Comunicado de prensa de HFA

WASHINGTON, DC, 27 de junio de 2024. La Asociación de Salud y Bienestar Físico (HFA) elogia al Comité de Medios y Arbitrios de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos por sus medidas proactivas al considerar la H.R. 4818, la «Ley para tratar y reducir la obesidad de 2023». Esta legislación supone un avance significativo en la lucha contra la epidemia de obesidad, ya que amplía la cobertura de Medicare para los medicamentos GLP-1 para la pérdida de peso. La HFA...

BOSTON, MA–June 11, 2024–At its June 3 meeting, the Health & Fitness Association board of directors elected Chris Smith as chair, Luke Carlson as vice chair, and Al Noshirvani as treasurer, the association announced. Chris Smith has served on the Health & Fitness Association board for four years, the last year as vice chair. He is president and CEO of Fitness…

BOSTON, MA–June 11, 2024–The 21st European Congress, powered by the Health & Fitness Association (HFA, formerly IHRSA), will welcome health and fitness leaders to Barcelona, Spain on 21-23 October. The setting will be the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona. Attendees are invited to stay on 24 October for tours of four of the city’s most innovative health…

BOSTON, MA—June 10, 2024—The Health & Fitness Association, a global community of industry leaders, has hired Singapore-based attorney and international industry advocate Sean Tan as the group’s senior representative in Asia. In this position, he will help increase association and convention participation, guide the formation and expansion of regional and national federations and industry partner organizations, coordinate…

WASHINGTON, DC, 10 de mayo de 2024. Ciento veinte líderes del sector participaron en la Cumbre de Defensa y Reunión de la Asociación de Salud y Fitness (Health & Fitness Association Fly-In and Advocacy Summit) celebrada los días 7 y 8 de mayo en Washington, DC, duplicando la asistencia del año pasado, según la Asociación de Salud y Fitness (antes IHRSA), una comunidad global de líderes del sector. Operadores de clubes de salud, estudios y proveedores del sector se reunieron con 130 miembros del Congreso...

WASHINGTON, DC–May 7, 2024–The 55,294 health club and studio locations in the United States have a $22.4 billion economic impact on the country’s economy, according to new data analysis prepared by the Health & Fitness Association (formerly IHRSA) and released today to coincide with the HFA Fly-In and Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC. The data…

Health & Fitness Association President & CEO Liz Clark today released the following statement to honor the life of Waldyr Soares, founder of Fitness Brasil and a longtime industry leader in Brazil and internationally: “Waldyr Soares was a giant in Brazil and throughout the world as an advocate, educator, mentor, and spokesperson for the international…

[April 9, 2024] The Health & Fitness Association proudly announces its inaugural Fly-In and Advocacy Summit, scheduled for May 7-8, 2024, in Washington, D.C. As the sole industry advocate in the nation’s capital, this historic event marks the first opportunity for health and fitness industry stakeholders to convene on Capitol Hill under the association’s new…

BOSTON—March 15, 2024—The Health & Fitness Association (formerly IHRSA), a global community of industry leaders, elected five new board members on March 8 at its annual meeting, which occurred at the 2024 IHRSA Convention & Trade Show March 6-8, 2024, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. Board members elected at the…

Boston, MA—March 15, 2024—The 2024 IHRSA Convention & Trade Show wrapped last week with buzz about the organization’s new name launch and targeted mission to be the global community for health and fitness leaders focused on advocacy, education and research. The association’s new name is the Health & Fitness Association. Health & Fitness Association President…

BOSTON—March 15, 2024—The Health & Fitness Association (formerly IHRSA), a global community of industry leaders, honored three industry leaders with awards at its 2024 IHRSA Convention & Trade Show March 6-8, 2024, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. The three award recipients were: Woman Leader Award IHRSA celebrates the legacy of…

LOS ANGELES—March 6, 2024—Marking the next chapter of member service and engagement for an innovative and consumer-focused industry, IHRSA President & CEO Liz Clark today unveiled a new name for the organization: Health & Fitness Association, which she described as a “global community of industry leaders supporting an association committed to advocacy, education, and research.”…