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After a glimmer of hope, the on-again, off-again National Football League lockout went back on again last week, much to the dismay of NFL fans, players and coaches. Instead of training in their team’s facility, players resumed working out wherever they could—perhaps even at your club. more

We recently started a new section on our website called Problem Solvers. This section allows you to ask a question about a problem you are having relating to the operation of your business and to receive a response from an industry expert, some of whom are consultants and others of whom are longtime operators of different types of fitness facilities. We hope to get responses to your questions online within two weeks of receiving it.

This is a great opportunity to get advice from people with whom you might not otherwise be connected. So, start sending your questions to us now by e-mailing editors@clubindustry.com.

Our first question and answer is about pricing. You can read it on the Problem Solvers page.

It seems that adults aren’t the only ones not getting enough exercise. Lack of physical activity has spread to the youth. According to a YMCA national online survey of 1,630 parents, 74 percent of children ages 5-10 get less than an hour of exercise every day. Parents cite the reasons as a lack of finances, a lack of time and the influence of technology. more

<a>Like any other job, being an editor at Club Industry has its ups and downs. There are days when I effortlessly tick off everything on my to-do list or finish off a story I’ve been working on for weeks and feel a great sense of accomplishment. Then there also are those days when I barely have a minute to catch my breath all day but still go home feeling that I got nothing done.

And then there are days like last Wednesday, when I had the chance to meet Red Lerille. more

Curves, Anytime Fitness and Kelli Calabrese all have something in common: They all have ties to TV shows, they all have ties to Texas and they all have shined a positive spotlight on the industry. more

The governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, has a plan to save her state money and decrease her state’s deficit. She is proposing a fee for adults who do not make healthy lifestyle choices. more

Last week, the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, pledged to double the country’s popular fitness tax credit for children and also to extend the credit to adults if his Conservative Party government is re-elected. This would allow Canadians to receive tax breaks for gym memberships, among other fitness-related expenses.

When I read the news, I immediately thought of “Armageddon.” more

This year’s IHRSA show was as much about the meetings that went on away from the trade show floor as it was about what took place on the floor. more

One of the more entertaining keynote speakers at the IHRSA show in San Francisco was Patrick Lencioni, who presented “The Four Disciplines of a Healthy Organization.” more

The IHRSA show just isn’t the IHRSA show without the annual Bash for Augie’s Quest.

The sixth installment last Friday at the Marriott in downtown San Francisco was full of fun, joy and emotion. more