{"id":11533,"date":"2025-07-09T02:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=11533"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:04:55","slug":"statement-from-the-health-fitness-association-on-the-eighth-circuit-vacating-the-ftcs-click-to-cancel-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/ihrsa\/statement-from-the-health-fitness-association-on-the-eighth-circuit-vacating-the-ftcs-click-to-cancel-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from the Health &#038; Fitness Association on the Eighth Circuit Vacating the FTC\u2019s &#8216;Click-to-Cancel&#8217; Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Health-and-Fitness-Association-300x72.png\" alt=\"The Health and Fitness Association\" width=\"300\" height=\"72\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10014\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Health-and-Fitness-Association-300x72.png 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Health-and-Fitness-Association-200x48.png 200w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Health-and-Fitness-Association-768x185.png 768w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Health-and-Fitness-Association-800x192.png 800w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Health-and-Fitness-Association.png 836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Health and Fitness Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong> &#8211; The Health &#038; Fitness Association (HFA) applauds the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for vacating the Federal Trade Commission&#8217;s (FTC) \u201cClick-to-Cancel\u201d Rule. The court\u2019s decision affirms what HFA and its partners have long maintained: the FTC exceeded its legal authority, failed to follow required procedures and imposed a sweeping, one-size-fits-all mandate that ignored the operational realities of fitness businesses.<\/p>\n<p>We thank the court for recognizing these concerns and reinforcing the importance of a rulemaking process grounded in law, transparency, and practical implementation.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, HFA and the fitness industry are fully committed to advancing consumer-friendly cancellation policies. We believe strongly in transparency and ease of use, and we are actively working to support policy solutions\u2014especially at the state level\u2014by partnering with lawmakers to enact clear, reasonable laws that make it easier for consumers to manage their memberships without imposing rigid or unworkable mandates on businesses. Throughout the states, HFA has already helped shape legislation that reflects this balance, and we will continue to lead efforts that protect consumers while preserving operational flexibility for fitness providers.<\/p>\n<p>This ruling represents an important step toward balance, ensuring that consumer protections are maintained while empowering fitness operators to manage billing responsibly, support member engagement, and offer flexible, affordable options for every type of consumer.<\/p>\n<p>As the trusted voice of the industry, HFA remains focused on collaborating with policymakers to promote thoughtful, transparent cancellation standards that build consumer confidence, expand access to physical activity, and strengthen public health nationwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong> &#8211; The Health &#038; Fitness Association (HFA) applauds the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for vacating the Federal Trade Commission&#8217;s (FTC) \u201cClick-to-Cancel\u201d Rule. The court\u2019s decision affirms what HFA and its partners have long maintained: the FTC exceeded its legal authority, failed to follow required procedures and imposed a sweeping, one-size-fits-all mandate that ignored the operational realities of fitness businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[682],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11533"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11534,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11533\/revisions\/11534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}