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CrossFit Requires Consideration, Cooperation at Military Facilities
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Christopher Prawdzik,
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
CrossFit is an increasingly hot topic and there’s no denying its popularity. Before adding it at your military facility, consider these tips from people who have.
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Volunteers Offer Sequestration Solution for Military Facilities
By
Christopher Prawdzik,
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
As budget cuts continue to affect fitness facilities across the military, volunteers could be the key to keeping your programs running smoothly.
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Retro Fitness CEO Eric Casaburi Talks Undercover Boss
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Paul Steinbach,
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Retro Fitness, a franchise offering a state-of-the-art workout experience in a checkerboard-and-hair-band atmosphere, has thrived despite an economic recession to the tune of 90-plus clubs, more than 300,000 members and more than 1,200 employees. Concerned the company he founded in 2004 ...
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Air Force 24-Hour Fitness Test Shows Early Momentum
By
Christopher Prawdzik,
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Three months into a yearlong test of 24-hour fitness facilities for the Air Force, early reception appears positive, but officials will collect data on the six test facilities through December 2013 to determine their feasibility.
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Military Yoga Part 2:
Yoga Programs Are a Match for Tough Workouts
By
Christopher Prawdzik,
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
After battling image issues and some resistance, yoga programs have emerged as useful therapeutic tools for military personnel. Not far behind, however, is yoga’s growing appeal as a workout alternative for other fitness programs.
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Military Yoga Part 1: Your Instructor is Your Strength
By
Christopher Prawdzik,
April 10, 2013
Yoga certainly is not new to the military — whether it’s used to cope with the effects of post-traumatic stress or as a supplement to a rigorous workout regimen. But establishing a successful yoga program requires some special care and consideration, as the military fosters unique challenges. And the whole process should start with the instructor.
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Outdoor Gyms Catching On in U.S. Parks
By
Emily Attwood,
November 2012
Adult playgrounds have been popular in areas of Asia and Europe for some time, but these outdoor attractions have been slow to catch on in the United States. The Trust for Public Land brought its first Fitness Zone®, a collection of outdoor strength, cardio and balance equipment, to Los Angeles five years ago, and many California communities have also embraced the trend.
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American Health Clubs Contemplate a Move Toward European-Style Design
By
Andrew Cohen,
November 2012
There are all sorts of exercisers, all sorts of health clubs and all sorts of countries. So forgive the many generalizations that follow.
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Collaboration is Vital to Regional and Community Pool Projects
By
Michael Popke,
October 2012
For about three years, the 50-meter stainless steel competition pool used at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials sat disassembled in an Omaha, Neb., storage facility, not far from where 16,000 swimming fans had jammed the Qwest Center and witnessed the setting of nine world and 21 American records.
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Military Veterans Find Success in Fitness Industry
By
Emily Attwood,
August 2012
The boot camp workout trend is still going strong in the fitness industry, once again making the American Council on Exercise’s list of fitness trends to watch in 2012. Also on the list is suspension training, the invention of a Navy SEAL in the ’90s.
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