AB Show Video Series: PLAE

Feb 24, 2016

The Athletic Business Show is a great place for companies to show off innovative products to qualified buyers. This year, Matt Hickmann from PLAE gives us an inside look at their flooring products and their importance in training facilities.

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How Great Design Has Been the Differentiator for California’s CORE Recreation Center

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DynaDome Transforms Outdoor Pool Into Year-Round Paradise

DynaDome Transforms Outdoor Pool Into Year-Round Paradise

Fitness Center Loses Roof in Storm, Faces Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Damage

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Daily Digs: Arlington Cuts Ribbon on New Rec Center, Florida County Mulls New YMCA, and More!

Committee Advises School Board to Pause Project to Relocate High School's Fitness Center

How Great Design Has Been the Differentiator for California’s CORE Recreation Center

When we opened our first health club years ago, the concept of “design” was pretty straightforward: make the place look cool and pack in as much equipment — and as many people — as possible.

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Sponsored

A Monumental Hardwood Court Install for a Kansas Multi-Sport Complex

Action Floor Systems

Overland Park’s partnership with Action Floors is an example of how the right sports flooring can contribute to a facility’s ongoing success.

A Monumental Hardwood Court Install for a Kansas Multi-Sport Complex

Fitness Center Loses Roof in Storm, Faces Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Damage

A fitness center in Indianapolis had its roof torn away during the severe thunderstorms that ripped through the South and central U.S. last week. Now, owners are scrambling to save equipment and find a solution to the damage.

Daily Digs: Arlington Cuts Ribbon on New Rec Center, Florida County Mulls New YMCA, and More!

Arlington, Texas, is preparing for a grand opening of the ACTIV, the city's new 73,000-square-feet recreation center for adults ages 50 and older.

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Committee Advises School Board to Pause Project to Relocate High School's Fitness Center

A Grove City (Pa.) School Board ad-hoc committee came to a consensus this week that it will propose a pause on a project that would relocate the local high school's fitness center.

AI-Powered Fitness Center Opens in Los Angeles

A mixture of information from artificial intelligence and trainer guidance will create a tailored fitness plan for members, where AI presets what machines will be used day-by-day.

Product Spotlight 2025: Fitness Center

Mondo, SportsArt, Core Health and Fitness, and more share their latest product releases for 2025.

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Personal Trainers Preach the Importance of Cardio for VO2max, Health Span and More

Regardless of which fitness modalities members appear to be gravitating toward, personal trainers who spoke to AB emphasize the growing awareness and importance of an individual’s aerobic capacity.

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Safety & Security

Man Arrested After Randomly Attacking Member at Planet Fitness Location

A man was arrested Wednesday after he randomly attacked gym members at a Planet Fitness location in Manteca, Calif...

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Daily Digs: Bucks' Deer District Expansion, Maryland Lacrosse Leagues' Proposed Complex, and More!

Construction is set to begin this summer on Milwaukee's new mixed-use development as part of an expansion of the Bucks' Deer District near Fiserv Forum.

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Suburban Philadelphia YMCA Launches 'Fit Truk' for Mobile Workouts

The YMCA of Greater Brandywine, a Philadelphia suburb, has debuted its new “Fit Truk” in hopes of making health and wellness more accessible to everyone.

Las Vegas Gym Offers Free Memberships, Creates Community for Disabled Veterans

The gym offers free memberships for any disabled veteran in the Las Vegas and Henderson communities. In continuing its commitment to the veteran community

How the Idaho Outdoor Fieldhouse Prepares Adaptive Athletes, Veterans for Outdoor Recreation

Programming at the Fieldhouse goes beyond the walls of the facility. Nestled on the banks of the Boise River and just steps away from the foothills of the Boise Mountains, veterans and adaptive athletes can get out in nature and enjoy all that Idaho has

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