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.