May 1, 2008
First Word
A New Era in a Green Age
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Pamela Kufahl, editor Pam.Kufahl@penton.com
With this issue, we enter a new era in the history of our publication. It's such a special occasion that I'm breaking away from my normal focus on the...
Best of The Best
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
At last year's Club Industry trade show, I presented awards to representatives from the fitness facilities that won each category of our Best of the Best...
Fitness Business News
Public Health Watchdog Pressures Ys to Ban Junk Food
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver and Stuart Goldman
New York National Action Against Obesity (NAAO) recently launched a year-long campaign to expel junk food from all U.S. day care, child care and preschool...
New Portland State Rec Center Will House City's Archives
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Stuart Goldman
Portland, OR The $71 million Portland State University student recreation center, scheduled to open in 2010, will have a unique feature, courtesy of the...
Navy Program Showcases Alternative Exercises
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
Hampton, VA Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) showcased its pilot program, the Navy Physical Training Series, to more than 40 command...
The Sports Club Co. Revenue Increases 4.9 Percent
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Pamela Kufahl
Los Angeles The Sports Club Co. Inc., Los Angeles, had 2007 revenue of $61.7 million and revenue in the fourth quarter 2007 of $15.5 million, according...
Recently Opened Virginia Y Needs $100,000 to Remain Open
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
Roanoke, VA The Smith Mountain Lake YMCA in Roanoke, VA, is scrambling to raise $100,000 to remain open. After learning months ago that the siding on...
24 Hour Launches New TV, Online Advertising Campaign
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Stuart Goldman
San Ramon, CA 24 Hour Fitness kicked off its 12 Million Lives campaign by airing its first TV commercial during a recent FOX broadcast of Six 24 Hour...
Snap Fitness CEO Says Company Not For Sale
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Stuart Goldman
Chanhassen, MN Snap Fitness CEO and founder Peter Taunton denied a recent report stating that Snap Fitness is for sale. However, at least one industry...
Town Sports International Surges to First-Quarter Profit
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Stuart Goldman
New York Apparently, analysts liked what they heard from Town Sports International (TSI) during the company's conference call to announce its first-quarter...
Vandenberg's New Fitness Center Goes Green
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA Vandenberg Air Force Base's new fitness center is under construction and set to be green. The 51,000-square-foot fitness...
Life Time's First-Quarter Profit 23 Percent Higher Than in 2007
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Stuart Goldman
Chanhassen, MN Life Time Fitness founder and CEO Bahram Akradi said at the company's annual shareholders meeting that he wants to focus on improving the...
Club Industry East Returns to the Big Apple
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
New York For the first time in three years, Club Industry East returned to the Big Apple, drawing a crowd of nearly 4,500 registered industry professionals...
$650 billion
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
During the next 50 years, the obesity epidemic in the United States could cost the U.S. economy $650 billion, according to a study by ING Wholesale, a...
In BRIEF
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Elements recently named Bruce Fabel as its CEO and added Melina Jampolis to its fitness advisory board. Fabel worked for Life Time Fitness in 2001, Butterfly...
Inside Manufacturers
Despite First-Quarter Loss, Nautilus CEO Voices Optimism
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Stuart Goldman
Vancouver, WA Several events in what has already been a busy 2008 for Nautilus Inc. factored into the company's first-quarter loss of $6.4 million, which...
Cybex Net Sales Grow 15 Percent to $39.8 Million
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Pamela Kufahl
Medway, MA John Aglialoro, Cybex International chairman and CEO, has reason to be pleased. The company's net sales for the first quarter of 2008 beat...
NCCA Accredits NESTA for Five Years
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) accredited the National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association (NESTA)...
SportsArt Fitness Launches Campaign
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
Woodinville, WA SportsArt Fitness recently launched the Healthy Homes campaign, which educates homeowners on how to create a space at home that motivates...
Polar, Virgin HealthMiles Form Partnership
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver
Lake Success, NY Polar and Virgin HealthMiles, a health incentive rewards program that connects health clubs, health care and corporations by motivating...
Top News
The Cost of Care
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jennipher Shaver, senior associate editor
Club owners never want to hear their club's name and in the same sentence on the local TV news, let alone be the subject of an investigative segment looking...
Focus on Clubs
Corporate Sales Approach In Clubs Needs to Improve
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Karen Woodard-Chavez
With a recession looming, most facilities are feeling the crunch of lower revenue or profit margins and retention. Now is a good time to make sure that...
Focus on Seniors
Both Kids and Seniors Can Enjoy a Playground
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Sandy Coffman
You can hear the same message over and over, and finally, it makes sense. That's what is happening in our industry as we continue to successfully program...
Focus on Design
Color Is a Valuable Tool In a Club's Environment
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Bruce Carter
Have you ever walked into a place and instantly felt comfortable or uncomfortable? You may not consciously be aware of it, but your eyes are taking in...
Feature
The Taste of Retention
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Terah Shelton, contributing writer
The decision to offer a cafe at the Fayetteville Athletic Club was one that was practically made for Bob Shoulders, owner of the Fayetteville, AR, club....
Trend Watch
Into New Waters
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Chelan David, contributing writer
When Bob Carpenter and Roger Ralph, partners in Eastern Athletic Clubs, opened their Hockessin Athletic Club in Hockessin, DE, last year, they didn't...
Pro Shop
Pro Shop
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Cleaning Supplies Sani-Shield and Sani-Scrub surface care products clean, shield and protect surfaces in one step. These multi-surface, multi-functional...
One Last Thought
Does a Spin on Bottles Hold Water?
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Stuart Goldman
One last thought about water bottles. It's become necessary and practically en vogue to bring a water bottle to the gym to use during and after a workout....
