Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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OLC Celebrates its 60th Anniversary
Posted: June 21, 2021 in Suppliers
DENVER, CO - On June 15, 1961, mere years after growing up and playing on a dirt road called Colorado Boulevard, Stuart Ohlson hung up his shingle and started Stuart Ohlson and Associates. Working from an office he designed just across the street from East High School, he and his staff were soon busy with a series of residential and commercial commissions. Today, that firm has grown and become what is now called OLC | Ohlson Lavoie Corporation. Celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year, OLC is an architecture, interiors and aquatics four-office firm based in Denver with offices in Orlando, Cairo and Tokyo. OLC now specializes in recreation, health and wellness, hospitality and aquatic projects. Over the course of those 60 years, OLC has helped change the skyline of Denver, influenced how we exercise and has changed the lives of its employees, business associates, clients and those who live, work and play in its buildings. Read More...
Milena Stephens Named PTR Director of Education and Diversity
Posted: June 21, 2021 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Milena Stephens has been promoted to Director of Education and Diversity at PTR Headquarters. In her new position, Milena will design, implement and manage PTR’s education for Level One, Level Two and specialty courses. To continue to expand tennis’ reach, Milena will work with PTR’s successful diversity programs suchas the PTR ACE Program, Wheelchair and Adaptive Programs and the Junior Apprentice Program set to release this fall. Read More...
Medical Fitness Association Welcomes Evolt as an Industry Partner
Posted: June 18, 2021 in Suppliers
PINEHURST, N.C. - The Medical Fitness Association welcomes Evolt as an Industry Partner. Evolt is a digital body composition analytic company. Using BIA technology, it’s the only product on the market that offers personalised calorie and macronutrient recommendations based on an individual’s true lean body-mass. This innovative technology provides a digital health tracking platform for the user as an intuitive data analytics platform. Read More...
Integrating Digital into Member Lifestyle
Posted: June 18, 2021 in Suppliers
CHANHASSEN, MN - Across the country, clubs are busier than they’ve been in a year or more. Live instructor classes almost at capacity, personal trainers booked out again and the buzz is that clubs are back big time. That’s the good news. The less good news is that clubs lost 500,000 employees during 2020 and operators now report problems juggling the need to re-hire and find staff and instructors with member demand for more classes on the rise daily. But, as things heat up in person at clubs this summer, one answer might still be the very thing that connected clubs and members for the past year: Digital. Here’s how... Read More...
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...
