Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation Announces 2021 Grant Recipients
Posted: June 17, 2021 in Suppliers
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation announces the recipients of the Foundation’s 2021 grants. Since the Foundation’s creation in 2007, it has awarded 189 grants, including 15 new recipients this year. This year’s recipients add to the prestigious legacy of those who came before them. The grants fulfill the Foundation’s mission of supporting the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) by providing funding for educational and research endeavors that enhance the practical applications of strength and conditioning. Read More...
Life Fitness and PEAR Sports Formalize Long-Term Strategic Partnership
Posted: June 16, 2021 in Suppliers
ROSEMONT, IL and NEWPORT BEACH, CA - To meet the need for adaptive, personalized training content, Life Fitness, a global leader in commercial fitness equipment, has announced a vested strategic partnership with PEAR Sports, a leader in smart, digital coaching technology. As part of this growing partnership, Life Fitness will expand its digital fitness solutions with AI-driven, digital coaching tools designed with PEAR. Read More...
Wellbeats Launches Athletic Performance Channel
Posted: June 14, 2021 in Suppliers
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Wellbeats announces the launch of its Athletic Performance Channel. Members will learn how to improve speed, agility and explosiveness with sports performance classes designed by top athletic training specialist Dr. Grant Norland. Wellbeats’ new Athletic Performance channel debuts with seven high-performance classes simulating the advanced training of pro sports. Read More...
USTA Southern Executive Director John Callen to Retire
Posted: June 14, 2021 in Suppliers
PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA - John Callen, currently the longest serving USTA section executive director, has announced his retirement, effective January 31, 2022. In 1989, Callen was named USTA Southern Executive Director and now also serves as its Chief Operating Officer. Read More...
Anytime Fitness Partners with Technogym
Posted: June 9, 2021 in Chains, Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - TECHNOGYM, a world-leading brand in fitness and wellness products, services and digital technologies, has been appointed as approved supplier for Anytime Fitness, the only fitness club group present in all seven continents with more than 4 million members and over 4,700 clubs open, including Italy and South Africa. Read More...
Gympass Teams Up With Xplor to Drive Corporate Wellbeing Customers to Boutique Fitness Studios
Posted: June 9, 2021 in Suppliers
BOSTON, MA - Gympass, the world's largest corporate wellness platform, and Xplor Technologies, a global platform integrating software, payments and commerce-enabling solutions for the Boutique Wellness sector announce a new arrangement connecting corporate wellness customers to boutique wellness studios. Read More...
Club Industry Brings to the Global Fitness Community a Look at the Future of Fitness
Posted: June 7, 2021 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The health and wellness industry must reinvent itself to survive and thrive in what had once been a strictly in-person industry. Questex Wellness’ Club Industry and Sibec are joining forces to host the Future of Fitness, a free two-day virtual event that will help guide health and wellness professionals in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the United Kingdom and the United States to a path of reinvention and relevance for the future. The Future of Fitness will take place June 16 - 17. Read More...
ACSM Publications Committee Announces 2020 Paper of the Year Selections
Posted: June 5, 2021 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The ACSM Publications Committee established an annual Paper of the Year Award in 2020 for each of ACSM’s journals to recognize the demonstrated excellence in scientific and scholarly articles published during the previous year. ACSM congratulates the 2020 Paper of the Year Award winners: Read More...
Feeding the Mind at SCW Nutrition Coaching Summit
Posted: June 1, 2021 in Suppliers
DEERFIELD, IL - The percentage of overweight and obese adults in the United States is staggering, almost 75% according to the Centers for Disease Control, and the country’s youth aren’t far behind. These astounding numbers mean nutritional information and guidance is a must. Most Americans desire to lose weight and improve overall wellbeing, but the information presented is often confusing or incorrect. To that end, SCW Fitness Education, a proud leader of continuing professional health and wellness information, announce its first-ever Nutrition Coaching Summit. Read More...
Innovative Medical Fitness Program Featured in The International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine
Posted: June 1, 2021 in Suppliers
LOMBARD, IL - Next Steps Fitness Programs, soon to be renamed MyFitRx, is a medically-integrated exercise program designed to assist individuals living with a chronic disease, managing medical conditions or who need additional support. Based on a provider’s referral, individuals participate with the goal of improving the amount and quality of physical activity under the supervision of Degreed and Certified fitness specialists. Read More...
