Your Inbox Just Got Smarter

Our new online publication is an immersive communication platform where the global industry will have a clear and powerful voice.

Last summer, HFA decided that Health & Fitness Business would no longer be distributed as a print publication beginning with the January 2026 issue. It wasn’t an easy decision. For more than 40 years, HFB (formerly Club Business International) reliably landed in our members’ mailboxes to keep them informed about the global industry and the work of the association.

HFB will now be available exclusively online. But this isn’t like any other online industry publication. HFB is hosted on an immersive, interactive platform that makes the content come alive with video, animated infographics, and other multimedia features. You won’t just read HFB—you’ll experience it.

The mission of HFB won’t change. We’ll continue to feature monthly themes and drill down into the stories behind the headlines. We’ll report on the business of the global health and fitness industry, while providing tools to help our readers achieve greater success in their business endeavors.

HFB will also be available to more readers than ever before. We believe the growth of the industry and the increased influence of HFA research and advocacy demand more expressive communication channels to keep the industry informed and united. The publication will also be fully responsive on mobile devices, which gives readers more options in accessing our content.

“We promise that in an online world where AI slop is gobbling up cyberspace, HFB will be lively and immersive, crafted by experienced journalists who will be calling on top thought leaders inside and outside the industry.”

Alive, Not AI

You’ll want to make sure you are signed up to receive HFB every month in your inbox. We know that most people’s email accounts are stuffed with marketing messages and sales pitches. “Spamalot” is not only a stage musical written by members of legendary British comedy troupe Monty Python, but it also describes what most people encounter when they access their email every day.

You’ll be happy to see HFB arrive each month in your inbox. We promise that in an online world where AI slop is gobbling up cyberspace, HFB will be lively and immersive, crafted by experienced journalists who will be calling on top thought leaders inside and outside the industry. You can’t miss it, because your colleagues will be talking about what they read in the latest issue of HFB.

This evolution of HFB was made with our readers in mind. Our lifestyles have changed dramatically. To communicate well is to meet people where they are. So visit healthandfitnessbusiness.org and make sure you’re signed up to receive HFA’s flagship publication. Then, let us know what you think of our new platform by contacting editor@healthandfitness.org.

HFB isn’t just changing—it’s charging ahead and redefining the experience of reading a monthly online publication. We hope you take the journey with us.

Contributors

Anne Marie Chaker

Anne Marie Chaker is a veteran journalist, professional bodybuilder, and author of LIFT: How Women Can Reclaim Their Physical Power and Transform Their Lives (Penguin Random House). She is also the co-host of LIFT, a new, live SiriusXM show exploring women, strength, and power, co-hosted with Pattie Sellers, founder of Fortune Most Powerful Women. Click to learn more about LIFT.

During her two-decade career at The Wall Street Journal, Chaker held reporting roles across the paper, from regional editions to the Spot News Desk during the September 11 attacks. She has covered politics, major news events, consumer trends, education, the workplace, and the defining sociological shifts of our time. Chaker lives in the Washington, DC area. She can be contacted at amchaker@gmail.com.

Jon Feld

Jon Feld has been writing for four decades. He has a diverse and varied background: editor for Club Industry magazine, publications director at Boston University, director of Content Development at Inc. Magazine, media business owner, and more. One thread has been a near constant for most of his career: He’s been writing for HFA since 1987. He can be contacted at jfeld@oncoremedia.net.

Julie King

Julie King is a freelance writer with more than 30 years of experience in the fitness industry. She’s worked as a content creator, personal trainer, group fitness instructor, fitness director, fitness/wellness coordinator, and health club manager. Since 2002, King has been a contributing writer to Health & Fitness Business. Her work has also appeared in the Journal on Active Aging, Club Solutions, Recreation Management, Campus Recreation, National Fitness Trade Journal, and Fitness Management. Holding a B.S. in journalism and an M.S. in kinesiology, King was a contributing author to The Fitness Handbook, published by Stairmaster Sports/Medical Products. She can be contacted at julie.king1@comcast.net.

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Health & Fitness Business (HFB) is the leading health and fitness industry publication. Published monthly by the Health & Fitness Association (HFA) and distributed free to the industry, HFB offers analysis of the opportunities, challenges, issues, and news that impact the industry.

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