IHRSA EUROPE UPDATE IHRSA 2013
Kristen Walsh rounds up the news from IHRSA’s 32nd Annual International Convention & Trade Show, which took place in Las Vegas last month
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Bert Jacobs from Life is good spoke on optimism
took place last month at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, US. More than 350 exhibitors welcomed
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attendees to the two-day trade show, while a range of seminars and conference sessions offered insights from leaders from within and outside of the fitness industry. Te following are some of the event’s highlights...
On show Te sold-out show floor was packed full of new equipment, fitness apparel, flooring, soſtware, toiletries, nutritional products
IHRSA BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Brent Darden – owner and general manager of the TELOS Fitness Center in Dallas, Texas – was elected as the incoming chair of IHRSA’s board of directors. His two-year term will begin in July 2013. Darden will succeed Bill McBride, the president and COO of Club One. Joining the IHRSA board of directors from Denmark is Rasmus Ingerslev, fitness
industry entrepreneur, co-founder of the Danish Fitness & Health Organisation, and now CEO of Fresh Fitness and Wexer Virtual (see virtual classes feature, p58). New US board members include Bill Beck, the owner, operator and president of Club Fit in New York; and Allison Flatley, COO for L&T Health and Fitness in Virginia.
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ell over 12,000 people from around 80 countries came together for IHRSA 2013, which
BILT fitness machines, developed by former tennis player Andre Agassi (above) and his coach, were on show
– and even some celebrities. Tra Tomas, a three-time pro bowler with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, spent some time at the Technogym booth. Tennis legend Andre Agassi – whose
combination of power, agility and speed during his career allowed him to get to the ball and make shots that many of his opponents could not – also put in an appearance. Agassi never gave any insights into his training regime with coach Gil Reyes, for fear of losing his competitive advantage. However, a few years aſter he retired, he decided share the secrets. And BILT by Agassi & Reyes – a line of ergonomically-designed fitness machines
modelled aſter the customised machines built and honed by Agassi and Reyes over two decades – was born. BILT was showcased at IHRSA.
Keeping active Attendees had plenty of opportunities to stay in shape during the week. In an IHRSA convention first, Xercise Lab held a well- attended evening session: an H20 Lab class in the Mandalay Bay outdoor pool. Other classes held on-site included Todd
Durkin’s I.M.P.A.C.T. Workout, Insanity, PILOXING, MMA-style conditioning, and ZEN-GA Mindful Movement.
Education and motivation During his general session entitled Optimism Can Take You Anywhere, Bert Jacobs – co-founder of Life is good – threw frisbees into the crowd while he explained how simplicity, humility and a sense of humour are three keys to his company’s incredible success. “I’m not an optimist because good things have happened to me. Good things have happened to me because I’m an optimist,” he said. Te following day, Nicholas Christakis,
MD, PhD, MPH showed the audience scientific proof that obesity – and fitness
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