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I really don’t like it when people brag, but we are a little proud of three awards that our publication just won, so please excuse me while I tell you about them. more

We’ve got confirmation that Paul Ireland, late of Star Trac, has landed at Power Plate.

Ireland was vice president of sales with Star Trac and had been with that company for more than 15 years before he was part of Star Trac’s layoffs earlier this summer. more

Gold’s Gym has taken a page out of the Town Sports International playbook by offering JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater a free membership. more

In writing about Lifetime Achievement Award winner Curt Beusman for our September issue, several people have offered up great stories and perspectives about the man. One such view came courtesy of former IHRSA Executive Director John McCarthy. more

I’m a fan of The New York Times, so I’ve been watching with interest this week as this story published on Monday about getting skin infections from gym equipment has crept up to the top of the newspaper’s most popular articles list. This tells me people are concerned about getting MRSA from touching fitness equipment, or that they’re getting ready to be after reading the article. more

Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the horrific shooting rampage at an LA Fitness in Pittsburgh, which attracted instant national attention. more