evolutionary biologyFitness often denoted math w math in population genetics models is a central idea ... entry http www.gymfitness.us Why Fitness Is Important to Your Health. Category Evolutionary biology ... gene affect fitness, then the frequencies of the alleles will change over generations the alleles with higher fitness become more common. This process is called natural selection . An individual s fitness ... as well as by genes, and the fitness of a given phenotype can be different in different environments ... equal. However, since the fitness of the genotype is an averaged quantity, it will reflect the reproductive .... Inclusive fitness differs from individual fitness by including the ability of an allele in one individual ... to individuals with a different allele. One mechanism of inclusive fitness is kin selection . Fitness is a propensity Fitness is often defined as a propensity or probability, rather than the actual number of offspring. For example, according to Maynard Smith, Fitness is a property, not of an individual ... in its pram, this would not prove the new genotype to have low fitness, but only that the particular ..., the fitness of the individual having an array x of phenotypes is the probability, s x , that the individual ..., D. L. 1981 A Primer of Population Genetics ISBN 0 87893 271 2 ref Measures of fitness There are two commonly used measures of fitness absolute fitness and relative fitness. Absolute fitness Absolute fitness math w mathrm abs math of a genotype is defined as the ratio between the number of individuals ... and may be calculated from absolute numbers or from frequencies. When the fitness is larger .... math w mathrm abs N mathrm after over N mathrm before math Absolute fitness for a genotype can ... fecundity . Relative fitness Relative fitness is quantified as the average number of surviving progeny ... genotypes are measured with respect to that genotype. Relative fitness can therefore take any ... fitness, which is weighted by genotype frequencies . math frac w abs overline w abs frac w rel ... more details
wiktionarypar fitnessFitness may refer to Physical fitness , a general state of good health, usually as a result of exercise and nutrition at the top because it is the more commonly used meaning Fitnessbiology , an individual s ability to propagate its genes Fitness magazine Fitness magazine , a women s magazine, focusing on health and exercise Fitness and figure competition , a form of physique training, related to bodybuilding Fitness approximation , a method of function optimization evolutionary computation or artificial evolution methodologies Fitness function , a particular type of objective function in mathematics and computer science See also Commons category Fitness FitNesse , a web server, a wiki, and a software testing tool Survival of the fittest disambig fr Fitness homonymie it Fitness fi Fitness sv Fitness ... more details
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In evolution natural evolution and artificial evolution e.g. artificial life and evolutionary computation the fitness biology fitness or performance or objective measure of a Schema genetic algorithms schema is rescaled to give its effective fitness which takes into account crossover genetic algorithm crossover and Mutation genetic algorithm mutation . That is effective fitness can be thought of as the fitness that the schema would need to have in order to increase or decrease as a fraction of the population as it actually does with crossover and mutation present but as if they were not. References http www.cs.ucl.ac.uk staff W.Langdon FOGP Foundations of Genetic Programming Category Evolutionary algorithms evolution stub ... more details
evolutionary biology In evolutionary biology , fitness landscapes or adaptive landscapes are used to visualize ... that every genotype has a well defined replication rate often referred to as fitnessbiologyfitness . This fitness is the height of the landscape. Genotypes which are very similar are said to be close ... it to continue. Fitness landscapes in evolutionary optimization Apart from the field of evolutionary biology, the concept of a fitness landscape has also gained importance in evolutionary algorithm ..., their degree of similarity, and their related fitness values is then called a fitness landscape. The idea of a fitness landscape helps explain argument from poor design flawed forms in evolution ... algorithm