ihrsa protects your health club business
Post on 15-Apr-2017
928 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
How IHRSA Advocacy Protects Your Business and Bottom Line
Our Country is suffering from a Physical Inactivity Epidemic.
We know that Health Clubs are a major part of the Solution!
But… There’s a Major Disconnect!
Lawmakers often propose laws that increase barriers to exercise, and are extremely dangerous to club operations.
The Disconnect
What would happen to your club…
If a tax was imposed on your club’s dues?
If you had no personal trainers?
If you couldn’t automatically renew memberships?
If you could no longer collect dues via EFT?
If neither you nor your staff nor your business were protected from poorly
written legislation?
Lawmakers often propose bills that
would require your trainers to be licensed,
imposing expensive requirements that
would limit the pool of available personal
trainers, and would lead to a major loss of
club revenue.
A sales tax raises costs for your members and prospects, and creates
a major barrier to exercise.
Contract legislation proposals would restrict automatic renewals; cap the amount and/or the
length of a contract; and prohibit the use of
electronic fund transfers (EFTs).
As the sole
organization advocating
for the health club industry, IHRSA
has been extremely effective in
lobbying for the protection of club
operations, with a near flawless
record of defeating harmful
legislation and short-sighted tax
proposals.
• 2009: 22 wins, 0 losses• 2010: 31 wins, 0 losses• 2011: 19 - 2 (NV, CT
locker room privacy)• 2012: 13 – 0
• 2013: 7 – 0• 2014: 13 -1 (DC Sales
Tax; repeal efforts underway )
• 2015: So far, so good…
105 – 3 If even one of those proposals had gone into effect, health clubs would be operating in a very different climate today.
IHRSA Versus Hazardous Legislation:
IHRSA CANNOT FIGHT THIS LEGISLATION ALONE!• Tracking and stopping legislation in all 50 states is
expensive.• Educating lawmakers requires passionate club operators in
each state.
It’s your turn to help support IHRSA’s efforts to keep the industry safe.
• Join IHRSA at www.ihrsa.org/membership, or• Pledge your support at www.IHRSA.org/pledge, or • Download a pledge form at
http://download.ihrsa.org/publicpolicy/IHRSA_Pledge.pdf, or• Contact Meredith Poppler, mpoppler@ihrsa.org or
800.228.4772, ext. 129.
To support IHRSA’s efforts to protect the industry and your business:
IHRSA’s recent record stopping hazardous legislation:
• 105 wins, 3 losses. • If even one of those proposals to tax membership,
regulate personal trainers or prohibit automatic renewals had gone into effect, health clubs would be operating in a very different climate today.
Thank you!Together We’re Stronger!
With your help, we will keep our industry safe from harmful legislation, increase physical activity participation, and help
health clubs across the country thrive.
top related