Raugh to Direct and Implement Group Exercise Programs and Manage Aerobic Instructor Training
CHICAGO, March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bally Total Fitness (NYSE:BFT), the largest publicly traded full-service commercial North American fitness center operator, has announced the promotion of Robbie Raugh to national director for group exercise within the corporate fitness services team. In her expanded position, Raugh will draw from her 25 years of experience at Bally to develop and manage all aspects of the Company's nationwide fitness services group exercise program. Her duties will include training the Company's group exercise instructors as well as developing new fitness classes to serve the diverse needs and preferences of Bally members.
"Through Robbie's 25 years of experience, she has played a pivotal role in keeping Bally at the forefront of the industry by creating dynamic and effective exercise programs that reflect our members' needs," said Tia Willows, SVP, Member Services and Customer Care for Bally. "Robbie's passion, talent and expertise are a motivation to our staff and an asset to the Bally team." "It's been a tremendous honor to create and instruct fitness programs that help our members achieve visible results, and I look forward to implementing them on a national scale," said Raugh. "Bally's combination of exciting group exercise classes, personal training and in-depth nutritional services are what help our members look and feel their best." Prior to her current advancement to national director for group exercise, Raugh was the regional group exercise director for the Northeast and Midwest teams since 1987. Additionally, over the past decade, Raugh has served as national master trainer for Bally's signature Kwando and Powerflex classes, training thousands of instructors nationwide and throughout Canada. In 1983 she served as an aerobic coordinator in the Upstate NY market and in 1982 was a group exercise instructor.
In the early 1990s, ESPN named Raugh a "National Leader in the Fitness Industry" and also recognized her Peak Performance Aerobics class as the largest regularly held exercise class in North America, totaling more than 400 people in attendance. Raugh produced her own exercise video in 1990, which was used as a training tool for the Soviet Union National Aerobic Championships and was distributed nationwide and sold in 32 countries. Raugh, a registered nurse, also holds certifications from the American Counsel on Exercise (ACE), Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Ken Coopers Institute of Aerobics Research (IAR). Raugh holds a New York State registered nursing license and degree from Trocaire College in Buffalo, N.Y.
About Bally Total Fitness Bally Total Fitness is among the largest commercial operators of fitness centers in the U.S., with nearly 390 facilities located in 29 states, Mexico, Canada, Korea, China and the Caribbean under the Bally Total Fitness(R), Bally Sports Clubs(R) and Sports Clubs of Canada(R) brands. Bally offers a unique platform for distribution of a wide range of products and services targeted to active, fitness-conscious adult consumers. DATASOURCE: Bally Total Fitness CONTACT: Corinne Gudovic of Bally Total Fitness, +1-773-864-6822; Public Relations: Amanda Sirianni of MWW GROUP, +1-201-460-2840, , for Bally Total Fitness Web site: http://www.ballyfitness.com/
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