Know-How Exchange : Strategy

Helping a client of mine help a friend of his. This friend is in Japan, and is looking for information on what the major trade show for the exercise equipment in the States (the type of trade show the local gyms would go to in order to see what is new in the industry). Anyone know?

Also, he wants to know if exercise equipment is sold to gyms through showrooms in the States? If so, he would want to go visit one or two. If not, what is the normal channel between exercise equipment manufacturer and gym?

Are there any trade journals for exercise equipment (once again, aimed at gyms and such, not at consumers).

This friend of a friend has an end goal of seeing if it would be worth importing exercise equipment from the US into Japan.