elements, the category leader in womens fitness clubs, has announced it will offer the latest GRAVITYSystem small group workout, from efi Sports Medicine, creator of Total Gym, as a fitness amenity in... View More
The focus of the second keynote presentation at the Club Industry 2007 Conference and Exhibition has shifted from medical wellness to sustainability. Phillip Mills, CEO of Les Mills, will be the keynote... View More
YMCAs across the country have increased programs to address weight gain and obesity among youth and adults, according to a report by the YMCA of the USA, which studied changes in programming from 2005... View More
What Is a Vegetarian Diet? Once a fringy, unpopular notion dismissed by some as downright unhealthy, eating your vegetables is now a mainstream idea. If you're skipping meat entirely, you're in good company:... View More
Getting the most benefit from your training regimen requires a well designed plan and precise execution. The same can be said for opening your own business. Passion for fitness will only get professionals... View More
As part of its national response to a recent report that again this year, obesity rates climbed in 31 states across the U.S., today America On the Move Foundation(R) (AOMF) and YMCA of the USAs... View More
Curves® International Inc., the world's largest franchisor of fitness clubs, announced a new partnership today with GlobalFit, the nation's leading provider of healthy living benefits, to offer Curves... View More
Source Distributors, Inc., a manufacturer of physical rehabilitation and fitness products, has announced a distribution agreement for the entirety of Canada between the company and National Fitness Products... View More
Book publisher Human Kinetics recently recognized Dr. Thomas R. Baechle, CSCS,*D; NSCA-CPT,*D, for his outstanding writing achievements in sport and exercise science. Dr. Baechle was presented with... View More
The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), a health and fitness solutions provider and certification authority, announced today that it has reached an agreement that makes the University of North... View More
The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), a health and fitness solutions provider and certification authority, announced today that it has reached an agreement that makes the University of North... View More
Adult women are more than twice as likely to know how much they weighed in high school as they are to know their current cholesterol number, and only half of women have had their cholesterol tested in... View More
The NSCA Certification Commission is committed to ensuring that no individual with a disability is deprived of the opportunity to sit for the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®)... View More
Perhaps not since the days of Prohibition has there been a more nationalized movement to ban a food substance. Where the Prohibition movement failed to gain wide public support for the evils of alcohol... View More
LAKEWOOD, CO (July 18, 2007) Fitness Resources, an 18-year old company founded by Robert (Bob) Damashek was recently sold to the National Personal Training Institute of Colorado (NPTI Colorado). ... View More
Bally Total Fitness made it official last night: The second-largest revenue-producing club company in the industry filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The filing by Chicago-based Bally and more than 40 of... View More
The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) recently presented Jeffrey Segal, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, with its coveted Personal Trainer of the Year Award for 2007. This honor, presented during... View More
Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center have identified a genetically-transmitted metabolic defect that can lead to obesity in some individuals. The defect involves decreased production of liver... View More
Orthopedic procedures, including knee reconstruction or replacement (knee arthroplasty), total and partial hip replacement, and spinal fusion, increased by nearly 25 percent between 1997 and 2005, climbing... View More
IDEA Health & Fitness Association, the leading membership organization of health and fitness professionals worldwide with more than 21,000 members in over 80 countries, has announced the winners of its... View More