evolutionary optimization problems, fitness landscapes are evaluations of a fitness ... of fitness values as a kind of landscape was first introduced by Sewall Wright in 1932 ... title Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Genetics pages 355 366 ref Fitness landscapes in biologyFitness landscapes are often conceived of as ranges of mountains. There exist local peaks points from which all paths are downhill, i.e. to lower fitness and valleys regions from which most paths lead uphill . A fitness landscape with many local peaks surrounded by deep valleys is called rugged. If all genotypes have the same replication rate, on the other hand, a fitness landscape is said to be flat. The shapes of fitness landscapes are also closely related to epistasis ... uphill in the fitness landscape, by a series of small genetic changes, until a local optimum is reached Fig. 1 . There it remains, unless a rare mutation opens a path to a new, higher fitness peak. Note ... it had already found consequently, reducing the fitness of the system. The process of drifting away ... systems wheeled animals is an example of a fitness peak which is presently inaccessible due ... for a level of fitness lower than it might be able to attain. The system would then have to change ... more details
Fitness model can mean Fitness model person , a person who models, with emphasis on their physique Fitness model network theory , a model of network evolution disambig ... more details
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Multiple issues wikify December 2010 unreferenced June 2010 Fitness and Me is an educational series of three short films produced in 1984 by Walt Disney Educational to explain fitness. This series was a live action and animated series. 1984 Fitness and Me How to Exercise, a dragon and a knight are used to show the benefit of a fitness program Fitness and Me What is Fitness Exercise?With a good Fairy property explaining the facts of physical exercise a knight Fitness and Me Why Exercise?Two knights explaining to youth the benefits of exercise on their bodies http www.movierevie.ws movies 1653526 How to Exercise.html DEFAULTSORT Fitness And Me Category Disney documentary films disney stub ... more details
evolutionary biology In evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology , the inclusive fitness of an organism is the sum of its classical fitness how many of its own offspring it produces and supports ... Inclusive Fitness Category Evolutionary biology de Gesamtfitness fr Valeur s lective inclusive ... fitness from Personality Research.org ref Advocates of inclusive fitness theory say that an organism ... of genetic relatedness to the helper Burnstein et al., 1994 Inclusive fitness is more generalized than ... fitness is not limited to cases where kin are involved. Hamilton s rule In the context of sociobiology ..., Hamilton proposed that inclusive fitness offers a mechanism for the evolution of altruism ... their inclusive fitness. Hamilton s rule describes mathematically whether or not a gene for altruistic ... Nowak Nowak et al. suggested that standard natural selection theory is superior to inclusive fitness ... form for the RHO formula . Journal of Theoretical Biology, Volume 73, Issue 4, 21 August ... the ad hoc nature of the formula, and of inclusive fitness theory as well. ref name Orlove, M. J pp577 586 Orlove, M. J. 1979 A Reconciliation of Inclusive Fitness and Personal Fitness Approaches a Proposed Correcting Term for the Inclusive Fitness Formula, J. Theor. Biol. v81 pp577 586 ref The derivations ... of the minus sign in both derivations come from the same source. Inclusive fitness and altruism The concept ... in the population. Hamilton noted that inclusive fitness theory does not by itself predict .... ref . In other words, whilst inclusive fitness theory specifies a set of necessary criteria for the evolution ... ideal?, and 2 what is socially possible? With his formulation of inclusive fitness, Hamilton ... Opacum, Eat Their Kin. Animal Behaviour 50 537 545. ref underlines the point that inclusive fitness ... inclusive fitness have shaped the forms of its social behavior. Dawkins gives a simplified illustration ... relatedness differs from that normally encountered see Sherman above . Inclusive fitness theory ... more details
