Health and Fitness Club Industry News: HFA
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IHRSA Report: Men and Women Now Equally Likely to Join Health Clubs
Posted: May 9, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - The health club member gender gap closed in 2014 as males and females were equally likely to join a gym, according to IHRSA’s 2015 Health Club Consumer Report: The Story Behind Members and Their Health & Fitness Clubs. While males are more likely to belong to commercial multipurpose and boot camp facilities, females are more likely to belong to yoga/Pilates/barre and residential centers. Men and women are nearly equally represented in nonprofit and combat-focused facilities (boxing/mixed martial arts/MMA). Read More...
April 2016 Cover Story Preview: IHRSA’s 35 and Counting! The VALUE of IHRSA
Posted: April 12, 2016 in Other News
Club Insider is very pleased to acknowledge and help celebrate IHRSA's 35th Anniversary! After having seen IHRSA in action again March 21-24th in Orlando, Florida, this author came back to his keyboard all charged up...again! That charged up feeling has happened every year for the 35 years that our industry's best friend, Rick Caro, and I have been attending IHRSA's Annual Convention and Trade Show. Read More...
IHRSA Announces Rasmus Ingerslev as Chairperson for 2016/2017 IHRSA Board of Directors
Posted: March 31, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - Rasmus Ingerslev, Executive Vice Chairman of Wexer Virtual in Denmark, will be the 2016/2017 Chairperson of the IHRSA Board of Directors, serving as the first non-North American chair. His term, which was announced at IHRSA 2016, will begin July 1, 2016. Read More...
IHRSA Welcomes New Members to the IHRSA Board of Directors
Posted: March 23, 2016 in HFA
ORLANDO, FL - IHRSA proudly welcomes Steve Capezzone, Jason Reinhardt, and Anastasia Yusina as newly elected members of the IHRSA Board of Directors. The board-elect will serve a four-year term from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2020. Read More...
Health Club Industry Serves 64 Million Americans, an All-time High
Posted: March 8, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - More than 64 million Americans were consumers of a health club in 2015, a record-high since IHRSA began tracking health club consumer statistics in 1987. The number of individual members totaled 55.3 million, up 2.2% from 54.1 million in 2014. Members visited their club an average of 104 days in 2015, also an all-time high. Read More...
The ILC Summit – A Gathering of Global Leaders
Posted: February 16, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - IHRSA has announced that content creation expert Ann Handley, will be the featured presenter at The ILC Summit - A Gathering of Global Leaders, sponsored by ABC Financial. Read More...
IHRSA Announces 2016 Industry Award Recipients
Posted: February 10, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - IHRSA, The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, announced that three award recipients will be honored during IHRSA 2016, the Association’s 35th Annual International Convention & Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, March 21-24, 2016. Read More...
Associate Member of the Year: Visual Fitness Planner
Posted: February 10, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - IHRSA, The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, has announced that Visual Fitness Planner is the 2016 Associate Member of the Year. Read More...
Eight Must-Read Tips for First Time IHRSA 2016 Attendees
Posted: February 10, 2016 in HFA
ORLANDO, FL - Last year’s IHRSA International Convention & Trade Show featured 13,000 attendees, speakers, and vendors, and 388 trade show exhibitors occupying 178,000 square feet. The 4-day event presented countless learning opportunities, and long-time attendees have developed strategies to soak up everything the convention has to offer. To help first-timers hit the ground running at IHRSA 2016 in Orlando this March, here's a curated list of eight tips that will guarantee you to get the most out of your premiere IHRSA convention experience. Read More...
IHRSA Releases Health Club Business Handbook
Posted: January 28, 2016 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association released the IHRSA Health Club Business Handbook: The Ultimate Investor and Operator Guide to Gyms, Studios and Fitness Centers. The primary goal of the Handbook is to help existing and potential club owners, managers and investors understand the key factors that affect the success of a health club company. Authored by John McCarthy, retired former executive director of IHRSA, The Handbook is the long-awaited update to The Guide to the Health Club Industry for Lenders and Investors, also by McCarthy. Read More...
