Advances in Tracking Heart Rates Can Improve Clients' Workouts
Advances in tracking heart rate and power can improve clients' workouts.
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At Recreaton Complex, Dasher Board Glass Doubles as Lobby Glass
At the Aurora (Ont.) Recreation Complex, dasherboard glass doubles as lobby glass.
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Author of Death At the Ballpark Shares Views On Fan Safety
The co-author of Death at the Ballpark shares his views on fan-safety issues.
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Changing Underage
Ensuring the privacy and comfort of your members in your locker rooms is essential for your retention efforts. The challenge is to accommodate minors, their parents and other members, while also taking into account available space and budget constraints.
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City Cries Foul After Teenagers Builds Park On Town Land
City officials cry foul after a group of teenagers built a Wiffle ball park on town land.
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Create a Work Culture That Facilitates Teamwork, Team Spirit
Create a work culture that facilitates teamwork and team spirit.
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Creating an Age-Friendly Website
Adjust your website's content and design to help older users get the most from your facility's Internet offerings.
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Cutting the Price of Memberships is Loser's Game
Why cutting the price of memberships is a loser's game.
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Fitness Assessments Help Establish Relationships with Members
Fitness assessments allow you to establish a relationship with members, help them to meet their fitness goals and introduce them to other facility services. These all contribute to more satisfied members, and better retention numbers.
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From Failing to Fabulous
Loggerhead Fitness made a complete transformation after a new owner took over.
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Hawkers More Likely than Concessions Stand Workers to Sell Alcohol to Minors
New research suggests stadium hawkers are more likely than concessions workers to sell alcohol to minors and impaired individuals.
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How to Create and Maintain the Right Image for Your Fitness Facility
Creating and maintaining the right image for your fitness center can help you to retain members and successfully reach new ones.
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Ice Hockey Injury Not Result of Willful Behavior, Court Rules
Conduct that left an ice hockey player injured did not constitute willful and wanton behavior.
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Impact of NBA Referee Betting Scandal May Trickle Down to All Levels
The impact of a former NBA referee betting on games he officiated may trickle down to officials at all levels.
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Industry-Wide Effort Urges Pool Patrons, Operators to Create Safer Environment Together
New industry-wide efforts encourage patrons and pool operators to work together to create safer environments.
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Online Ticketing With Gate Control May Help Quell Violence In Stands
Online ticketing that provides tighter control at the gate may be a way to quell violence in the stands.
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Parks and Rec Directors Play Critical Role In the Success of Referendums
Parks and rec professionals play a critical, yet critically nonpartisan, role in the success of referendums.
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Prepare Staff for a Death at Your Fitness Center
Even if a death occurs at your fitness center, proper training for both during and after such an event can help prepare you and your staff members, and help you retain members who may be scared off by the tragedy.
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Providing Bathrooms for Outdoor Recreation a Dirty, Necessary Job
Providing bathrooms for outdoor recreation can be a dirty job, and it also may be a necessary one.
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Quality Ice Begins With Pure Water and Thrives Through Attention to Detail
Quality ice begins with water that's pure -- but not too pure -- and endures through ongoing attention to detail.
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Sand Volleyball Has Shot at Becoming Varsity Sport
Riding a wave of popularity, sand volleyball has a real shot at making the NCAA's varsity.
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Set Guidelines for Hiring, Training New Staff Members
Setting guidelines for hiring and training new staff members will save you money and headaches, and can ultimately lead to happier members.
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Skyrocketing Costs of Raw Materials and Fuel Affecting Price of Exercise Equipment
Skyrocketing costs of raw materials and fuel are putting tremendous upward pressure on the pricing of strength equipment.
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Stop Making Your Members Feel Invisible
The 'solution' is to stop making your members feel invisible by offering them personalized attention, every day, that will give them fitness results.
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Three Perspectives on Managing a Beverage Bar
Three fitness facilities, three beverage bars, three perspectives on the ins and outs of running and managing a beverage bar.
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Unscrupulous Practices at Fitness Facilities Don't Represent Industry
We constantly hear from the media about unscrupulous practices at fitness facilities, and this has filtered down to the public. But these practices don't "represent" our industry.
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Verdict Requiring AED Reversed
The courts aren't requiring fitness facilities to install AEDs and have staff trained to use them — yet.
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Working with Walkers
Walking is a good introduction to other exercise, so know these basics when helping your clients make the transition.
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