Fitness

Fitness and "fatness" both matter to the heart
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Losing fitness or packing on fat with age each can be bad for the heart -- but avoiding either one of those fates may protect the ticker, a study published Monday suggests. U.S. researchers found that of more than 3,100 healthy adults they followed, those who improved -- or simply maintained -- their fitness levels were less likely to develop high blood pressure, high ...
Life Time Fitness Acquires Atlanta-Based Racquet Club of the South
Life Time Fitness, Inc. , The Healthy Way of Life Company, announced that it has acquired Atlanta, Georgia-based Racquet Club of the South . The Company’s acquisition of RCS expands its tennis operations to 158 courts and 211 Certified Tennis Professionals nationwide.
24 Hour Fitness Celebrates Grand Opening of New Rohnert Park Super-Sport Club with Mayoral Proclamation
24 Hour Fitness is excited to celebrate the grand opening of its new club located at 6345 Commerce Blvd. in Rohnert Park, Calif. The 24 Hour Fitness® Rohnert Park Super-Sport club will open at 6 a.m.
Anytime Fitness Sells 300th Franchise Territory in Australia
SYDNEY, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It took Anytime Fitness, the world's largest and fastest-growing fitness club chain, nearly three years to sell 300 franchise territories and open 130 clubs in the ...
LA Fitness International to move Irvine headquarters
LA Fitness will expand its offices about 30% with a move into 91,000 square feet at the Michelson office complex under a 10-year lease. Gym operator LA Fitness International has agreed to expand its headquarters with a 10-year lease at the Michelson office building in Irvine.
50PlusPlusFit.com Offers Interactive Social Fitness for Adults 50+
HOUSTON, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Merz Ventures, LLC has announced the launch of the first interactive fitness website designed exclusively for people fifty years of age and older. 50+/+Fit ...
Zumba Fitness, LLC Shapes Up Global Business Operations With NetSuite OneWorld
SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite Inc. (NYSE:N - News), the industry's leading provider of cloud -based financials / ERP software suites, today announced that Zumba Fitness, LLC has adopted ...
New Evolution Ventures and Kirk & John Galiani Partner to Build US Fitness Platform
LAFAYETTE, Calif., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New Evolution Ventures, LLC (NeV) is pleased to announce that it has partnered with industry veterans Kirk and John Galiani to develop and operate a collection ...
Fitness challenges set for Saturday
REDLANDS - The fitness and nutrition movement - specifically the Redlands Get Fit Challenge - will be front and center on Saturday.
Fitness Revolution Approved for Franchising in Illinois
Fitness Revolution announces that it has been approved for franchising in Illinois.Elizabethtown, KY (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 Fitness Revolution, the nation’s fastest-growing personal training franchise, announces it has been approved for franchising in Illinois.This latest addition extends FR’s reach to over 80% of the US and now includes the seven most populous states in the nation.Vice ...