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Health club membership in the United States jumped 10.8
percent to 50.2 million in 2010 from 45.3 million in 2009, according to
the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association
(IHRSA).
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Cybex International Inc., Medway, MA, had higher net sales
for fourth quarter 2010 and the full year, but it had a higher net loss
for both periods, primarily due to a $66 million product liability suit,
according to financials released by the company.
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As the U.S. economy improves, several financial experts are
predicting a better future for the fitness industry—but perhaps
not until next year.
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Some pool drain covers that were certified as compliant with
the
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGB), a federal law
that requires all public pools and spas to be fitted with
anti-entrapment drain covers, may not protect against that risk,
according to a government investigation.
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Larry Domingo, executive vice president of global sales for
Star Trac, has left the company.
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Time Fitness gets to keep its $460,400 contract with the city of
Minneapolis after the city council voted last week to approve an
exemption for the company.
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When 24 Hour Fitness rolled out its cardless
check-in system, which uses fingerprint scanning instead of
membership cards, one of the questions many of its members had was what,
exactly, their club would do with their fingerprints.
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With today's continued economic uncertainty, Jim Thomas says
creating a sales culture in your club should be a priority. He shares
some fundamental rules to follow when creating that culture.
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Leslie Nolen shares 55 tips about how to get e-mail addresses
to send marketing materials and e-newsletters to potential
members.
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Last week, the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper,
pledged to double the country's popular fitness tax credit for children
and also to extend the credit to adults if his Conservative Party
government is re-elected. When I read the news, I immediately thought of
"Armageddon."
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RetroFitness, Colts Neck,
NJ, held its third annual national conference for more than 150
franchise owners, vendor partners and the company's corporate executives
last week in Atlantic City, NJ. "It was great to have everyone share
best business practices they have implemented locally to stand out
against the competition," Eric Casaburi, the company's founder and CEO,
said. "It was a high-energy event that produced new ideas on what we
need to do to remain a leading fitness concept. The takeaways were
unbelievable, and we look forward to another big year of growth for
RetroFitness."
The Salvation Army celebrated the grand opening of its $115 million
Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Boston last week. The Boston
Kroc Center's fitness facilities include a gymnasium with two basketball
courts and a ropes course, an aquatic center with zero-entry recreation
pool, water play features and lap lanes, a cardio loft and group fitness
classroom. In addition to fitness training, the center will also offer
obesity prevention and nutrition education.
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BH North America, Foothill
Ranch, CA, has appointed Julie Creed as the director of marketing. Creed
has 20 years of experience in planning, marketing and public relations.
Creed has previously worked on the Iron Grip and Spinning brands and was
part of the senior marketing team that turned Star Trac into a top-10
Nielsen brand.
TRX, San Francisco, has launched a new online directory to connect
consumers and businesses around the world with TRX course graduates and
facilities in their area. The new database will also work as a marketing
tool that will provide a more detailed look at trainers and their
experience.
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