Management software has completely changed the day-to-day operations of the health and fitness industry. For Mark Fisher, the president and COO of Sport & Health in Washington D.C., the challenge has been adapting to software and compromising between how he feels the business should run and how the business can operate to satisfy the software. [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10, 2009 – Club One, a leader for award-winning fitness and wellness solutions, announced today that seven of its corporate partners were recently recognized by the California Task Force of Youth and Workplace Wellness for their commitment to employee health. Club One, who operates nearly 100 distinct fitness centers nationwide including corporate [...]
The UK’s most innovative and exciting health club brand, Virgin Active, just opened its 72nd club on Oct. 1 at Twickenham Stadium’s new South Stand. The club has incorporated elegant design along with today’s most modern fitness equipment. In addition to three dedicated studios focusing on mind/body, they have incorporated 34 Star Trac NXT bikes [...]
The Santa Monica, Calif. venue that set the tone for the fitness movement, Muscle Beach®, has announced plans to bundle its fitness services into an affordable package for clubs. As the Birthplace of Fitness®, Muscle Beach® is the staple of a Multinational Brands, Inc., located in Wilbraham, Mass. The move by Muscle Beach® will allow clubs to [...]
The cheerleaders will host new cardio classes and will gain full membership privileges to rehearse and practice game-day routines. The classes will begin on Thursday, Oct. 15, and continue through the end of the Jets’ football season. The New York Sports Club, owned by Town Sports International, announced on Saturday a partnership with the Jets [...]
Lifestyle Family Fitness’ free summer teen program has grown tremendously this year—since the program started in 2007, participation has more than doubled nationwide! “I believe the tremendous growth of this program can be attributed, in part, to key community leaders stepping up to encourage teens to remain active this summer,” says Lifestyle founder Geoff Dyer.
There’s much more to making a profit at your club than collecting membership dues, and if you can add value to the overall member experience by offering additional services that are smartly priced and convenient, you’ll not only set yourself up for better retention rates—and the money that follows—but for increased monthly profits. To make [...]
“Your Clients Are Looking for More Than Fitness. Give Them Everything They Want” is the theme for this year’s Club Industry show, which will be held October 14th through 17th in Chicago. The conference includes an expanded emphasis on retention, numerous topics that confront today’s economic realities and in-depth coverage of wellness issues. Club Industry [...]
How Beth Shaw’s YogaFit has helped clubs train instructors, stay current and reach out to members of diverse fitness levels with yoga programming that is designed for every body. Beth Shaw is perhaps best known as the founder and president of YogaFit Incorporated, a company that trains and certifies fitness instructors to teach an athletic [...]