one source date June 2010 A fitness professional is a professional in the field of physical fitnessfitness and exercise , most often education instruction fitness instructor , including aerobics and yoga teacher instructors and author s of fitness instruction books or textbook manuals . Fitness topics may also include nutrition , weight loss , and self help . Fitness careers are distinguished from exercise science careers such as athletic training , however the various types of fitness certification s ref http www.orangecountyfitness.org trainers certifications Accredited Organizations Offering Fitness Certifications . , OrangeCountyFitness.org, 2010 ref have more and more in common the, distinctions...have become blurred, with more similarities than differences given the common background that all fitness professionals must possess. ref name handbook Howley, Edward and Franks, B. Don 2007 . Fitness Professional s Handbook , p.ix. 5th Edition. ISBN 0736061789. ref Fitness professionals screen participants for exercise program s, evaluate various fitness component s, Medical prescription prescribe exercise to improve these components, and may also help people with specific or chronic conditions ref name handbook . Notable fitness professionals or former fitness professionals include Richard Simmons , Susan Powter , John Sitaras and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger s Total Body Workout . Certified fitness professionals must maintain up to date on all certifications in order to instruct at particular health clubs and gyms. Oftentimes, fitness professionals will have some education in kinesiology, anatomy, and biomechanics to aid in their fitness career. Sources reflist Category Physical exercise health stub job stub ... more details
thumb upright Physical fitness can be achieved through physical exercise . Physical fitness comprises two related concepts general fitness a state of health and well being , and specific fitness ... sports or occupations . Physical fitness is generally achieved through correct nutrition , Physical exercise exercise , and enough rest . In previous years When date June 2010 , fitness was commonly ... insufficient. In current contexts, physical fitness is considered a measure of the body ... hypokinetic diseases , and to meet emergency situations. Fitness File Marine Pull ups.jpg thumb upright A US marine performing fitness exercises. The President s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports ... States declines to offer a simple definition of physical fitness. Instead, it developed the following chart ref cite web title President s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Definitions for Health, Fitness, and Physical Activity url http www.fitness.gov digest mar2000.htm ref class wikitable ... Bone integrity Other valign top Body composition Cardiovascular fitness Flexibility anatomy Flexibility ... Individual sport Lifetime Other A comprehensive fitness program tailored to an individual will probably focus on one or more specific skills, ref cite web title Skill related physical fitness essential ... ref cite web title The elderly have specific fitness requirements url http www.aafp.org afp 20020201 419.html ref or health related needs such as bone health. ref cite web title A targeted fitness ... health social and emotional health as an important part of overall fitness. This is often presented ... fitness. Physical fitness can also prevent or treat many chronic health conditions brought on by unhealthy ... Training Specific or task oriented fitness is a person s ability to perform in a specific activity ... officers undergo regular Physical fitness test fitness testing to determine if they are capable of the physically demanding tasks required of the job. ref cite web title Physical Fitness requirements ... more details
Orphan date December 2011 Fitness for Living is an Educational film educational Film series series of three short films produced in 1982 by Walt Disney Educational to explain Physical fitnessfitness . This series was a Live action live action series. 1982 How to Get Fit , guide for students to stay in shape Measuring Up , explanation of the steps in the fitness What is Physical Fitness? Explanation of the effects of sport on the Human body body References Unreferenced date June 2010 Reflist DEFAULTSORT Fitness For Living Category Disney documentary films disney stub ... more details
