» Editor’s Note Health Club Survey for Canada T
Graham Longwell
graham@fitnet.ca
Canadian Health Club
SURVEY
here’s nothing more valuable to club management than a business survey that provides key measure- ments of the fitness industry. FBC has long sought the means to accomplish this.
In the coming weeks, IHRSA (the International Health,
Racquet & Sportsclub Association), in partnership with Fitness Business Canada, Fitness Industry Canada and canfitpro, will be conducting a Canada-wide survey of the health and fitness club industry. With the combined resources of these organizations, the professionally designed survey and follow- up data analysis will be an invaluable tool for the short and
long term planning of club owners and managers. The results of the survey will be presented in a market report. Proposed topic
areas will include market trends, public policy initiatives, industry issues and aggregated benchmarking data (including employee compensation) from club operators. Results from a separate survey of fitness professionals will also be included. The results of both surveys will be presented as part of the Business & Club
Owners’ Day at the 2013 canfitpro International Club Business Conference and Trade Show being held in Toronto on August 16. (Full conference runs August 14-18). We encourage all fitness facility operators to participate. Check our website
www.fitnet.ca in the weeks ahead for details.
For more information or to participate in the 2013 Canadian Health Club Survey, email
fc@fitnet.ca or register online now at
www.fitnet.ca to receive survey updates.
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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
Co-Owner and Vice President, 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 Matthew Badrov, John Paul Catanzaro, Rick Caro, Paula Comfort, Barb Gormley, Adrian Jakibchuk, Stephanie Joanne, Robert Kravitz, Jennifer Meek, Jeff Nguyen
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
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