Functional training is a popular exercise style that many fitness facilities are still working to effectively accommodate. This particular type of training involves exercises designed to ready and strengthen the body for everyday tasks and natural movements. When it comes to buying the right equipment, you want to ensure you find the right solutions for your gym or fitness center. We have put together a complete functional training equipment buyer's guide with 9 considerations you need to make informed decisions.
The hospitality industry has changed rapidly in the last decade with the rise of Airbnb and other rental marketplaces. One primary advantage hotels have maintained is the on-site fitness facility. However, if your hospitality business is missing a fitness center or your equipment is outdated, you could lose this edge. You might wonder, "Should I update my hotel gym? Are hospitality fitness centers important?" We have the answers you are looking for.
Advantage Sport & Fitness (ASF), a leading provider of high-quality commercial fitness facility design and equipment solutions, is excited to announce its expansion to serve the Mid-Atlantic Region, encompassing New Jersey (NJ), Delaware (DE), Maryland (MD), Washington, D.C. (DC), and Virginia (VA). This strategic expansion with vendor partners such as Precor, Escape Fitness and Power Lift, marks a significant milestone in the company's growth and dedication to designing innovative, customized fitness spaces for clients.
A new or updated fitness amenity can be a major draw for potential residents looking for multifamily housing, but why does this particular amenity carry so much weight?
If you own or operate a gym or fitness space, you already know that exercise is an essential part of a well-balanced lifestyle. It can also be a great way to connect with other people. Interactive fitness equipment allows users to try new things, whether it’s classes, games, or competitions, while getting their favorite workout in.
People have been performing push-ups, pull-ups and sit-ups for as long as we can remember, but the recent trend toward “Functional Fitness” has brought bodyweight training back to the forefront of daily workouts everywhere. With this in mind we thought it was a good time to bring attention to a product we consider the king of body weight training, the TRX Suspension Trainer.
One of the hardest tasks for all fitness managers is deciding how to best program their space to match user demand. However, in this constantly evolving landscape, it is not enough to know what that demand is today but also where it is headed tomorrow. Any new space, brand new or renovated, must be carefully planned out to make the best use of its budget, while maximizing the use of every square foot in meeting changing user demands.
This brand-new state of the art facility on the SUNY Cortland campus will become the hub for student recreational activities, including a diverse cardio section, a large selectorized & free-weight area, a functional fitness room, a swimming area, golf simulator stations, and MANY more physical recreation options! There are also a variety of social hangout spaces and a large food service area, in keeping with the university’s goal of significantly improving the quality of life for all students.
The latest trends in hospitality demand a focus on fitness, and the number of fitness-minded guests is probably larger than you think.
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An “interactive” piece of fitness equipment implies there is input from a user that is reciprocated through the machine’s response. In other words, it’s a two-way street. Not only will the machine respond to your input, but will reciprocate with input of its own. Whether it changes the resistance, changes the visual path, or awards you “points” during a game, the machine is changing your experience based on your input. It sounds pretty straight forward, but confusion arises when we try to differentiate between a platform that is interactive and a platform that is strictly reactive.
