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IFTA provides potential fitness instructors and trainers the education and practical skills necessary to be qualified leaders. To provide communities with successful fitness training, more...

Philanthropic and educational initiatives rec centers are doing to uplift and increase community impact. Community rec centers are known to be a hub of programming...

Innovative fitness equipment and spaces rec centers are implementing to improve member experience. Community rec centers are evolving beyond traditional fitness offerings by integrating innovative...

Learn how playsets offer your center a refreshing active play option from Kristin Sidwell, the marketing and communications manager at CedarWorks Playsets. In today’s fast-paced,...

Learn best strategies for renovating pool areas and extending pool longevity with Kayla Kreilein, the marketing director at Natare Pools. For community recreation centers, YMCAs...

Erica Barnes, the director of partnership for NinjaZone, shares how dynamic youth movement and programming is the right move for your center. In today’s world...

In The Last Word, we sit down with an industry expert to share their wealth of knowledge. In the 2025 March/April issue, the conversation features...

Visionary, bold leadership with Mike Brown and the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth. From the very beginning, the YMCA wasn’t just a community for Mike Brown — it...

This issue we spoke with the general manager of fitness and membership at the JCC Indianapolis about the rec center’s new JFIT Studio. Detail all...

John Merritt, the SVP and chief information officer at the YMCA of San Diego County, shares how Upace has assisted the organization's operations. Why did...