NJ Considers Sales Tax Refund Bill
The New Jersey General Assembly is considering a bill that would exempt fitness clubs from a 7 percent sales tax and would give club members a refund for sales tax they’ve paid on memberships...
Gold’s Gym on Exhibition at Dallas Opening
Gold's Gym International unveiled its new Dallas flagship facility with a Grand Opening VIP Party, An Exhibitionist Evening, on Jan. 25. ...
East Shore Receives Regional Honor
East Shore Athletic Club, Charleston, SC, was named the seventh fastest growing company in the Charleston region by the Charleston Regional Business ...
Man Pleads Guilty to Talbot County YMCA Peeping
CHESTERTOWN, MD -- A 44-year-old Ocean City man pleaded guilty to using a camera in his locker at the Talbot County YMCA in Easton, MD, to film unsuspecting men and boys, one of whom he inappropriately touched, according to The News Journal. The sentencing for the suspect, Alan Travers, is expected in April. He pleaded guilty last week on one count of second-degree assault and 20 counts of video surveillance with prurient intent, the Delaware paper reported. ...
NIRSA Releases Survey on Facility Construction
NIRSA member institutions are in the process of constructing $3.1 billion in capital projects for recreation facilities, according to a recent study from the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association ...
Air Force Adds Healthy Cooking to Body Composition Class
Members of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath Health and Wellness Center (HAWC) spiced up their Body Composition Improvement Program by providing a healthy cooking class...
Atkins Offers Most to Lose and Gain
The case for low-carbohydrate diets is gaining weight after a recent comparison of four popular diets published in this week’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association...
TSI Posts Increased 2006 Revenue
NEW YORK—Revenue was up in the fourth quarter 2006 and for the year for Town Sports International Holdings Inc. (TSI), according to the company’s earnings released yesterday. ...
Club Operators Must Report Injuries to OSHA
Washington Y Kicks Off ‘Helping Kids Grow’ Campaign
The YMCA of Snohomish County in Washington kicked off its annual Invest in Youth Helping Kids Grow campaign in mid-February with a 2007 campaign goal of $812,000 to support the Everett...
Anytime Fitness Increases to 1,000 Franchises
Anytime Fitness recently opened its 1,000th franchise. The company, which began in 2002, plans to have 2,000 franchises by 2008. ...
Illinois-Chicago Celebrates National Recreation Sports and Fitness Day
The university of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) celebrated the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association’s (NIRSA) National Recreation Sports and Fitness Day on Feb. 22 by offering an open house at its Student Recreation Facility ...
Minot Air Force Base Fitness Center Receives Design Award
The Air Combat Command (ACC), a major command of the U.S. Air Force, presented its Facility Design Honor Award to architecture, planning, engineering and interior design firm Leo A. Daly at the ACC Design Awards Luncheon on Feb. 28, held at the Marriott ...
Cybex Welcomes Hospitality Division
Cybex International Inc. created the Cybex Hospitality Division, hiring Glenn Colarossi as president of the division. Colarossi has more than 20 years of experience in the fitness and spa industry...
Life Fitness Integrates iPod with Exercise Equipment
-- Life Fitness’ newest commercial exercise equipment will feature seamless iPod integration, the company announced. This connectivity makes it possible for iPod users to plug in and charge ...
AED Issue Active in Several States
Several state legislatures are considering legislation related to automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Indiana’s Senate Health and Provider Services Committee introduced a bill early last month requiring all health clubs to have an AED...
Oklahoma Committee Passes Tax Credit Bill
The Oklahoma Senate Finance Committee passed a bill on Feb. 13 that would give a tax credit equal to 20 percent of the cost of membership to a health or fitness club....
South Carolina Introduces Bill Prohibiting Automatic Renewal
COLUMBIA, SC -- Last month, a bill that would prohibit automatic renewal of health club contracts was referred to the South Carolina House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs after being introduced in the South Carolina House of Representatives. The bill would also limit the duration of month-to-month health club contracts to no more than 12 months. ...
Akradi Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN -- Bahram Akradi, CEO of Life Time Fitness, Eden Prairie, MN, pled guilty last week to a misdemeanor assault charge in connection with a February 23, 2006, incident at his daughter’s high school (http://fitnessbusinesspro.com/forprofits/fitness_life_time_fitness_8/index.html). ...
Half Give Up Fitness Pledge One Month Later
At the beginning of each year, 50.5 percent of resolution-makers pledge to get in shape in the new year. By Valentine’s Day, 49 percent of those people have given up on their fitness resolution, according to a nationwide survey by Bally Total Fitness...
Y Tax Dispute Could Affect Other Groups
The dispute over whether YMCA of the Rockies should be exempt from paying property taxes on its two mountain camps continues and could affect more than 6,000 other religious-based organizations across Colorado...
Bally’s Employee Faces Sexual Abuse Charges
A Bally Total Fitness employee in Guilderland, NY, is facing separate charges of sexual abuse. James Carter was arrested on Feb. 3 and charged with forcible touching, sexual abuse and unlawful imprisonment...
Elements Hits 25 Club Milestone
By the end of last year, the women-only club Elements had hit a 25-club milestone, and so far this year, the company has opened one club in Exeter, NH, with another 25 clubs in development ...
Penn State Going Hands On
Penn State University is preparing to alter the access to its student fitness center. Instead of using ID cards, students will use a system that recognizes a person by the characteristics ...
‘Biggest Loser’ Fever Hits Navy
The mania surrounding the popular reality weight loss television show, "The Biggest Loser,” has taken hold of Navy Fitness, inspiring many sailors to lose weight...
