils New Mobile App, Life Fitness Connect, to Provide the Ultimate Workout Experience
Posted: October 27, 2021 in Suppliers
FRANKLIN PARK, IL - Life Fitness has unveiled Life Fitness Connect, a free-to-download mobile app for Apple and Android devices with advanced workout tracking capabilities and on-demand classes to help exercisers stay motivated on-and-off Life Fitness and Cybex equipment. To get the most out of their workouts, premium subscribers can choose from a wide array of Life Fitness On Demand studio-style classes and adaptive audio coaching classes led by top trainers. Read More...
