Sports club powerhouse continues to flex muscles.A little more than 30 years ago, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Sports Clubs (NYSC NYSC New York Sports Club NYSC National Youth Service Corps (Nigeria) NYSC National Youth Science Camp NYSC New York State Climatologist ) consisted of a single squash court Noun 1. squash court - the indoor court in which squash is played court - a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance" , which was actually the first commercial squash club in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Today, under the umbrella of Town Sports International (TSI TSI Total Solar Irradiance (sum solar light in energy per unit of time) TSI Trading Standards Institute (UK) TSI Transportation Safety Institute (US DOT) ), it's the nation's third largest chain in the health club industry with 138 facilities. Most recently, NYSC opened its new 56,000 s/f facility at City Center in downtown White Plains--now NYSC's largest fitness club in Westchester County. Next month, NYSC will open another new Westchester facility in Hawthorne, and later this winter, it will reopen its third Stamford club, which has been totally renovated and expanded. This will bring the total number of New York Sports Clubs to 16 in Westchester and Fairfield Counties. In August, NYSC announced plans to open a new 22,206 s/f fitness center at Trinity Real Estate's 225 Varick St. building in Manhattan. The company signed a 15 year lease for the location, which will be the 38th New York Sports Clubs facility in Manhattan. Town Sports International currently owns and operates 95 New York Sports Clubs, 18 Boston Sports Clubs, 19 Washington Sports Clubs, and 6 Philadelphia Sports Clubs. The company employs more than 7,400 people. To date, TSI boasts more than 400,000 members throughout its network of fitness centers. Many clubs have unique programs based on markets. The company offers 150 different types of classes, and the offerings are different depending on the market. For example, boxing is popular at the Wall Street club, and at White Plains, the club offers space for basketball and swimming. "Suburban locations will get much more into family activities, while urban locations are more into core fitness," said Bob Giardina, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of TSI. TSI also offers Sports Club for Kids in 20 suburban locations, which includes gymnastics gymnastics, exercises for the balanced development of the body (see also aerobics), or the competitive sport derived from these exercises. Although the ancient Greeks (who invented the building called a gymnasium , kids' spinning classes, birthday parties, and swimming parties. Another reason for its continued success is that the company keeps current on equipment, fitness classes, and the lifestyles of its customers. For markets with time-strapped members, TSI two years ago instituted the XpressLine: a 22-minute workout using nine machines--one per body part--that's trainer-supervised. TSI has also recently introduced some innovative exercise programs including the "Sweet Charity" workout, inspired by the hit Broadway musical of the same name, an Action Hero workout, a pre-skiing workout, and Wedding Ready training sessions to get the whole bridal party in shape for the big day! Unlike many other fitness clubs, TSI offers customers a month-to month payment plan where members can pay by the month and leave at any time, in addition to one any two-year commit memberships. The company also believes in giving back to the communities it serves. Over the years, it has made substantial donations to organizations such as the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. and the Make-A-Wish Foundation The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that grants wishes to children (2.5 years to 18 years old) with life-threatening medical conditions. . "We are committed to making a difference in the cities and towns we live in and serve," said Giardina. |
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