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providers (see page 34). For the full Directory experience, visit www.fitnessbusinesscanada.com. If you’re looking for a new product or service for your facility, this is the place to start!


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Also in this issue: • An update on the latest developments for music licencing


in Canada (see page 8) - what are the implications for club operators? • Active aging expert Colin Milner sits down with Ken Smith,


a senior research scholar, Design Challenge leader and Mobility Division director at the Stanford Center on Longevity, to discuss


the next generation of wearable technologies. See “Wearables 3.0: Exploring New Tools for Health and Wellness” on page 16. • In “Best Business Lesson Ever” on page 20, senior editor Barb Gormley asks three


successful fitness industry entrepreneurs and leaders about the most valuable lessons they’ve learned. • Supplier Profile: From its roots rebuilding auto parts in the late 1950s, Keystone


Fitness (see page 24) has relied on a formula of exceptional customer service and the provision of high-quality, affordable pre-owned fitness equipment to their customers. • Canadian success story: Merrithew celebrates 30 years of fitness leadership,


innovation and education. Check out “Mindful Movement, Mindful Business” on page 28.


• Prescription to Get Active (RxTGA) continues to see growth in Canada, with rapid


expansion in Alberta and the recent soft launch in four Ontario communities. Perry Tucciarone, committee chair for RxTGA (GTA Chapter) provides an overview of the latest developments on page 46.


Have a request for a future article or topic you’d like to see covered in FBC magazine? Send us an email at fbc@fitnet.ca with your suggestions or comments.


n this issue of Fitness Business Canada we present our annual “Buyer’s Guide & Directory,” which showcases suppliers who have committed to serving Canadian fitness


CANADA Vol. 19 No. 4 – Fall 2018


BOARD OF ADVISORS Colin Milner


Chief Executive Officer, International Council on Active Aging, Vancouver, B.C.


Scott Wildeman


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, Ont.


Karin Lofstrom Executive Director, Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and Physical Activity


CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS Barb Gormley, Paula Comfort, Sharleen Froats, Kathryn Korchok, Colin Milner, Perry Tucciarone


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