This week’s Fitness Industry Roundup covers new deals and ways fitness facilities are giving back to their community. With the holidays right around the corner, we’ve wrapped up a few fitness industry stories that revolve around scoring deals and giving back. Inertia Wave Scores a Partnership With Gronk Fitness Inertia Wave Products, set to be…
TIME relays positive data for the fitness industry, sports and lifting help people overcome life’s challenges, and more. There’s nothing our industry likes to hear more than people taking control of their lives and finding an exercise routine that works for them—and sticking with it! We’re seeing more positive data each day that shows people…
While it may seem like things in Washington are at a standstill, behind the scenes the push for relief for the industry is still going strong. There has been a lot of noise in Washington, D.C., over the past month or so. It can be easy to think that this means nothing is happening with…
Would you work out in self-driving fitness pods? Or how about enrolling in a mental health gym to exercise your body and mind? These may be the future of well-being. I’ll keep the introduction short and sweet for this week’s roundup. Throughout the pandemic, actions and thoughts have, understandably, been reactive to the things happening…
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BOSTON, MA—October 22, 2021—After a daunting two year hiatus, last week, fitness industry professionals gathered for IHRSA 2021, the 40th Anniversary IHRSA International Convention & Trade Show. “It was great to meet so many industry leaders in person,” said IHRSA President and CEO Liz Clark. “They not only showed their commitment to the industry by…
From working to expand inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in the fitness industry to conducting studies to better understand the barriers related to physical activity, the IHRSA Foundation has accomplished a lot in just the last few months. Here are some of those accomplishments. The IHRSA Foundation was established in 2012 with a core…
Whether it’s enhancing physical fitness, rehabilitating those with neurological conditions, improving mental health, or reducing mortality risk, exercising does it all. We often talk about the benefits of physical activity because an active lifestyle comes with so much good. Another reason we won’t let you forget about the overall benefits is to help motivate the…
How a group of European fitness leaders rolled up their sleeves to bring the IHRSA European Congress 2020 Virtual Edition to life. Join us in the spring of 2021. October 29, 2020 UPDATE: With countries across Europe going into another round of COVID-19 related lockdowns, IHRSA has made the difficult decision to postpone the upcoming IHRSA…
BOSTON, MA—October 4, 2021—The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA), an IHRSA initiative launched to establish the health and fitness sector as an essential service and a key contributor within the healthcare continuum, announced its inaugural nine-member Advisory Council. “After meticulously sorting through numerous applications, we have put together a solid group of industry veterans who…
Technology is forever changing, and success in the health and fitness industry means adapting to new products and services to appeal to members. I’m constantly enamored by new gadgets and technology. How can people keep coming up with these fresh, exciting ideas, let alone bring them to life? It goes to show that there’s truly…
This week’s roundup features physical activity trends, a walking for a cure event, the launch of a Chinese website to support IHRSA members, and more. It is truly music to the ears hearing—and seeing—more discussions about physical activity and the connection to overall health and well-being. And, with big players like the World Health Organization…