The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is launching the first-ever National President's Challenge in March. The six-week fitness challenge will encourage all Americans to be active 30 minutes... View More

The Whidbey Island Marathon in Oak Harbor, Washington, may still be months away, but Navy Fitness professionals at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) are getting active duty, dependents and retirees... View More

North Country (New York) Community College (NCCC) and the Lake Placid (New York) Health and Fitness club have reached a mutual agreement, in which the clubs trainers will help train NCCCs athletes while... View More

Randall Stephen, chief operating officer at Town Sports International (TSI) resigned today, according to a brief statement from the company. The statement did not give a reason for his resignation or any... View More

Mark Mastrov, the founder of 24 Hour Fitness, has resigned as the companys chairman of the board, effective January 31, according to a company statement sent to Club Industrys Fitness Business Pro. Mastrov,... View More

The Cooper Institute, a research and education non-profit facility located at the world-renowned Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas, announces a new study published in Obesity showing that fitness trumps... View More

Another door has opened in Star Tracs continuing pursuit to encourage people of all levels of health and activity to develop and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle. The companys Expect Different... View More

Sunshine Fitness Resources, an organization dedicated to the development of fitness professionals on all levels, announces its purchase of Balletone. Balletone, which started six years ago as a single... View More

Chiropractors, athletic trainers, physical therapists and other medical professionals are expanding their practices with affordable therapeutic laser devices that combine super pulsed laser, infrared,... View More

Precision Fitness, a fitness business model focused on affordable personal training, is launching availability of its nationwide franchise today. Precision Fitness combines weight training, cardiovascular... View More

We all know that member retention is one of the keys to a successful club. The difficult part is how to keeping your members from going to the newer, bigger club down the street. The truth is they don't... View More

One of the most rewarding things about being a personal trainer is the experience of positively impacting your clients' lives. It is even more inspiring when you see this impact being spread through your... View More

Whenever I come into contact with a coach or trainer who preaches the virtues of machine-based strength training for young athletes, the same argument is typically offered: machines are safer for kids... View More

The word "certification" headlining an article is enough to send shivers up my spine. It's a tired, controversial subject and has been unfairly scrutinized at times, although there are admittedly abuses... View More

Thanks to today's relatively cheap technology, every fitness expert has the potential to be an online celebrity. From YouTube videos to blogs, you have the opportunity to be discovered by countless potential... View More

Acquiring clients may not seem effortless to you, but I have a feeling that if Sherlock Holmes, the remarkable detective in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's murder mysteries, were commissioned to attain clients... View More

Dr. Darcy Ward and Dr. Jennifer Greenfield, the doctors of chiropractic at Center for Chiropractic & Wellness, a North Raleigh chiropractic center, have announced that they are now offering a new non-invasive... View More

The annual FitnessFest Conference and Expo is coming to Tempe, Arizona from April 16-20. This conference, the largest of its kind in the Southwest, offers fitness professionals the opportunity to earn... View More

Star Trac, the fastest-growing company in commercial fitness, is partnering with New York Sports Clubs and Snapple to fight the teen obesity epidemic with a 24-hour Spin-a-Thon, called Saints & Spinners,... View More

People who participate in a pedometer-based walking program can be expected to lose a modest amount of weight, even without changing their diet, with more weight loss the longer they stick with the program,... View More