Emily AttwoodIndustry Press RoomSports & Fitness Coalition Announces PHIT AmericaSource: PHIT AmericaJanuary 17, 2013Media & TechnologyArmstrong Asked to Return Olympic MedalOprah's interview confirming Lance Armstrong's admission to doping hasn't aired yet, but the International Olympic Committee has heard all it needs to hear. A spokesman for the committee announced today that the IOC has asked Armstrong to return his 2000 Olympic bronze medal, won two months after his second Tour de France title.January 17, 2013Outdoor FieldsPlaygrounds Need More Elements of Risk, Experts SayThe thrill of the playground is gone. It hasn't just been supplanted by the lure of high-tech gadgets and fast-paced video games, although those do take their share of the blame for the nation's childhood obesity epidemic. The real problem, say playground researchers and child development professionals, is that building standards like those specified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission limiting how fast or high a child can go and accessibility requirements dictating equipment placement have brought too much order to playgrounds, making them unappealing to children.January 16, 2013Industry Press RoomEscalade® Sports Purchases Intellectual Property Rights for Air-Pressurized Soccer GoalsSource: Escalade SportsJanuary 15, 2013Industry Press RoomAustralian Open Series to be Played on Plexicushion® PrestigeSource: California ProductsJanuary 15, 2013Industry Press RoomSynthetic Turf International Expands Into CanadaSource: Synthetic Turf InternationalJanuary 15, 2013Industry Press RoomACE Launches ACEFIT.com, an Interactive Hub for Healthy LivingSource: ACEJanuary 11, 2013Industry Press RoomStar Trac® & StairMaster® Brands Positioned for a Strong Customer Focused 2013 and BeyondSource: Core Health and FitnessJanuary 11, 2013ProgrammingMaking Exercise a Medical IssueDoctors are where the sick go to get medicine; gyms are where the healthy go to get exercise. At least that's how it used to work. Doctors and insurance companies are leading a growing movement to ask about exercise during medical appointments and prescribe exercise in place of medicine, where appropriate.January 10, 2013Industry Press RoomIHRSA Launches Free App for All Mobile DevicesSource: IHRSAJanuary 8, 2013Previous PagePage 35 of 60Next PageTop StoriesFacilitiesDaily Digs: U.S.' First Pro Cricket Stadium Slated for Georgia, Dubuque Prioritizes Sports Complex, and More!The first privately owned professional cricket stadium, which will seat 10,500 spectators, is slated for construction on 45 acres of land in LaGrange, Ga.Governing BodiesLegislation Aims to Protect Athletes, Level the Playing Field for Schools and Support Olympic SportsGoverning BodiesHS Football Team Barred From Postseason, Parents Allege Retaliation by DistrictLegalFormer High School AD Charged With Felony Perjury Over False Tax DocumentationSponsored ContentWhy Sprung's Athletic Facilities Are in a League of Their Own
