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Why Don’t The French Get As Fat?
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
ITHACA, NY – Because they use internal cues – such as no longer feeling hungry – to stop eating, reports a new Cornell study. Americans, on the other hand, tend to use external cues – such as whether their plates are clean, their drinking glasses are empty or the TV show they’re watching is over.
“Furthermore, […]
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New This Year! Financial Panel Canada
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
One of the most valuable and well attended sessions at the IHRSA International conference is their Financial Panel organized by IHRSA founder and management guru Rick Caro.
This year, Fitness Business Canada magazine and IHRSA International are pleased to sponsor the first financial panel for Canadian fitness providers. It will take place at the Can-Fit-Pro conference […]
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Nintendo reveals its next engaging experiences
Monday, March 3rd, 2008REDMOND, WA –Nintendo launches Wii Fit™, May 19 in the US and introduces the weight-and motion-sensing Wii Balance Board™ peripheral. Wii Fit combines fun and fitness for every member of the family. Third-party publishers are already working on new games and applications that will make use of the Wii Balance Board. Additionally, Wii Fit includes […]
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Matrix Signs Agreement to Distribute Two New Tomahawk Indoor Cycles
Monday, March 3rd, 2008COTTAGE GROVE, WI – Matrix Fitness Systems, a manufacturer of premium exercise equipment for commercial use, has signed an exclusive agreement to distribute two new Tomahawk indoor cycles. Matrix will distribute the E-Series and S-Series models to the commercial fitness market in the U.S. and Mexico with limited distribution to Central America and Canada. The […]
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Star Trac Unveils Latest Stage
In Campaign
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Star Trac, a global leader in the commercial fitness industry, has unveiled the fifth door, “Maintain,” of its Expect Different campaign. Through a series of five stages, represented as doors, Expect Different outlines the stages of change in motivation to achieve a healthy and active lifestyle.
It also provides information for a deeper understanding of the […]
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Extreme Fitness offers Blood Cancer Survivors Special Support
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
TORONTO – Inspired by one of their members who is a survivor of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), Toronto-based Extreme Fitness Clubs, in collaboration with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada, is offering people dealing with blood cancer complementary one-year memberships and other fitness and nutritional support.
The primary mission of the program is to build […]
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Marketing Fitness Boot Camps with YouTube
Monday, March 3rd, 2008by Jim Labadie
Elevate your profile by adding video to your website.
There are many people in the fitness industry who believe that one-on-one personal training is on its last legs.
Small group training and fitness boot camps are gaining popularity and proving to be much more than a fad. More and more fitness professionals are creating […]
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New Sport Participation Report Available
Monday, March 3rd, 2008OTTAWA – A 2005 update of the 1998 Sport Participation in Canada report prepared by Statistics Canada for Sport Canada is now available. It takes into account socio-economic variables such as age, sex, income, education and family composition that may influence the level of involvement and uses historical data to show the level and rate […]
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