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ABC Attendees Mean Business
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Andrew Cohen,
November 2011
Industry veterans who have been around long enough to remember the first incarnation of the Athletic Business Conference & Expo — at this point, “old-timers” may be the only appellation that fits — recall it more for its congenial atmosphere than any equipment or educational materials they might have seen displayed on the 62 tables arranged around the downtown Chicago Marriott Hotel “salon” ballroom.
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Chapels Help YMCAs Emphasize Mission's Spiritual Component
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Michael Popke,
September 2011
When the downtown location of the YMCA of Greater Birmingham, Ala., opened in 1984, it included a nondenominational chapel that remained a core element of the facility until 2008.
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Adults Struggle to Overcome Lifelong Fear of Swimming
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Michael Popke,
May 2009
Helping adults overcome a lifelong fear of the water requires as much attention to comfort and confidence-building as it does to skills development.
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Even In Wartime, Soldiers Are Available for Community Service Projects
By
Andrew Cohen,
May 2009
Even in wartime, individual soldiers and entire units are available to bolster various community service projects.
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ACE and ACSM Announce Top Fitness Trends of 2009
By
Paul Steinbach,
Jan. 14, 2009
ACE and ACSM release lists of fitness trends and techniques that provide multiple health benefits.
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Employees Follow Script to Avoid Embarrassing Ad-Libs
By
Andrew Cohen,
January 2009
Giving employees a script to follow guards against embarrassing ad-libs.
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Agency Replicates State Park Experience Indoors
By
Nicholas Brown,
September 2008
One department proves that with a little imagination, the state park experience can be replicated inside a rec center.
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Research Update: Assess For Success
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Wayne L. Westcott and Mike Reeves,
July 2008
Fitness assessments serve as a baseline for exercise prescriptions, and help to track progress and motivate members. The YMCA of Greater Kansas City shares its indepth assessment program, its results and lessons learned.
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Average Age of Club Members, Personal Trainers Getting Older
By
Andrew Cohen,
June 2008
As the average club member gets older, so does the average personal trainer.
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Marketing of Fitness and Recreation Is Getting Personal
By
Nicholas Brown,
May 2008
The marketing of fitness and recreation benefits is getting personal.
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