Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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World Gym Honors Mike Uretz With Joe Gold Lifetime Acheivement Award
Posted: December 17, 2015 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - World Gym International, the iconic global brand for bodybuilding and seriously fun fitness, has awarded Mike Uretz the Joe Gold Lifetime Acheivement Award. The award is presented annually to the individual who best exemplifies the principles on which Joe Gold built World Gym. Read More...
Columbia Association Honored in “Best of Howard County 2015” Readers’ Choice Awards
Posted: December 3, 2015 in Chains
COLUMBIA, MD - Columbia Association (CA) has been honored once again in Howard Magazine’s annual awards, in which readers vote on the best that Howard County has to offer in 74 different categories. CA received four first-place awards: Best Golf Course: Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club, Best Gym: Columbia Gym, Best Pool for Kids: Swansfield Pool and Mini-WaterPark and Best Workout Class: BodyPump at Columbia Association. Read More...
USPTA Nominated for Organization of the Year
Posted: December 3, 2015 in Suppliers
DELRAY BEACH, FL - USPTA Florida has been nominated for Organization of the Year by the Delray Beach Open, one of the largest men's pro tennis events in the U.S. The 2016 YellowTennisBall.com Tribute Award nominees consist of individuals and organizations who have shown a passion and dedication for supporting the growth of tennis and community outreach in South Florida, and have gone above and beyond in dedicating their time to the sport. Read More...
Experience Life Magazine Wins Six National FOLIO: Awards
Posted: October 24, 2015 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - A finalist in nine categories, Experience Life magazine won six top awards at the 2015 FOLIO: Eddie and Ozzie Awards, one of the nation’s most prestigious awards program. The awards recognize the very best in editorial and design in the magazine-publishing industry. Read More...
Gold’s Gym, Xsport Fitness and Planet Fitness Top J.D. Power 2015 Health and Fitness Center Satisfaction Report
Posted: July 2, 2015 in Chains
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - Gold’s Gym ranks highest in customer satisfaction among national health and fitness centers, according to the J.D. Power 2015 Health and Fitness Center Satisfaction Report. The inaugural report measures customer satisfaction with health and fitness centers by examining seven factors (in alphabetical order): cleanliness; equipment condition; helpfulness of the staff; price; safety; variety of classes; and variety of equipment and amenities in the facility. Satisfaction is measured on a 1,000-point scale. Read More...
ECORE International Receives Well Workplace Award
Posted: June 9, 2015 in Suppliers
LANCASTER, PA - ECORE, a company that transforms reclaimed waste into unique performance surfacing, recently received a Platinum Well Workplace Award from the Lancaster Health Summit in Lancaster, PA. The Well Workplace award recognizes successful wellness initiatives of local companies that strive to improve the health and wellbeing of their employees. The Platinum award is given to the organization that "represents the pinnacle of result-oriented worksite wellness programming." Read More...
ACAC Named a Top Workplace
Posted: May 13, 2015 in Chains
RICHMOND, VA - ACAC Fitness & Wellness Centers have been named a top workplace in Richmond, Virginia. The Richmond Times Dispatch teamed with Workplace Dynamics to survey and rank private, public, government and non-profit organizations with 35 or more employees. Topics for consideration included workplace environment, benefits and pay, work-life balance, and training. Employee engagement, community involvement, and how companies promote diversity also factored in the evaluation. ACAC ranked #3 among large companies in Richmond, Virginia. Read More...
IHRSA Announces 2015 Industry Award Recipients
Posted: February 3, 2015 in IHRSA
BOSTON, MA - IHRSA, The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association announced today that three award recipients will be honored during IHRSA 2015, the Association’s 34th Annual International Convention & Trade Show in Los Angeles, California, March 11-14, 2015. Read More...
Twin Oaks Named IHRSA Associate Member of the Year
Posted: January 12, 2015 in IHRSA, Suppliers
BOSTON, MA - IHRSA, The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association today announced that Twin Oaks, a leading provider of club management software solutions is the 2015 Associate Member of the Year. Read More...
