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The recent Delta Airlines in-flight magazine features an article about Anytime Fitness. In the article, Chuck Runyon and Dave Mortensen are mentioned as the company’s co-founders. But there is no mention of Jeff Klinger, the other co-founder of Anytime Fitness. more

Many perspectives about Tiger Woods have been written in recent days, but how many of them have been authored by a Vinyasa yoga teacher?

Mark Morford, who writes for the San Francisco Chronicle, also teaches yoga. Here’s his take on Tiger, plus his Web site and details about his yoga classes.

This comes from the department of “Why Didn’t I Think of That?” A law student in New York is attempting to regularly work out at as many fitness clubs as she can in 2010 without spending a dime. more

Part of being an editor for a trade magazine results in getting calls from other journalists asking for our opinions on subjects related to the industry we cover. Our managing editor, Stuart Goldman, recently got that call from our sister publication, Functional Ingredients. He shared his thoughts about how the Dietary Supplement Safety Bill of 2010 might affect health clubs. It’s definitely a bill that our magazine will continue to cover, since one of its requirements is that retailers who sell these supplements must be sure the supplements are registered with the FDA. That’s a task some health club operators may not want to deal with.

We recently posted a new special report section on our Web site about going green. Your members are adding sustainable practices into their everyday lives, and they expect you to do the same in your business. This section offers ideas–both big and small–about how to create a more sustainable business model. We’ll add to this page as more green articles come our way.

The New Orleans Saints (UPDATE: defeated) the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in Super Bowl XLIV (44, for the non-Roman numeral inclined). What could this possibly have to do with the fitness club industry? more

Newly-elected Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is expected to be sworn in today as Ted Kennedy’s successor in the U.S. Senate. What could this possibly have to do with the fitness club industry? more

Last month, I blogged about efforts by Healthworks Fitness Centers for Women, Boston, to raise funds for Haiti after the recent earthquake there. Since then, I’ve read about efforts by other clubs and companies in the industry. I thought I’d offer kudos to each for their efforts and encourage you to let me know if you are also doing something for Haiti. more