When 4,500 fitness and wellness professionals, product exhibitors and expert faculty from more than 60 countries converge in one place to learn, network and share, the result is nothing short of combustible. Another IDEA World Fitness Convention may be over, but the chain of energy unleashed by this year’s event (July 8-12) in Las Vegas will spark and inspire people of all ages and walks of l...
Wanted: personal training experts who’d like to occasionally contribute to the “Tricks of the Trade” column in IDEA Fitness Journal. Please send us your name, business name, city/state/province, areas of expertise, populations you work with and anything about your background or business that makes you unique. E-mail IDEA contributing editor April Durrett at
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“Always Better”
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all our members, who work hard every day to share the joys of active and
healthy living with their clients. The IDEA Health & Fitness Inspiration
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According to industry definitions, “multipurpose” health clubs have fitness facilities and racquet courts. “Fitness-only” health clubs have fitness (group exercise and/or a fitness center with equipment), but no racquet courts. Either type of club may have a swimming pool or a gymnasium.
Respondents wer...
Each July, our editors take IDEA Fitness Journal off its
usual format to bring you a fresh menu of career and industry feature articles
to feed your minds with ideas promoting professional growth. This year, we’ve
covered exciting new ground and learned a lot in the process.
A great place to start is with an overview of indu...
What kind of business card do you have? How have you made it memorable, yet professional? What kind of graphics or photos do you think are appropriate on business cards? Have you done away with paper business cards due to the rise of the Internet? Please send your thoughts to IDEA contributing editor April Durrett at adurrett@cox.net.
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Here at the SOMC LIFE Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, we have several different ways to target youth. The minimum age for membership is 14; however, if parents purchase a membership, their children are included and can use the facility (accompanied by a parent or guardian) during our specified family times at no extra charge.
We also offer a Youth Conditioning program for ages 11-14 ...
The first annual Inner IDEA gathering, held 2 years ago, embodied mindfulness from the opening ceremony to the close. This wellness conference included fitness opportunities and was more like a retreat than a convention. Where other industry events were primarily action oriented, the Inner IDEA Conference emphasized inner wellness along with movement, encouraging participants to ta...
