Marketing Fitness to Baby Boomers

by Sandy Todd Webster
... Source: International Council on Active Aging, www.icaa.cc/article% 20archives/findsvp.htm (Business, Business ...
How well are you positioned to market your facility to the first wave of baby boomers, 17 million of whom will turn 50 over the next 4 years? A research brief published by FIND/SVP, a knowledge services company that provides research and consulting on such matters, says that many marketers will miss the target because they don’t fully understand the “new set of values and self-images that will affect how [boomers] act and spend.” The brief sorts out the demographic and financial data for this group, which FIND/SVP projects to become a $1 trillion market by 2005.

Older Adults Benefit From Doctor Referral Program

by Joy Keller
... environment and appropriate staff training. Visit www.icaa.cc/facilitylocator.htm for more information. ...
Older Adults Benefit From Doctor Referral Program The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) have formed a relationship to boost physical activity among older adults. The ICAA Age-Friendly Facility Locator and Patient Referral Program connects participating family physicians with ICAA-approved facilities, programs and services that “have gone above and beyond in their design, staffing, programming, marketing and operations” for the older-adult market.

Bridging the Age Gap

by Cody Sipe, PhD
Personal Training 101: Working with seniors—an investment in your knowledge base can bring many rewards.
... Council on Active Aging ® , available at www.icaa.cc. (Older Adults, Special Populations, Wellness) ...
Today, older adults represent the largest demographic in the U.S., hold the most discretionary spending power and have a huge interest in anything anti-aging. Professionals ...

ICAA Predicts Active-Aging Trends for 2008

by Ryan Halvorson
... to prevention. For more information visit www.icaa.cc. (Older Adults, Program Trends, Special Populations) ...
The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) has determined that Baby Boomers will continue to reshape the landscape of aging and has released its list of “eight trends that will define active aging in 2008.” According to ICAA chief executive officer Colin Milner, “active aging means staying involved in life, and the Boomers are planning to do that. This a...
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