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25th Anniversary

During Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro's 25th year, the staff will focus on different areas of the business and how that part of the business has changed during the past 25 years.

In December, Pamela Kufahl took a look at what the club industry was like in the 1980s.

Make sure to check back to read the stories and view the pictures that recount the history of your industry in Fitness Business Pro's...

25th Anniversary special section

Current Issue

December 2008

Snapshots of 2008

On a normal weekday in mid-November, a quick search of some of the latest stories about the fitness club industry had an all-too-common theme: a struggling economy....

Private Time

Just as Pilates has branched into one-on-one training, yoga also is entering that realm, but the benefits come more in retention than in added revenue....

Fresh Start

Business owners are now looking for ways to cut costs and conserve resources. By following an up-and-coming trend called adaptive reuse, owners can breathe new life into an existing building and circumvent much of the expense and the challenges of new construction....



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Hot News

Planet Fitness Sells World Gym

Jan 5, 2009 3:49 PM

DOVER, NY -- World Gym International was purchased from Planet Fitness by the Joyce J. Cammilleri family for undisclosed terms on Dec. 31. The new owners purchased the World Gym brand, as well as the relationship with the franchisees. Mike Uretz , the former president and CEO who sold World Gym to Planet Fitness in 2006, will serve as Key Advisor to World Gym....

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Get a look behind the magazine--the people the editors talk to, the clubs they visit and the stories they are working on--by visiting the magazine's blog, Behind the Scenes. Feel free to chime in with comments about the magazine, the stories we are working on or your ideas for articles. Read the Behind the Scenes Blog.

 

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Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro's online how-to section helps readers improve retention, increase sales, energize their group exercise programming and more. E-mail Pamela Kufahl with your mug shot, bio and three story ideas if you would like to write for Step by Step.

To read more articles in each section, click on the names of the categories. New articles are posted online on the 10th of each month.

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Step by Step

How-to articles to help you improve retention, increase sales, energize your group exercise programming and more.

Executive Insights

Insights into what high-level club executives think about their business and industry trends.

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WebSavvy

Practical Internet strategies to help you build customer relationships, increase revenues and lower costs.

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