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launches many new and innovative products and services, and we’ve collected some of the best here. Check out our 6-page ex- panded “What’s New” section on page 16 for an overview, and visit our website (
www.fitnessbusinesscanada.com) for product demonstrations that we filmed onsite. One of the most popular gatherings at this show is the
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Zumba energizes the crowds at IHRSA 2016
Financial Panel presentation moderated by Rick Caro, a fitness industry veteran who has consulted to over 2,000 clubs in the last three decades. This session explores in-depth the business
of fitness, including an assessment of key club metrics and economic influences on the industry over the past year, and a look to what lies ahead in 2016. While the pri- mary focus is on club activity in the U.S., many of the trends and forecasts are also relevant to the Canadian fitness in- dustry. For those readers unable to attend the show, we are pleased to present an overview of this valu- able session. See “Club Industry Financials: Some Optimism for the Future” by Rick Caro on page 24. FBC’s next major industry
event is sponsoring the Canadian Industry Forum panel presentation being held Friday, August 12 at the canfitpro world fitness expo, which runs from August 10-14 in Toronto. Watch for our July/August issue for more details.
his past March, the Fitness Business Canada team travelled to Orlando to attend IHRSA’s 35th Annual International Convention and Trade Show (see “IHRSA 2016 Showcases Industry Success” on page 8). The show
CANADA Vol. 17 No. 3 – May/June 2016
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 Networking
John Frittenburg President, The JF Group, B.C.
Karin Lofstrom Executive Director, Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and Physical Activity
Larry Greene
Co-Owner and Vice President, La Sporthèque de Hull, Hull, Que.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS Rick Caro, Paula Comfort, Barb Gormley, Kathryn Korchok, Jodi Rumack, Fyonna Vanderwerf
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