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Indiana students have colorful ideas for Matrix BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A group of Indiana University students won $500 from Matrix Fitness Systems last month for proposing that the company lighten up its free weights by coating them in pastels.
The students were among six ...
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Data breach burns Northeast clubs
SCARBOROUGH, Maine - A supermarket chain's loss of credit-card data has taken a bite out of EFT payments at dozens of northern New England health clubs, as banks canceled tens of thousands of cards to avoid possible theft.
Besides creating a ....
| Snap Fitness chain is said to be for sale
CHANHASSEN, Minn. - Key-club franchisor Snap Fitness is for sale - or at least seeking investors - and has been courting private equity firms over the past month, according to several people with ties to the investment community.
These sources didn't ....
| Exergaming firm sees huge growth
CARPINTERIA, Calif. - When asked what's new at Xergame Technologies, chief executive Cathi Lamberti paused, took a deep breath and replied with a question of her own.
"Where do I begin?"
In short, a lot is new for the interactive ....
| Gold's zeroes in on 3 key markets
IRVING, Texas - Gold's Gym International is focusing on Southern California, the Philadelphia area, and the state of Ohio in its bid to persuade independent-gym owners to convert to Gold's.
"We've had a lot of interest in our franchising program in ....
| The mouse that roared: Small gym gets its footing
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Carol Kranitz pulls no punches when describing the old fitness center at the Lehigh Valley Jewish Community Center.
"It was a deep dark dungeon," she said of the 1,300-square-foot basement gym.
Not anymore.
Last winter, beat-up free weights and benches ....
| Bid to save a club comes up short
NEEDHAM, Mass. - It seemed like an uplifting tale several weeks ago when members of a local health club chipped in money to rescue their debt-ridden gym. But the story took a different turn last month when one of those ....
| Nautilus reports a loss but talks positively
VANCOUVER, Wash. - Nautilus Inc. this week reported a first-quarter loss of $6.4 million, but new chief executive Edward Bramson said the company's long-term finances are much improved.
Sales for the quarter were $129.6 million, down from $137 million in the ....
| In desert town, a gym puts down roots
CAMP VERDE, Ariz. - For the past five years, Richard Williams has been moonlighting as a boxing coach in a sparsely populated desert town, where in the shadow of distant mountains and rising mesas, a swinging-door saloon might fit in ....
| New company offers help with documents
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - A new website that provides standardized forms and documents for independent club owners has officially launched.
FitForms.com, created by a group of fitness industry veterans, is designed to help small to mid-sized health clubs with ....
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Do incentives pay off?
From T-shirts and pedometers to cash, gift cards and even luxury vacations, employers are making big investments in getting their folks fit...
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