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Canadian Fitness Industry Leadership Award
Who can be nominated? • Must be a Canadian
fitness club owner or op- erator (or retired from the position) • Must be a supporter
and annual contributor to FIC
How can I nominate someone? Submit a maximum one-
page letter explaining why the nominee deserves the Canadian Fitness Industry Leadership Award. Forward it to FIC Executive Director Trisha Sarker at tsarker@
ficdn.ca.
How is the winner selected? • A sub-committee of the
FIC board of directors and provincial council mem- bers review and present their recommendations • Nominations are re-
most prestigious honour. This award is given annually to an FIC member who has proven to be an industry leader while op- erating a fitness facility. The in- dividual is passionate about the wellbeing and promotion of the industry and has contributed significantly to the Canadian fit- ness industry. Nominations are collected in January each year.
T 8 Fitness Business Canada November/December 2015
he Canadian Fitness Industry Leadership Award is Fitness Industry Council of Canada’s (FIC)
viewed by and put to a vote by FIC’s board of
directors • The award recipient must be in at-
tendance at the IHRSA Convention and Tradeshow
What does the recipient receive? • The winner will be announced
at the Canadian Forum at the annu- al IHRSA Convention and the award will be presented at the Canadian VIP Reception where the recipient will be the guest of honour • The recipient will be featured in
a cover article in FitNews, in Fitness Business Canada magazine, in CBI magazine and in eFIC newsletters, FIC’s website and in social media.
IHRSA Reports Revenue Growth of 5.3% for Leading Clubs
T
he International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) annual Industry Data
Survey (IDS) shows that, overall, American clubs posted revenue growth of 5.3 percent from 2013 to 2014. Multi-purpose and independent clubs reported median retention rates of 69 percent and 79 percent, respective- ly. Fitness-only clubs reported a me- dian net membership growth of 4.2 percent, while clubs that are part of a chain achieved a median net member- ship growth of 9.4 percent.
Additional key findings: • Fitness-only clubs reported the
greatest revenue growth across all segments by club type (+8.9 percent) • Multi-purpose clubs generated the
greatest revenue per individual mem- ber ($810.80) • Smaller clubs generated less rev-
enue per individual member ($637.50) in comparison with larger clubs ($1,298.60), but achieved greater gross revenue growth (8.2 percent vs. 3.5 percent) • Total payroll claims a median 39
percent of total revenue for all re- sponding clubs • Clubs reinvested roughly 3 per-
cent of total revenue into fitness equipment
For more information or to purchase the complete report, visit
ihrsa.org/profiles.
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