Infobox Company company name LA Fitness foundation 1984 company logo Image la fitness logo.JPG LA Fitness ... , Health Clubs homepage http www.lafitness.com www.lafitness.com LA Fitness is a privately owned ... was formed in 1984 and is based in Irvine, California . History LA Fitness was founded by Chin ... under performing fitness clubs in Southern California, and by developing, opening and operating newly constructed properties. In 1995, LA Fitness designed and built a new multipurpose sports and fitness club that became the company s signature model at the time. This prototypical design starts ... fitness centers and adds a swimming pool and court sports basketball and racquetball in most locations to offer LA Fitness members a wider variety of workout options. br With a successful prototype in place, LA Fitness then expanded its in house development efforts, and new club construction now ... States by way of an acquisition of six fitness clubs, in Toronto , Canada . Also of notable size, in 2010 the company acquired ten locations in Phoenix from Pure Fitness Arizona. ref http www.azcentral.com business consumer articles 2010 11 17 20101117biz pure fitness sold17 ON.html LA Fitness acquires Pure Fitness gyms azcentral.com ref Within a year, all but one of the former Pure Fitness ... from Bally Total Fitness . After the closing, LA Fitness began closing some former Bally Fitness clubs near existing LA Fitness facilities. ref http azstarnet.com business local l a fitness buys bally ... articles la fitness grants national access bally members drop lawsuit threat 7e7d043e LA Fitness remains a privately owned company, with major ownership interests held by private equity ... news ci 19604785 LA Fitness brings changes to Ballys from Daily Breeze References Reflist http www.dailybreeze.com news ci 19604785 LA Fitness brings changes to Ballys External links Commons category Portal box Los Angeles Companies http www.lafitness.com LA Fitness Official website http facebook.com ... more details
Primary sources date May 2010 Orphan date April 2010 Infobox company company name Mieko s Fitness company logo File Mieko s Fitness Logo Color7.png company type Privately held company Private genre Physical fitnessFitness foundation 1999 founder Seiji Hart & Mieko Hart location city Seattle, Washington location country USA location this parameter modifies Headquarters origins key people area served industry products services revenue operating income net income num employees parent divisions subsid owner company slogan homepage http www.miekosfitness.com www.miekosfitness.com dissolved footnotes Mieko s Fitness is an American, family owned chain of co ed fitness centers founded in Washington U.S. state Washington by Seiji and Mieko Hart ref name about http miekosfitness.com about.html About Mieko s Fitness ref . History Athletic fitness club owner Richard Hart sold his ten Hart s Althletic Club facilities in 1998, giving his children Seiji and Meiko Hart the opportunity to found a new fitness endeavor. Mieko s Fitness was thus born in 1999, beginning with single locations in Magnolia, WA and Edmonds, WA. ref name about File Mieko Hart Co Founder of Miekos Fitness.jpg thumb Mieko Hart, Co Founder of Mieko s Fitness. Current operations Mieko s Fitness has about six clubs in the greater Seattle area. Besides Washington, it has affiliate clubs in Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , Ohio , and Texas . Mieko s Fitness is now being operated but Vision Quest Sport and Fitness. Locations Canyon Park, Washington Edmonds, Washington Lake City, Seattle Mill Creek, Washington External links http www.meikosfitness.com Official Website References Reflist Category Companies based in Seattle, Washington Category Companies established in 1999 Category Health clubs in the United States Category Privately held companies based in Washington ... more details
The Fitness Olympia is a contest in women s fitness competition , and is sanctioned by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness . The contest was first held in 1995. Susie Curry and Adela Garcia have won the most titles, with six. Winners class wikitable Year Winner 1995 Mia Finnegan 1996 Saryn Muldrow 1997 Carol Semple Marzetta 1998 Monica Brant 1999 Mary Yockey 2000 Susie Curry 2001 Susie Curry 2002 Susie Curry 2003 Susie Curry 2004 Adela Garcia Adela Garcia Friedmansky 2005 Jen Hendershott 2006 Adela Garcia 2007 Adela Garcia 2008 Jen Hendershott 2009 Adela Garcia 2010 Adela Garcia 2011 Adela Garcia Notes cite web title Competitor History of the Fitness Olympia url http www.ifbbpro.com history of the mr olympia competitor history of the fitness olympia publisher IFBB Professional League accessdate 22 August 2011 Category Professional bodybuilding competitions Category Fitness & figure competitors Sport event stub Bodybuilding stub it Fitness Olympia he ... more details
