Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Daxko and Netchex Unveil New Integration to Simplify Payroll and HR for Health and Fitness Clubs
Posted: June 17, 2025 in Suppliers
BIRMINGHAM, AL and COVINGTON, LA - Daxko, a leading software and integrated payments solution provider in the health and wellness industry, and Netchex, a top provider of cloud-based payroll and human capital management (HCM) solutions, announce the launch of a live integration between Daxko Club Automation and Netchex. Read More...
Polar Set to Launch a New Device and Redefine Fitness Tech with Brand-New Product Category This September
Posted: June 17, 2025 in Suppliers
KEMPELE, FINLAND - Polar, a global pioneer in wearable sports and fitness technology for nearly 50 years, is launching a brand-new product and category this September. The upcoming Polar wearable will not only be the brand’s first screen-free wrist device, but it will also be a subscription-free alternative to other health bands and fitness trackers on the market. Read More...
USTA Adds Leaders in New Strategic Roles to Grow Grassroots, Pro Tennis
Posted: June 16, 2025 in Suppliers
ORLANDO, FL - The USTA announces the addition of four experienced leaders in new strategic roles across grassroots and pro tennis that will underpin the ongoing focus to grow tennis to 35 million players in the U.S. by 2035. Read More...
Peloton Announces Appointment of Chief Marketing Officer and Creates Chief Technology Officer Role to Focus on AI Innovation Strategy
Posted: June 12, 2025 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Peloton Interactive, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTON) has appointed Megan Imbres to its leadership team as Chief Marketing Officer. The company has also created a Chief Technology Officer role, promoting Francis Shanahan, its Senior Vice President of Connected Fitness Software, to the position. Together, the appointments represent a commitment to creative and technical innovation to empower Peloton Members to live fit, strong, long and happy. Read More...
Concept2 and HYROX Renew Partnership to Elevate Fitness Racing
Posted: June 11, 2025 in Suppliers
MORRISVILLE, VT - Since HYROX’s inception in 2017 as the World Series of Fitness Racing, Concept2 has played a key role in shaping its race format, providing HYROX athletes with RowErgs, SkiErgs, and in the warm up zone, BikeErgs, at every event. Concept2 announces is has renewed its partnership agreement. Read More...
ClassPass and WeWork Debut New Global Partnership
Posted: June 10, 2025 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - ClassPass, the lifestyle app that gives access to thousands of studios, gyms and spas worldwide, and WeWork, a leading global flexible space provider, announce a global partnership to unite work and wellness offerings. The companies have collaborated to deliver flexible workspaces to ClassPass users, who will now be able to use their ClassPass credits to book select WeWork locations around the world. Read More...
USTA Commits Additional $5 Million Over 5 Years to Grow Local Tennis Programs
Posted: June 9, 2025 in Suppliers
ORLANDO, FL - The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announces the launch of a new micro-grant program aimed at growing tennis at the local level. The program includes a pledge of $5 million over the next five years further strengthening the USTA’s commitment to grassroots tennis programs. Read More...
USTA CEO Lew Sherr to Step Down
Posted: May 30, 2025 in Suppliers
ORLANDO, FL - The United States Tennis Association announces that Lew Sherr is stepping down as CEO, effective June 30. Sherr has accepted a new professional opportunity outside of tennis, with more details forthcoming in the near future. Upon Sherr’s departure, USTA Board Chairman, Brian Vahaly, and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Andrea Hirsch, will serve as interim Co-CEOs while the organization conducts a search for its next leader. Read More...
Daxko Operations Announces Seamless Integration with GoFundMe Pro to Empower Smarter Fundraising for Nonprofits
Posted: May 27, 2025 in Suppliers
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Daxko, a leading software and integrated payments solution provider in the health and wellness industry, has launched a new integration with GoFundMe Pro, GoFundMe’s nonprofit giving platform, that transforms how Daxko’s nonprofit customers manage donations. Read More...
USTA Unveils Largest Single Investment in U.S. Open History With Reimagined Ashe Stadium and More
Posted: May 19, 2025 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The USTA proudly unveiled its plans for the largest single investment in U.S. Open history ($800 million) that will reimagine and modernize Arthur Ashe Stadium, create a new, state-of-the-art Player Performance Center and usher in a bold, visionary future of the US Open experience for fans, players and partners. Read More...
