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Firefighters’ lifesaving exercise
Movers and Shakers
Barnhart named CFo
of Bally total Fitness
> Bally total Fitness has hired
Steven Barnhart as senior vice
president and chief financial
officer (CFo). Barnhart, who
previously served as president
and CEo of orbitz Worldwide,
will oversee the company’s
financial functions, as well as
its It department. “He is exactly
what we need as we continue
to strengthen Bally’s financial
position,” says Mike Sheehan,
Bally’s CEo. “It’s an exciting
time to join Bally,” notes
Barnhart. “With a healthy
balance sheet and a reinvigorated
focus on Bally’s members,
Sheehan and his team
are committed to transforming
the business and have been
making major changes.” —|
World Gym
taps Teatum as
President, Global
Business Systems
> Jim teatum, the former
president of nautilus’ commercial
division, has joined World
Gym as president of global
business systems. In this role,
he will lead the international
development and franchise
growth of the iconic brand.
“new clubs will become part
of the World Gym family, ”
teatum explains. “We want to
move away from franchising
as a ‘business transaction.’ ”
World Gym, founded by industry
pioneer Joe Gold, was recently
purchased by Joyce C. Cammilleri,
the cofounder of JoICo,
an internationally known
hair-care brand. —|
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Award Winning
NYSC partners with FDNY
on lifesaving Skills
new York Sports Clubs (nYSC) has joined
forces with the new York City Fire Department
and nYC Service to offer free cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) training
classes to new Yorkers. All nYSC locations
will offer FDnY CPR to-Go, a new program
that’s taught by FDnY emergency medical
technicians (EMts). Club membership is
not required to participate.
“In keeping with our clubs’ emphasis
on safety, it’s equally important for us
to train the public on how to assist in a
potentially life-threatening circumstance,
make a difference, and save a life,” asserts
Alex Alimanestianu, nYSC’s CEo. —|
Reality Fitness Owner Named Top Trainer
the Chicago Sun-Times recently recognized
nicki Anderson, owner of Reality Fitness and
Personal training in naperville, Illinois, as
one of “Chicago’s Fitness Gurus.” In fact, the
25-year fitness veteran was the sole female
personal trainer to make the newspaper’s
esteemed list. Anderson, who was once an
obese teenager, specializes in working with
overweight individuals and focuses on nutrition,
exercise, and helping her clients to set
reasonable, realistic goals. Reality Fitness
features private studios and a lineup of nine personal trainers.
“I strive to be the best trainer I can be for those who need some
solid training, education, and motivation,” she said. Anderson
has also lectured for IHRSA, IDEA, ECA, and AFPA, and has
written several books. Her most recent, Nicki Anderson’s
Single Step Weight Loss Solution, was released last year. —|
Member Spotlight
Curves Member Featured in People Magazine
People magazine recently turned its spotlight on Berenice
Salceda, a 17-year-old member of Curves, for her life-changing
weight loss. In 2006, the 5’ 2” Salceda weighed in at an unhealthy
280 pounds, which prompted her to join the popular women-only
club. Every day after school, she worked out at Curves for an hour;
she also altered her eating habits and reduced her fat and carbohydrates
consumption. two years later, she’s lost an amazing
132 pounds. “I’m so much more active now,” the teen told People.
“I’m a completely different person.” —|
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