A fitness function is a particular type of objective function that is used to summarise, as a single figure of merit , how close a given design solution is to achieving the set aims. In particular, in the fields of genetic programming and genetic algorithm s, each design solution is represented as a string of numbers referred to as a chromosome genetic algorithm chromosome . After each round of testing ... by applying the fitness function to the test, or simulation, results obtained from ... because of the effort involved in designing a workable fitness function. Even though it is no longer ... designer who has to design the fitness function. If this is designed wrongly, the algorithm will either converge on an inappropriate solution, or will have difficulty converging at all. Moreover, the fitness ... times in order to produce a usable result for a non trivial problem. Fitness approximation may be appropriate, especially in the following cases Fitness computation time of a single solution is extremely high Precise model for fitness computation is missing The fitness function is uncertain or noisy. Two main classes of fitness functions exist one where the fitness function does not change, as in optimizing a fixed function or testing with a fixed set of test cases and one where the fitness function ... way of looking at fitness functions is in terms of a fitness landscape , which shows the fitness for each possible chromosome. Definition of the fitness function is not straightforward in many cases .... In some cases, it is very hard or impossible to come up even with a guess of what fitness function ... to Adaptive Fuzzy Fitness Granulation AFFG PDF , A promising approach to accelerate the convergence ... shack of Adaptive Fuzzy Fitness Granulation AFFG That is designed to accelerate the convergence rate of EAs. http www.nelsonrobotics.org paper archive nelson nelson jras 2009.pdf Fitness functions in evolutionary robotics A survey and analysis AFFG PDF , A review of fitness functions used in evolutionary ... more details
File Rheinlandhalle K ln Fitness First 7288 90 .jpg thumb Fitness First studio in Cologne, Germany Fitness First is the largest privately owned health club group in the world with over 540 Fitness First ... other club and members by country.aspx ref In the UK alone there are 160 Fitness First clubs with over 405,000 members. ref http www.fitnessfirst.co.uk press office fitness first data and facts.aspx ..., Fitness First took over a number of Living Well Lady locations owned by the Hilton Group . Also .... In late 2006, Fitness First reached the milestone of 500 clubs worldwide, marked by the opening of the fourth club in Sydney, Australia. Fitness First s clubs in Asia are usually located in Grade A commercial buildings targeting mainly the office workers. It is behind the worldwide International Fitness Week campaign to encourage more people to find out what fitness regime works for them. The campaign uses former Spice Girl Mel B as the face of International Fitness Week Products and services Fitness First has a range of different products and services including BodyFirst, Group Fitness Classes ... to recognise the progress of members. Fitness First is also the company behind International Fitness .... Fitness First also announced that former Spice Girl Mel B will be the face of International Fitness Week in 2010. The Asian arm of fitness first with 71 clubs covering Hong Kong, India, Indonesia ... developed their Lose Big Program which was developed for the Biggest Loser Asia Fitness First being ... program designed for those with substantial weight loss needs. Membership plans Because Fitness ... the world. Fitness First Australia offers a number of membership plans on different terms. Some membership ... and can be cancelled with 4 week notice. On the home plan, members can access one Fitness First location. Other plans allow members access to any standard Fitness First gym within Australia. Limitations apply on access to international Fitness First gyms. Fees range from around 40 to 110 per month ... more details
