With more than 8,000 eager attendees from more than 60 countries, the IHRSA show is sure to be full of energy. And there's no doubt that there will be plenty to do. With well-known keynote speakers and numerous seminars to choose from, the opportunities for learning and networking are practically limitless over the four-day show held March 16-19 at the Moscone Center South in San Francisco.
Start the show off right, relax and raise a pint, as the spirit of Ireland overtakes at the show's official opening ceremony, “Erin Go Bragh!” Be there Wednesday, March 16, at 8 pm as live Irish music and a pint of Guinness allow for some great networking that you won't want to miss.
The first keynote speaker, nutrition guru Dean Ornish, will speak on the “Power of Lifestyle Change” on Wednesday, March 16, at 1 pm. Ornish is the president of the Preventative Medicine Research Institute and the author of the New York Times' bestselling books: Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease; Eat More, Weigh Less; and Love & Survival. With an extensive education and background in health, Ornish is sure to be enlightening.
Later that day, head over to the “Get Active America! 2005 Rally” being held at 7:30 pm. Last May, more than 150,000 Americans visited IHRSA clubs during the first Get Active America! Week, and, at this event, find out what's in store for the second edition of the industry effort to promote physical activity and prevent obesity.
Then on Thursday, March 17, join keynote speaker and former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command, General Tommy Franks, at 8:45 am for “Leadership, Management…and the Difference.” During the session, General Franks will illuminate the difference between managing people and leading them to be responsible, empowered and confident.
On Friday, March 18 at 9 am, be sure to catch keynote speaker Phil Jackson, who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in his nine years as coach and guided the Los Angeles Lakers to the 2000 and 2001 NBA title. He'll be speaking about “Creating Championship Teams,” something his record shows that he knows how to do.
The final keynote speaker on Saturday, March 19, at 1 pm will be football analyst and former Washington Redskins star quarterback, Joe Theismann. In his presentation, “Managing to Win!” Theismann will outline the game plan that brought him success both on and off the football field by urging individuals and organizations to set goals and correct errors each step of the way — an approach that's sure to build momentum.
In between keynotes, be sure to check out seminars, panels and forums covering 16 tracks. Tracks include: fitness and personal training, healthcare and wellness, human resources, leadership, management and operations, member services and retention, programming and community development, sales and marketing, special populations, supplier seminars, tennis, advocacy, behavior change strategies, combating obesity, financial analysis and program management.
If that wasn't enough to do, don't forget the trade show floor, which will open its doors on Thursday, March 17 at 1 pm. The floor will also be open for you to peruse Friday, March 18 at 11 am and Saturday, March 19 starting at 8:30 am. Expect to see countless vendors of various fitness products and services.
But don't worry about finding the time to fit in a good workout. Make sure to visit the trade show floor for early morning exercise classes and workouts at 6:30 am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
And, for one final IHRSA hurrah, check out the grand finale on Saturday, March 19 at 7 pm. Enjoy several ethnic cuisines at the closing reception as you celebrate the industry once more before leaving the streets, and the gates, of San Francisco.
Special Events
Tuesday, March 15
9:00am - 4:30pm
Pre-Convention Workshop
Building a Health Promotion Business or Product Line in a Health Club Setting — Michael O'Donnell, Ph.D., American Journal of Health Promotion (Pre-Registration Required)
Wednesday, March 16
8:00 am - Noon
Certification Exams
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Concurrent Sessions
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop
30 Days to Success — Guaranteed — Mike Chaet, Club Marketing & Management
8:30 am - Noon
Tennis Forum
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Workshop
Group Fitness Management Seminar — Cathy Spencer Browning and Terry Browning, Body Training Systems
10:30 am - Noon
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Fair Competition Open Forum
(By Invitation Only)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Supplier Seminar
Profit from the ‘Science Behind Exercise’ with New Leaf's Metabolic Testing & Programming for a Healthy Waist Line & Bottom Line — Stephen A. Black, MEd, PT, ATC/L, NSCA-CPT, Rocky Mountain HPC and Gary McCoy, MA, NASM, ACPT, Evolve Corp.