Peloton Expands Special Pricing Program With New Discounts Across Select Equipment and App Tiers
Posted: May 14, 2025 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Peloton’s Special Pricing program was designed to support the people who power our world. Eligible educators, healthcare workers, first responders and military personnel in the US can access updated special pricing with deeper discounts across even more of the Peloton product portfolio. Read More...
The Racquet Sports Professionals Association Launches New Career Center
Posted: May 14, 2025 in Suppliers
ORLANDO, FL and DENVER, CO - SmartJobBoard, a leading AI-powered job board solution provider for associations, nonprofits and government organizations, announces the launch of the Racquet Sports Professionals Association’s (RSPA) new Career Center, designed to support hiring and career development across the racquet sports industry. Read More...
Echelon Fitness Launches StrengthIQ: Revolutionizing Smart Strength Training with Personalized Workouts and Data-Driven Results
Posted: May 7, 2025 in Suppliers
CHATTANOOGA, TN - Echelon, a leader in connected fitness solutions, announces the launch of StrengthIQ, a groundbreaking smart strength training ecosystem built to deliver adaptive, personalized workouts for every fitness level. Read More...
Status and Process Update on ACSM Discontinued Certification Programs
Posted: May 7, 2025 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Over the past few years, the CCRB Executive Council (CCRB EC) initiated a comprehensive review of ACSM’s certification programs to ensure alignment with current professional standards and best practices in credentialing. As a result, the CCRB EC formally discontinued its specialty certifications and transitioned them into educational certificate programs. The programs affected by this decision include... Read More...
USTA Awards $100K+ in Wheelchair Tennis Grassroots Grants to 55 Programs
Posted: May 7, 2025 in Suppliers
ORLANDO, FL - The USTA announces that it is awarding more than $100,000 in USTA Wheelchair Tennis Grassroots Grants to 55 deserving wheelchair tennis programs nationwide. Grants were awarded to local organizations that promote and develop the growth of wheelchair tennis and use the sport to help build stronger, healthier communities. The USTA has given more than $950,000 to wheelchair tennis programs across the country since the first grants were awarded in 2008. Read More...
PTR Launches NTM Promotion: New Members Receive Certification Workshop for $50
Posted: May 7, 2025 in Suppliers
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL - The Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) is celebrating National Tennis Month with a limited-time promotion to welcome more professionals into the coaching community. Read More...
USTA National Campus Partners with AdventHealth and Nemours Children’s Health
Posted: May 2, 2025 in Suppliers
ORLANDO, FL - The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announces that AdventHealth will join Nemours Children’s Health as the Official Medical Services Providers of the USTA National Campus. AdventHealth is joining as a new partner, while Nemours has been a partner with the USTA National Campus since the Lake Nona facility opened in 2017. Read More...
Fitness Tech Veteran Emmett Williams Joins ABC Fitness as First-ever Managing Director, APAC
Posted: April 30, 2025 in Suppliers
DALLAS, TX - ABC Fitness, a leading technology provider for fitness businesses globally, announces the appointment of Emmett Williams as Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Based in Australia, Williams will accelerate the company’s growth and lead customer retention strategies across APAC. Read More...
USTA, ATA Announce New Initiative to Grow Black Representation in Tennis
Posted: April 28, 2025 in Suppliers
PURCHASE, N.Y. - After years of successful collaboration, the United States Tennis Association Incorporated (USTA) and the American Tennis Association (ATA) announce a new initiative reflecting their shared mission to grow participation, retention and leadership opportunities among diverse communities in tennis. The pillars of this new initiative include increasing Black representation in tennis, a mentorship program developing pipelines of diverse professionals in coaching and tennis careers and inspiring future generations to participate in the sport. Read More...
ABC and EGYM Join Forces to Expand Market Reach and Bring Smarter, Personalized Fitness Experiences to More Gyms Worldwide
Posted: April 23, 2025 in Suppliers
LITTLE ROCK, AR - ABC Fitness, a global leader in fitness technology management software, announces a new partnership with EGYM, a leading provider of smart fitness solutions. This collaboration will integrate EGYM workout tracking and analysis technology as the exclusive workout tracking and analysis technology across ABC Fitness' Trainerize, Ignite and Glofox platforms. In turn, EGYM will position ABC Fitness as the sole preferred member management system within the global fitness market, expanding ABC Fitness’ reach across Europe and the Middle East. Read More...
