What trends to keep your eye on this year to improve your member experience. After two years of struggle and uncertainty, recreation centers are looking ahead on how to attract more members and give them ...
The health and wellness industry is ever-changing. Each year, new program trends rise, offering rec centers new opportunities to capitalize on them. Jason Stowell, the division director of fitness and wellness at the JCC of ...
Another General Assembly of YMCAs is in the books. After four days packed with networking opportunities, keynote speakers and seminars to learn from, and vendor booths displaying a variety of products and services to help ...
When it’s always under your feet, flooring can be easily overlooked. With a multitude of new options, how do you pick what’s best and most efficient for your facility? The first step is to decide ...
Created in 1965, pickleball is a new sport, relatively speaking. Originally designed as a simple game for kids to play in their yards, pickleball has gained somewhat of a cult following in the U.S., especially ...
The fitness industry is constantly changing, with new technology and exercise classes surfacing regularly. It’s imperative for community rec centers to keep pace with these trends and meet the needs of their members, or better ...
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 ...
To keep current members coming through your doors and invite potential ones, it’s necessary to continuously assess health and wellness trends. Members might get bored with the same fitness equipment and classes, so why not ...
What’s trending in aquatics programming and equipment? Keeping up with the Joneses, or the fear of socio-economic cultural inferiority, is something nearly everyone struggles with. The constant examination of what others have or what hot ...
There always seems to be something you can add to your aquatics schedule. Whether it’s for young or old swimmers, new or advanced, you want to reach a wide audience. At Mary Free Bed YMCA ...