Game on. Competition was the name of the game for this year’s Best of the Best contest. Numerous fitness facilities entered the fourth-annual contest, and after much consideration, our panel of judges decided which clubs were on top of their game for 2006. We’d like to congratulate this year’s winners and applaud all those facilities that entered for their hard work in the industry.

All entries were rated on a scale of 1 to 10 based on innovation, appeal, effectiveness and cost effectiveness by our panel of judges—carefully chosen by the Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro staff for their expertise in certain categories. Each judge’s totals were then tallied resulting in a total score for each club. The facility with the highest average in each category was crowned Best of the Best. You may notice that two facilities tied for best specialized program for the obese population. Because we feel both programs equally deserve the title of Best of the Best, we’ve featured both of them.

The 2006 winners' programs are sure to inspire and motivate fitness professionals nationwide.

Read the September 2006 story on the Best of the Best winners by Jennipher Shaver, associate editor