New Research Highlights Benefits, Risks of HIIT Training

New research by Les Mills suggests strict weekly limits on HIIT training for maximum effectiveness, while a new ACE report outlines the benefits of HIIT resistance exercise when compared with traditional workouts.

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UFC Gym Expands in Chicago, Partners with Fighter Ricardo Lamas

The new UFC Gym locations include Yorktown Center in Lombard, Downers Grove in DuPage County and Naperville in DuPage County, the latter of which was developed with UFC featherweight fighter Ricardo Lamas, a native to the area.

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Equinox Settles Trademark Lawsuit Related to Hotel Venture

Equinox Holdings reached a settlement with a similarly named San Francisco-based hospitality company that had claimed the health club company's venture into the hospitality business threatened its 24-year-old brand.

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College Consensus Ranks the Top 50 University Recreation Centers in the United States

Aggregator site College Consensus utilized various data sets to determine which university rec centers exceed students' expectations.

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Attention Trainers: It’s Time to Take the Leap

Independent trainers and trainers employed at health clubs have a resource to turn to at this year’s Club Industry Show Oct. 24-26 at the Hilton Chicago. As part of the Personal Training track, Club Industry partnered with Personal Fitness Professional (PFP) to develop a full day of sessions on Oct. 24 specifically for trainers looking at opening their own business. The day is called " Take the Leap: From Fitness Trainer to Business Owner.” Sessions include creating a business plan, best practices, marketing to attract your ideal client, how to strategically price and sell your services, and a panel session with the day’s speakers. Register today for the show to get a spot in what will likely be five of the most popular sessions at this year’s show. Register here.

Webinar on Technology to Improve Your Bottom Line Is Available On-Demand

If you missed the free webinar “Leveraging Technology to Increase Operational Efficiency and Your Health Club's Bottom Line,” you can still catch it free and on-demand. In the webinar, you will learn about the best ways to use a mobile app, data tracking, management software, automated communication, reporting and more technology options that will help you overcome difficulties with retention, attracting new members, overall operational efficiencies, and increasing recurring revenue. Sponsored by EZ Facility. View the webinar for free by going here .

Forward Five Years: How the Fitness and Wellness Industry Will Change

Decisions about where you take your brand in the next five years are a lot easier when you have an idea of where the industry is headed. That's why Club Industry created a 60-page, downloadable report that shares the thoughts and opinions of various experts in the fitness industry about how the health and wellness industry will change. The goal is to educate you about the new players and technology that are changing the industry and how those factors are affecting revenue models, programming, staffing, design, sales and marketing, and more so you are prepared to take charge of your future. To download the report, click here.