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A vision of the future at canfitpro
In August, the 20th anniversary canfitpro International Fitness and Club Business Conference and Trade Show took place at the Toronto Convention Centre, Canada. During the event, keynote speaker
Jillian Michaels inspired the approximately 7,000 attendees – predominantly fitness instructors – in her keynote session. Meanwhile, a panel of industry leaders
looked through the ‘fitness industry crystal ball’. The panel comprised Rod MacDonald, vice president of canfitpro; Jane Riddell, COO of GoodLife Fitness; Lynne Brick, co-owner of Brick Bodies; Beth Shaw, president of YogaFit Training Systems; Nigel Champion, executive director of the Australian Fitness Network; Geoff Dyer, CEO of AussieFit; David Hardy, president of the Fitness Industry Council of Canada; Dr David Patchell-Evans, CEO of GoodLife Fitness; and Melissa Rodriguez, IHRSA’s senior research manager. The panel shared best practices, described
the successes that brought them to where they are today, and offered a glimpse of their vision for the future as it relates to the health club industry. Dyer predicted that in the future: “Health clubs will simplify the sales experience.” He expects that sales teams will be reduced, more people will join online and via kiosks in clubs, and clubs will offer money-back guarantees and make it easier to cancel a contract.
Events diary Visit
www.ihrsa.org/calendar
10 October 2013 Booming Opportunity: Servicing the Health & Fitness Needs of Older Adults (Webinar)
17–20 October 2013 13th Annual IHRSA European Congress – Madrid, Spain
12–15 November 2013 ChinaFit / IHRSA China Management Forum – Nanjing, China
12–15 March 2014 IHRSA 2014: The Annual International Convention and Trade Show – San Diego, California, US
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Community service award: applications open
IHRSA is seeking your nominations for the 2014 Outstanding Community Service Award. This award is presented to an IHRSA
member who has made a longstanding commitment to making a difference in, and beyond, their community. It will be presented in March at IHRSA’s 33rd Annual International Convention & Trade Show in San Diego, California. The deadline for entries is 15 November.
For an application form and to view a video from last year’s winner, log on to
www.ihrsa.org/awards
Free mobile app for Congress delegates
canfitpro in Toronto attracted 7,000 delegates Founded in 1993, canfitpro is the largest
provider of education in the Canadian fitness industry, and also organises conferences and trade shows. It has over 85,000 members, including some of the world’s finest fitness professionals, health club operators, industry suppliers and fitness consumers. Next year’s event will take place on 6–10 August.
Cardiac arrest – location counts
Machines to restart a heart in cardiac arrest are often required by law in fitness clubs, but a new study found that people’s hearts more commonly stop in places that are home to alternative forms of exercise. Researchers at the University of
Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, in the US, found the employees of indoor tennis facilities, ice arenas and bowling alleys in and around Seattle were more likely to have to respond to someone in cardiac arrest, compared to those working at health clubs and fitness centres. The researchers found that, on average,
a health and fitness club’s employees can expect to respond to one cardiac arrest every 42 years. That compares to one case every 11 years at a tennis facility, one case every 13 years at an ice arena, and one case every 27 years in a bowling alley.
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Those attending the 13th Annual IHRSA European Congress in Madrid this month are recommended to download the IHRSA App to their mobile devices before the event begins. The free IHRSA App allows users to
view the real-time event schedule, plan their daily agendas, and network with other attendees and speakers. IHRSA App features that are not specific
to the Congress include an industry job search, access to the digital edition of Club Business International, alerts on breaking industry news, and much more. Log on to
www.ihrsa.org/app for details.
About IHRSA
Founded in 1981, the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association is the only global trade association, representing more than 10,000 health and fitness facilities and suppliers worldwide. To learn how IHRSA can help your
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