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IHRSA Releases 2008 Asia-Pacific Market Report: The Size and Scope of the Health Club Industry
Monday, December 1st, 2008The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) recently held a successful 7th annual IHRSA Asia-Pacific Forum in Shanghai, China.
John Holsinger, IHRSA Director, Asia-Pacific said, “This year’s Forum brought together the best quality industry leadership of any Forum to date – from a CEO panel composed of four leading Chinese club CEOs through presentations […]
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40% of Parents Mistaken About Children’s Weight
Monday, December 1st, 2008MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Research from Australia suggests that more than four in 10 parents don’t know if their children are underweight or overweight and because of this they are unlikely to help their children correct their weight. As well, the children themselves tend to underestimate or overestimate their body size.
The study also found that children […]
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New Brunswick Town Creates Free Outdoor Gym
Monday, December 1st, 2008RIVERVIEW, NB – This spring the town of Riverview New Brunswick purchased 12 rugged outdoor fitness machines and placed them alongside one of the town’s exercise trails.
“This is a first for Atlantic Canada, and a first in Canada for the newer, CSA-approved Green Gym equipment,” enthuses Gina McNeil, the town’s parks and recreation program coordinator.
The […]
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MMA Expo IV, June 6 and 7, Toronto International Centre
Monday, December 1st, 2008Fitness Kickboxing Canada has partnered with MMA Expo IV to be the exclusive CEC provider for the 2009 MMA Expo. The two-day event, held at the International Centre in Toronto, gives fans the unique opportunity to meet MMA celebrities, professional fighters and world champions. Also featured will be a wide variety of hands-on seminars, workshops, […]
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Extreme Fitness Launches Fit2Ski
Monday, December 1st, 2008TORONTO – Extreme Fitness Inc., a fitness club operator in the Greater Toronto Area, has teamed up with professional ski coach and strength and conditioning specialist Sefan Overgaard to introduce Fit2Ski, a functional group fitness class that helps skiers improve their on hill-performance. Overgaard, a former Canadian Alpine Ski team member, has based the program […]
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Ontario Government Invests in Athletes
Monday, December 1st, 2008TORONTO - High-performance athletes will now have more access to top quality coaching as Ontario begins to help over 1,000 coaches receive enhanced training and competitive opportunities. Ontario is investing $1.9 million from the Quest for Gold Program to help the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario and the Coaches Association of Ontario provide more […]
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Athletic Centre Adds Skating
Treadmill as Profit Centre
Monday, December 1st, 2008
A.C.T.S. (Athletic Centre for Training through Sports), of Orangeville, Ont., has teamed with National Training Centres (NTC) to introduce its Hockey Performance Training Program which features the Endless Ice Skating Treadmill.
National Training Centres’, in Rexdale, Ont., has invested over 10,000 man-hours and over 27,000 miles of athlete training on its skating treadmill. NTC […]
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What’s the Worst Thing That Can Happen During an Interview?
Monday, December 1st, 2008by Brenda Abdilla
Is it perhaps that the candidate is so nervous that she can barely speak? No.
Is it that the interviewer talks and talks and talks? No.
The worst thing that can happen in an interview is that the hiring manager gets excited about the candidate.
Excited is bad? Yes, excited is bad.
Here’s why:
When hiring managers […]
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