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Crisis in the Fitness Industry - The Cost of Music
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008Friday, August 15 at the Can-Fit-Pro Trade Show and Conference, 4pm-6pm
Proposed new music licensing tariffs, if implemented, threaten the survival of many fitness providers in Canada. One current proposal alone, if accepted by the Copyright Board of Canada, calls for fees of $3.00 per class, plus 5% of total facility revenues!
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4 Tips For Marketing Your Fitness Business
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008By Pat Rigsby
To have a successful fitness business, like it or not, marketing needs to be a big part of what you do. If you’re like most fitness professionals, marketing hasn’t been part of your professional education. Here are four tips to help make the most of your marketing efforts.
Tip #1: Create an Annual Marketing […]
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24 Hour Sues Bally Over CEO Hiring
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008CHICAGO – 24 Hour Fitness, has filed a lawsuit against Bally Total Fitness accusing Bally of illegally hiring new CEO Michael Sheehan away from 24 Hour to gain access to trade secrets.
Sheehan had been with 24 Hour for seven years and most recently served as the company’s chief operating officer before taking over as Bally […]
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Canadian Wins IHRSA Merit Scholarship
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008BOSTON – The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) announced that Michael McDonald, Regional Fitness Director of World Health Club -Calgary, is the recipient of the 3rd Annual John McCarthy Merit Scholarship. Established in 2006 through donations from industry founders and friends, the annual scholarship provides full tuition and a $500 travel stipend to […]
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Nautilus Consolidates US Manufacturing and Distribution
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008Nautilus, Inc. announces the consolidation of its US manufacturing and distribution facilities. Nautilus will close its Tulsa, Oklahoma facilities by the end of 2008 and transfer the manufacturing of its products, principally, to its facility in Independence, Virginia. The company does not plan to eliminate any major product lines as a result of the consolidation. […]
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Pre-exercise Stretching Doesn’t Weaken Muscles Says Study
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS – Short durations of stretching prior to activity may not alter muscle strength and appears to temporarily improve joint range of motion (ROM), suggests a study published in the August 2008 issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
The outcomes add to the […]
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Extreme Fitness and FastLife Launch Fit2SpeedDate
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008TORONTO – Extreme Fitness Inc., a fitness club operator in the Greater Toronto Area, has teamed with FastLife, a speed dating and singles event service, to introduce Fit2SpeedDate, a group fitness class that combines circuit training with speed dating. Fit2SpeedDate classes will be held regularly at selected Extreme Fitness clubs throughout the GTA. Participants connect […]
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Can-Fit-Pro International Fitness and Club Business Conference and Trade Show
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008August 13-17, 2008, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Fitness Business Canada will be there and looks forward to seeing you! Fitness professionals and consumers will be inspired by top presenters, gain hands-on experience in new techniques and choreography and have access to hundreds of exhibitors at the Trade Show. Join Can-Fit-Pro’s 15th Anniversary celebration!
Event Highlights:
• Fantastic deals […]
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