Fitness Beach is a TV physical fitnessfitness and exercise show that aired on ESPN2 in the 1990s. The cast of the program included Kathy Derry , Deborah Khazei , Denise Paglia and Leeann Tweeden . Jennifer Goodwin, the fitness model, not to be confused with the actress Ginnifer Goodwin was also featured in the last season. The program was produced by High Bar Productions, which also produced other ESPN2 exercise programs such as BodyShaping and Co ed Training . ref http www.imdb.com company co0017964 High Bar Productions us& 93 Bot generated title ref References references External links imdb title id 0364809 title Fitness Beach Category Non fiction television series Category ESPN network shows Category 1990s American television series nonfiction tv prog stub ... more details
Fitness Universe is an organization that hosts Fitness and figure competition fitness , Model person ... fitness competition, Ms. Fitness by Wally Boyko Productions , was born in 1985 at the Wally Boyko Productions National Fitness trade show in Las Vegas and included an evening gown segment. Louis Zwick ... of contests was proliferating, and Zwick himself launched Fitness America in 1989. It was essentially .... ref name Women s Sports & Fitness, Power Pageant cite journal last Billard first Mary title Power Pageant journal Women s Sports & Fitness year 1999 month May June volume 2 issue 4 pages 146 ... 2004 agency New Straits Times Press Malaysia Berhad ref Competitions Fitness and Figure competitions that operate under the Fitness Universe sanction include ref name Fitness Universe Inc, Introduction cite web title Fitness Universe Pageant Infro url http fitnessuniverse.com index.php?option com content&view article&id 55&Itemid 66 work fitnessuniverse.com publisher Fitness Universe, Inc. accessdate 6 June 2011 ref Fitness Universe Pageant Fitness America Pageant Figure Universe Pageant Ms. Bikini Universe Pageant Modeling competitions that operate under the Fitness Universe sanction include ... publicity.htm work modelworldtour.com publisher Fitness Universe, Inc. accessdate 6 June 2011 ... Championships Modelo Latino Campeonatos Bodybuilding competitions that operate under the Fitness Universe ... contest info mm info.html work musclemania.com publisher Fitness Universe, Inc. accessdate 6 June 2011 ref Muscle Mania Qualification Fitness America Pageant Contestants must be at least 18 years of age and in excellent health. To qualify to compete in the Fitness America Pageant ESPN National ... ESPN2 Series events will be nationally qualified for the Championship. ref name GetBig.com Fitness America Pageant Information cite web title Fitness America Pageant Information url http www.getbig.com ... http www.musclemania.com musclemania.com Categories Use dmy dates date June 2011 Category Fitness ... more details
Not to be confused with Bally Total Fitness , an American chain of fitness centers. Total Fitness is a chain of health clubs in the UK, operated by Total Fitness UK Limited . History Total Fitness was established by Kwik Save founder Albert Gubay in 1993 on the Isle of Man . ref name limbers up Feddy, Kevin. http www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk news business s 1033986 total fitness limbers up Total Fitness limbers up , Manchester Evening News , 28 January 2008. ref It was sold to the private equity arm of Legal & General in December 2004 for 80 million ref name limbers up 120 million ref Webb, Nick. http www.independent.ie business irish business guru albert gubay sells total fitness to lampg for 120m 482707.html Business guru Albert Gubay sells Total Fitness to L&G for 120m , Independent.ie , 1 August 2004. ref . Description As of 2008, Total Fitness employed around 1,000 staff and around 180,000 members. ref name limbers up As of 2011, its 24 clubs are concentrated in northern England , with other locations in Wrexham , Wales , and in Dublin , Ireland . ref name Official site LC Membership is mid priced, and the clubs are relatively large. cn date April 2011 Membership at any Total Fitness club allows access to any other Total Fitness club. ref name Official site LC http www.totalfitness.co.uk articles leisure clubs Leisure Clubs at official website. accessed 13 April 2011. ref References Reflist External links http www.totalfitness.co.uk Official website Category Health clubs in the United Kingdom UK company stub ... more details
