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The Best Way to Reject Job Candidates
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009By Brenda Abdilla
Anyone posting a position in the current job market knows that there are some candidates who passionately insist that they are the right person for the job. Personalized feedback to job candidates is not always possible, and it is probably not a great idea anymore. Hiring managers are often too busy, plus there […]
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ACSM Survey Predicts 2010 Fitness Trends
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Importance of educated fitness professionals again takes top rank
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – A lasting trend is developing in health and fitness, according to an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) survey published in the November/December issue of ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal. The importance of experienced and educated fitness professionals remains the top predicted fitness trend […]
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Interactive Fitness Acquires Expresso Fitness
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009SUNNYVALE, CA - Interactive Fitness Holdings (IFH) announces that it has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Expresso Fitness as part of a larger strategy to acquire, organize and deliver a wide range of interactive fitness solutions to commercial customers. These products are being re-launched as the Expresso line.
“Products like Wii Fit and Dance […]
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IHRSA Opposes New Jersey “Fitness Professionals Certification Act”
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Legislation Would Devastate NJ Health Club Industry and Health of NJ Residents
BOSTON, MA – The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has expressed its vehement opposition to New Jersey Senate Bill 2164, which is a personal trainer and group exercise instructor certification bill that could effectively shut down these activities in New Jersey […]
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Update: Fitness Club Owner Angry with Human Rights Outcome
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009ST. CATHARINES, ON – The battle between John Fulton, owner of Downtown Health Club for Women and Fulton Fitness, in St. Catharines, Ont., and a pre-operative transgender woman who sought membership in his club in 2006, is over. The plaintiff, Lisa MacDonald, dropped the human rights complaint in October 2009.
In the summer of 2006, Fulton […]
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Message to Club Owners/Managers from Martin Gangnier, Director, Licensing NRCC
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009I would like to respond to recent statements made in the latest FitNet Newsletter with regard to the Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada’s (NRCC) proposed Tariff 6 (Use of Music to Accompany Dance and Fitness), which is now before the Copyright Board of Canada.
NRCC is the Canadian not-for-profit music licensing company that is dedicated […]
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