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
General Session
The Power of Lifestyle Change — Dr. Dean Ornish, Preventive Medicine Research Institute
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Concurrent Supplier Seminars
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Feed Your Group Exercise Bottom Line with Multi-Week ‘Series’ Programming
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The Shocking Truth: Lives are Being Saved by AEDs at Health Clubs
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
1st Annual IHRSA Technology Summit
Generating Revenue & Enhancing Profitability Through Technology
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Independent Club Council (ICC) Meeting
(By Invitation Only)
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Industry Leadership Council (ILC) Meeting
(By Invitation Only)
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Concurrent Sessions
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Get Active America! 2005 Rally
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Opening Reception
Thursday, March 17
6:30 am-8:30 am
Exercise Classes
7:00 am-8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 am
IHRSA Annual Meeting
8:45 am - 10:00 am
General Session & Awards
Presentation
Leadership, Management … and the Difference — General Tommy Franks (USA-Ret.)
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Global Industry Summit
Magnetic Service: Creating Passionately Devoted Customers — Chip Bell
(By Invitation Only)
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Trade Show
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
9th Annual IHRSA Financial Panel
An Updated Financial Outlook on the Club Industry
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Moderated by Rick Caro, Financial Management, Inc.
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Panelists will include Wall Street Experts from both Debt & Equity Perspectives
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Concurrent Networking Open Forums & Sessions
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Concurrent Networking Open Forums & Sessions
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
MACMA Member Reception
Thirsty Bear Brewing Co.
(By Invitation Only; To RSVP Call 888-596-2262)
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
American Council on Exercise (ACE) Achievement Awards
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
New England Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (NEHRSA) Reception
(By Invitation Only; To RSVP Call 800-228-4772)
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
California Clubs of Distinction Member Reception
The Sports Club LA San Francisco
(By Invitation Only; To RSVP Call 888-313-1532)
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Planet IHRSA Reception
(Registered International Club Attendees Only)
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
IHRSA's Leadership Recognition Dinner
Grand Hyatt at Union Square
(By Invitation Only)
Friday, March 18
6:30 am - 8:30 am
Exercise Classes & Early Morning Workout
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:30 am
General Session & Awards Presentation
Creating Championship Teams — Phil Jackson
11:00 am - Noon
Concurrent Feature Presentations
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Personal Finance Tips for Everyone — Jean Chatzky, Financial Editor, NBC's Today Show
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Insight Selling — Heather Shea Schultz, Canaan Consulting Group and former President/COO of The Tom Peters Co.
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Kill Darius! — Jay Singer, ACCESS Dynamics, LLC
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Metabolic Biochemistry & Anti-Inflammatory Sports Medicine: The Athletes' Unfair Advantage — Dr. Barry Sears and Dr. Stephen T. Sinatra
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Healthy Aging & the Compression of Morbidity: The Ultimate Goal of Health Promotion — Dr. James F. Fries, Stanford University
