Featured ABMP Discount Partner: Active&Fit Direct

01/08/2024

For every massage therapist’s fitness goals, Active&Fit Direct will keep you active—whether at home or the gym. Offering more than 5,500 on-demand workout videos and unlimited lifestyle coaching, Active&Fit Direct provides users with plenty of categories to choose from, including cardio, strength, dance, martial arts, mind/body, high-intensity interval training, cycling, and more. With Active&Fit Direct, you have access to 11,000+ fitness centers with the ability to change anytime, as well as 4,500+ new premium exercise studios and fitness centers, including Club Pilates, Pure Barre, Row House, CycleBar, StretchLab, STRIDE, and YogaSix. Your Active&Fit Direct membership allows you to enroll a spouse or domestic partner, and there are no long-term contracts; all of that and more starts at just $28 per month. ABMP members have the initiation fee waived through February 29, 2024, by using the code listed on the ABMP member discounts page.

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Ohio Adopts Interstate Massage Compact

06/28/2024

The Ohio legislature adopted Senate Bill 56 on June 21, becoming the second state to enact the Interstate Massage Compact. Massage therapists will soon be able to obtain a multistate license that will reduce holdups and delays that often occur when moving to a different state.

US Department of Education 150% Rule Update

06/24/2024

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction that halts the enforcement of the US Department of Education’s new Bare Minimum Rule, also known as the “100% rule,” until the court takes further action. This is the first step in what could be a lengthy battle to ultimately delay enforcement of the rule, providing schools more time to adjust their programmatic standards, or overturn the rule altogether. Find out more and what your school needs to do to prepare.

Colorado Bill Requires Local Background Checks

06/21/2024

Governor Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 24-1371, requiring local government (counties, cities, or municipalities) to conduct periodic criminal background checks for massage establishment operators, owners, and employees.