Westin Hotels & Resorts together with TRX® announced recently a global partnership, bringing functional training and fitness equipment to more than 200 WestinWORKOUT® Fitness Studios around the globe. In addition to putting fitness at guests’ fingertips with curated content in the new TRX App, both brands have created a custom pre-run workout, allowing Westin Run Concierges to enhance group runs and leverage TRX equipment — including TRX Suspension Trainers™ and Functional Training Tools — available in the hotels. “Westin recently brought together our passionate network...

On April 22, PLAE Perform hosted a PLAE Lab event at the Toronto Blue Jays stadium with more than 50 coaches from the surrounding area attending to hear some of the top strength coaches from around the world. Link to the event page: https://plaeperform.com/previouslab/toronto-apr-22/. For 2018, there will be a PLAE Lab in Toronto on June 2 at The Hill Academy, with the specific topic TBD. To support strength & conditioning coaches and athletes worldwide, PLAE Perform delivers profile videos, educational seminars and workshops, targeted training sessions and informational blogs....

World Gym International has announced plans to add at least 10 more gyms in Canada by year end 2018. As part of the company expansion plans, World Gym has engaged SRS Canada (“SRS”) as a real estate partner to find sites for both corporate-owned and franchised locations across Canada, with a heavy emphasis on the Greater Toronto Area (“GTA”). “World Gym has built a strong presence in Canada, and the GTA in particular. Each community where we have opened facilities have embraced World Gym and its commitment to seriously fun fitness,” said Guy Cammilleri, Chief Executive Officer...

Thoma Bravo, recently announced it will acquire ABC Financial Services, Inc. (“ABC Financial”), a software and payment processing company servicing more than 6,700 health clubs throughout North America and Europe. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017, subject to usual and customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. ABC Financial is the nation's leading software and billing provider for the health and fitness industry. Its comprehensive software services include payment processing systems and advanced...

Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE: NLS), announced that Octane Fitness and Schwinn have been recognized with eight Best Buy awards from Fitness Professor Review for the 2017-2018 season. Over the past decade, the organization has presented Octane with 56 awards, increasing Octane’s total number of Best Buy designations from various publications since 2003 to 128. “Hop on any Octane machine and you will appreciate why the company has earned more FIT PROF Best Buys than any other single brand,” reviewers summarized. “Our history of awards is a testament to our passion to make the most innovative...

Ever heard of a Railway YMCA? Thanks to the YMCA LocalMOTION Challenge, thousands of Canadians can answer “yes” to that question—and a few of them are enjoying some amazing prizes, too. The YMCA LocalMOTION Challenge was a Canada 150 signature project designed to encourage Canadians to embrace healthy, active lifestyles. In the process of completing weekly online challenges as well as live events, participants also learned about a little-known group of Ys known as Railway YMCAs, which supported the builders of our national railway and the communities that grew around them. Using...