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New Gyms Appearing in Indonesia
Thursday, May 1st, 2008JAKARTA – Thanks partly to an increasing focus on healthier living and partly to the economy, fitness clubs are popping up all over Jakarta.
Celebrity Fitness has nine clubs throughout the city, having increased its membership from 4,500, when it first opened five years ago, to 50,000 today.
Fitness First, which opened in 2005, has […]
Popularity: 18% [?]
Aerobic Exercise May Boost Cognitive Fitness for 55+
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
THE NETHERLANDS - Around age 50, even healthy older adults begin to experience mild declines in cognition, such as occasional memory lapses and reduced ability to pay attention.
Researchers in The Netherlands reviewed 11 randomized controlled trials that examined the effects of aerobic exercise on cognitive processing speed, memory and attention.
The results suggest that exercises that […]
Popularity: 15% [?]
Third Annual IHRSA University Seeks Industry’s Finest
Thursday, May 1st, 2008BOSTON - The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), in conjunction with the IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain, announced open registration for the third annual IHRSA University, an executive leadership education program to take place June 2-6, 2008.
“IHRSA University is the ideal setting in which to interact with fellow professionals from around the […]
Popularity: 13% [?]
Club Performance Improves
Thursday, May 1st, 2008BOSTON- April 24, 2008- The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) announced the results of a recently conducted survey of 16 leading U.S. health and sports club companies. The survey, conducted by Industry Insights, found that commercial health club financial performance improved for the quarter ending December 31, 2007, relative to the same period […]
Popularity: 13% [?]
Fitness Coming to the Hill
Thursday, May 1st, 2008OTTAWA – On May 26th, Dave Hardy, president of Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC), and Brian Gilbank, association manager for FIC, will travel to Ottawa to continue advocating for the implementation of an Adult Fitness Tax Credit.
FIC will be meeting with select politicians, journalists, Parliament Hill reporters and related associations to encourage and display […]
Popularity: 11% [?]
Music in Canadian Fitness Clubs
Thursday, May 1st, 2008(Rising Australian Music Licensing Tariffs Causing Concern in Canada)
With the wealth of information constantly streaming past us - online, and through television, media feeds and press releases - it can be challenging to stay current on important fitness industry issues. Fitness Industry Canada (FIC) monitors both domestic and foreign affairs and continually works with international […]
Popularity: 12% [?]
Fitness Depot Commercial to distribute efi Sports Medicine Equipment
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
SAN DIEGO – San Diego-based efi Sports Medicine® has announced Fitness Depot Commercial, Inc. as its distributor of GRAVITYSystem® health club fitness programming and signature incline resistance training machines, the GTS® and the motorized Total Gym® PowerTower®, in Canada.
“We’ve seen GRAVITYgain traction in the United States, and with the help of Fitness Depot Commercial […]
Popularity: 11% [?]
S.P.R.A. SummerActive – May 8 - June 20
Thursday, May 1st, 2008The Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association (S.P.R.A.) encourages all residents of Saskatchewan to get out and get active! S.P.R.A. is inviting community leaders to celebrate the warmer weather by organizing and promoting events and programs that encourage people to adopt healthier lifestyles. The possibilities are endless and can be as simple as getting your colleagues […]
Popularity: 8% [?]