Ms. Fitness is an annual women s fitness competition run by Wally Boyko Productions . The first contest was held in 1985. Winners div id column content style float left width 32 Ms. Fitness World class wikitable Year Winner Country 1994 Carol Semple Marzetta USA 1995 Carol Semple Marzetta USA 1996 Alexandra Beres Hungary 1997 Darby Hart USA 1998 Ildiko Kallai Hungary 1999 Eszter Gyuracz Hungary 2000 Adria Montgomery Klein USA 2001 Adria Montgomery Klein USA 2002 Else Lautala Finland 2003 Karen Elliott USA 2004 Else Lautala Finland 2005 Anastasiya Kozlovskaya Ukraine 2006 Anastasiya Kozlovskaya Ukraine 2007 Vanda Hadarean Canada 2008 Vanda Hadarean Canada 2009 Vanda Hadarean Canada 2010 Vanda Hadarean Canada div div id column content style float left width 32 Ms. Fitness USA class wikitable Year Winner State 1989 Debbie Kruck 1990 Marla Duncan 1991 Nancy Georges 1992 Not held 1993 Debi Lee 1994 Carol Semple Marzetta Colorado 1995 Carol Semple Marzetta Colorado 1996 Shelly Rego 1997 Minna Lessig Florida 1998 Ceci Evans Texas 1999 Cynthia Ekman South Carolina 2000 Natalie Montgomery Carroll ... Oregon div div id column content style float left width 32 Ms. National Fitness class wikitable ... Tatiana Anderson 1995 Darby Hart div div id column content style float left width 100 Ms. Fitness World is governed by the International Fitness Sanctioning Body IFSB . Ms. Fitness USA is governed by the National Fitness Sanctioning Body NFSB . See also Fitness model person Fitness model List of female fitness & figure competitors Notes cite web title Ms. Fitness Competition Results url http www.msfitness.com ... cite web title Ms. Fitness World Results 96 99 url http www.getbig.com results fitness msfitwld.htm publisher Ron Avidan, GetBig.com accessdate 20 August 2011 br cite web title Ms. Fitness USA Results 96 99 url http www.getbig.com results fitness msfitusa.htm publisher Ron Avidan, GetBig.com accessdate 20 August 2011 External links http www.msfitness.com Category Bodybuilding Category Fitness & figure ... more details
ad date November 2011 Infobox Company name Celebrity Fitness logo Image CelebrityFitnessLogo.jpg 200px type Privately held company Private genre Physical fitnessFitness foundation Jakarta, Indonesia 2003 ... Health and Physical fitnessFitness key people Martin Darby CEO taglineb The Ultimate Fitness Experience ... intl yes Celebrity Fitness is one of Asia s largest health and Physical fitnessfitness club operators, by number of clubs and members. Celebrity Fitness currently has 27 clubs in 3 different countries, and operates three different gym brands Celebrity Fitness, Celebrity Fitness Express, and Celebrity Fitness VIP. Every Celebrity Fitness club offers tailored personal training, yoga, and aerobic fitness programs for its members. The current CEO is Martin Darby. Background Celebrity Fitness was founded in 2003 by former employees of the 24 Hour Fitness chain, John Franklin, Mike Anderson ... Fitness clubs are generally located within shopping malls in order to facilitate combining fitness and normal life. In 2005, Celebrity Fitness entered the Malaysian market opening its first club in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian business expanded in 2009 with the purchase of California Fitness Malaysia gyms. In 2007, the majority shareholding of Celebrity Fitness was acquired by Navis Capital ... appointed Martin Darby as Celebrity Fitness Group CEO. As of 2011, Celebrity Fitness boasts 100,000 members and over 30 clubs. In 2011, Celebrity Fitness continued its rapid expansion with the opening ... and Kuala Lumpur. Celebrity Fitness is currently the largest fitness chain in Indonesia and second largest in Malaysia. Celebrity Fitness has received many awards and commendations, winning the Top Brand best fitness brand category in 2009 and 2010 Men s Health Magazine Best Overall Gym Award 2011, with special commendations for Celebrity Fitness La Piazza and Puri Indah Clubs. Countries Indonesia Celebrity Fitness was the first gym company of its kind in Indonesia. ref name CFfirsttoopenoutsideofhotels ... more details
