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Article Thumbnail Chicago fitness effort gains steam from industry participation
May 24, 2004
Fueled by the commitment of several fitness industry players, the Chicago WorksOut grassroots fitness initiative is working to bump Chicago up from the tail end of the "most unfit" cities list -- mostly recently organizing a "Chicago Moves Day" in May that attracted 500 people.
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Article Thumbnail Weather.com's new "Fitness Planner" not just about forecast
May 21, 2004
If you thought The Weather Channel's website was all about giving you the day's forecast -- with a few cute pictures of clouds and raindrops thrown in for entertainment -- you'd be quite wrong. With more than 20 million visitors each month, the guru of weather forecasting launched the Fitness Planner in its Health section to provide fitness fanatics with the answers to their weather-related workout questions.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness financials: Bally hires new auditor, plus Dick's, Foot Locker, Saucony, Brunswick, Hibbett, Kmart
May 21, 2004
Fitness financials: Bally hires new auditor. Q1 reports for Dick's, Foot Locker, Hibbett, Kmart. Brunswick debt offering. Saucony cash dividend.
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Article Thumbnail "Virtual" yoga studio could also benefit suppliers, retailers
May 19, 2004
With the unveiling of an online yoga "studio" that supplies nearly everything a brick-and-mortar studio might, SNEWS® decided to find out if it's a new trend that's here to stay and how purveyors of education and product think it might affect their business.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness: Did you hear?...
May 18, 2004
Landice introduces reversible rehab tread, Hugger Mugger to focus on pure specialty, no bankruptcy filing for The Fitness Experience, Mad Dogg celebrates a decade of Spinning, 24-Hour Fitness employing Olympic athletes in training, win a weight-loss franchise, take part in a summit on obesity, and more!...
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Article Thumbnail Cozy Club Industry East show concludes on upbeat note
May 17, 2004
The regionally oriented Club Industry East trade show May 12-14 played out this year in a bright and airy convention center in Baltimore, Md., instead of numerous hotel ballrooms in a New York hotel, and an eagerness to buy seemed to tell exhibitors the industry was getting back into shape, too.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness financials: Icon's refinancing, not selling; plus Sears, Wal-Mart and a look at the state of U.S. retail
May 17, 2004
Fitness financials: Icon not for sale, just refinancing. Sears unit closes bank facility. Wal-Mart reports net sales jump. A look at year-to-date U.S. retail.
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Article Thumbnail The Fitness Experience closes stores, reviews business plans
May 14, 2004
After hearing rumors fly for a few weeks about The Fitness Experience firing people, closing stores, not paying receivables, and even one that the owners had been laid off (no, really), SNEWS® went to the source to un-muddy the water about the Midwest-based specialty retailer.
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Article Thumbnail PE Day lobbying puts fitness on legislative forefront
May 12, 2004
A small army of athletes, manufacturers and retailers (plus SNEWS) climbed up to Capitol Hill on May 5 to stress the importance of fitness and school PE to the government, making a splash with kids bouncing balls at a press conference before breaking into groups and heading off to a day of more than 100 meetings with individual legislators.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness: Did you hear?...
May 11, 2004
Leisure Fitness racks up "readers' choice" awards, Bollinger owner Bell Sports for sale, check out IHRSA's line-up for this week's legislative event, treadmill sales still up but ellipticals top growth area, German sporting goods retailers have weak April sales, and much more…
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