{"id":5792,"date":"2020-07-08T03:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T07:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=5792"},"modified":"2020-07-21T00:35:40","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T04:35:40","slug":"ihrsa-state-fact-sheets-frame-health-clubs-as-force-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/ihrsa\/ihrsa-state-fact-sheets-frame-health-clubs-as-force-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"IHRSA State Fact Sheets Frame Health Clubs as Force for Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IHRSA-300x153.png\" alt=\"IHRSA: Success By Association\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IHRSA-300x153.png 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IHRSA-200x102.png 200w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IHRSA-800x408.png 800w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IHRSA.png 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>IHRSA: Success By Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOSTON, MA<\/strong> &#8211; To help IHRSA members advocate for their state\u2019s fitness industry, IHRSA, the International Health, Racquet &#038; Sportsclub Association, provides Health Club Industry State Fact Sheets. Each fact sheet gives detailed explanations of health club operations for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>The state fact sheets empower IHRSA members to advocate on behalf of their businesses, the industry and the importance of physical activity. IHRSA suggests that club operators use these fact sheets to educate their local lawmakers and policymakers on the positive impact health clubs and fitness businesses have on their state\u2019s physical and fiscal wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLawmakers take actions every day that affect health club operations,\u201d said Helen Durkin, IHRSA\u2019s executive vice president of public policy. \u201cBy presenting legislators with information that reinforces the positive impact health clubs have on the quality of life, employment, and tax revenue in state and local communities, IHRSA members can raise further awareness that supports physical activity and health clubs as forces of good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As evidenced by the state fact sheets, health club facilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employ thousands of individuals in every state,<\/li>\n<li>Generate financial support for state economies,<\/li>\n<li>Help adults and children become\u2014and remain\u2014physically active, and<\/li>\n<li>Reduce high healthcare costs associated with chronic disease spending.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to remember that your lawmakers work for you\u2014and they want to hear about the issues that matter most to you,\u201d said Meredith Poppler, IHRSA\u2019s vice president of communications and leadership engagement. \u201cWe want IHRSA members to feel comfortable in approaching and speaking with their representatives. These fact sheets provide talking points that help get a conversation started and ensure lawmakers recognize the valuable contributions, whether physical, mental, or financial, that health clubs provide to their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Numerous health club businesses across the country have used these fact sheets to lobby on behalf of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financial incentives for active lifestyles,<\/li>\n<li>Rule on locker room privacy policies,<\/li>\n<li>Prevent sales tax implementations, and<\/li>\n<li>Address several other industry issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These fact sheets can provide vital information for local health officials in determining COVID-19 reopening guidelines. To ensure health and fitness facilities remain open\u2014and in the hopes of receiving the label as an essential business\u2014the fitness industry needs to continue to show the benefits of exercise.<\/p>\n<p>To download and use the state fact sheets in conversations with your local legislators:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>1.<\/strong> Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/stateactivityfacts2020\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this folder<\/a> and select your state\u2019s sheet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2.<\/strong> When meeting in person isn\u2019t possible, schedule a phone or video meeting with your legislator(s) and bring up the fact sheet to help explain the critical role health clubs play in maintaining your state\u2019s physical and fiscal health. Emphasize all the benefits that fitness facilities provide to local communities and stress that clubs should be essential, especially during a time when health and immunity are indispensable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>3.<\/strong> If you use these fact sheets in a legislative meeting, please amplify the industry\u2019s voice by demonstrating how you used this resource to further the work done by health club businesses. Please take photos during your meetings with legislators, send them to IHRSA, and we will share your efforts and successes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>4.<\/strong> Share the data in your club, on social media, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To learn more about your state\u2019s health club industry and to review recent legislative issues impacting state health clubs, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/ihrsa.org\/state\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ihrsa.org\/state<\/a>. IHRSA also provides tips on how to be an informed industry advocate.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or questions, contact IHRSA\u2019s Public Policy team at <a href=\"mailto:gr@ihrsa.org\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gr@ihrsa.org<\/a>, or call <strong>(617) 316 &#8211; 6790<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To receive up-to-date information on legal, legislative, and health policy issues affecting your business, subscribe to the <a href=\"http:\/\/hub.ihrsa.org\/subscriptions\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IHRSA Advocate<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BOSTON, MA<\/strong> &#8211; To help IHRSA members advocate for their state\u2019s fitness industry, IHRSA, the International Health, Racquet &#038; Sportsclub Association, provides Health Club Industry State Fact Sheets. Each fact sheet gives detailed explanations of health club operations for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The state fact sheets empower IHRSA members to advocate on behalf of their businesses, the industry and the importance of physical activity. IHRSA suggests that club operators use these fact sheets to educate their local lawmakers and policymakers on the positive impact health clubs and fitness businesses have on their state\u2019s physical and fiscal wellbeing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[10],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792"}],"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=5792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5793,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792\/revisions\/5793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}