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 25 May 2016   Posted by Fitness Business Canada

Features for this Issue: On The Cover - Having it All The Bracebridge Sportsplex, Bracebridge Ont. Management - Club Industry Financials: Some Optimism for the Future American clubs forecasting slightly better bottom lines for 2016. Product Focus - Understanding Functional Training An exercise is functional only if it moves clients toward their individual goals. Your Business - Think Outside the Box! Cast your net further than your immediate competitors by borrowing ideas from thriving non-fitness businesses. Supplier Snapshot- Keystone Fitness: The Key to Fitness Equipment...

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IHRSA 2016 Showcases Industry Success


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 03 May 2016   Posted by Fitness Business Canada

International gathering attracts global fitness leaders and new attendees from Southeastern U.S. and Latin America. Thousands of fitness industry leaders celebrated IHRSA 2016, the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association’s 35th Annual International Convention & Trade Show. The event showcased the newest and most innovative equipment, programs, and technology from over 400 exhibitors, reinforced the industry’s commitment to increase physical activity levels across the globe, and provided an unparalleled venue to learn, network, and exchange ideas. The high-energy event, gathering...

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50 Clubs for Tribe Team Training


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 03 May 2016   Posted by Fitness Business Canada

Canadian-based TRIBE Team Training™ North America Inc. announces that Body Business Fitness Club, in Austin, Texas, will be the latest and 50th club to benefit from its TRIBE Team Training beginning this June. The program launched in 2014 at Mansfield Athletic Club on Montreal’s West Island, where the popular program currently attracts over 120 paying participants. Club owners and managers everywhere are realizing massive benefits from filling the gap between group exercise programs and one-on-one personal training. According to Tribe, if clubs aren’t achieving at least a 10% penetration...

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IHRSA Announces Rasmus Ingerslev as Chairperson for 2016/2017 IHRSA Board of Directors


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 03 May 2016   Posted by Fitness Business Canada

IHRSA, The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, announced during IHRSA 2016, the association’s annual convention, that Rasmus Ingerslev, executive vice chairman of Wexer Virtual, will be the 2016/2017 chairperson of the IHRSA Board of Directors. His term will begin July 1, 2016. Rasmus Ingerslev, the IHRSA Board’s first non-North American chair, is an experienced fitness industry entrepreneur who successfully developed and sold fitness dk and Fresh Fitness, two of Denmark’s largest health club groups. He is a past recipient of the IHRSA European Club Leadership Award,...

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Fitness Industry Canada – Be Part of the Solution!


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 03 May 2016   Posted by Trisha Sarker

Since 2007, Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC) has been the voice of Canadian commercial fitness clubs. Our goal is to be a unified voice for the industry, to ensure that owners and operators understand current issues affecting their businesses, and to ultimately better our industry. Here is a list of the latest industry updates: Copyright Reform • In June 2015, Re:Sound, Goodlife Fitness Centres Inc., Fitness Industry Council of Canada, Zoom Media Inc. and Mood Media Corporation sent the Copyright Board of Canada a new agreement for certification of Re:Sound Tariff 6.B, 2013-2017....

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Is Your Brand Tech Savvy?


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 03 May 2016   Posted by Paula Comfort

Have a tech strategy in place or you’ll be quickly left behind Connected devices, particularly for fitness, were one of the biggest themes at this year’s Mobile World Conference. Many industries are investing in truly understanding their customers as individuals. Are you? For example, Under Armour unveiled a four-piece equipment set called HealthBox that includes a weigh scale, fitness band, heart rate tracker and smartphone app. The system also recommends workouts based on the user’s diet. Despite being known as an athletic brand, Under Armour is diving into health and wellness...

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