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Trade Show
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Networking Forum
Club Controller's Networking Forum — Anita Lawlor, IHRSA (Pre-Registration Requested)
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Concurrent Networking Open Forums & Sessions
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
ACE Member Forum / Town Hall Meeting
Saturday, March 19
6:30 am - 8:30 am
Exercise Classes & Early Morning Workout
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - Noon
Trade Show
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Concurrent Sessions
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Special Presentation!
Managing to Win!
— Joe Theismann
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Grand Finale
Exhibitor List
| Exibitor | Booth Number |
|---|---|
| (As of Jan. 19, 2005) | |
| A Best Enterprises Inc | 410 |
| A-1 Textiles & Hospitality Products | 737 |
| ABC Financial Services Inc. | 411 |
| ActivTrax, LLC | 2611 |
| Aerobics & Fitness Association of America | 838 |
| Affiliated Acceptance Corporation | 2429 |
| Air Structures American Technologies Inc. | 826 |
| American College Of Sports Medicine - ACSM | 118 |
| American Council On Exercise | 1531 |
| American Hotel Register Co. | 231 |
| American Specialty Health | 412 |
| Ancor Information Management | 54 |
| Apex Fitness Group | 2601 |
| Aphelion, Inc. | 424 |
| ASF International | 1333 |
| Aspen Information Systems Inc. | 2616 |
| Association Insurance Group | 3321 |
| Athletic Business | 733 |
| Balanced Body Pilates | 541 |
| BIOMETRICS Nutrition & Fitness | 406 |
| Biospace Inc. | 2811 |
| Body Bar Systems | 2526 |
| Body Bike North America | 130 |
| Body Masters Sports Industry Inc. | 1623 |
| Body Training Systems | 2721 |
| Bodyblade/Hymanson Inc. | 2346 |
| BodySpex | 140 |
| BookingPlus Inc. | 2708 |
| BOSU/Fitness Quest | 2525 |
| Brewer's Ledge Inc. | 1544 |
| CalorieKing.com | 437 |
| Card Integrators | 2511 |
| CardioVision | 2803 |
| Cat Eye Fitness | 3019 |
| CEMCO Fitness Products Inc. | 741 |
| Centaur Floor Systems LLC | 310 |
| CheckFree Corp. | 1823 |
| City Blends Inc. | 2331 |
| Clean For You, LLC | 107 |
| Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine | 727 |
| Club Life Media | 2715 |
| Club Marketing & Management Services, Inc.-C.M.S. | 100 |
| Club Pak - Jenkins/Athens Insurance Co. | 313 |
| Club Performance Network | 2633 |
| Club Wipes USA | 2539 |
| Computer Outfitters | 104 |
| Concept2, Inc. | 414 |
| Conexion | 2507 |
| Connor Sports Flooring Corp. | 2537 |
| Coral Springs Software | 208 |
| Core Spinal Fitness System by MedX | 1929 |
| COSMED S.r.l. | 441 |
| Creative Agency Group Hartford Insurance Company | 311 |
| Creative Health Products, Inc. | 2732 |
| CSI Software | 717 |
| CTA Sports | 233 |
| CYBEX International, Inc. | 1001 |
| Digilock | 315 |
| DINOFLEX Manufacturing Ltd. | 126 |
| DMX MUSIC - Corp. Off. & Local Sales Office | 2630 |
| Dr. Smoothie Enterprises | 2533 |
| drj designs, inc. | 944 |
| Dyna-Flex International | 87 |
| EFI Sports Medicine | 1835 |
| Entre Prises Climbing Walls | 530 |
| Exerflex | 723 |
| Exertron Sports Medical LLC | 36 |
| Expresso Fitness Corp. | 2619 |
| First Service | 735 |
| FitCentric Technology, Inc. | 3106 |
| Fitness & Wellness Insurance Agency | 337 |
| Fitness First Products | 73 |
| FITNESS INSURANCE.COM A division of Jewell Insurance | 2629 |
| Fitness Management Magazine | 306 |
| FitnessInsite | 2141 |
| Fitnsurance Protocol Management Co. | 37 |
| Fitter International Inc. | 844 |
| FreeMotion Fitness | 1023 |
| Gerflor | 101 |
| Gerstung | 2501 |
| GETMEMBERS Direct Mail | 339 |
| GP Industries | 2137 |
| Graham/Meus Inc. Architects | 2738 |
| GYM WIPES-2XL Corporation | 2719 |
| h/p/cosmos Sports & Medical GMBH | 200 |
| Hampton Fitness Products | 301 |
| Harbinger Sports | 1541 |
| Healthcare Intl - First Degree Fitness | 111 |
| HealtheTech, Inc. | 2144 |
| Healthy Inspirations | 325 |
| Hex Tanning | 439 |
| Hitech Trainer | 2636 |
