» Editor’s Note
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Graham Longwell
graham@fitnet.ca
ongratulations to Ed and Angie Forrest, winners of the 2015 Canadian Fitness Industry Leadership Award. Presented annually by the Fitness Industry Council of Canada, the Leadership Award recognizes club operators
who are passionate and committed to the wellbeing and promotion of the Canadian fitness industry. Read more about Ed and Angie’s story on page eight. This past March, the Fitness Business Canada team travelled to
Los Angeles to attend IHRSA’s 34th Annual International Convention and Trade Show. The show launches many new and innovative products and services, and we’ve collected some of the best here. Check out our expanded “What’s New” section on page 20 for an overview, and visit our website (
www.fitnessbusinesscanada.com) for
product demonstrations that we filmed onsite. We look forward to our next major industry event, the canfitpro World Fitness Expo
being held in Toronto from August 12–16, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Paul Oh, medical director and research chair of the Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Program at the University Health Network.
CANADA Vol. 16 No. 3 – May/June 2015
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.
Hans Muench International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association Director of Europe
John Frittenburg President, The JF Group, B.C.
Karin Lofstrom Executive Director, Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and Physical Activity
OH CANADA! Canadian delegates attend an evening reception hosted by FIC at IHRSA LA in March.
Larry Greene
Co-Owner and Vice President, La Sporthèque de Hull, Hull, Que.
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