The Global Health & Fitness Alliance Advisory Council elected new leadership to serve as Chair and Vice Chair. The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) is delighted to announce the election of Andrea Bell as the new Chair and Richard Beddie as Vice Chair of the GHFA Advisory Council as it ramps up its efforts…
The Global Health & Fitness Alliance Advisory Council elected new leadership to serve as Chair and Vice Chair. The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) is delighted to announce the election of Andrea Bell as the new Chair and Richard Beddie as Vice Chair of the GHFA Advisory Council as it ramps up its efforts…
BOSTON, MA—March 16, 2022—The fitness industry is working to normalize mental health and recognize it as another element of overall wellness that needs to be exercised and cared for. With the recently released IHRSA Foundation toolkits, health clubs, gyms, and studios are able to provide consumers with mental health programming and initiatives that fit their…
BOSTON, MA—March 11, 2022—Despite broad bipartisan and bicameral support, Congress has once again left our industry, which has been disproportionately affected by government mandates, without federal relief. The small business owners and millions of employees we represent have faced devastating losses since the beginning of the pandemic and allowing them to continue to drown is…
A new study finds that increasing physical fitness levels can substantially reduce a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a report provides insight into gender differences relating to fitness and nutrition, and more. Currently, more than six million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, which is projected to reach 13 million by 2050. And, according to the…
Active Wellness steps into the medical wellness arena, a reporter highlights the need to prioritize access to physical activity, and more. This week, we have a good lineup of articles, including exercise’s role in the medical community and improving mental health and memory. We also highlight two IHRSA members, one that has pulled through hard…
The CDC added physical inactivity to its official list of medical conditions that increase a person’s risk of severe COVID-19. A couple of quiet wins for the fitness industry came last week. First, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) officially listed physical inactivity as a risk factor for severe COVID-19. This notation adds…
BOSTON, MA—February 22, 2022—IHRSA’s 41st International Convention & Trade Show (IHRSA 2022) is set to take place from June 22-24, 2022, in the bold and beautiful Miami Beach, FL, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The IHRSA 2022 website is now live and includes a registration portal, schedule at a glance, and more. For the second year…
BOSTON, MA—February 18, 2022—IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness Association, is delighted to share that the International Confederation of Registers for Exercise Professionals (ICREPs), an IHRSA global association partner, is launching a new global accreditation program for fitness education providers. IHRSA currently has a memorandum of understanding with ICREPs and recognizes the membership-based organization as…
The first on-demand mental wellness platform backed by neuroscience has launched with the goal of creating “a world where looking after your mind is as normal as going to the gym.” Mental health and well-being has long had negative stereotypes associated with it. All it took to alter people’s views was decades of science, countless…
BOSTON, MA—February 14, 2022—The IHRSA Foundation has developed two new resources to assist health and fitness facilities when designing initiatives and programs to address consumer mental health and well-being. The IHRSA Foundation created the following resources thanks to a generous grant from the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation: Although mental health is not a new…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—January 28, 2022—This week, IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness Association, unveiled new industry data showing yet another increase in the number of health clubs, gyms, studios that have closed since this time last year. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, 25% of all fitness facilities have closed across the…