Tag: group exercise
Relaxation programs are becoming more prevalent in community recreation as the industry shifts toward a greater understanding of recovery and its importance to overall wellness. In honor of National Relaxation Day, we examined a few ...
Long gone is the basic yoga class offering. Members who are interested in taking a yoga class want an experience catered to their needs, and those needs are liable to change. This is why the ...
CrossFit is not a typical community recreation offering, considering most of these facilities usually emphasize activities and services for the whole family. However, CrossFit can be a great addition to your programming, in spite of ...
Fitness programming will be a major selling point for your facility — the more engaging and heart-pounding, the better. To keep fitness offerings fresh, it’s important to stay on top of trending fitness programs and ...
Specialized classes are a great way to support and empower the moms in your community, especially for Mother’s Day. The Tom A. Finch Community YMCA, in Thomasville, North Carolina, offers three special mom-oriented fitness programs. ...
In addition to signing a waiver prior to participating in group exercise classes at your facility, members need to be kept safe through the constant vigilance of your instructors. Terri Arends, the group fitness director ...
Exercise enthusiasts coming to your fitness facility no longer seek to blend-in to the back of a large group exercise class in one multi-purpose room. According to Elsa Williams, the director of membership and engagement ...
As a fitness director, there are multiple ways to ensure you are offering the right cycling programs for your members, including monitoring participation numbers or conducting surveys. But according to Elsie Bennett, the fitness and ...
When scheduling fitness classes at your community rec center, it’s important to focus on time slots and facility space. However, it’s also easy to overlook the most important factor: the instructors who make the classes ...
Programming, equipment and a fitness space layout are all critical to helping your facility properly adjust to membership growth in an evolving industry. Obviously, growth is a good thing — in fact, it’s highly encouraged. ...