| HOIST Fitness Systems, Inc. | 511 |
| Hollman, Inc. | 2519 |
| HurUSA (distributed by Med-FitSystems) - Ab Hur Oy | 527 |
| Hydrorider by Coco Consulting | 2801 |
| In The Paint | 2610 |
| InFlight Fitness | 142 |
| Intelametrix | 2808 |
| International Play Co. Inc. | 338 |
| INTOUCH | 2807 |
| Iron Grip Barbell Co. | 1523 |
| Ivanko Barbell Co. | 825 |
| J & R Technical Services Inc. | 2829 |
| Jacobs Ladder | 120 |
| JCH International | 213 |
| K & K Insurance Group Inc. | 2517 |
| Keiser | 1921 |
| Kellion Golf | 110 |
| KID-FIT “Physical Education For Preschoolers” | 3211 |
| KoalaPlay Group | 331 |
| Konami Sports Life Corp. | 1937 |
| Landice Treadmills, Inc. | 238 |
| Les Mills International Ltd. | 2231 |
| Life Fitness | 1301 |
| Life is Good Inc. | 2831 |
| Life Measurement Inc. | 2431 |
| Lincoln Equipment Inc. | 2635 |
| Lyon Workspace Products | 945 |
| Magnetic Autocontrol | 2538 |
| Mateflex | 82 |
| Matrix Fitness Systems Corp. | 831 |
| Max Rack | 241 |
| McArthur Towel & Sports | 2505 |
| MembersFirst | 2530 |
| M-F Athletic Company/Perform Better | 2044 |
| MicroFit Inc. | 2513 |
| Millenium Fitness/BodyCycle International | 101 |
| Milnor Laundry Systems | 828 |
| Moor Spa Inc. | 106 |
| Motion Picture Licensing Corp. | 3311 |
| MyGym Fitness System | 2339 |
| National Academy Of Sports Medicine (NASM) | 2701 |
| National Council of Strength and Fitness | 237 |
| Nautilus Health & Fitness Group | 2201 |
| Negative Space | 228 |
| New Leaf Health & Fitness Products - A Unit of Angeion C | 2121 |
| Northwest Rubber Mats Ltd. | 72 |
| Novagrass International Inc. | 235 |
| NSCA Certification Commission | 432 |
| NuStep Inc. | 2817 |
| Oakstone Wellness Publishing | 45 |
| Ohlson Lavoie Collaborative | 538 |
| OpenAire Inc. | 2714 |
| OPTP | 434 |
| Orthometrix Inc. | 207 |
| Otomix | 1444 |
| Pacific Health Labs | 3420 |
| Paramount Fitness Corp. | 1323 |
| Parterre Vinyl Flooring System | 2728 |
| Peak Performance | 2522 |
| Personal Training on the Net | 307 |
| Petra Hygienic Systems | 326 |
| Philips Medical Systems | 830 |
| Pilates Method Alliance | 2531 |
| Plastic Display Co. | 336 |
| Pneumex | 2625 |
| PolarElectro, Inc. | 417 |
| Power Systems | 321 |
| Powerbar Inc. | 122 |
| Powerful Promotions, Inc. | 434 |
| Powergrid Fitness Inc. | 3215 |
| PowerMax Fitness Corp. | 88 |
| Precor Inc. | 1601 |
| Pure Inventions | 2731 |
| QuanComm Inc. | 121 |
| RB Rubber Products Inc. | 2613 |
| Ready Care Industries | 2812 |
| Recognition Systems, Inc. | 430 |
| Retention Management | 2608 |
| Rogerball Inc. | 61 |
| Safe-O-MatLocks | 2612 |
| Sales Makers | 408 |
| Salutron Inc. | 433 |
| Sasaki Associates | 2609 |
| SCIFIT | 2127 |
| Select Amenites Perpetual Motion Sport | 53 |
| Soft Heat Inc. | 2730 |
| Speed Queen, Alliance Laundry Systems | 119 |
| Spencer Medical Inc. | 2639 |
| Sports & Fitness Insurance Corp. | 834 |
| Sports Display Inc. | 2439 |
| Sports Mark | 2712 |
| Sports Solutions Inc. | 2435 |
| SportsArt America | 1635 |
| Sportsbeat, Inc. | 2634 |
| SPRI Products Inc. | 1829 |
| Springfield Corporation | 2825 |
| Stagestep Inc. | 330 |
| Star Trac | 815 |
| STL International Inc. Teeter | 2534 |
| STOTT PILATES | 2223 |
| Sunlight Saunas | 2641 |
| Susan K. Bailey Advertising | 2618 |
| Synergie By Dynatronics | 327 |
| Tanita Corporation of America | 2821 |
| TECA | 47 |
| Technogym | 1901 |
| The Club & Spa Synergy Group | 2638 |
| The Pilates Coach | 739 |
| TKO Sports Group Inc. | 62 |
| TMI Salt Pure Corp. | 210 |
| Trainer's Wholesale | 227 |
| TravelFit | 129 |
| Treeforms Inc. | 2604 |
| Tropic Craft | 2524 |
| Troy Barbell & Fitness | 534 |
| TRUE Fitness | 401 |
| TUFF STUFF5 | 19 |
| Tune Belt, Inc. | 836 |
| Turnstile Security Systems Inc. | 2614 |
| U.S. Rubber Recycling Inc. | 123 |
| VersaClimber/VersaPulley | 2423 |
| Visual Fitness Planner | 2709 |
| Vita-Mix | 335 |
| VoiceScapes On-Hold Marketing | 236 |
| Woodway USA | 215 |
| Worldwide Sport Nutrition | 204 |
| WRS Group Ltd. | 38 |
| Yeadon Fabric Structures Ltd. | 729 |
| Youth Fitness Solutions | 2827 |