File The ONE California Fitness.jpg thumb 300px California Fitness Tsim Sha Tsui club California Fitness is a wholly owned subsidiary of 24 Hour Fitness 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide which has around 400 clubs serving more than three million members. The first California Fitness club was established in 1996 in the business district of Hong Kong near Lan Kwai Fong . Currently, When date March 2011 there are 16 ... better through fitness. California Fitness launched Hong Kong s first human powered exercise machines ... Singapore 4 Bugis, Novena Square, Orchard, Raffles Beginning in 2005, California Fitness partnered with two fitness superstars, Jackie Chan ref http www.californiafitness.com hk en node 539 Winning Partnership Jackie Chan Teams Up with California Fitness to open New Blockbuster Signature Health Clubs ... ref , to create signature clubs in the region. There were two California Fitness Yao Ming Sport clubs in Mainland China which were re branded as normal California Fitness in 2010. Currently, there are a total of four California Fitness Jackie Chan Sport clubs in Asia two in Hong Kong and two in Singapore ... in early 2000s. Three former Malaysian clubs were acquired by Celebrity Fitness in 2009. Six former ... en node 28088 California Fitness Refocuses on Key Markets in Asia 29 September 2010 ref Products, services ..., free weights, group exercise studios, all California Fitness clubs have free internet access wifi ... CAWOW , a totally separate company, with the California Fitness founder Eric Levine as the CEO , was established when Thailand and Korea locations were spun off from California Fitness in early 2000s. In August 2008, cross membership agreements between California WOW Xperience and California Fitness and 24 Hour Fitness were terminated. Despite company changes, California WOW Xperience is still frequently confused with California Fitness. References references External links Commons category California Fitness China, Hong Kong, Singapore http www.californiafitness.com California Fitness Category ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Fitness International is an annual women s fitness competition run by the International Federation of BodyBuilders . The contest is held annually as part of the Arnold Classic , and was first held in 1997. Adela Garcia has won the most titles, with five. Winners class wikitable Year Winner 1997 Carol Semple Marzetta 1998 Susie Curry 1999 Susie Curry 2000 Kelly Ryan 2001 Jenny Worth 2002 Susie Curry 2003 Susie Curry 2004 Adela Garcia Adela Garcia Friedmansky 2005 Jen Hendershott 2006 Adela Garcia 2007 Kim Klein 2008 Kim Klein 2009 Jen Hendershott 2010 Adela Garcia 2011 Adela Garcia 2012 Adela Garcia Category Professional bodybuilding competitions Category Fitness & figure competitors it Fitness International he ... more details
Refimprove date August 2007 Advert date August 2010 Infobox company company name Equinox Fitness company type Subsidiary genre Physical fitnessFitness foundation founder location city New York location country USA location this parameter modifies Headquarters origins key people area served industry products services Health Club revenue operating income net income num employees 18,000 2009 ref http www.hoovers.com company Equinox Holdings Inc rctkfyi 1.html ref parent The Related Companies divisions subsid owner company slogan homepage http www.equinoxfitness.com www.equinoxfitness.com dissolved footnotes Equinox Fitness is a luxury Physical fitnessfitness company with its national headquarters in New York . Equinox operates three separate fitness brands Equinox Fitness, PURE Yoga and Blink Fitness. Equinox is a subsidiary of The Related Companies , one of the largest real estate development and property management companies in the United States. The Related Companies is most known for its development of the Time Warner Center in New York City. . ref name test http www.related.com ourcompany partners 2 Equinox Fitness Clubs. ref History Equinox opened its first location at 76th and Amsterdam ..., Equinox fitness clubs have provided an unparalleled member experience, setting new standards from personal training to group fitness to rejuvenating wellness treatments. The results are extraordinary ... article 0,,20411568,00.html ref Brands unreferenced section date November 2011 Equinox Fitness is the luxury fitness brand of the company. It aims at delivering a high end experience to health and fitness ... itself from a gym by offering its members several amenities. The fitness clubs include full ... own brands PURE Fitness , PURE Yoga & PURE Dining. Blink Fitness is the company s solution to the working ... Creative Director References Reflist http nymag.com daily intel 2009 08 sotomayor v equinox fitness ... ad campaign controversy equinox fitness club nude man nun ad campaign External links http www.equinox.com ... more details
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