Watch: Tour Ohio State Football's Plush Players' Lounge

Aug 7, 2019

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day and head athletic trainer Doug Calland describe the new $6.3 million players' lounge renovations at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The revamped lounge includes a barber shop, a basketball court, a full-service restaurant, an arcade, a golf simulator and a recovery room.

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How to Correctly Design Climbing, Cycling and Functional Fitness Spaces While Ensuring Flexibility

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Preserving the Connection Between Fans and Athletes

Preserving the Connection Between Fans and Athletes

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Why Fitness Is Becoming a Mental Health Resource

(L-R) Ruben Mejia, Executive Vice President, SportsArt Americas, Audrey Lee, Managing Editor, Athletic Business and Diane Ebner, Advertising Director, Athletic Business presented the 2025/26 Campus Challenge Sweepstakes prize packages at the NIRSA + IDEA World Conference & Expo in National Harbor, MD.

SportsArt Announces 2026 Campus Challenge Winners, Advancing Sustainable Campus Recreation

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How to Correctly Design Climbing, Cycling and Functional Fitness Spaces While Ensuring Flexibility

When the community recreation center in Jackson, Wyo., undertook an addition with climbing as its centerpiece, the wall didn’t get tucked into a back corner and declared done. Instead, it became the generator.

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Northern Michigan University's Vandament Arena redesign strengthens the connection between athletes and spectators, delivering a more intimate and engaging gameday environment.

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Why Fitness Is Becoming a Mental Health Resource

In 2022, as the fitness industry was finding its footing after COVID’s disruptions, Dr. Karlie Intlekofer authored a series of columns for Athletic Business on exercise and mental health.

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SportsArt Announces 2026 Campus Challenge Winners, Advancing Sustainable Campus Recreation

SportsArt, a global leader in sustainable fitness solutions, has announced the grant winners and sweepstakes winners for its 3rd Annual Campus Challenge...

(L-R) Ruben Mejia, Executive Vice President, SportsArt Americas, Audrey Lee, Managing Editor, Athletic Business and Diane Ebner, Advertising Director, Athletic Business presented the 2025/26 Campus Challenge Sweepstakes prize packages at the NIRSA + IDEA World Conference & Expo in National Harbor, MD.

HFA Report Reveals 81M Americans Were Fitness Club Members in 2025

The Health & Fitness Association today released its 2026 US Health & Fitness Consumer Report: Headline Trends, which found that 81 million Americans...

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Why New Cardio Trends and Modalities Remain an Opportunity for Facility Operators

There was a time when it was tough to get a spot on the treadmill or elliptical at the local gym. Cardio was billed as the ultimate fat burner, and facilities invested accordingly.

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How Campus Rec Centers are Renovating Their Weight Rooms to Meet Student Demand

Campus recreation centers across the country are seeing students shift from cardio to strength training. At the University of Cincinnati, the number of elliptical machines dropped from 25 to eight

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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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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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AB Show 2026 in Orlando

AB Show is a solution-focused event for athletics, fitness, recreation and military professionals.

Nov. 17-19, 2026