Mike Alpert: How to Make Health Clubs Impactful, Profitable and Sustainable. Bridging the Gap Between Healthcare and Fitness.

Mike Alpert was the President/CEO of The Claremont Club from 1997 – 2020. Locatedin Claremont, California, The Claremont Club is a full-service athletic, aquatic, tennis,wellness and social facility encompassing 19 acres. During his time at the Club hecreated a dedicated team with a sense of ownership and accountability; developed aclub culture of a passionate and value-based entity and created a focus on making adifference in people’s lives.Mike has served on the Northwest Athletic Club Association Board of Directors and is apast President of the California Clubs of Distinction. He is also an Advisory BoardMember of the Medical Wellness Association. Mike is a recipient of the Richard S.Kirkendall Award: one of only two non-educators to receive this award from theClaremont Unified School District; The REX Roundtable Ben Franklin Award; TheOntario/Montclair School District Stone Cutter Award and The Medical WellnessAssociation Distinguished Community Service Award.Because his passion is for the chronically injured and the chronically ill, Mike has beenpresenting “Exercise is Medicine” to universities and organizations internationallyincluding Israel, Italy, Madrid and Ireland. He believes that now, more than ever, thehealth care industry and the fitness industry must join efforts in treating and preventing the progression of disease and the effects of injury.Presentations include the following:International Health, Racquet & Sports Club AssociationClub IndustryCalifornia Clubs of DistinctionFit LifeMedical Wellness AssociationAll REX Roundtable ConferenceREX Europe Madrid, SapainExercise is Medicine, IsraelREX Roundtable ItalyInternational European Congress ForumCity of HopeAmerican College of Sports MedicineRotary InternationalUniversity of California, RiversideWestern University of Health Sciences, PomonaMike currently works as the Chief Operating Officer at Smart Health Clubs, a memberfacing software solution for Health Clubs.Resources: Cancer and Fitness:  cancerfitness.orgSupport the show