Fitness industry pioneer, Rick Caro, passes away

Fitness industry advocate and co-founder of the Health and Fitness Association, Rick Caro, passed away on 30 August, aged 79. During a career spanning five decades, Caro has had a huge influence on the health and fitness industry and was instrumental in the founding of IHRSA, now the HFA.

Caro served as the organisation’s second president and was also awarded the first-ever HFA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.