FBP_NEWSBEAT_ A Penton Media Property January.20.2010 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/clubindustry/v/352 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT (http://www.retentionmanagement.com) ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT 2010 is a critical year... * Stay connected with current members using automated email communication * Convert new sales into long-term members by integrating them more effectively * Proactive and automatic follow up with low and non-users * Market club services, specials, referrals and programs using our state-of-the-art broadcast email templates * Increase leads, follow up with guest traffic and reconnect with former members using our Prospect email program Now is the Time. 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To view the full article go to: http://clubindustry.com/universities/Arizona-Opens-Green-Rec-Center-Expansion-2010119/ --Renovated Navy Barracks Has Fitness Amenities NEWPORT NEWS, VA -- Upgrades were unveiled last week to the Huntington Hall barracks in Newport News, VA, which house sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt and staff from Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding. To view the full article go to: http://clubindustry.com/military/Renovated-Navy-Barracks-Fitness-Amenities-2010119/ IN BRIEF --January Issue Online Now The January issue of Club Industry magazine features a look ahead to 2010 (http://clubindustry.com/forprofits/0101-owners-face-same-challenges/). The issue also includes a feature on how clubs are attracting and retaining Baby Boomers (http://clubindustry.com/forprofits/0101-marketing-senior-health/) as members and a look at the benefits social networking (http://clubindustry.com/inside_manufacturers/0110-social-networking-boosts-awareness/) can have for club operators. To view the full article go to: http://clubindustry.com/january10/ --Club Industry East Don't miss out on the Club Industry East (http://east.clubindustryshow.com/east2010/Public/enter.aspx) show this May in New York, featuring keynote presentations from former New York Yankees shortstop Bucky Dent and Ali Vincent, winner of "The Biggest Loser." For more details, visit the show site (http://east.clubindustryshow.com/east2010/Public/enter.aspx) or view the pre-show brochure (http://east.clubindustryshow.com/east2010/CUSTOM/cie10_preab_web_aw.pdf) (PDF). --Facility News *Equinox (http://www.equinox.com/), New York, has launched a new advertising campaign called My Body, My Biography (http://www.mybodymybiography.com/), which tells the stories of people who say working out at Equinox has helped them overcome adversity. The Web site includes profiles, photos and videos of select members as well as user-generated content where anyone can share their own story. Visitors can get to know Equinox members, such as an injured Olympic athlete, a struggling single mother of five and a plane crash survivor. *UFC Gym (http://www.ufcgym.com/) will hold its official grand opening at 10 a.m. PST Saturday in Concord, CA. Scheduled to attend the grand opening are New Evolution Fitness Co. Co-founders Mark Mastrov and Jim Rowley as well as UFC President Dana White and UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell. *VH1 will premiere its seventh season of "Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp" at 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8. Celebrities on this season's show include Bobby Brown and Kevin Federline. U.S. Marine Corps Drill Instructor Harvey Walden IV returns to lead the eight-week boot camp. *The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina (http://www.ymcanwnc.org/) officially opened its Robin Hood Road YMCA on Monday in the former Peak Fitness facility in Winston-Salem, NC. Peak Fitness closed the location last August after the gym went into bankruptcy. The new Y already has about 500 members for the Robin Hood location. --Supplier News *Star Trac (http://www.startrac.com/), Irvine, CA, has announced a three-year agreement to be the exclusive equipment supplier for Personal Training Institute (http://www.personaltraininginstitute.com/). The agreement includes the introduction of Star Trac's HumanSport cable-based strength machines and cardio products, featuring touch screens and integrated TVs. *Sportsmith (http://www.sportsmith.net/), Tulsa, OK, has released its expanded winter edition catalog, which includes fitness equipment parts, strength and functional training products, and the latest eco-friendly yoga mats, blocks and straps. The company also has completed its expansion into an additional 20,000-square-foot office warehouse and has a new blog and user forum on its Web site as well. *NASA is using technology like that patented by Heart Rate Inc. (VersaClimber) (http://www.versaclimber.com/), Costa Mesa, CA, on the International Space Station. The astronauts are using a flywheel exercise device that relies on rotary inertia rather than weight stacks (making it ideal in weightless environments) to help with their strength training. Heart Rate founders Richard and Dan Charnitski had approached NASA 13 years ago with the idea for this technology. The Charnitskis have since patented the technology and use it in their VersaPulley product. NASA is using its own version of the technology. *Hammer Strength (http://www.hammerstrengthclinics.com/), Schiller Park, IL, announced its 2010 schedule of Hammer Strength Clinics. The clinics feature training tips and techniques presented by strength and conditioning coaches from professional, collegiate and high school programs. The schedule is as follows: Atlanta, Feb. 27; Chicago, March 19-20; Miami, March 13; Lawrenceville, NJ, March 26-27; San Antonio, April 9-10; and San Jose, CA, April 23-24. *KrankcycleRx (http://www.krankcyclerx.com/), Birmingham, AL, donated two Krankcycles to the TRACK center in Jacksonville, FL, in conjunction with the Wounded Warrior Project. The equipment will provide the wounded warriors in the program with a new way to train and stay fit. "The Johnny G Krankcycle by Matrix is fully wheelchair accessible and allows the wounded warriors, as well as other physically disabled individuals, to stay fit with a fun, engaging and challenging workout," Forrest Ward, president and CEO of KrankcycleRx, said in a statement. FROM THE BLOG --Time for a Feel-Good Story I love a good feel-good story, and this one sure qualifies. Roberta Kruse-Fordham, general manager at Sports Fitness & Fun, Florida, NY, contacted me the other day to let me know about how her team pulled together to save a life on Dec. 2. To view the full article go to: http://blog.clubindustry.com/fitnessbusinessproblog/2010/01/15/time-for-a-feel-good-story/ --Are We in The New York Times Again? The writer of this recent New York Times column contacted Club Industry a couple of weeks ago to get some scoop, or background, about Bally. To view the full article go to: http://blog.clubindustry.com/fitnessbusinessproblog/2010/01/14/are-we-in-the-new-york-times-again/ --Chris Berman Coming to IHRSA Show ESPN's Chris Berman will be one of the featured speakers at the IHRSA show in March in San Diego, or as Berman will call it, the "Hotel California." 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