New Jersey Starts Office of Nutrition and Fitness
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey’s new Office of Nutrition and Fitness will better coordinate programs aimed at preventing obesity, the Associated Press reported....
Survey Highlights Six Diet Disconnects
WASHINGTON, DC -- More than half of Americans say they are trying to lose weight, and a majority of them say they are trying to improve the healthfulness of their diet and increase their level of physical activity. However, nine out of 10 Americans do not know how many calories they should consume in a day. ...
Animal Steroids Sold to Club Members, Investigators Say
SAN FRANCISCO – Investigators in Alameda County, CA, believe a man sold animal steroids disguised as illegal human steroids to people in Bay Area fitness clubs, The San Francisco Chronicle reported....
Fundraising Campaign Begins for Oklahoma Y
ENID, OK -- The Denny Price Family YMCA in Enid, OK, began a fundraising campaign to finance a renovation to expand the cardio and weightlifting areas as well as the development of a teen fitness area, along with new construction of a nursery and administrative offices, according to The Enid News & Eagle. ...
Minimum Wage Increase Passes in Congress
WASHINGTON, DC—Yesterday, Congress approved a bill that would increase minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour. ...
Nearby Centers, Discount Programs Encourage Participation
EAGAN, MN – According to a study by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, people who use fitness center discount programs are more likely to live close to a fitness center (63.3 percent of those surveyed live within two miles of a participating fitness center), and nearly half of fitness discount users (43 percent surveyed) say they joined a fitness center because of the discount....
Club One Partners with Silver Creek Sportsplex for New Center
SAN FRANCISCO -- Pre-sale memberships are underway for Club One Inc.’s newest fitness center set to open June 2007. Located in the Silver Creek community just south of San Jose, CA, the 60,000-square-foot fitness club marks Club One’s fifth edition to the South Bay, CA, area. The center will be located in the 200,000 square-foot Silver Creek Sportsplex, a family sports facility featuring in-line hockey rinks, soccer fields, restaurants and retail space. ...
Navy Program Addresses Summer Sports Risks
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- Sailors and marines are statistically more likely to be involved in a mishap when they’re off-duty during summer months, according to officials at the Safety Office at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana in Virginia Beach, VA. Looking to prevent that, officials hosted “Hot Rods: Hazards of Recreational Off Duty Safety,” a program that taught sailors how to remain safe while enjoying summer recreational activities....
Employers Shift Focus to Prevention and Incentives
CHICAGO – U.S. employers are thinking differently about health care, increasingly focusing on efforts to prevent employees from becoming sick, according to a survey by the Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH)....
Rhode Island AG Dismisses Six Clubs From Lawsuit
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Attorney General’s office said Thursday that it has dismissed six of the 10 clubs from a lawsuit alleging they failed to properly register with the state, according to a report on the TV news Web site www.turnto10.com....
Sacramento State Center Gets OK
SACRAMENTO, CA – The California State University board of trustees approved construction of a Recreation and Wellness Center at Sacramento (CA) State, the Sacramento Bee reported....
Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to Alan Schwartz
CHICAGO -- Alan Schwartz, chairman of TCA Holdings Inc., will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro magazine on Oct. 11 at the Club Industry show in Chicago. This is the fifth year that the magazine has presented the award, which goes to an individual who has contributed to the betterment of the fitness industry....
Air Force Pay Cuts Unlikely
YOKOTA AIR BASE, JAPAN—Budget problems aren’t likely to disrupt the paychecks of Air Force personnel in fitness and recreational facilities, even if funding earmarked for the Army isn’t restored through passage of a supplemental bill, according to Gen. Paul Hester, Pacific Air Forces commander. ...
New York Sports Clubs to Open 50th NYC Club
NEW YORK – New York Sports Clubs (NYSC) will open its Rego Park location June 1 in Queens, NY, the company announced. The club will be the 50th NYSC location in New York City....
New Prairie Life Fitness Center to Open in Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN – Prairie Life Fitness will open a 60,000-square-foot center Monday in the Nashville section of Cool Springs....
Marshall University to Begin Construction on New Rec Center
HUNTINGTON, WV – Marshall University’s Board of Governors approved a resolution Monday on an agreement with Capstone Management of Birmingham, Ala., to build a 123,000-square-foot recreation center scheduled to open in January 2009....
Idaho Y Buys For-Profit Fitness Center
TWIN FALLS, ID – In a deal announced Monday, the YMCA of Twin Falls (ID) will purchase Twin Falls Fitness Center under the condition that the Y continues to operate it as a fitness center, The Times-News reported....
Bally Obtains Waiver and Forbearance Agreements
CHICAGO – Bally Total Fitness announced today that it has secured limited waiver and forbearance agreements from the requisite holders of its 10 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2011 and its 9 7/8 percent Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007....
Navy Fitness Encourages Average Joes to Get Moving
EVERETT, WA -- Naval Station (NAVSTA) Everett held its annual Fitness Challenge Week May 7-10 to promote health and fitness in new ways to all sailors....
Volumetrics and Best Life Diet Best Rated
YONKERS, NY—The Volumetrics Eating Plan was the top-rated clinically tested diet plan and “The Best Life Diet” was the top-rated diet book, according to Consumer Reports....
Bally Agrees to Pay Consent Fee
CHICAGO – Bally Total Fitness announced today that it has agreed to pay a one-time cash consent fee of $1.25 per $1,000 principal amount of notes to holders of its 10 ½ percent Senior Notes due in 2011 that execute a limited waiver and forbearance agreement by 5 p.m. EDT on Monday....
Indiana Gov. Signs AED Bill
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a bill on May 3 that requires the usage of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in that state’s health clubs....
24 Hour Fitness to Open Clubs in China
SAN RAMON, CA – Basketball star Yao Ming and 24 Hour Fitness have partnered up to open clubs in Yao’s native China....
New Fitness Center and Spa Enters Denver Market
DENVER – Pura Vida Fitness and Spa will become the anchor tenant of a four-story building in Denver’s Cherry Creek market. The facility will include a 4,000-square foot spa, a street-level café, appointed locker rooms, Kinesis and Pilates studios and group cycling and group exercise classes....
Air Force Offers Programs to Help Manage Stress
WASHINGTON -- Although the Air Force has a wide range of fitness and health-related programs in place to help service members and their families manage stress, Air Force officials are concerned that some are not aware of the available programs and are not taking advantage of them, according to a recent Air Force report. To address that, the Air Force is launching a series of monthly campaigns with themes that focus on specific programs to help manage potential areas of stress for airmen and their families. ...
