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30 On The Cover CANADA Departments


6 Editor’s Note 8 Happenings


Ed and Angie Forrest win FIC’s 2015 Canadian Fitness Industry Leadership Award; Orangetheory Fitness Continues Expansion; Fitness Trackers: Waist or Wrist?; IHRSA 2015 Convention & Trade Show Celebrates Industry Success; Muscle Up Inc. Visits its Taiwan Factory


10 Events FitEast –powered by canfitpro, May 21-24, Halifax; CPTN 2015 Dare to be Excellent Conference June 4-6, Toronto; NSCA 38th Annual National Convention, July 8-11, Orlando, FL; canfitpro World Fitness Expo, August 12-16, Toronto.


12 Supplier News LIFT Digital Partners with Equinox for Live Online Training; Big Ass Solutions Opens Canadian Office


16 Q & A


What is the most effective strategy your club employs to retain members?


18 Club Management Culture is the Real Bottom Line


42 Supplier Profile | In Business


for the Long Run The Treadmill Factory celebrates 27 years of innovation and success


20 What’s New Expanded The latest products and services from industry suppliers–many launched at IHRSA 2015. Watch for the video icon to identif product demonstrations available at fitnessbusinesscanada.com/videos/whats-new


46 Canadian Forum


Expert panel to study potential Adult Fitness Tax Credit


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Preventing a Disaster Think proactively to create a safe environment and minimize insurance claims and litigation


Features 28 Your Business | Club Industry


Financials: a Tone of Optimism Financial experts share their thoughts on events and trends shaping the fitness business


36 Product Focus | The Elliptical Workout


The ever-popular elliptical continues to wow users


40 Facility Profile |


Transcend Health Two businesses unite to offer a multi-dimensional approach to fitness and health


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FBC Trainers


34 Best Face Forward Attract potential clients to your business and services with high-quality publicity photos


36 4 Fitness Business Canada May/June 2015


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