Pamela Kufahl

What were you doing in June 2002? To refresh your memory, that month, the United States was still reeling from the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Then-President George W. | Twenty years is a long time to be anyplace, but it’s more enjoyable when you like what you do and feel your work has purpose. And it helps when you get to meet fitness industry icons such as Jack LaLanne, Dr. Kenneth Cooper and Judi Sheppard Missett.

Nine months after its 2021 IHRSA conference and trade show, the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) last week hosted its 2022 event in Miami Beach, sharing insights in | The event put on by the trade association for commercial health clubs focused on the impact of advoc…

In a move to simplify its supply chain and optimize its cost structure, Peloton Interactive, New York, will now use Taiwanese manufacturer Rexon as the primary manufacturer of the hardware for | Peloton is closing its owned-manufacturing operations, instead moving bike and treadmill manufacturing to…

Technology is ubiquitous today, even in the fitness industry. And that presence will only continue to grow. | Some of the technologies adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic are now incorporated into people’s lives and into operations at fitness facilities. Club Industry’s free Future of Fitness Technology virtual event, July 27-28, will help you sort through how technology is revolutionizing the industry.

The first 100 Peloton bike owners who pledge to trade in their Peloton bikes will get 47 SoulCycle classes added to their account,

At Club Industry, we pride ourselves on bringing you some of the best education you can get in the industry at our online events as well as our in-person events. | Top industry leaders such as Niki Leondakis, CEO of CorePower Yoga, and Steven Schwartz, CEO of Midtown Athletic Club, will be sharing t…

[Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with comments from Geoff Dyer, principal at CR Fitness Holdings, and Augie Nieto, former CEO of Life Fitness, co-founder of Augie’s | Ray Wilson was known for opening multiple fitness club brands and popularizing the Life Cycle, which helped make health clubs a place for cardio exercise in addition to strength training.

The challenges you have faced in the past two years have been unlike any challenges you likely have faced prior. How do you feel you weathered this storm? | Take two-and-a-half days of your life to challenge your thinking and reset your business.

Being an owner or a CEO of a health club, studio or nonprofit fitness organization can be a lonely place, especially during the past few years when the challenges have been universal but the impact | You are not alone in your uncertainty about where to go next with your fitness business. More than 4…

Peloton co-founder John Foley resigned as executive chair of the company’s board on Sept. 12, the company announced. His resignation was effective immediately. | In addition to John Foley’s immediate departure, Hisao Kushi, the other co-founder of Peloton, will leave on Oct. 3. The company also shar…

Since Eric Roza bought CrossFit in June 2020, several of th | CrossFit hired a new CEO in August, and other executive leaders have left prior to and since that hiring, at least two of which landed at other health and wellness brands.

The Biden Administration released a

Each segment of the fitness industry has a mission to help improve the health of their community, but sometimes, those segments have specific challenges that require specific remedies. | Executives at YMCAs, JCCs, parks and rec, university rec centers and medical wellness centers — or commercial clu…

October is the start of the fourth quarter, and for some of you, the “scoreboard” shows 2022 still behind in revenue compared to 2019, the competitor that every fitness brand is trying to beat. | It’s time to get in the “Chiefs” state of mind and come from behind for the win in the fourth quarter, s…

The Club Industry Executive Summit kicked off on Oct. | The Club Industry Executive Summit included the invitation-only CEO Summit for the owners and C-suite of the top revenue-generating club and studio brands. The event included a presentation by Donato Tramuto (at podium), founder of Health eVill…

[Editor’s Note: Click here for an update to this story.< | Rainer Schaller founded RSG Group, which bought Gold’s Gym in 2020 and owns 20 brands in Europe, including low-priced giant McFit.

As it nears its 40th year in business, 24 Hour Fitness, Carlsbad, California, is moving to a holistic approach to fitness and has updated its brand identity to reflect that with its Strength in 24 | The company has launched a Strength in 24 initiative in an effort to offer a more complete approach to fitness that encompasses mental health as well as physical health.

Peloton has cleared more litigation from its plate with the settlement of all lawsuits between it and Echelon Fitness. However, Peloton faces a new lawsuit from Johnson Health Tech. | The lawsuit with Johnson Health Tech, which owns Matrix Fitness, relates to Peloton’s Tread and Tread+. The settle…

The Women In Fitness Association (WIFA) has transferred its business and programmatic assets to the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the two organizations announced on Nov. 14. | The American Council on Exercise will deliver all of WIFA’s programs and will work to help elevate women in the fitness industry. WIFA founder Lindsey Rainwater will continue as a volunteer member of an advisory board that also will include the other WIFA board members.

Fitness franchising is hot right now, as can be attested to by the appearance of more than 20 fitness franchisors on the