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MERRITHEW HEALTH & FITNESS


structed the STOTT PILATES method while Lindsay focused on building and diversifing the business. Together they realized that Pilates had to be more than an exercise regimen re- served for a privileged few. The entrepreneurs set out to demystif the method and make it available to a wider audience. Since the beginning, Merrithew Health & Fitness has been at the forefront of growing


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the mind-body category and has introduced other high-calibre brands, including ZEN•GA™, CORE™ Athletic Conditioning & Performance Training™ and Total Barre™. The company now offers a full-range of Pilates and fitness equipment and accessories and has trained more than 39,000 instructors in over 100 countries.


n 1988, Lindsay and Moira Merrithew recognized the growing market demand for Pilates and the scarcity of suppliers. They opened their first studio in Toronto, where Moira in-


Magazines dedicated to muscle development and fitness:


• Muscle & Fitness - first published in 1936 by Joe Weider


• MuscleMag International - established in


Canada in 1974 by Robert Kennedy


• Shape - founded in 1981 by Christine MacIntyre, a pioneer in women's free weight fitness


• Men’s Health – founded in 1987 by Mark Bricklin


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ago in Austria, is a pioneer in RFID- based, contactless electronic access control. Building upon its competence in the RFID field, GANTNER laid the base for the integration of networked fit- ness with smart card technology and provides the fitness industry with fully integrated system solutions. GANTNER’s core competence is supporting the fit- ness industry with the simple admin- istration and organization of clubs – from check-in and the administration of lockers, all the way to increasing safety and convenience. With this RFID solu- tion, GANTNER has improved the effi- ciency of fitness clubs.


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he high-tech company GANTNER Electronic, founded over 30 years


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