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"Father of Aerobics" Wins Fitness Business Pro Magazine's 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award
Club Industry Honors Career of Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, Founder of Cooper Aerobics Center NEW YORK -- Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, founder and chairman of Cooper Aerobics Center, Dallas and McKinney, TX, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine at the Club Industry...
Tags: Cooper, Dr., Fitness, founder, INTERNET, MARKETING, Strategy
Research articles 2008-10-13
The Movement Towards Fitness Not Thinness
Most people describe their days as frantic and busy, but if you take less than five thousand steps before you hit the bed, you're not only inactive, you're sedentary. Being active is the message behind, "Move Yourself: The Cooper Clinic Medical Director's Guide to All the Healing Benefits of...
Tags: Benefits, Cooper, FITNESS, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-05-29
Army puts Pakistan cricketers through their paces
ABBOTTABAD AFP — They were scared at first, but Pakistan's cricketers have emerged from 15 gruelling days of army training in peak condition, instructors say. The 20-member squad has been confined to a spartan military base in the northwestern city of Abbottabad in a bid to improve fitness and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Australia, Fitness, Pakistan
Research articles 2007-06-22
A Culture of Fitness
USAFR launches virtual health program to counter lagging fitness in the force.Since the advent of the new Air Force fitness program in 2004, overall Air Force Reserve fitness statistics have seen a steady decline. In 2003, 76 percent of unit Reservists took the fitness test; 98.9 percent passed. In 2005,...
Tags: Air Force, Benefits, Fitness, HEALTHCARE, MARKETING, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2006-07-01
Fitness & Health III 2006 Feature Releases
SAN FRANCISCO -- The following releases focus on the topic Fitness & Health III: ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME NEW YORK--FEATURE/Summer Weight-Loss Challenge Launched by The Biggest Loser Club Online; Sign up Through July 31, 2006; Grand-Prize Winner to Receive $20,000, Plus Be Featured on Season 3...
Tags: Benefits, Business Wire, Fitness, HEALTHCARE, MARKETING, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2006-05-23
Fitness equipment maker finds strength in military campaign; Woodway expands reach into government market with targeted ads, direct mail.(Vertical Insight: Government)
Byline: ROGER SLAVENS Woodway, a global manufacturer of treadmills and fitness equipment for sports organizations, fitness clubs and medical use, already had its foot in the door with the U.S. military. "We had GSA [U.S. General Services Administration] approval as a...
Tags: advertisement, FITNESS, Johnson, MARKETING, SALES, U.S. General Services Administration
Research articles 2006-05-08
'Champions for Healthy Kids' to Provide Another $500,000 in Grants to Improve Kids' Fitness and Nutrition Habits
MINNEAPOLIS -- Partnership of General Mills Foundation, American Dietetic Association Foundation, and President's Challenge has Impacted the Health of 100,000 Kids with $6 Million in Grants Since 2002 Champions for Healthy KidsSM, a grant program introduced three years ago to encourage healthy eating choices and active lifestyles in kids,...
Tags: American Dietetic Association, FITNESS, General Mills Inc., nutrition, president
Research articles 2005-12-02
The Best.(advertising campaign)
1. The deal: General Motors' Pontiac division sponsors a task in `The Apprentice' built around its new Solstice roadster. The cost: North of $1 million. Why it worked: The task was simple: have contestants design a brochure for the two-seater that was...
Tags: advertisement, Audi AG, Fitness, Games, INTERNET, movie, NBC Universal Inc., Pontiac, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., TV
Research articles 2005-10-03
Sylvester Stallone Brings InStone to Bally Total Fitness
HOLLYWOOD -- Sylvester Stallone Brings out InStone to Bally Total Fitness Available On Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress Movie and fitness icon Sylvester Stallone helps an employee stack the shelves at a Bally Total Fitness club in Hollywood with his new line of fitness supplements, InStone. Stallone...
Tags: Associated Press, Business Wire, FITNESS, Hollywood, INTERNET, MARKETING
Research articles 2005-04-19
Bally Total Fitness To Seek Waivers From Noteholders For Previously Announced Delay In Filing Financial Statements
CHICAGO -- Similar Reporting Requirement Eliminated for Recently Completed $275 Million Financing Transaction Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation (NYSE: BFT) today announced that it intends to seek waivers of defaults from holders of its 10-1/2% Senior Notes due 2011 and 9-7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 under the indentures...
