» Editor’s Note Survey Says...
Association has one. Is now the time for the Canadian fitness club industry
T
Graham Longwell
graham@fitnet.ca
– with over 6,000 facilities representing 5.5 million members – to have its own survey? We think so. At Fitness Business Canada, we are proposing an
annual Canada-wide fitness club survey. To do so, we need your participation. Here are two important reasons to get involved: • For individual club owners and operators, a proper survey and report
will establish benchmarks to compare the performance of your operation to that of your peers. It will help identify strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement. • Statistics generated from surveys will help defend, promote and advance
our industry. For example, statistics will help us lobby government on favourable legislation (such as the Adult Fitness Tax credit) and as well promote the importance of physical activity and the role our facilities play in that process. Watch upcoming issues of Fitness Business Canada and online at
www.fitnet.ca for updates and details. In this issue, we present our “2013 Canadian Product and Service Directory”
(page 30). All companies listed in the directory are committed to serving the Canadian health and fitness industry. Check out the supplier directory section for detailed profiles of many of the listed companies.
he Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association has one. The Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association has one. Even the 3,800 member Canadian Nursery Landscape
CANADA Vol. 13 No. 5 – September/October 2012
BOARD OF ADVISORS Colin Milner
Chief Executive Officer, International Council on Active Aging, Vancouver, B.C.
David Hardy
President, Fitness Industry Council of Canada, Edmonton, Alta.
David Patchell-Evans CEO & Founder, GoodLife Fitness Clubs, president, canfitpro, London, Ont.
Dr. Greg Anderson
Kinesiology & Physical Educ., University College of the Fraser Valley, Mission, B.C.
Joe Doiron Senior Policy Analyst, Physical Activity Unit, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.
John Frittenburg President, The JF Group, B.C.
Karin Lofstrom Executive Director, Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and Physical Activity
Larry Greene General Director, La Sporthèque de Hull, Hull, Que.
Michael Levy Executive Director, Spa Chakra Fitness, Chairman of the IHRSA Board of Directors
Susan Mundick General Manager Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, Vancouver, B.C.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS Kevin Attewell, Paula Comfort, Jon Feld, Barb Gormley, Kathryn Korchok, Greg Lawlor, Stephen Longwell, Gary W. Pitts, Claudiu Popa, Kristen Walsh
Publisher
Graham Longwell President, Mill Pond Publishing Inc.
Editor Graham Longwell
graham@fitnet.ca
Senior Editor Barb Gormley
Graphic Designer Jonathan Cresswell-Jones
General Manager Mill Pond Publishing Inc. Stephen Longwell
stephen@fitnet.ca
Vice-President, Sales Lori Longwell
lori@fitnet.ca
Correspondence, return address, change of address, advertising or subscription: Fitness Business Canada 30 Mill Pond Drive, Georgetown Ontario, Canada L7G 4S6 Tel: (905) 873-0850 Fax: (905) 873-8611 Toll Free: 1-888-920-6537 Email:
fc@fitnet.ca Website:
www.fitnet.ca ISSN# 1494-9318
Canada Post Canadian Publications Mail Sales
Product Agreement No. 40039312 Return Postage Guaranteed
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO FITNESS BUSINESS CANADA and FITNET E-NEWSLETTER Fitness Business Canada is published by Mill Pond Publishing Inc. six times a year: Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov. Please visit
www.fitnet.ca to subscribe. FitNet E-Newsletter is published 12 times a year. Bulk subscriptions are available in packages of 2-5 and 6+ at reduced rates. Call 1-888-920-6537.
6 Fitness Business Canada September/October 2012
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64