Health and Fitness Club Industry News: HFA
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IHRSA on Capitol Hill Promoting PHIT, Honoring Get Active Leadership Award Recipients
Posted: September 20, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - Members and staff from IHRSA, The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, along with members of the PHIT Coalition are on Capitol Hill today, conducting a Lobby Day to generate additional support for the PHIT Act. Members of the PHIT Coalition, co-chaired by IHRSA and the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), are meeting with Members of the House and the Senate, asking them to co-sponsor the PHIT Act. Currently, PHIT has 101 bipartisan sponsors, with 88 from the House and 13 from the Senate. Read More...
IHRSA Releases 2016 Health Club Consumer Report: U.S. Health Club Membership Reached High of 55.3 Million in 2015
Posted: September 7, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) released the 2016 Health Club Consumer Report. This annual publication, based on a nationwide sample of more than 32,000 interviews, provides demographics and health, sports and fitness participation data on American health club consumers. Read More...
IHRSA 2016 Convention Videos Now Available
Posted: August 24, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - Videos from 70 IHRSA 2016 convention sessions are now available on the IHRSA Store. Choose from titles such as: Raising Capital in the New World of Crowdfunding; Future-Proofing Your Club: Innovation of Technology and Your Business; Grow Your Business With Small Group Training; Recruiting, Career Tracking, and Retaining Top Personal Trainers; Keys to Successful Nutrition Programming in the Health Club Setting; And dozens more. Read More...
Are You Taking Full Advantage of These 14 IHRSA Resources?
Posted: July 22, 2016 in HFA
By: Joe Moore - Each year, when new members join our Board of Directors, one of them, invariably, will remark, “I had no idea IHRSA offered so much!” Followed by a question, “How can we make sure everyone knows about it?” The truth is, most club operators are too busy to keep track of all the products and services that IHRSA provides. They’re too busy, that is, until a need arises. Then, when some critical tool or some key bit of information is required, they instinctively turn to IHRSA. Read More...
IHRSA Releases Health Club Equipment Report: Spending, Utilization & Programming Trends
Posted: June 30, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association released the IHRSA Health Club Equipment Report: Spending, Utilization & Programming Trends, sponsored by Precor. The report provides insights on health club equipment practices, including space allocation, spending trends and utilization in training programs. Based on data gathered from more than 400 health and fitness facilities, the publication contains the most recent and complete equipment data in the club industry. Read More...
IHRSA 2016 Session Recordings Available Now for Download
Posted: June 20, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - There’s nothing worse than the dreaded commute to work—especially for fitness professionals. You’re excited to get to the club and start another day of doing what you love, but first you have to sit in traffic or deal with crowds on public transit. It’s an unavoidable waste of time. But it doesn’t have to be. All IHRSA 2016 session MP3 audio recordings are now available for download in the IHRSA Store. Read More...
Two Worthy Recipients Awarded Scholarships to the IHRSA Institute
Posted: June 6, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - IHRSA, The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association announced the recipients of two scholarships to attend the IHRSA Institute August 2 - 5 at The University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School in Chapel Hill. This year’s scholarship recipients are Azeza Tessereau, General Manager at Wellbridge Athletic Club and Spa located in Town and Country, Missouri and Brent Gallagher, Owner of Avenu Fitness & Lifestyle located in Houston, Texas. Read More...
New Federal Overtime Rules Released
Posted: May 26, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published new federal rules on overtime. The new rules, a response to President Obama’s directive to update regulations for the Fair Labor Standards Act, which were last updated in 2004, go into effect on December 1, 2016. The rules amend what is known as the White Collar Exemption for certain workers that have historically been excluded from overtime protections. These workers are described in the regulations as “Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees.” Read More...
Global Fitness Industry Records Another Year of Growth
Posted: May 25, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) announced the release of The 2016 IHRSA Global Report: The State of the Health Club Industry. An IHRSA bestseller, the report provides a comprehensive overview of the health club industry worldwide. In 2015, global health club industry revenue totaled $81 billion, as 151.5 million members visited nearly 187,000 clubs. Read More...
IHRSA Report: Health Clubs Saw 5.3% Revenue Growth from 2013 to 2014
Posted: May 16, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - Overall, health clubs posted revenue growth of 5.3% from 2013 to 2014, according to the 2015 IHRSA Profiles of Success report. Multipurpose and independent clubs reported median retention rates of 69% and 79%, respectively. Fitness-only clubs reported a median net membership growth of 4.2%, while clubs part of a chain achieved a median net membership growth of 9.4%, the highest among all segments observed. Read More...