Tags: Company, FINANCE, financial, FITNESS, SEC, waiver
Research articles 2004-11-02
Fitness chain sued by franchisees in St. Louis County Circuit Court
Dozens of people across the country who bought franchises in a women's fitness chain are suing the company, claiming it understated the costs to operate a gym and did not help franchisees as promised.Dozens of people across the country who bought franchises in a women's fitness chain are suing the...
Tags: fitness, U.S. Circuit Court
Research articles 2007-10-25
The Best of Springs Business winners announced
Best Automotive Dealer: Phil Long Dealerships At Phil Long Dealerships, the journey begins before customers drive away from the lot, even if they don't know it. We try to embrace our corporate philosophy-The Journey, said Bob Fenton, executive vice president and managing partner. The first...
Tags: Chamber, Colorado, Denver, Dillard, downtown, financial, Fitness, job, Office Depot Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., staff, United Airlines, Wells Fargo & Co., wine, Zero
Research articles 2004-07-23
Web 2.0 is Stuck at a Local Optimum
Sketch of a fitness landscape. The arrows indicate the preferred flow of a population on the landscape, and the points A, B, and C are local optima. The red ball indicates a population that moves from a very low fitness value to the top of a...
Tags: General, Web, Web 2.0, social networking, local group, network, fitness, Channel management
Blog posts 2007-02-11
Officials play tug-of war to keep firms in area
When news began to spread early last year that The Boeing Co. was contemplating moving its Northwest Valley based Rocketdyne division to Alabama, business representatives jumped into high gear. Rising workers' compensation and health insurance costs, business taxes and wages, a lack of affordable housing, as well as the...
Tags: Alabama, alliance, Benefits, Boeing Co., FINANCE, FITNESS, job, Strategy, Taxes, worker
Research articles 2003-12-22
Nautilus, Inc. Introduces Home Fitness Catalog for Holiday Gifts, Winter Exercise, and New Year's Resolutions
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Fitness company Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE:NLS) has released its Holiday 2005 Home Health and Fitness Catalog featuring more than 200 gift ideas for those looking to give or receive the gift of fitness this holiday season.
Tags: FITNESS, Nautilus Inc.
Research articles 2005-10-13
MOTOR RACING: Bentleys roar into the night
THE Bentley Boys set a blistering pace at the Le Mans 24-hour race last night. Sixty thousand British fans roared on the two green Speed 8s as they pulled away from their Audi rivals. Bentley were geared up for a private duel and that...
Tags: Audi AG, Fitness
Research articles 2003-06-15
Motor Racing: Bentleys roar into the night
THE Bentley Boys set a blistering pace at the Le Mans 24-hour race last night. Sixty thousand British fans roared on the two green Speed 8s as they pulled away from their Audi rivals. Bentley were geared up for a private duel and that...
Tags: Audi AG, car, Fitness
Research articles 2003-06-15
Healthy launch for the Micra
North East motor dealership Benfield Nissan is one of the only North East Nissan dealerships to take part in a national competition with Fitness First, the UK's largest health club chain. To celebrate the launch of the new Nissan Micra, all customers test-driving the car will be entered into...
Tags: Benefits, dealership, FITNESS, HEALTHCARE, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., SOFTWARE
Research articles 2003-06-06
Cuts Fitness for Men Announces Industry Leading Board of Advisor Team; Company to Also Develop Series of Books Focused on Health, Fitness & Nutrition
CLARK , N.J. -- Cuts Fitness For Men, the world's fastest growing Men's Fitness franchise, has announced the formation of its Board of Advisors. The Board is comprised of industry authorities representing areas including Sports Medicine, Fitness, Strength Training, Exercise Physiology, Nutrition and Rehabilitation.
Tags: FITNESS, nutrition, advisor, Books, health care
Research articles 2004-11-23
Physical fitness in law enforcement: follow the Yellow Brick Road - the FBI's obstacle course
Early on a cold, rainy morning, four veteran law enforcement officers faced a serious challenge to their physical and mental abilities as they waited to hear the clang of a bell. One officer thought, "If I bad any brains, I wouldn't be here." The second pondered, "I know I haven't...
Tags: Academy, FBI, FITNESS, Government, officer, training, Wizard
Research articles 2002-10-01
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