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Article Thumbnail Anytime Fitness releases Weight of the Union report
Feb 8, 2012
Anytime Fitness finds that while two out of three people in the United States are overweight, and one in three is obese, its members are logging more workouts at 24-hour facilities. SNEWS brings you highlights from the Anytime Fitness Weight of the Union report.
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Article Thumbnail Cybex settles product liability suit; stock price soars
Feb 6, 2012
Cybex has settled what had been a $66 million product liability suit verdict, reducing the sum to $19.5 million, which most likely will keep the company afloat, officials said.
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Article Thumbnail Apple eyes greater role in fitness equipment technology
Feb 3, 2012
A recent patent filing by Apple suggests the company is working on technology to better transfer and share fitness equipment data to media devices and others in real time.
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Article Thumbnail Women’s apparel could be good for fitness retailers
Feb 3, 2012
Women control approximately $12 trillion of the overall $18.4 trillion in global consumer spending, according to the Boston Consulting Group. Carrying women’s-specific sportswear could help some specialty fitness retailers get a piece of the $157.2 million women spent on sportswear in specialty outdoor stores in 2011.
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Article Thumbnail Accessories to keep your customers’ muscles well
Feb 1, 2012
Sore muscles plague your customers after grueling workouts or long days hiking or snowboarding. SNEWS spotted a few items at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market you can offer to keep their aches at bay.
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Article Thumbnail Amer Sports' Fitness 4Q sales jump
Jan 31, 2012
Amer Sports’ fitness sales, which primarily consist of its Precor brand, jumped 22 percent in the fourth quarter 2011 with strong sales at both the commercial and consumer level.
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Article Thumbnail Getting green fitness equipment from the gym to home
Jan 30, 2012
In fitness, it isn’t easy being green — at least when it comes to retail equipment options to sell for use in the home. SNEWS takes a look at the latest sustainable fitness equipment technologies — those that feed power back to the grid — and what it will take for consumers to purchase the products for home use.
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Article Thumbnail Higher 4Q Life Fitness, Hammer Strength sales help Brunswick
Jan 26, 2012
An 11 percent increase in Life Fitness and Hammer Strength equipment sales helped parent company Brunswick (NYSE:BC) report an 8 percent rise in revenue for the fourth quarter 2011.
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Article Thumbnail Diamondback Fitness, LifeCore Fitness join forces
Jan 25, 2012
Raleigh America's Diamondback brand has licensed off its fitness division operations to LifeCore Fitness, which will merge sales, warehouse and customer service departments in California.
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Article Thumbnail Retailer Push, Pedal, Pull owner sells business
Jan 18, 2012
The parent company to retailer Push, Pedal, Pull, RD Rogers Company, has been sold to GetFit Holdings, Inc. Representatives from P3 and GetFit Holdings declined SNEWS’ requests for interviews, but we bring you the owner's farewell letter to staff.
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Feb 3, 2012
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New 2012 IconLASIK Tour of the Moon Hell of the West Cycling Classic
Jan 27, 2012
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Julbo USA Welcomes Ultra Runner Michael Wolfe to Team Roster
Jan 26, 2012
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Vicore Fitness on a roll: Signs 16 New International Distributors
Jan 26, 2012
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GoFit Inks Deak with Leading Canadian Sports Distributor, B-FIT
Jan 25, 2012
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The East Coast Adventure Racing Series Welcomes Headsweats
Jan 25, 2012
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Anytime Fitness releases Weight of the Union report
Feb 8, 2012
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Cybex settles product liability suit; stock price soars
Feb 6, 2012
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Apple eyes greater role in fitness equipment technology
Feb 3, 2012
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