BOSTON, MA—December 21, 2022—IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness Association, today announced that its leadership elected two new members of its Board of Directors at its November meeting: Bill Davis and Erik Lindseth. The new IHRSA Board of Directors seats represent one member each from the Industry Partner Advisory Council and the National Health & Fitness Alliance…
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA—December 15, 2022—Trainerize, powered by ABC Fitness Solutions, the premier fitness and coaching platform and mobile app that empowers engagement between fitness trainers, gym owners, and their clients, announces the winners of their 2022 Trainerize (TZ) Awards. Revealed at the recent Trainerize Collective online event titled How Fit Pros Can Win the Digital Marketing…
DEERFIELD, IL—December 12, 2022—SCW Fitness Education was chosen from over 1,000 global entries as a winner in the prestigious Chief Marketer’s 2022 PRO Award competition in the category of “Best Health and Wellness Campaign.” SCW is proud to accept this Pro Award from the world’s leading and largest awards recognition program for excellence in brand…
December 7, 2022—Technogym’s headquarters in Cesena, Italy—the Technogym Village—recently hosted yet another prominent personality of the health & well-being scenario, world-renowned professor of Exercise Medicine in Oncology Robert Newton, Ph.D., D.Sc. The day-long workshop held by Newton focused on how exercise medicine applies to cancer management and included theoretical notions, practical demonstration, and the analysis of meaningful case studies….
DENVER, CO—December 6, 2022—EGYM, a leading global fitness technology company, has grown 200% year-over-year and has plans to more than double their North America footprint in 2023. To continue their fast paced expansion, EGYM has added Alisa Anderson as their Senior Sales Executive – Western Region. Alisa, with 30+ years of experience in the health…
SEATTLE, WA—December 6, 2022—SportsArt, a leader in socially responsible fitness equipment and solutions for over 40 years, is taking its environmentally conscious line of products to the sea, providing the energy-generating fitness equipment that will power the world’s first floating fitness league. United Kingdom-based MDL Fitness and SA Green Solutions have partnered to launch the Boaters Super League, a global…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—December 5, 2022—Liz Clark, president & CEO of IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness Association, announced today that Mike Goscinski has joined the organization as Vice President of Government Affairs. He is the organization’s first full-time, in-house Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist, part of an effort begun when Liz was recruited in 2021, which includes a…
MALLORCA—November 30, 2022—Yesterday, some of the most important fitness club operators in Europe met in an event organized by IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness Alliance, and Management around Sports (MAS). The European Executive Meeting Point, which was kindly supported by Technogym alongside Fitnesslytics, Aerobics & Fitness, OJMAR, and Xplor Gym, brought together 15 operators representing over…
BOSTON, MA—November 17, 2022—IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness Association, today released its latest industry analysis report outlining the state of the industry which reflects positive progress across key metrics while still not fully recovered from the dramatic decline triggered by pandemic restrictions and closures. The 2022 IHRSA Health Club Consumer Report provides an essential tool to gain…
CLEARWATER, FL—November 16, 2022—HydroMassage, the company known for developing water massage Beds and Lounges found in fitness centers, spas, physical therapy centers, and chiropractic offices, today announces the availability of the CryoLounge+, a new chair that provides an advanced recovery experience designed to be a smarter, more innovative solution to deliver the benefits of cold, heat,…
With the good comes bad is an age-old saying. While the global health and fitness industry mourns a loss, there’s a silver lining of positive events happening, too. October proved to be a big month for the health and fitness industry and internally here at IHRSA: IHRSA 2023 is in less than five months, IHRSA…
BOSTON, MA—October 22, 2022—IHRSA President & CEO Liz Clark issued the following statement today regarding news reports of the presumed loss of global health and fitness industry leader, Rainer Schaller, and his family while traveling in a twin engine, nine passenger plane from Mexico to Costa Rica on October 21: “The global IHRSA family joins our health…