CHECK IT OUT … the INSIDE STORY

American Fitness, Jan, 2000

Anyone for golf? The beautiful Houston Hotel, Club & Spa, a four-star, four-diamond, preferred hotel, has recently updated their logo and added the Houstonian Golf Club. For more information on this newly updated resort destination, call (713) 546-2230 ... After spending a few days on the green, you can then zip across the country to San Francisco, California, location of one of the seven George Brown fitness centers acquired by Bally Total Fitness.

For more information, call (800) FITNESS ... Then, after you've worked out and maybe jogged across the Golden Gate Bridge, you can hop on a plane to Boston, Massachusetts, for the March, 2000 National Association of Governor's Councils on Physical Fitness and Sports' (NAGCPFS) annual meeting, "Promoting Physical Activity in the New Millennium," which will focus on developing new initiatives for improving the level and quality of physical fitness of all Americans. For more information or to register with conference planners, contact Cindy Porteous or Mike Niederpruem at (317) 237-5630 or visit www.physicalfitness.org ... After the conference, you can extend your congratulations to Mindy Mylrea of Santa Cruz, California, who received the 1999 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year Award on July 28, 1999, in Las Vegas, Nevada ... Just when you thought you were done, it's time to clean out the old Nautilus equipment at your club! The company has launched a new trade-in program where up to $800 will be given for each piece of used Nautilus strength training equipment traded in for a new purchase from the Nautilus 2ST line. Clubs will get a trade-in value assessment on their old machines when they receive a quote for their new purchase. For more information, call (800) 628-8458 or fax (540) 773-2298 ... Before working out on your new equipment, however, remember the importance of stretching with Savvy Knowledge System's new interactive stretch training system, which is now available on interactive CD-ROM. Featuring full audio/visual sequences, this program can explain and demonstrate the importance of proper stretching, while anatomical figures show the inner workings of various stretches on various muscle groups. Formatted for use by both health care professionals and the general public, the software is available by calling (800) 230-5593, faxing (403) 264-7224 or visiting www.savvyknowledge.com ... After your stretch and workout, remember to eat right and stay motivated with Life's Little Book of Wellness, a new nutrition resource book that can help educate your clients about wellness and healthy lifestyles. For more information, call (303) 840-8787, fax (303) 840-6877 or visit www.wheatfoods.org. Do you have the inside scoop on people, places and products in the fitness industry? Fax us at (818) 990-5468.