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September 2010

Teeing Up Fitness
In 1991, golfing great Greg ‘The Shark’ Norman, then 36, realized that, if he was going to continue to score on the PGA tour, he was going to have to begin working out more consistently, intelligently, and intensely than he ever had before. Since then, Norman, now 55, has continued to accumulate trophies and become an outspoken champion of the importance of sport-specific training. Recently, he was named the “official fitness ambassador” for Cybex International, Inc.
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FEATURES

Making a Splash
Imaginative aquatics programs, such as those of the Wave House Athletic Club, increase pool utilization and attract new populations

A 30-Year Success
IHRSA and Simon Meredith, The East Bank Club’s general manager, are both preparing to share their 30th year of industry success

Mentoring Masters
Continuing-education programs and in-house training remain important, but the hot new trend in industry education is mentoring

IHRSA REPORT

First Person
Guy Cammilleri, the new managing director of World Gym International, intends to reposition it as ‘Muscle Beach meets Hollywood’

In Brief
Sales taxes on memberships threaten higher fees and reduced patronage

IHRSA Profiles
Introducing Christian Pierar, IHRSA’s new Special Advisor, Europe

Ask the Entrepreneurs
Our three forthright entrepreneurs recall their greatest business regrets

Club Advisor
Making your club appealing to disabled individuals begins by asking the right questions

REPS

Editor's Welcome
By Editor-in-chief Craig R. Waters

First Set
Championing healthy behaviors is the key to true healthcare reform, notes IHRSA Chairperson Art Curtis

Last Rep
If you support the Industry Defense Fund (IDF), you're a 'giver,' suggests IHRSA President and CEO Joe Moore

Out of Shape
By Stan Tran


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