Fastest Growing Premium Indoor Cycling Chain in the U.S. Chooses Toronto for First Canadian Franchise CycleBar, a new concept in premium indoor cycling that offers a high energy workout in a concert-like atmosphere, has chosen Toronto’s Leaside community as the home for its first Canadian Franchise. In the past year, the number of CycleBar studios in the U.S. have grown at a rate of 4+ per month. This rapid expansion demonstrates the demand for this exciting new fitness experience and CycleBar Leaside’s Canadian franchisees expect the trend to be just as popular in Toronto. The Leaside location...

D&D Technologies and Pool Safely join forces to promote drowning prevention Huntington Beach, California, January 18th, 2017, - D&D Technologies, inventors of the first magnetic pool safety gate latch MagnaLatch®, joins Pool Safely to advocate that simple steps around the pool saves lives. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) launched Pool Safely: Simple Steps to Save Lives to improve pool and spa safety by reducing childhood drownings, submersion injuries and entrapments. It is a national public education campaign that works with partners around the United Sates to reduce...

Brunswick Corporation recently announced the appointment of Jaime A. Irick, 42, as president of the Fitness Division, reporting to Brunswick Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark D. Schwabero. Irick will succeed Christopher E. Clawson, president – Life Fitness, who is leaving the Company. The appointment is effective immediately. Most recently chief commercial officer for Current, Powered by GE, Irick joins Brunswick following 14 years at GE, where he worked across several business units, and served in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility, including corporate strategy and sales....

Gold’s Gym experienced strong growth in 2016 and continues its aggressive global expansion. The company opened 66 new locations around the world this past year, including locations in India, Japan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Australia. It has 47 new locations scheduled to open in 2017 and plans to expand into Germany, Africa, and South Korea. The company currently has 720 locations in 38 American states and 23 countries around the world. However, in early January of this year it closed two of its 13 Canadian clubs, both in Edmonton.

For the second year, Canadian fitness professionals predict that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and functional fitness will be the top two most effective Canadian fitness trends. Older adult training moved up to number three (from number six), emphasizing the demand for fitness options to reach the growing number of Canadians over 55. More than 1,400 personal trainers, coaches, fitness business owners, and group fitness instructors from across Canada ranked their first choice for the most effective fitness trend of 2017 as part of the annual canfitpro fitness trends survey. canfitpro...

SportsArt recently announced its partnership with Sacramento Eco Fitness, a new gym opening this month dedicated to sustainability and eco-friendly fitness initiatives. The studio will feature SportsArt’s ECO-POWR line of spinning bikes for a first of its kind indoor cycle studio which harnesses the power cyclists produce during their workouts and puts it back into the facility’s power grid. SportsArt’s ECO-POWR cardio equipment turns human energy into utility grade electricity through a micro-inverter similar to the technology found in solar panels and wind turbines. When plugged into...