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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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School Districts Embrace Monolithic Domes as Gymnasiums
By
Michael Popke,
April 2012
Ninety minutes before tipoff of the first basketball games scheduled in the Archie (Mo.) R-V School District’s new gymnasium on Jan. 20, staff members were still cleaning up from its seven-month construction.
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Ten Things to Consider When Purchasing a Hardwood Gym Floor
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Paul Steinbach,
January 2012
The Road to the Final Four is paved in maple. And so are the majority of gymnasiums at every level of competition across North America.
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Manufacturing Location Impacts Strength Equipment
By
Andrew Cohen,
October 2011
People who incorporate new companies seldom expend any energy deciding where to locate them.
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Staggered Courts Help Make Gym Less Boxy
By
Andrew Cohen,
October 2011
It’s difficult to avoid the big box of the gymnasium becoming a really big box, particularly when the building plan includes three basketball/volleyball courts laid side by side, the three rectangles creating one very large rectangle.
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Use of ‘Suspension Training’ Term Focus of Lawsuit
By
Andrew Cohen,
September 2011
Discovery materials are due to be presented Oct. 12 in the case of Fitness Anywhere Inc. v. Lifeline International, with a trial due to start two months later in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, which may or may not settle once and for all the question of whether "suspension training" is a generic term.
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Consistent Enforcement of Open-Gym Behavior Breeds Positive Environment
By
Michael Popke,
August 2011
Before the rules changed at Old Settler's Recreation Center, open-gym basketball at the public facility in McKinney, Texas, was fraught with disorganization, disrespect and disruption.
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New Efforts to Revive Structured Physical Education Abound
By
Michael Popke,
April 2011
Most school gymnasiums are filled more often than not these days — hosting much-needed blood drives, fundraisers for vital school and community needs, and revenue-generating offseason sports camps.
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Political Donation Irks Bay Area Gold's Gyms
By
Paul Steinbach,
December 2010
At least four Gold's Gym franchises distance themselves from the health club giant after a donation to an anti-gay political group.
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Architects Find Creative Design Solutions for Pre-Engineered Building Systems
By
Nicholas Brown,
December 2010
Recreation center architects find creative design solutions to visually integrate pre-engineered building systems.
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