Keith Worts has been named the new president of Crunch Fitness, the health club chain that fuses fitness with entertainment. Worts, former COO of Crunch, has over 20 years of experience in the industry. In his new role, he will oversee the management of Crunch’s 21 locations in the U.S. “I couldn’t be happier to [...]
Beginning July 1, 2010 businesses offering ultraviolet tanning services must collect a 10 percent excise tax as part of the excise tax requirement of the Affordable Care Act, enacted in March 2010. Businesses must collect the tax at the time the customer pays for service; if the customer doesn’t pay then the tanning service provider [...]
Club managers and owners alike have been witness to many different socioeconomic changes over the last year. In light of these changes, the Club Industry 2010 Trade Show in Chicago during Oct. 6 through Oct. 8 will be titled “Moving Forward.” Now celebrating its 25th year, Club Industry is telling the industry that it’s time [...]
On Sept. 3-5 the Rush Fitness Complex based in Knoxville, Tenn., celebrates the grand opening of their newest facility in Winston-Salem, N.C. This is their 20th location. Local area businesses will be providing food, door prizes, music, balloons, free tours and the chance to win a free one-year Rush membership for all who attend. The [...]
Life Time Fitness plans to close in downtown St. Paul, Minn. According to TwinCities.com, the club failed to come to terms on a lease agreement with the building’s landlord. The club has been at its location, at the University Club building on Cedar Street, for the past 13 years. “August 13 will be the last [...]
24 Hour Fitness, the Official Fitness Center Sponsor of the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, has announced two new programs that will be available to National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and their respective athletes, as they strive toward making the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams. The new Elite Membership and NGB Incentive programs, valued [...]
Technogym has been chosen to provide the equipment for the main gymnasium in the Olympic Village for the 2012 Olympics in London. The gymnasium will be open to all athletes taking part, and the specific preparation centers for the 28 disciplines located in the respective structures. Technogym expects to supply more than 750 pieces of [...]
The New York Times have announced that the long running fitness and community center, the Y.M.C.A. will officially be rebranded as, “the Y.” “It’s a way of being warmer, more genuine, more welcoming, when you call yourself what everyone else calls you,” Kate Coleman, the organization’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer, told Stephanie [...]
Total Woman Gym & Day Spa/Brea’s One Year Anniversary Celebrity Kick Off Event on May 26 was a huge success. Annette Anderson, Total Woman Gym & Day Spa/Brea General Manager stated, “We were so excited to be able to celebrate our anniversary with so many from the Brea community. Brea is such a family centered [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29, 2010 – Club One, a nationally recognized leader in the health, fitness and wellness industry, has announced that Robin Klaus will resume the role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Club One effective July 1, 2010. Klaus takes on the role from Jim Mizes who departs his post as President [...]
