Fitness Management
Stephen J. Tharrett, MS, is currently the owner and president of Club Industry Consulting, a global consulting business established in 2006 as well as a partner in Club Intel, a global firm focused on market research and the engagement of customers and members. He is the author or co-author of four management textbooks including Fitness Management, Third Edition and is also the co-editor of ACSM s Health/ Fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines, Fourth Edition. Tharrett is a former president of IHRSA, having served as president of the international association from 1996 1997.James A. Peterson, Ph.D., FACSM, is a sports medicine consultant and freelance writer who has authored or co-authored over 80 books and more than 200 published articles on a variety of coaching- and health-related subjects. Among the books he has co-authored is Bill Walsh: Finding the Winning Edge with Bill Walsh and Brian Billick. A 1966 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, he is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. Jim was a faculty member at the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1971-1990. From 1990 to 1995, he served as the director of sports medicine for StairMaster Sports/Medical Products, Inc. Since 1997, he has been a contributing editor to ACSM s Health & Fitness Journal ( Take 10 column). He has appeared on several national television shows, including ABC s Good Morning America, the CBS Evening News, and ABC s Nightline. Since 1992, he has served as a fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation®. Jim and his wife, Sue, reside in Monterey, California.